Companies laying off staff this year include Meta, Amazon, and Walmart — see the list

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Walmart sign in front of a cluster of palm trees
Walmart announced job cuts in a May memo to employees.

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MrBeast revealed a new membership program during a private pitch to top advertisers

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Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, speaking at an event.

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Wall Street’s Stablecoin Darling Raises $222 Million to Starve Ethereum

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Ethereum's relevance continues to dwindle as crypto aligns with institutions.

How a Gen Z power couple's breakup became a trial by internet

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Screenshots of Ben Pasternak and Evelyn Ha on social media surrounded by hearts and likes symbols.
The breakup between Evelyn Ha and Ben Pasternak is the subject of an all-out online information war.

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Trump’s World Liberty to Get Legal Cover From New Crypto Law, Influential Expert Says

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He claims WLFI is an unregistered security as it exists today, and that the SEC lacks the integrity needed to enforce the law.

Trump Media reports $405.9m Q1 loss, almost entirely from crypto markdowns

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Trump Media & Technology Group reported a $405.9 million net loss for the first quarter of 2026, the company said on Friday, almost all of it driven by unrealised losses on the cryptocurrency holdings it has spent the past nine months building. Operating cash flow was a positive $17.9 million; total financial assets stood at […]

My aging family kept falling for scams. For $20, I built a no-code app to protect them.

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Matt Sanner and his parents
Matt Sanner, 54, vibe coded ScamSkeptic, an app to help his aging family members who have fallen for scams.

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Why banning lawmakers from Kalshi is easier than getting them off the stock market

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Sen. Bernie Moreno
A resolution to ban senators from prediction markets, sponsored by Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio, easily passed the Senate at the end of April.

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A major watchdog says data centers are wreaking havoc on North America's power grid

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WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - MAY 16: In an aerial view, high voltage power lines run along the electrical power grid on May 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The grid is strained by increasing demand from electricity-hungry data centers and electric vehicles, disruptions due to severe weather events, and more.

Tech leaders pushing for player-coaches could learn something from Major League Baseball

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong.

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