Bitcoin tops $100,000 as monster 2024 rally reaches new heights
A neon sign indicates that Bitcoin is accepted inside the venue of the Paralelni Polis project, an organization combining art, social sciences and modern technology, in Prague, Czech Republic, on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. Milan Jaros | Bloomberg | Getty…
Selling sex for gold in the Amazon’s illegal mines
It’s not unknown for women to be murdered in mining villages. The dead body of 26-year-old Raiele Santos was found last year in the room where she had been living near the Cuiú-Cuiú gold mine, 11 hours’ drive from Itaituba….
Sundar Pichai says he’d love to compare Google, Microsoft’s AI models
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks in conversation with Emily Chang during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 16, 2023 in San Francisco, California. The APEC summit is being held in San Francisco and runs through November 17. …
Romania hit by major election influence campaign, amid Russian cyber-attacks
They say it was conducted from “external locations” to bypass controls. A separate intelligence assessment says that Romania has been identified as an “enemy state” by Moscow and a priority target for what it calls “aggressive hybrid actions”. The politically…
here’s what may get more expensive
Athvisions | E+ | Getty Images Global food prices recently rose to an 18-month high, with some food baskets expected to continue climbing, according to market watchers. In October, world food commodity prices were at their highest since April 2023,…
French government collapses after no-confidence vote in PM Michel Barnier
The development will further France’s political instability, after snap elections in summer led to no single group having a majority in parliament. MPs were required to either vote yes or abstain from Wednesday’s vote, with 288 votes needed for the…
Jeff Bezos says he’s optimistic about Trump, will help with reducing regulation
Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post, takes the stage during the New York Times annual DealBook summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 04, 2024 in New York City. Michael M….
Why France's turmoil is grave concern for Europe
There’s no end in sight to the political instability as French PM Barnier faces a no-confidence vote.
Robinhood considering move into sports betting, CEO Vlad Tenev says
Vlad Tenev, chief executive officer of Robinhood Markets Inc., during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, UK, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2023. Jose Sarmento Matos | Bloomberg | Getty Images Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said Wednesday that the brokerage firm…
Georgia’s opposition comes under attack as leader is dragged from HQ
Georgia’s interior ministry says more than 100 officers have been hurt by fireworks, rocks and other projectiles, but the country’s ombudsman for human rights has accused the police of exercising brutality and torture toward protesters. In the early hours of…