Trump pivots to confronting Iran with the ‘fire and fury’ approach — and it could crush the Islamic republic

President Donald Trump told Iran to stop threatening the US or it would suffer historically epic consequences. Trump was responding to a statement by Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani. Rouhani described a potential conflict with the US as ‘the mother of all wars,’ but also offered a vision of peace. Trump’s administration has visibly begun a […]

Paris’ Usine IO pivots its maker business to focus on coaching and Station F accelerator

Riding a maker movement wave, Paris-based Usine IO opened in 2014 to help entrepreneurs pursue their hardware startup dreams. Since then, the company has often been touted as one of the French Tech ecosystem’s crown jewels by those eager to demonstrate the growing momentum and creativity of France’s entrepreneurial scene. But after thre…Read More

‘It’s funny but it’s not funny’: Trading executive warns about pivots to blockchain

LinkedIn Business Insider spoke to Jason Paltrowitz, executive vice president at OTC Markets, about the ongoing cryptocurrency and blockchain craze. He says the company has beefed up its oversight and warnings to investors about potential fraud as it continues to see companies boost their stock price by pivoting to crypto.  “It’s funny but it’s not […]

‘I will be releasing ALL JFK files’: Trump pivots from earlier decision to redact records

Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump said he would release “all” of the much-awaited records relating to former President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, “other than the names and addresses of any mentioned person who is still living.” In doing so, Trump walked back his previous decision to allow redactions on documents that intelligence agencies claimed […]

NASA center director: If Trump pivots to the Moon, we’re “set up” to do it

Enlarge / Ellen Ochoa, left, with Fred Haise, center, and David Alexander at Rice University’s Apollo 13 event in September. (credit: Eric Berger) Ellen Ochoa is a four-time astronaut who has served as director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston since 2013. As part of that job, Ochoa oversees a space center that trains […]

Shine pivots from network-level ad blocking, rebrands as Rainbow to focus on verifying quality ads

Nobody likes ads, right? Well, not many people like ads. This is why ad-blocking tools are so popular among internet users, as it gives them access to their usual services, sans the hassle of viewing pesky promotions. But like them or not, advertisements are what pay for many things you enjoy online, be it Facebook […]