US President Donald Trump has reached a $24.5 million settlement with YouTube over the platform’s suspension of his account following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Alphabet-owned YouTube is the last of three major social media platforms sued by Trump to resolve claims related to his removal. Meta settled earlier this year … Read more
YoungHoon Kim, the Guinness World Record holder for the highest IQ at 276, announced that he has converted all his assets into Bitcoin, calling it “the only hope for the future economy.” Kim, known as a Grand Master of Memory, made the declaration Sept. 29, saying that while he believes Bitcoin will reshape the global … Read more
CANBERRA — Australia is all set to enforce a new law on Dec. 10 banning children under 16 from using major social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act, 2024, amends the country’s Online Safety Act of 2021 and requires platforms to take “reasonable steps” … Read more
BEIJING — China has launched the world’s first “dark factory,” a fully automated manufacturing plant where production runs around the clock without human workers. Unlike traditional factories, the facility operates without lights, as machines and robots do not require visibility to function. By integrating robotics, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and big data analytics, … Read more
San Francisco — Elon Musk has lost his title as the world’s richest person to Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, whose fortune climbed to $393 billion on Wednesday after a sharp rise in Oracle shares, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Musk’s net worth slipped to $385 billion, ending nearly a year at the top of … Read more
Trump Media & Technology Group the parent company of Truth Social, finalized a deal to acquire 684.4 million Cronos (CRO) tokens, valued at roughly $105 million, in a 50/50 stock-and-cash arrangement with Crypto.com. The tokens amount to about 2% of CRO’s circulating supply and are an addition to the nearly 19% TMTG’s newly formed entity, … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Silicon Valley’s biggest names at a White House dinner, hailing them as “a high-IQ group” leading a new business revolution. Apple’s Tim Cook, Google’s Sundar Pichai, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and Oracle’s CEO Safra Catz were … Read more