A federal judge ordered former CIA official David J. Rush to remain in jail Friday after prosecutors accused him of improperly obtaining and storing more than $40 million worth of government-owned gold bars at his Virginia home, a case that is intensifying scrutiny of the systems responsible for safeguarding public money and government assets. Rush…
President Donald Trump’s second term began at a breakneck pace, with a wave of executive orders and other actions imposing tariffs; targeting law firms, universities, and individuals he believed had wronged him while he was out of office; and reshaping the US immigration system. Nearly a year and a half into his second term, the…
The sharpest Nasdaq decline in nearly eight months rattled Wall Street on Friday after a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report pushed Treasury yields higher and revived fears that borrowing costs could stay elevated well into next year. The sell-off spread quickly through technology stocks, but the implications reach far beyond investors. Elevated borrowing costs can feed…
I’ve got a couple of accessibility related articles I thought I’d share this week. I’ve specifically picked them out as examples of well-done accessibility writing. For each, I’ve plucked out a bit I found particularly interesting. But you, you should read the whole thing. Demystifying WCAG 2.2 by Nathan Schmidt. WCAG 2.2 was released late…
For Goli Sheikholeslami, CEO of Politico, that is not a threat, but an opening. “Even amid the disruption AI creates, this is a moment filled with opportunity for Politico,” she said. She identified three key opportunities: Original and trusted journalism is becoming more valuable, not less. In an agentic world, news organisations can expand to…
The Real Problem in Crypto Swaps Today Access to crypto swaps is no longer the challenge. The harder problem is fragmentation. Liquidity is scattered across centralized venues, decentralized pools, provider inventories, and chain-specific routes — and users are left to navigate all of it manually. A person moving a meaningful amount — say $5,000 or…
As the world waits to see if President Donald Trump will give his final approval to a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and, perhaps, finally bring the 2026 US-Iran conflict to a close, it’s already clear that one of the more surprising developments of the conflict has been the prominent role of Pakistan…
“I want to start with a question that I get a lot, which is: are audiences actually pivoting to video?” Speaking at WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress in Marseille, Solana Pyne, Video Director at The New York Times, lifted the curtain on how the news organisation currently approaches video production and distribution. But before delving into…
Most people do not struggle because they fail to invest. They struggle because they put the right money in the wrong place. Using emergency funds for long-term investing, locking short-term money into illiquid products, or chasing aggressive returns for near-term goals often creates financial stress even when income is stable. This is why every good…
Since the Iran war led to the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, about 20 percent of global oil supply has been choked off, sending prices sky high, especially for jet fuel. So far, the war may already be costing the airline industry an additional $15 billion. Airlines have responded by raising ticket prices, charging…