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© Reuters. Tesla, X (formerly known as Twitter) and SpaceX’s CEO Elon Musk speaks with members of the media during the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in Bletchley, Britain on November 1, 2023. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo (Reuters) -Elon Musk threatened on Saturday to sue media watchdog Media Matters and those who attacked his social media platform X, following moves by several large U.S. companies to halt advertising on the site after being promoted alongside antisemitic content. Musk and X have been under a microscope all week for antisemitic and racist content that has proliferated on the site…
ismagilov/iStock via Getty Images The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged cryptocurrency exchange Kraken for allegedly commingling customer money with its own while operating as an unregistered securities exchange, broker, dealer, and clearing agency. The regulator’s complaint accused San Francisco-based Kraken of making hundreds of millions of dollars unlawfully facilitating the trading of crypto asset securities since at least September 2018. That decision resulted in a business model rife with conflicts of interest that placed investors’ funds at risk,” Gurbir S. Grewal, director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, said in a statement. The suit echoes the SEC’s…
Donald J. Trump rose to power with political campaigns that largely attacked external targets, including immigration from predominantly Muslim countries and from south of the United States-Mexico border.But now, in his third presidential bid, some of his most vicious and debasing attacks have been leveled at domestic opponents.During a Veterans Day speech, Mr. Trump used language that echoed authoritarian leaders who rose to power in Germany and Italy in the 1930s, degrading his political adversaries as “vermin” who needed to be “rooted out.”“The threat from outside forces,” Mr. Trump said, “is far less sinister, dangerous and grave than the threat…
TOPSHOT – Colombian singer Shakira (C) leaves the High Court of Justice of Catalonia after attending … [+] her trial on tax fraud, in Barcelona on November 20, 2023. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP) (Photo by JOSEP LAGO/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images The tax evasion trial for Shakira was set to begin in Barcelona but took a turn when it was announced that she had reached to settle the years-long legal dispute. She had initially faced an eight-year prison sentence and a fine of 24 million euros related to accusations that she had evaded taxes in the…
MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MASSACHUSETTS – AUGUST 08: Director Tyler Perry speaks at 2022 Martha’s Vineyard … [+] African American Film Festival on August 08, 2022 in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for MVAAFF)Getty Images for MVAAFF “Maxine’s Baby” streaming on Prime Video, details Tyler Perry’s rise to wealth against the odds– From navigating abuse and trauma, to overcoming homelessness. The documentary is a lesson in Resilience, Self determination, And self belief. Although the focal point of the documentary seems to rest in an acknowledgement of Perry’s love for his mother, Maxine and a commitment to paving a way…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The US Department of Justice is seeking more than $4bn from Binance to settle a criminal investigation that has ensnared the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange and its co-founder.The proposed deal between Binance and the DoJ would bring to an end a multiyear investigation by prosecutors that has focused on bank fraud, sanctions violations and money laundering, said a person familiar with the matter.Under the potential agreement, which was first reported by Bloomberg, Binance co-founder and chief executive Changpeng Zhao may also face…
© Reuters. Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau delivers a speech during the annual meeting of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises leaders at the Bank of France in Paris, France, October 22, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – The European Central Bank’s interest rates have reached a plateau where they will likely remain for the next few quarters, ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Monday, dismissing rate cut talk as premature. The ECB broke a streak of 10 consecutive hikes last month by holding rates steady, prompting investors to turn their attention to when rate cuts…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken, February 3, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Anna Tong and Krystal Hu (Reuters) – Some investors in OpenAI, makers of ChatGPT, are exploring legal recourse against the company’s board, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday, after the board ousted CEO Sam Altman and sparked a potential mass exodus of employees. Sources said investors are working with legal advisers to study their options. It was not immediately clear if these investors will sue OpenAI. Investors worry that their hundreds of millions invested in OpenAI, a crown jewel…
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Massachusetts announced Monday its plans to allow homeless families to stay overnight in Boston’s state transportation building.The state has struggled to accommodate its recent influx of migrants because of its homeless shelter system’s 7,500-family capacity.Approximately half of all individuals currently in the shelter system are new arrivals to the Bay State, according to an estimate by Democratic Gov. Maura Healey’s administration.Massachusetts announced plans Monday to let homeless families stay overnight in the state transportation building in Boston as officials scramble to find shelter for newly arriving families after hitting a state-imposed limit of 7,500 families in the state’s emergency homeless…