Robinhood launches test version of its own blockchain
Robinhood announced on Tuesday evening that a developersâ version of its custom built blockchain, known as Robinhood Chain, is now live. The move, announced at the Consensus event in Hong…
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Citadel and Cathie Wood back Zero, a new blockchain designed for traditional finance
As Wall Street embraces blockchain technology, the crypto industry is still dealing with an existential problem: how to scale the tech so that it can handle the massive volume created…
OpenAI disputes watchdogâs claim it violated Californiaâs new AI safety law with latest model release
OpenAI may have violated Californiaâs new AI safety law with the release of its latest coding model, according to allegations from an AI watchdog group. A violation would potentially expose…
âWe inherited a very damaged brandâ: Red Lobster CEO says the seafood chain could kill more locations and menu items to stay afloat
Red Lobsterâs millennial CEO is charting a future for the beleaguered seafood chain in shallower waters: Damola Adamolekun, 37, said that shrinking the restaurantâs footprint and slimming down menus will…
U.S. Olympians earn just 5% of what Singapore paysâmany are forced to juggle jobs as baristas, brokers, and dentists just to get by
While it may feel safe to assume Olympic athletes rake in the dough much like other celebrities and public figures, the reality is that many of them hold on to…
Republican elite in Georgia still roiled by collapse of $140 million Ponzi scheme, 7 months later
Seven months after the collapse of an alleged $140 million Ponzi scheme that touched the top ranks of Republican politics in Georgia and Alabama, some investors are impatient to get…
Lawsuits accusing fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexual assault dismissed
Federal judges have dismissed three lawsuits accusing bestselling British fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting his childrenâs nanny in New Zealand four years ago. Scarlett Pavlovich filed a lawsuit…
Sam Altman told me AI should be âan equalizing force in society.â Thatâs why Iâm working on the $1.6 trillion AI gender gap
Last week, I asked Sam Altman a question that has defined my career. I was sitting in an intimate OpenAI builder town hall with about 50 people when I raised…
A decade after his controversial NFL kneeling protest, Colin Kaepernick has a message for Gen Z: Donât let the fear of backlash silence you
Colin Kaepernick is known as much for his athleticism as he is for his activism. The former San Francisco quarterback raised his voice against racial injustice and police brutality by…
Franceâs Thales âextensivelyâ ramps up production to meet a global boom in defense spending, says international CEO Pascale Sourisse
Defense spending is âgrowing everywhereâ says Thales International CEO Pascale Sourisse, amid a global boom in the arms industry spurred by geopolitical tensions. Arms spending in 2024 reached an unprecedented…