The U.S. and NATO remain at a diplomatic impasse with Russia as the Kremlin has yet to make any moves in dismantling its 100,000-strong troop buildup along Ukraine’s border.
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal : How advances in semiconductor fabrication equipment are being applied to the production of nano-scale microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS — For years, engineers have made microchips ever smaller and more powerful. Now they're applying the technology to a host of miniature marvels.
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain is reportedly coming under fire as the Democratic Party and some in the Biden administration look to assign blame for the president's anemic first year in office.
The Arizona Democratic Party Saturday formally censured Sen. Krysten Sinema, D-Ariz., for refusing to roll back the Senate filibuster in order to pass major voting rights reforms.
Christina Aguilera spoke out in support of Britney Spears this week, just two months after refusing to discuss the singer's conservatorship in a red carpet interview.
The Biden administration on Friday announced policy changes to attract international students specializing in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) — part of the broader effort to make the U.S. economy more competitive.
Nicole Carpenter / Polygon : CA court orders YouTuber Ruben Sim to pay $150K to Roblox and stay off the platform, after Roblox accused him of leading a “cybermob” that terrorized players — Roblox YouTuber Ruben Sim accused of leading ‘cybermob’ on the game platform — An Oakland, California court …
Bloomberg Law : US court rules in favor of pharma giant Merck in a $1.4B legal dispute with insurers who claimed an “Act of War” exclusion to deny coverage for NotPetya losses — Merck & Co.'s victory in a legal dispute with insurers over coverage for $1.4 billion in losses from malware known …
Erin Brodwin / Axios : Health monitoring startup Casana raises a $30M Series B as it gets ready to debut a smart toilet seat that measures heart rate and other vitals — With $30 million in fresh funds, health monitoring startup Casana is readying to debut a toilet seat that takes your vitals.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE : Several services that rely on OpenSea's APIs, including Twitter and MetaMask, are having trouble displaying NFTs as the marketplace suffers a “database outage” — A Thursday outage interfered with the ability of MetaMask, which depends on OpenSea, to automatically display new NFTs.
House Republicans are expressing their "disbelief and outrage" that taxpayer dollars are being used to purchase KN95 masks that are made in China, when "American alternatives are available."
Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal : Twitter will let iOS users of its Blue subscription service use NFTs as their profile pictures — Service will be available to some users of the company's Blue subscriber service — Twitter Inc. will start allowing some users to use nonfungible tokens as their profile pictures …
Director of the first “Twilight” movie, Catherine Hardwicke, revealed she was nervous about having Robert Pattinson kiss co-star Kristen Stewart when she was underage.
Sen. Mark Kelly, facing a tough reelection battle this year, said Wednesday that he will vote to get rid of the Senate filibuster if Republicans block Democrats' election bills.
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot is set to receive a limited number of Trump White House documents later Wednesday, unless the Supreme Court makes a last-minute intervention.
Migrant encounters at the southern border increased again in December from the prior month, according to data provided to a federal court by the Biden administration -- the latest sign that the crisis at the border is likely to continue into 2022.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday that England would no longer be mandating citizens wear masks “anywhere” alongside announcing the cessation of other COVID-19 policies in the kingdom’s return to “Plan A.”
GOP Senators on Wednesday called on NATO, the Biden administration and their Democratic colleagues to take decisive action to counter Russian President Vladimir Putin’s apparent threat to invade Ukraine.
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal : Biden signs a memorandum expanding the NSA's role in protecting sensitive government networks, and mandating cybersecurity practices at DoD and spy agencies — White House order mandates cybersecurity practices at Defense Department, spy agencies, contractors
Alec Baldwin shared a very faith-based post with his followers days after turning in his cellphone to authorities as he continues to seek guidance from spiritual leaders.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said President Biden "stands by everything he said" last week comparing opponents of the Democrats' election overhaul bill to segregationist Gov. George Wallace.
Todd Spangler / Variety : YouTube says it's winding down YouTube Originals after six years and will only fund programs that are part of its Black Voices and YouTube Kids Funds — YouTube is getting out of the business of originals: The Google-owned video giant said it is winding down its original productions team after more than six years.
Now that the Oscars are officially moving forward with a host for the first time in years, Ricky Gervais revealed what it would take for him to agree to take on the role.
Frank Chaparro / The Block : OpenSea acquires crypto lending APIs startup Dharma Labs, which will shutter its wallet in 30 days; source says the deal was valued between $110M and $130M — Quick Take — OpenSea confirms acquisition of Dharma Labs — Dharma Lab's Hollander picked for CTO role
Comedian and magician Pen Jillette spoke about the nature of Bob Saget’s “transgressive” comedy after his children got offended by clips of the late “Full House” star’s stand-up work.
David McCormick and Dr. Oz - two of the top candidates in Pennsylvania's Senate GOP primary - trade shots over McCormick's former hedge fund's large Chinese investments
New York Times : Game publishers' plans to add NFTs to games have sparked a fierce backlash from gamers, who have long resented the growing number of micro transactions in games — Game publishers are offering NFTs, but skeptical gamers smell a moneymaking scheme and are fighting back.
Rep. Jim Jordan vowed Sunday to uncover what Dr. Anthony Fauci knew about the origins of the coronavirus pandemic if Congress flips back to Republican control after the 2022 midterm elections.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg : Sources: Apple will expand CarKey availability beyond BMW by this summer, starting with Hyundai's Genesis line; a look at potential Apple headset names — As Apple Inc.'s first mixed-reality headset runs behind schedule, here's a look at what the company could name the product.
Jamie Lynn and Britney Spears’ public war of words continued on Saturday night with the pop star’s younger sister begging her to call her so they can stop settling their family issues in public.
Los Angeles DA George Gascon criticized as 26-year-old faces sentencing to a juvenile detention center or probation after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting young girl
U.S. Muslim groups like the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) have been lobbying for the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a Texas inmate known in counterterrorism circles as "Lady Al-Qaeda."