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Pictured: (l-r) Stephanie Hsu as Ruby, Tommy Martinez as Isaac, Zosia Mamet as AJ in “LAID.”(Photo by: James Dittiger/PEACOCK) Everyone associated with the project agrees – this is one f-ed up rom-com. They’re talking about the new series Laid which tells the story of a woman, Ruby, who finds out that her former lovers are dying in unusual ways, so she must go back through her sex timeline to confront her past in order to move forward. The narrative seeks to answer those questions every single person asks – “why can’t I find love, is there something wrong with me,”…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The smooth economy that Donald Trump was poised to inherit suddenly looks a bit rockier — with critics saying the president-elect is contributing to the uncertainty. The Dow Jones stock index essentially ended Thursday flat after having posted 10 days of losses. The Federal Reserve now sees inflation as staying stubbornly elevated as it has become cautious about further interest rate cuts planned for next year. On Wednesday, Trump blew up a bipartisan budget deal. He then promoted a deal reached with Republicans on Thursday that Democratic lawmakers and President Joe Biden see as…

MOVE, the native token of the Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Movement, experienced a significant price rally outpacing the broader crypto market, which remained on a downward trajectory. Movement (MOVE) recorded the highest gains among the top 100 largest crypto assets on Dec. 20, reaching an intraday high of $0.877 and closing with a market capitalization of nearly $2 billion. The altcoin’s price rally coincided with a 63% rise in daily trading volume, which exceeded $1.6 billion, indicating growing interest among traders. Additionally, CoinGlass data reveals that open interest in its futures market surged to an all-time high of $103.93 million, nearly…

Silicon Valley continues to curry favor with President-elect Donald Trump, offering compliments, Mar-a-Lago visits, and million-dollar checks. The New York Times reports that the past few weeks have seen a flurry of activity from Silicon Valley billionaires and their companies, as they flash hefty donations for Donald Trump’s inauguration and heap praise upon the President-elect. Tech giants such as Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, Amazon, and OpenAI’s Sam Altman have each pledged to support Trump’s inaugural committee with seven-figure contributions, often accompanied by personal visits to Mar-a-Lago to meet with the incoming president. Among the procession of tech leaders who made the…

A group of elite firms have transformed trading into a match of the best algorithms—often won by nano-seconds.getty The Financial Times recently published a fascinating series of long-reads titled “The New Titans of Wall Street,” which chronicles the rise of a small number of elite trading firms. For over a century, investment banks like Goldman Sachs dominated Wall Street. Today, they are being eclipsed by high-frequency trading firms like Jane Street, Citadel Securities, DRW, and XTX Markets, which have transformed trading into a match of the best algorithms—often won by nanoseconds. The numbers speak for themselves. Citadel Securities now handles…

(Bloomberg) — President-elect Donald Trump transfered about $4 billion worth of shares in his media company to a trust that is controlled by his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. Most Read from Bloomberg The soon-to-be president, who was the largest Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. shareholder with nearly 115 million shares, will now directly own zero shares and be the trust’s sole beneficiary, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. According to a separate filing on Thursday evening, Donald Trump Jr. “has sole voting and investment power over all securities owned by the Trust.” The…

Is your wearable a cause for concern? If so, here’s what to doA new study published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters reveals that nine out of 22 fitness tracker and smartwatch bands tested contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often referred to as “forever chemicals.”The research, conducted by the University of Notre Dame, analyzed both new and used watchbands purchased in the U.S. across various brands and price points, categorizing them as “inexpensive” (priced at $15 or less), “midrange” ($15 to $30) and “expensive” (over $30).The findings showed that many of the smartwatch bands were made with fluoroelastomers, a…

Metaplanet Inc. has declared that it issued its 5th Series of Ordinary Bonds via private placement with EVO FUND for ¥5 billion to buy more Bitcoin. In a notice released on Dec. 20, today, the company has announced the issuance of its 5th Series of Ordinary Bonds for raising approximately $31.91 million through EVO FUND. This news closely follows the company’s previously disclosed intent to issue up to ¥5 billion in ordinary bonds.  The proceeds from this issuance will be allocated towards purchasing Bitcoin (BTC), as detailed in the company’s Nov. 28, 2024, announcement concerning the issuance of the 12th…

Google removed PragerU’s app from the Google Play Store for Android devices, claiming it violated the big tech platform’s “misleading claims” policy. As the educational organization publicized Google’s latest in a long string of censorship moves against it, the internet giant reversed its blacklisting without explanation. On Friday, the Google Play Store emailed PragerU, stating that its app was not compliant with “Google Play Policies.” “After a recent review, we found that your app PragerU is not compliant with one or more of our Developer Program policies. See below for more information about your app’s status and how to correct…

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks briefly to reporters just before a vote on an … [+] amended interim spending bill to prevent a government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved A government shutdown could begin early on December 21, though discussions continue on a potential resolution. Forecasting site Kalshi currently estimates the chance of a shutdown at 40%, with the precise measure used being that the government is shutdown at 10am ET on any given day. Government shutdown risk last surfaced in…