Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., announced Saturday that he will resign from Congress after he was convicted by a California jury for lying to authorities about an illegal campaign donation from a foreign national.
President Biden's speech Saturday in Poland affirmed to Russian President Vladimir Putin what he already long suspected – the U.S. wants him out of power, a Russia expert told Fox News Digital.
The White House has been forced to walk back or clarify multiple remarks made by President Biden during his trip to Europe, including on whether he was calling for regime change in Russia.
FinSMEs : Data Vault Holdings, which lets businesses monetize their data assets through its cloud-based exchange, raises a $30.5M Series A from undisclosed investors — Data Vault Holdings, a New York-based provider of a cloud-based platform for the delivery of branded data-backed cryptocurrencies, raised $30.5M in Series A funding.
Wall Street Journal : Current and ex-staff say digital mental health startups Cerebral and Done pressured clinicians to prescribe stimulants, often via 30 minute online consultations — Digital companies such as Cerebral and Done seized on looser pandemic rules for prescribing ADHD drugs like Adderall.
Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE : A group of 12 Google Fiber workers in Kansas City becomes the first NLRB-recognized bargaining unit of the Alphabet Workers Union, a branch of the CWA — “We're really hoping that we're the first in a line of dominos.” — Lauren Kaori Gurley — Google Fiber workers in Kansas City …
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Friday that it will close one migrant detention facility, and will restrict the use of three others.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg : Sources: Apple paid $100K to $200K in stock-based bonuses to select software and hardware engineers, after giving similar bonuses in December to retain talent — Apple Inc. is paying a small number of engineers another round of special stock bonuses as part of an unusual push to retain key talent …
The White House on Friday insisted the U.S. military will not be deployed to Ukraine amid Russia’s multifront war on the country after comments President Biden made to troops in Poland seemed to suggest otherwise.
Naureen S Malik / Bloomberg : Sources: Exxon is running a pilot to use excess natural gas from North Dakota oil wells to power crypto mining and is considering expanding the test globally — Exxon Mobil Corp. is running a pilot program using excess natural gas that would otherwise be burned off from North Dakota oil wells …
Amitoj Singh / CoinDesk : Indian parliament approves a 30% capital gains tax on crypto transactions, in effect starting April 1 — Amendments sought by the crypto industry were not accommodated, and the policies will go into effect on April 1. — Indians will begin paying a capital gains tax of 30% on crypto transactions …
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Thursday said that North Korea’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile shows that dictator Kim Jong Un “smells blood in the water."
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch : Automated accounting software startup Digits raises a $65M Series C at a $565M valuation led by SoftBank's Vision Fund, bringing its total funding to $97.5M — Digits, the startup that is building a new take on accounting software through an approach that it describes as building a …
President Biden was not concerned about the 2024 election when asked about the possibility of former President Donald Trump or someone similar becoming president.
President Biden on Thursday said the United States response to Russia’s potential use of chemical weapons would "trigger a response in kind," but said the type of response would depend on "the nature of the use."
Multiple witnesses who interacted with Bob Saget shortly before his death were interviewed by police. The "Full House" star was found dead on Jan. 9 in a Florida hotel room. The 65-year-old had performed in the area as part of his stand-up tour.
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica : Google plans to remove the Movies & TV section from the Play Store in May 2022, and directs users to buy, rent, or watch movies and shows from the Google TV app — The Play Store used to sell tons of content, but now it offers only apps and books. — Google Play Movies & TV—and the Google Play brand in general—seems doomed.
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Wednesday committed to recuse herself from a case involving Harvard. She sits on the Harvard University Board of Overseers.
House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy said European allies are "looking for some leadership" amid Russia’s multi-front war on Ukraine, but told Fox News they "are not getting it" from President Biden.
Nilay Patel / The Verge : Q&A with Robinhood Chief Product Officer Aparna Chennapragada on the company's new Cash Card, managing her team, regulation, payment for order flow, and more — Aparna Chennapragada is the chief product officer at Robinhood, the popular stock and crypto trading app.
The news curating platform created by Donald Trump Jr. and Trump advisers that says it offers "mainstream news without mainstream bias" hit number one in the Apple App Store in its first 24 hours.
Champion Women has become one of the first major advocacy groups to speak out on transgender athletes after Lia Thomas' sweep at the NCAA women's swimming championships.
Kate Rooney / CNBC : Crypto VC Katie Haun, who left a16z in 2021, raises $1.5B, the largest debut fund by a female VC yet, allotting $500M for early- and $1B for late-stage startups — - Crypto investor Katie Haun has raised $1.5 billion for her new firm after a surprise departure from Andreessen Horowitz last year.
A judge has terminated Amanda Bynes' conservatorship at a hearing on Tuesday, according to reports. The judge decided the conservatorship was "no longer required" in a tentative ruling on Monday, Fox News Digital can confirm.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who President Biden nominated to the Supreme Court to become the first ever Black female justice, admitted Tuesday that she could not recall the basis for the infamous Dred Scott decision, which in 1857 said that a Black person whose ancestors had been slaves could not be an American citizen.
Republicans on the House Oversight and Homeland Security committees are pushing the Biden administration for information on the number of migrants encountered at the southern border who are on the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB)
Steven Melendez / Fast Company : Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan is departing at the end of March after three years, to spend more time with his family; COO Sean Leow will serve as interim CEO — Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan will be departing the Brooklyn-based crowdfunding company at the end of March, the company announced Tuesday.
Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas celebrated the 30th anniversary of "Basic Instinct" on social media. Douglas used his tribute to note the "little controversy" that followed the release of the movie.
The top five Republican Senate candidates in Ohio face off Monday night in their second debate, three days after Mike Gibbons and Josh Mandel nearly traded blows at the first debate
Sen. Lindsey Graham appeared to be setting up a pretext to vote against Biden Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson Monday as he lamented attacks against Judge J. Michelle Childs.
The White House : The White House again warns that Russia may expand cyber attacks against the US, citing “evolving intelligence that the Russian Government is exploring options” — This is a critical moment to accelerate our work to improve domestic cybersecurity and bolster our national resilience.
President Biden on Monday warned that there is “evolving intelligence” to suggest that the Russian government is exploring options for potential cyberattacks against the United States, amid its multi-front war against Ukraine.
Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE : Google reaches a settlement, under NDA, with six engineers who revealed the company's 2018-2020 anti-union campaign; four fired engineers will not be reinstated — The high-profile National Labor Relations Board case involved Google employees who organized around ethical concerns at the company in 2019.
New York Times : Brazil's Supreme Court reverses its decision to ban Telegram, which it had ordered on Friday, after Telegram suddenly worked to comply with the court's orders — Brazil's Supreme Court blocked Telegram on Friday. The messaging app then responded with measures to fight misinformation, and the court quickly lifted its ban.
President Biden was photographed biking at Gordons Pond State Park in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Sunday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of a potential “third world war.”
Adi Robertson / The Verge : Q&A with Margrethe Vestager on the EU's cases against Apple, Google, Meta, and Amazon, how the planned Digital Markets Act will help enforce antitrust, and more — Margrethe Vestager is one of the driving forces behind tech regulation worldwide. Appointed as the European Commission's commissioner …
Alex Sherman / CNBC : A look at the fallout between Bob Chapek and Bob Iger as Disney restructures for a world where streaming dominates and legacy distribution models fade away — Bob Iger, left, and Bob Chapek of Disney — April 12, 2020. That's the day former Disney CEO Bob Iger's relationship …