The US Trade Representative has proposed new duties targeting 60 economies, including Pakistan and India, for alleged failures to act against forced labor, as the Trump administration seeks to rebuild its tariff agenda following legal setbacks. The proposed tariffs range from 10 percent to 12.5 percent, according to a government filingand they will undergo a…
Martin Scorsese has signed on as a partner and adviser to AI image-generation startup Black Forest Labs, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. The caveat is that one of the world’s most famous living directors is using the tech solely for storyboarding. “For 70 years, I’ve been creating my own storyboards,” he said in…
May’s performance suggested that internal market dynamics were the major driver of weakness, rather than macro conditions. Similar to previous bear markets, bitcoin (BTC) is now on track to experience a slow bleed regime. As analysts explained in the latest Bitfinex Alpha report, this seasonal pattern is further aggravated by weakening demand from spot and…
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SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose for a third day running on Wednesday and the dollar was on the brink of breaking above 160 yen as fresh hostilities flared in the Gulf after US-Iran peace talks stalled. US crude futures jumped around 2% to $95.40 a barrel. The dollar hit 160 yen, then paused as traders became…
Audiobook, e-book, or both? Now, you won’t have to choose. The Scribd-owned reading subscription service Everand wants to make the choice unnecessary. On Tuesday, the company took the wraps off a combined subscription that brings together Everand’s catalog of over 1.5 million audiobooks and e-books with the social book club app Fable, which Everand acquired…
TapTools, a Cardano-focused real-time analytics platform, has begun winding down after its fifth top-level govt departure, compounding management instability and making continued operations unsustainable. TapTools said in a publish to X on Tuesday that it could start winding down over the following two weeks, and famous the departure of its two co-founders, chief working officer…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new study suggests beluga whales may be capable of recognizing themselves in mirrors, a trait linked to self-awareness and once thought to be uniquely human. Researchers with the New York Aquarium of the Wildlife Conservation Society observed two belugas, Natasha and her daughter Maris, at the…
Invoice Pulte WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump appointed a loyalist with no nationwide safety expertise as head of US intelligence on Tuesday — and stated he would additionally retain his present jobs overseeing federal housing and mortgage insurance policies. Federal Housing Finance Company chief Invoice Pulte — who is thought for publicly attacking Trump’s political enemies…
AI is getting expensive, and some companies are cutting back on usage in an attempt to moderate costs. That cohort includes Uber, which recently instituted internal usage caps as a way to cut down on its exorbitant AI spend. Bloomberg reports that the company has instituted a new rule that places a monthly $1,500 cap…
