Author: Editor-In-Chief
Meta CEO. Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Tim Cook.John Putman | Anadolu | Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTeck’s child safety record is under the microscope.This week, in legal proceedings across California, New Mexico and West Virginia. meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and apple CEO Tim Cook faces questions about privacy, freedom of expression and safety. This is an issue that tech giants consider with every feature release.If both companies are found liable in their respective cases, courts could force unprecedented product changes that affect billions of people.Zuckerberg defended his decision Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom when pressed by…
A person carrying a U.S. flag walks outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices are scheduled to hear oral arguments on President Donald Trump’s efforts to maintain significant tariffs after a lower court ruled that the president overstepped his authority, Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Nathan Howard | ReutersThe Supreme Court on Friday struck down most of President Donald Trump’s far-reaching tariff policies.The majority decided 6-3 that the law underlying these import tariffs “does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.”Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the court’s opinion. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh dissented.Since retaking…
The Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump’s Extensive global tariffs Friday inflicted a major loss on him on an issue of critical importance to economic policy.Friday’s decision focuses on tariffs that President Trump unilaterally imposed under the Emergency Powers Act. Thorough “mutual” tariffs Taxed in almost every other country.This is the first major issue in President Trump’s broader agenda to be brought squarely to the nation’s highest court, which he helped shape during his first term, along with the appointment of three conservative jurists.The Republican president has been vocal about the case, calling it one of the most important in…
Wieliczka, Poland — As you descend the dizzying 380 steps, the walls are an imperfect gray. It looks like a rock, but tastes salty. How will visitors know? You are encouraged to lick it. Just southeast of Krakow, Poland’s second-largest city, lies the underground world of the Wieliczka Salt Mine, part cathedral, part industrial ruin, and part theme park. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, the mine welcomes up to 9,000 tourists every day. Salt production in Wieliczka ended in 1996. But after 700 years of operation and more than 250 miles of underground tunnels, the mine…
Vincent Kompany believes Benfica manager Jose Mourinho made a “big mistake” with his comments about Vinicius Junior.On Tuesday, the Real Madrid forward temporarily refused to return to the field after being accused of racial abuse by Gianluca Prestiani after scoring during a Champions League match in Lisbon.UEFA has appointed an Ethics and Discipline Inspector to investigate the incident, but Sky Sports News reported that the process could take up to three weeks to complete.After the match, Mourinho suggested it was Vinicius who incited the home fans in the post-goal celebration, saying: “When you score a goal like that, you celebrate…
OpenAI appears to have found a product and market fit for India’s youth. The company announced Friday that users between the ages of 18 and 24 accounted for nearly 50% of messages sent to ChatGPT in the country, while users under 30 accounted for 80%. According to AI Lab, Indians primarily use ChatGPT for work, with 35% of all messages related to professional work, compared to 30% globally. In particular, the company’s coding assistant, Codex, is attracting a lot of attention. OpenAI says Indians use Codex three times more than the global median, and weekly usage has increased four times…
U.S. growth slowed more than expected near the end of 2025 as the government shutdown affected spending and investment, but a key inflation measure showed high prices remained a factor in the economy, data released Friday showed.According to the Commerce Department, gross domestic product (GDP) rose at an annual rate of just 1.4%, well below the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s forecast of 2.5% growth. While the pace of growth in consumer spending slowed during the period, government spending fell sharply in a quarter marked by a record-long shutdown. The ministry estimates that the closures reduced growth by about 1 percentage…
It’s not pure gold, but it couldn’t be more valuable. Athletes stepping onto the podium at the Winter Olympics in Italy this month will be wearing the most valuable medals in the modern history of the Olympics, thanks to precious metal prices reaching near-record highs.Since the Paris Summer Olympics opened on July 26, 2024, spot gold Prices rose about 110% to about $5,000 an ounce. spot silver Prices have jumped about 180% and are hovering around $78 an ounce, according to FactSet data. At current prices, the intrinsic or “melt value” (value based solely on the metal it contains) of…
My Top 10 Things to Watch Friday, February 20 1. Observers are once again warning of a “canary in the coal mine” over Blue Owl Capital’s loan sales as part of its plan to return capital to investors. Although many private credit loans appear to be incorrectly marked, this situation does not seem to be inherently tragic. 2. Stock futures fell as the initial forecast for US GDP in the fourth quarter came in at 1.4%, much lower than expected. The government shutdown is likely a drag on growth. PCE, the Fed’s preferred inflation measure, rose 0.4% in December, slightly…
Ukraine this week expressed dissatisfaction with ongoing peace talks with Russia and the United States, saying American pressure was too unilateral.”As of today, I cannot say that the results are sufficient,” Zelensky told Ukrainians in a video address Wednesday night.Before Wednesday’s talks in Geneva began, President Zelenskiy told Axios news agency that Russia’s demand for the remaining one-fifth of the eastern Donetsk region not controlled by Russia would not be acceptable to Ukrainians.”Emotionally, the people will never forgive this. They will never forgive. They … will not forgive me, they will not forgive (the United States),” Zelenskiy said, adding that…