The News South Africa proposed a ban on corporate cross-border stablecoin transactions, setting up a clash with a generation of tech entrepreneurs who say the restrictions will hurt trade, push volumes into unregulated channels, and isolate the country from global capital pools. The draft rules, released jointly by the South ...
Miller’s opponent takes a Sanders-esque view of scandalMiller’s opponent takes a Sanders-esque view of scandal
The News There’s a reason why the Democratic challenger to Rep. Max Miller isn’t talking much about the domestic abuse allegations against the Ohio Republican. Brian Poindexter told Semafor that he believes voters want him focused on the cost of living, not his opponent. Poindexter, an ironworker, told Semafor that ...
Schumer sees Senate map expanding deeper into red territorySchumer sees Senate map expanding deeper into red territory
The News Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s Democrats are on the offensive in six states currently held by Republicans. He’s eyeing more. The New Yorker told Semafor that he’s paying close attention to Kansas Democrats after pastor Adam Hamilton won the Democratic nomination to face Republican Sen. Roger Marshall. Schumer ...
Senate finalizes deal on Russia sanctionsSenate finalizes deal on Russia sanctions
The Senate is back in session today after senators made progress on a voting deal to go on August recess — but didn’t fully clinch it. That means a rare Friday session, when the Senate will finish its saga on Russia sanctions after wrestling with the issue for more than ...
Iran hopes to deal Trump a blow at midterms by keeping him entangled in warIran hopes to deal Trump a blow at midterms by keeping him entangled in war
By dragging out talks, Tehran aims to damage the US president politically, but some fear a bruised and weakened Trump could only prolong the conflict Tehran has set out a protracted negotiating timetable designed to keep Donald Trump embroiled in the Iran conflict until the midterm elections, in the hope ...
With their assault on science, Trumpists aren’t just harming America – they’re harming themselves | Jan-Werner MüllerWith their assault on science, Trumpists aren’t just harming America – they’re harming themselves | Jan-Werner Müller
The administration is subjugating science to political imperatives, a major blow to US soft power and technological progress The Trump administration is waging an unprecedented war on institutions devoted to research and higher learning. While plenty of countries have harmed universities by imposing neoliberal logics on academia – creating artificial ...
Bari Weiss’ overhaul of CBS News has been rocky. But her 60 Minutes revamp will be the ultimate testBari Weiss’ overhaul of CBS News has been rocky. But her 60 Minutes revamp will be the ultimate test
Ten months into her tenure as editor in chief, Weiss’ biggest – and riskiest – bet is getting closer to taking flight Bari Weiss is 10 months into her tenure as editor-in-chief of CBS News, but her biggest test is right around the corner. The newest season of 60 Minutes ...
Flock Pitched a Plan To Turn Uber and Lyft Drivers Into Roaming Surveillance VehiclesFlock Pitched a Plan To Turn Uber and Lyft Drivers Into Roaming Surveillance Vehicles
Flock planned to use dashcams installed in hundreds of thousands Uber, Lyft, and delivery drivers’ vehicles to scan license plates those drivers travelled passed, essentially turning Uber and Lyft drivers into roaming surveillance vehicles, according to a Flock presentation shared with 404 Media. The document provides more details on Flock’s ...
Academics call for independent inquiry into Jason Arday’s Cambridge appointmentAcademics call for independent inquiry into Jason Arday’s Cambridge appointment
Prof Priyamvada Gopal, who is part of the group, says Cambridge should not be “marking its own homework”. ...
‘These cooks ripped each other apart’: Dominic Sessa on playing Anthony Bourdain, kitchen bullies and the joys of being a 70s barfly‘These cooks ripped each other apart’: Dominic Sessa on playing Anthony Bourdain, kitchen bullies and the joys of being a 70s barfly
After his breakthrough in The Holdovers in 2023, Sessa has gone back to the 70s again for Tony, the biopic of bad-boy chef and Kitchen Confidential author Bourdain. And, he says, a big part of him would like to stay there Despite being just 23, Dominic Sessa is perhaps as ...