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Ten executives and employees of crypto firms from around the world have been indicted over the last year, amid allegations they illegally inflated the value of certain cryptocurrencies in so-called pump-and-dump schemes, federal prosecutors announced this week. The growing list of people indicted include at least two CEOs, along with executives from several crypto firms, including Gotbit, Vortex, Antier and Contrarian, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. A couple of the indicted crypto employees have already pleaded guilty to federal charges, while others — including three people recently extradited from Singapore — made their first appearances in an Oakland…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss in Washington ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order to cease funding for NPR and PBS is unlawful and unenforceable. The judge said the First Amendment right to free speech “does not tolerate viewpoint discrimination and retaliation of this type.”“It is difficult to conceive of clearer evidence that a government action is targeted at viewpoints that the President does not like and seeks…
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a branch of Iran’s armed forces, has threatened to target US tech companies’ operations in the Middle East. It told employees of 18 companies — including Apple, Google, Meta and NVIDIA — “to leave their workplaces immediately to save their lives,” as CBS News reported. Those living close to the companies’ facilities in the region were instructed to evacuate immediately as well. Microsoft, Oracle, Tesla, HP, Intel, Palantir, Boeing, Dell, Cisco and IBM are also among the companies that the IRGC named.”Since the main element in designing and tracking terror targets are American [information and…
Athletech News caught up with Orangetheory creator and co-founder Ellen Latham, and brand president Lauren Cody, to see what’s coming next for the boutique fitness giant The fitness and wellness industry is one of many that know how to talk to women. It markets to them, studies their habits down to the last class booking and dollar spent. What it has been slower to do (as with most industries) is hand them the keys. But that dynamic is beginning to shift, with women in fitness carving out visible, influential roles. Such is the case at Orangetheory Fitness, a franchisor that…
The far-left New York Times has permanently cut ties with a freelance book reviewer over “a serious violation” involving the use of AI. Journalist and author Alex Preston’s January 6 review of Jean-Baptiste Andrea’s Watching Over Her received a complaint this month that the review was found to be uncomfortably similar to a review of the novel published by the far-left Guardian four months earlier, in August. After an investigation, the Times spoke to Preston, who admitted that he used an “AI tool to help draft the piece and that he failed to catch the Guardian material before the paper…
A restaurant industry veteran is stepping into the top job at Vasa Fitness, a top low-price gym operator in the Western and Midwestern U.S. Vasa Fitness, a high-value, low-price (HVLP) fitness operator, has appointed Michael Osanloo as its new chief executive officer. The corporate-owned gym chain has more than 70 locations across eight states in the Western and Midwestern U.S. and reported adding over 335,000 new members in 2025. Osanloo, who most recently served as president and CEO of Chicago-style food chain Portillo’s, succeeds Rich Nelsen, who is retiring after eight years. “I’m honored to join Vasa at such an…
Crypto analyst Sweep has revealed that 20 Bitcoin indicators have flashed bullish at the same time, providing a bullish outlook for the leading crypto. Based on this development, the analyst has predicted that BTC could rally to $150,000, marking a new all-time high (ATH). 20 Bitcoin Indicators Hint At Rally To $150,000 In an X post, Sweep stated that 20 independent indicators are bullish at the same time. He noted that this has only happened three times in Bitcoin’s history, and each time was followed by a 300% rally. The first of this indicator is the Global M2 money supply,…
Adults of a certain age will no doubt remember The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, a cartoon from 1989 that starred our favorite sibling plumbers decades before they would take over multiplexes with an animated film franchise. The broadcast channel MeTV Toons has begun airing old episodes of the show, likely to trade on the buzz emanating from the pending theatrical release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. There’s just one problem. The episodes seem to have been sloppified by AI, according to a report by Kotaku.The original series wasn’t exactly a visual delight. It was a cash grab cartoon…
The global gym franchise has opened a club inside the major Australian airport with free access to its cardio and strength equipment, as well as stretching areas and showers If you ever find yourself in the Sydney Airport on a layover, you might be able to squeeze in a better workout than just running or walking around the terminals. Anytime Fitness has opened Australia’s first airport-based gym, located at T1 International Arrivals. Travelers and airport staff can now access the two-level, 300 square-meter space 24/7, without a membership. credit: Anytime Fitness The facility is equipped to accommodate a variety of…
Bitcoin has shed about $3,500 in value over recent days, slipping from above $70,000 earlier in March to around $66,500, as short-term holders take their exits. On one particularly turbulent day, about 22,000 BTC were moved to exchanges in a single session. Yet, the Bitcoin price is still holding above support and hasn’t broken below the $60,000 range. A different dynamic is quietly taking shape, one that raises a more important question than the selloff itself: who is actually absorbing all the Bitcoin being sold? ETF Demand Is Quietly Absorbing Market Supply Short-term holders, those who acquired Bitcoin relatively recently…