DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, is preparing to launch a U.S.-based stablecoin as soon as this year, as its CEO ramps up his presence in Washington to shape crypto regulation. In an interview with CNBC this week, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino revealed that the company is working on plans…
The Pentagon is creating a second expanded military zone at the southwestern border, to be patrolled by U.S. soldiers, in the Trump administration’s latest step to militarize the boundary with Mexico to help stem the flow of migrants. The military’s Northern Command said in a statement on Thursday evening that it was establishing a narrow…
Jensen Huang, President and CEO of Nvidia, speaks on AI the the return of American manufacturing at the Hill and Valley Forum at the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images Nvidia blasted Anthropic Thursday in a rare public clash over artificial intelligence policy…
Worldcoin co-founders Sam Altman and Alex Blania. Worldcoin OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s eye-scanning venture officially makes its U.S. debut Thursday. Altman co-founded “World” in 2019 — known as Worldcoin until last year — to create a global identity verification system for people, using iris scans and the blockchain to ideally fight against fraud and bots. Here’s…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the company at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on April 4, 2025. Microsoft Corp., determined to hold its ground in artificial intelligence, will soon let consumers tailor the Copilot digital assistant to their own needs. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images…
A Dollar Store on April 1, 2024, in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Tariffs unleashed — and temporarily, almost capriciously, paused — by U.S. President Donald Trump have given governments across the world a headache as they figure out how to minimize disruptions to their economies. But the…
Customers shop in an Adidas store on April 4, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Sportswear giant Adidas on Tuesday said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs would result in price hikes for all its U.S. products. The company said it did not yet know by how much it would boost prices,…
A Dollar Store’s shelves stand bare on April 1, 2024 in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Tariffs unleashed — and temporarily, almost capriciously, paused — by U.S. President Donald Trump have given governments across the world a headache as they figure out how to minimize disruptions to their…
The Department of Homeland Security restored the legal status of thousands of international students who had their visas revoked, according to reports Friday. College experts largely applauded the move, which was prompted by court challenges and lawsuits filed by affected students and their lawyers, as a win for students and higher education overall, but the…
Harvard University on April 17, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sophie Park | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” ideology, which, generally speaking, prioritizes the domestic over the international, rests on the assumption that the world needs America more than it needs the world. This may be true for the…
