Tether, Bitfinex agree to drop opposition to FOIL request

Tether and Bitfinex have jointly agreed to drop initial opposition to a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request lodged in New York by a number of...

Bitcoin rises to new high for the year Friday above $38,000

Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images Crypto prices have recovered from a big dip earlier in the week, with bitcoin hitting a new high for...

Hashing It Out: A conversation about spot Bitcoin ETFs and decentralized ETFs

As expectations grow that a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) will be approved in the United States, it remains one of the hottest topics heading into...

Bitcoin critic, ECB chief Lagarde says her son ‘ignored’ her, lost money on crypto: Report

European Central Bank (ECB) president and prominent Bitcoin (BTC) critic Christine Lagarde has shared a family story about unsuccessful cryptocurrency investments, according to a report from...

Nissan confirms 3 new EVs and its next gigafactory location

Nissan is announcing a major series of investments and plans for electrification today, many of which have been long rumored but are now being concretely defined....

13 Israeli hostages transferred to Egyptians and 12 Thai nationals released by Hamas

Thirteen Israeli hostages have been transferred to Egyptians, according to local media, as part of a truce deal with Hamas. Twelve Thai nationals have also been...

Fast & Furious makers fined £800,000 after stuntman suffers brain damage on F9 set

The makers of the Fast & Furious films have been fined £800,000 after a stuntman fell 25ft (7m) and suffered brain damage on the set of...

Alex Salmond launches legal action against Scottish government

Nicola Sturgeon is among senior figures accused of “misfeasance” in former first minister Alex Salmond’s fresh legal action against the Scottish government. Mr Salmond took the...

European Stocks Get Lift as Lagarde Signals Pause: Markets Wrap

'Funflation' sends ticket prices to eye-popping sums with sporting events soaring by 25%

The price of tickets for sporting events soared by an astounding 25% in October compared to the same period last year — a consequence of the...

TikTok shredded as influencers promote Osama bin Laden’s ‘terrorist propaganda’ tirade dubbed ‘Letter to America’ after 9/11 attacks

The text of an inflammatory “letter to America” from 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden has gone viral on TikTok and drawn praise from young users —...

Indian government set to introduce rules against deepfake menace

India is formulating regulations to oversee deepfakes, the country’s Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Nov. 23, expanding on Prime...

Israel to release 39 prisoners as it prepares to receive hostages released by Hamas amid truce

Israel will release 39 prisoners in exchange for 13 hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas, a Palestinian official has said, amid a temporary truce...

Nvidia shares fall as it reportedly delays China AI chip designed to comply with U.S. export rules

Jensen Huang, president of Nvidia, holding the Grace hopper superchip CPU used for generative AI at the Supermicro keynote presentation during Computex 2023. Walid Berrazeg |...

Clapham: Man arrested after number of connected incidents – including stabbing of Uber driver

An arrest has been made following a number of connected incidents in Clapham, southwest London, including the stabbing of an Uber driver. Police detained the man,...

HSBC online and mobile banking services down on Black Friday

HSBC customers have been left without online and mobile banking services on Black Friday. Shortly before 9am on Friday the bank said it was investigating the...

Oscar Pistorius to be released from jail in January, nearly 11 years after murdering girlfriend

Former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison in January, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend. Pistorius shot Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day...