SoftBank contributed $50 million to the Trump Presidential Library in January, just months before announcing that it’s leasing land from the federal government to build a sprawling data center in Ohio. The Japanese company revealed the timing in response to a June letter from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Rep. Melanie
Four years after the collapse in the market for NFTs, the crypto world is still reckoning with the fallout. The latest example came on Wednesday when the Department of Justice indicted a man on securities and wire fraud charges for allegedly orchestrating a $10 million cryptocurrency scheme through his crypto startup, Few and Far. The
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Ari Emanuel, TKO Group‘s executive chairman and CEO, called the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House “a roaring success.” But the company said it lost $30 million on the elaborately staged extravaganza, held June 14 on the grounds of the White House to coincide with President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday. “TKO’s unique ability
WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings fell slightly in June, but the labor market continued to show resilience in the face of an economic shock from fighting in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The Labor Department said that employers posted 7.36 million vacancies in June, down from 7.54 million in May. The
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark vowed to give away his fortune to his passions: combatting disinformation, election security, cybersecurity, and… pigeons. And now OpenAI cofounder Greg Brockman and his wife, Anna, have donated $5.5 million to a fundraiser to buy land slated for development near some very famous eagles’ nest. The birds in question are Jackie