Jantakon Kokthong/EyeEm/Getty; Christian Offenberg/EyeEm/Getty; Anna Kim/Insider Tech companies are worried an aging Congress can't meet or even understand their demands. Some members of Congress said age plays no factor in their regulatory abilities. Younger members of Congress are beginning to take the lead in conversations on tech issues. Read more from Insider's "Red, White, and […]
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Big gaming companies get DHS help to keep players from becoming terrorists
Enlarge (credit: Jun | iStock / Getty Images Plus) Last December, the United Nations warned of an overlooked but critical “emerging terrorist threat”: extremists radicalizing members of online gaming communities. Despite ample interest in saving gamers from such exploitation, experts say that a lack of research funding on the topic has put the gaming industry […]
Federal court upholds law banning tech companies from censoring viewpoints
Enlarge (credit: Smith Collection/Gado / Contributor | Archive Photos) For the past year, Texas has been fighting in court to uphold a controversial law that would ban tech companies from content moderation based on viewpoints. In May, the Supreme Court narrowly blocked the law, but this seemed to do little to settle the matter. Today, […]
Iranians hacked US companies, sent ransom demands to printers, indictment says
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Bill Hinton) Three Iranian nationals charged with hacking into US-based computer networks sent ransom demands to the printers of at least some of their victims, according to an indictment unsealed today. The ransom demands allegedly sought payments in exchange for BitLocker decryption keys that the victims could use to regain […]
Russian companies are issuing bonds in the Chinese yuan amid sanctions. Putin’s government may follow suit.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit in Uzbekistan this week. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Russian commodity giants Rosneft, Polyus, and Rusal have recently issued bonds in Chinese yuan. Trade between the two countries has grown, with Russia imports to China up 59% on-year in August. Russia's finance […]
Germany commits $67 billion to aid energy companies hurt by soaring prices as European countries work to combat crisis
Cooling towers at Uniper's coal-fired power plant in Germany. Fabian Strauch/picture alliance via Getty Images Germany pledged €67 billion ($ 66.9 billion) in funding to assist utility companies, the FT reported. The money will be redeployed from a COVID-19 bailout fund established to help companies avoid insolvency. Gas importers have been forced to pay higher […]
These retailers are killing it in the current economy, unlike other companies that are blaming their slowing sales on inflation and the supply chain
Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Lululemon reported a jump in foot traffic to stores, proving that not all retailers are getting hit as hard by an economic slowdown. Kohl's, Macy's, Nordstrom, and Target all reported slowing sales due to inflation and supply chain issues. Lululemon isn't the only retailer still showing strength amid […]
Dr. Oz owns stock in companies that supply hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug he pushed the White House to use as unproven COVID treatment
Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, takes part in a Republican Jewish Coalition event in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Matt Rourke, File/Associated Press Dr. Oz emailed the White House in March 2020 promoting an anti-malaria drug to treat COVID-19. Oz owns stock in two companies that supply the drug, financial […]
6 AI companies disrupting healthcare in 2022
These AI startups are disrupting a variety of healthcare areas, from drug discovery and operational efficiency to disease detection.Read More
Drug companies are sitting on generics—43% of recently approved aren’t for sale
Enlarge (credit: Getty | Ute Grabowsky ) Of the more than 1,600 generic drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration since January of 2017, more than 700—or 43 percent—are not for sale in the US, according to a new analysis by Kaiser Health News. The finding means that many pricy, brand-name drugs are not […]