Last updated: April 24, 2024 19:30 EDT | 2 min read The South Korean city of Busan’s plans to launch a city-run, blockchain-powered digital assets exchange may be in peril, a report claimed on April 24.Per Naeil Shinmun, the project is “showing signs of trouble” after effectively delaying its official launch.Busan Digital Exchange Hit With Launch DelayBusan’s digital asset exchange plans have been in the pipelines for some time, but have already been beset with issues.The city initially wanted to become the first in the world to launch a crypto exchange. However, this plan hinged heavily on promised changes to…

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the agency’s ban on noncompete agreements. In the lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Tyler, Texas, the Chamber argues that the FTC lacked the constitutional and statutory authority to advance the sweeping regulation. The Chamber said after the FTC’s 3-2 vote, which advanced with the support of the agency’s majority Democratic commissioners, that there are already legal frameworks for determining whether a given noncompete should be upheld or dismissed, and would undermine American businesses’ competitiveness. The FTC on Tuesday released its final…

   The Gateway Pundit, the notorious far-right blog and prolific publisher of conspiracy theories, said Wednesday that it had filed for bankruptcy protection as it grapples with litigation related to its coverage of the 2020 election. The move comes as the staunchly pro-Donald Trump website, which promoted the false notion that the 2020 election was stolen by President Joe Biden and his allies, faces multiple lawsuits over its bogus claims. One of the lawsuits, filed by two former Georgia election workers, Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, accuses The Gateway Pundit of publishing stories that falsely accused them of election fraud, which the pair said prompted a wave of harassment and threats…

Last updated: April 24, 2024 19:30 EDT | 1 min read Source: Dalle-3 Crypto custodian Fireblocks announced on Wednesday that it has launched its dApp Protection and Transaction Simulation products, which will help protect institutions from run-ins with scammers in decentralized finance (DeFi).Fireblocks’ DeFi Protection ToolsBoth products have undergone beta testing with Galaxy and FlowDesk since December of last year. They are now available to safety check decentralized applications (dApps) across over 40 blockchains using Fireblocks’ APIs, including WalletConnect and MetaMask Institutional.“As the DeFi sector experiences unprecedented growth, the need for proactive security measures has never been more critical,” wrote…

Body camera footage obtained by HuffPost shows a police dog viciously attacking an unarmed Black man in front of his 9-year-old son during a traffic stop in Denison, Texas, last year. Derrick Dunlap, 54, was pulled over by Denison police on May 25, 2023, while his son was with him. Dunlap’s attorneys say police reported that he was stopped because the light over his license plate was too dim. Footage shows an officer, identified by attorneys as Tyler Buchanan, get out of the police car and say “Here, here, here” to the dog as Dunlap’s child is heard screaming in…

A Florida man was arrested this week on animal cruelty charges after he allegedly shot the family dog in the face during a fight about whether he cheated on his fiancée, officials said. Farhad Deiham, 41, had allegedly threatened to shoot everyone in his home, including two children, after he was confronted about cheating allegations, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said in a Tuesday press conference. After officers arrived at the home on Monday night, they found the dog, Louie, hiding, “gushing blood from his neck and his face.”Surveillance video that the sheriff’s department showed at the press conference appeared to show…

New York    Ford’s electric vehicle unit reported that losses soared in the first quarter to $1.3 billion, or $132,000 for each of the 10,000 vehicles it sold in the first three months of the year, helping to drag down earnings for the company overall. Ford, like most automakers, has announced plans to shift from traditional gas-powered vehicles to EVs in coming years. But it is the only traditional automaker to break out results of its retail EV sales. And the results it reported Wednesday show another sign of the profit pressures on the EV business at Ford and other…

New York City-based private equity firm Blackstone announced Wednesday that it was entering into an agreement to purchase Tropical Smoothie Cafe, for what has been reported to be a $2 billion deal. In a press release, Blackstone said it entered into an agreement with Levine Leichtman Capital Partners to purchase Tropical Smoothie Cafe. It marks the first transaction from Blackstone’s private equity vehicle, the release read, and is intended to speed up the franchise’s already-rapid expansion by continuing to invest in the company’s menu, operations and marketing.”Tropical Smoothie Cafe has had an impressive growth trajectory, consistently building on its loyal…

Are dating apps making it easier for romance scammers? – CBS News Watch CBS News All this week, CBS News has been investigating online romance scams. In this final installment, Jim Axelrod looks at what law enforcement and lawmakers can do — but also why it’s important for the online dating industry to police itself. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Broadway icon Stephen Schwartz, the composer behind the blockbuster hit Wicked, hit the stage with songstress Melissa Errico for a very special performance at 54 Below.Errico, who will be appearing at the venue next month in a show celebrating the release of her new album, invited the legendary composer to join her for a rendition of the Wicked tearjerker, “For Good”.Check out their performance below!About STEPHEN SCHWARTZStephen Schwartz wrote the music and lyrics for the current Broadway hit WICKED, and has also contributed music and/or lyrics to GODSPELL, PIPPIN, THE MAGIC SHOW, THE BAKER’S WIFE, WORKING (which he also adapted and directed),…

A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to whoever was responsible for fatally shooting a bottlenose dolphin found riddled with bullets on a Louisiana beach last month.The dead juvenile dolphin was spotted by a person on March 13 on West Mae’s Beach in Cameron Parish, according to a Tuesday statement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, also known as NOAA.The dolphin had “injuries consistent with being shot with a firearm,” the NOAA said.NOAA Fisheries received a report of a dead bottlenose dolphin on West Mae’s Beach in Cameron Parish, La., on March 13.Audubon Aquarium Rescue / via…

Last updated: April 24, 2024 20:11 EDT | 2 min read American credit ratings firm S&P Global said that a change in rules under the Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act could see U.S. stablecoin adoption soar as the regulatory framework could bolster confidence.In a research note Andrew O’Neill, managing director and co-chair of S&P Global’s Digital Assets Research Lab said the act promises a legislative and regulatory framework to bolster confidence in stablecoins, accelerate institutional usage, facilitate bank issuance, and simplify the provision of digital custody services.Regulatory Clarity Will See More Banks Dabbling in StablecoinsThe Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act was introduced on…

In May 2019, I flew to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to attend a conference on the future of carbon capture, the technology the oil industry was betting on to slash the climate impact of burning fossil fuels. Just six months after the release of a dire report giving humanity roughly a decade to halve emissions that were then still growing year over year, I braced myself for what I expected to be a roomful of unreformed climate deniers. Instead, I spent most of two days listening to conversations detailing the surprisingly complex reality: technologies to keep carbon from leaving smokestacks and…

Call it the Western world catching up to K-beauty practices or the increasing prioritization of skin care over makeup, but it seems everyone wants glass skin these days. Erica Choi, licensed esthetician and founder of skin-care brand Superegg, thinks it’s a combination of the two factors. “Originating from Korea’s beauty culture, where the trend emphasizes hydration, radiance, and overall skin health, this aligns with the global shift towards skin care as a vital aspect of self-care and wellness,” she tells Vogue. “Overall, the glass-skin trend reflects a broader desire for natural-looking beauty and consumer practices prioritizing effortless beauty routines and a ‘high-maintenance…

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images By now, it’s clear to see that nothing in Kim Kardashian’s life has ever really been “normal,” including her childhood job. On an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! that aired on Monday, April 22, the 43-year-old reality star revealed that she and her sister Kourtney Kardashian used to be Madonna’s dog walker. “She was my next door neighbor when I was like seven or eight years old,” she told Kimmel, 56. “I was her dog walker. Kourtney and I would walk her dog after school.” Kim went on to explain that although the sisters weren’t paid any…