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The Toast Inc. company logo appears during the first public exhibition of the company held on September 22, 2021 at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City.Brendan McDermid | ReutersEconomic concerns have hit the stock market significantly, but have had a major impact on fintech companies that are closely tied to consumer spending and small businesses.NASDAQ fell 2.1% on Thursday, pacing the high-tech heavy index in its worst week since September. Shift 4, toast and Bill.com They suffered from a steep decline, losing 6.7%, 6.2% and 4% respectively. President Donald Trump’s disjointed developments in his trade policies, particularly…
Does Elon Musk plan to run the US government using artificial intelligence? It seems to be his plan, but experts say it is a “very bad idea.” Musk has fired tens of thousands of federal officials through the government’s Department of Efficiency (DOGE), requiring the department to send weekly emails featuring five bulletins, featuring five bullet points explaining what they achieved that week. It’s definitely full of emails of these hundreds of thousands of these kinds, so masks rely on artificial intelligence to process responses and help you decide who should continue to be employed. Part of that plan also…
When BlueSky CEO Jay Graber took the stage at SXSW this week, she was able to tease Mark Zuckerberg without mentioning meta at all. Her black t-shirt was decorated with black text stretched over her chest and sleeves, similar to the style of the t-shirt worn by the billionaire founder at last year’s event. Glover’s shirt was declared in Latin, Mundus Sign Caesaribus. Or “The World Without Caesar” At Bluesky, users expressed their excitement about Glover’s T-shirts, and the platform decided to sell replicas to raise funds for its developer ecosystem. The $40 shirt available in size S-XL sold out…
People in the European Union are allowed to access alternative app stores thanks to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a regulation designed to encourage increased competition in the app ecosystem. Like Apple’s App Store, the alternative app market will provide easy access to the wider world of apps, but instead of apps that go through Apple’s app review process, apps in these third-party markets will need to go through a notarization process to meet the “baseline platform integrity criteria.” However, each store can review and approve apps according to its own policies. Stores are responsible for any issues related to…
NEW YORK (AP) — Jewish group demonstrators fill the lobby of Trump Tower on Thursday and condemn the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil’s immigrants. Pro-Palestinian activists He led the protest against Israel at Columbia University.Reading “The Jews have stopped arming Israel,” the Jewish voice for peace protesters carrying banners and wearing red shirts recited, “Take Mahmoud home now!”After warning protesters to leave the Fifth Avenue building, officers arrested 98 people on a variety of charges, including trespassing, obstructing and resisting arrest, officers said in a news briefing.Halil, a 30-year-old US resident who married an American citizen and has not been charged…
Light, the manufacturer of minimalist phones designed to allow consumers to disconnect from smartphone distractions and social media, will launch its latest model, the Light Phone III on March 27th. This version of the device provides the necessary features such as call, text, navigation, hotspots, calendars and more, including support for calls, text, navigation, hotspots, calendars and more. However, the upgraded device comes with a 3.92-inch AMOLED display instead of the e-paper screen. It also adds cameras and NFC chips for future payment tools. First unveiled last summer, the Light Phone III can access the battery and replace the screen…
US universities have announced employment freezes, citing new financial uncertainties as the Trump administration threatens the scope of federal contracts and research grants.In February, the administration announced deep cuts to the National Institutes of Health Research institution grantsa shift that could cut more than $100 million in money to go to certain universities. Some schools already have shelved projects to cut back. This has been temporarily delayed by court issues. Recently, President Donald Trump has shown his desire to target university funds more directly. His administration vowed to take federal money from universities that violate his agenda on issues, including.…
One of Silicon Valley’s most renowned startup accelerators, Y Combinator held its Winter 2025 Demo Day on Wednesday, showing off the latest batches of 160 startups being cooked. Some of Silicon Valley’s most successful startups, including Stripe, Airbnb and Reddit, started with the YC batch. Today, YC’s new startups are focused on building the next big thing with AI. In this batch, we noticed an astonishing number of startups creating tools to boost AI agents in other companies. Rather than building their own AI agents, these startups are building support tools. Today, there is no shortage of companies building AI…
In a court application Wednesday, Citibank said the FBI, EPA, EPA inspectors and the Treasury Department had all requested that the banks freeze freeze accounts for several nonprofits and state government agencies. The account was frozen in February, but the new document produces previously unknown public details, including a complete list of nonprofits under FBI scrutiny. The funds were paid as part of the $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, created by the Inflation Reduction Act, a law passed by Congress in 2022. Greenbank uses these funds to fund clean technology projects across the country. Startups with technology ready to…
The warning comes after the EU announces retaliatory tariffs on US goods of $28 billion in response to taxation on iron on aluminum.US President Donald Trump warns that if the Bullock advances planned tariffs on US whiskey, it will impose 200% tariffs from European Union countries on wine, champagne and other alcoholic products. The EU has announced $28 billion tariffs on US goods, including 50% collection on US bourbon whiskey. This retaliated Thursday in retaliation after US tariffs were enacted on steel and aluminum imports. “If this tariff is not removed immediately, the US will soon place a 200% tariff…