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Enlarge / Zinke addressing the International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum in Princeton, NJ. (credit: Nate Anderson) PRINCETON, NJ—Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has seen things in his time as a Navy SEAL—and he wants to keep them far away from your family. “I don’t want your kids to ever see what I’ve seen,” he told a […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images The debate in the US over gun control reached a fever pitch following the February shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida that left 17 dead. Now with the US Congress debating measures to strengthen existing gun laws and President Donald Trump releasing a plan to increase regulations — albeit a […]
GUEST: Imagine if an agency came into your neighborhood and starting inquiring about each person’s gender and race, religion, and moral beliefs, political affiliations, social likes and dislikes, who every person’s friends were, what they talked about, and the most intimate details of their relationships with loved ones. Then, after gathering these…Read More
Facebook Earlier on Wednesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg broke his days-long silence on the Cambridge Analytica scandal that rocked the social network and sent its stock diving. Now, to follow up on his earlier statement, Zuckerberg has done a rare series of interviews with the press on the matter: A televised sit-down with CNN, along […]
Trading of bitcoin and other digital currencies should be regulated in a similar way to gold, which commonly benefits from simpler compliance rules than stocks or bonds, according to Austria’s biggest crypto-broker Bitpanda. According to the Vienna-based exchange, all transactions over €10,000 ($ 12,300) processed in the European Union should be subject to anti-money laundering […]
Reuters/Dado Ruvic Members of the US Congress are pushing towards regulation of cryptocurrencies. Both Democrats and Republicans, even the strongest free-market supporters, are endorsing the idea. The move is coming as cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoin, have spiked in value. Jolted by the global investment craze over bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, U.S. lawmakers are moving to consider […]
CNBC Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says some technology has addictive qualities and should be regulated. Benioff is the latest high profile tech executive to raise questions about the way some tech products have become intertwined in people’s daily lives. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff may have made his billions selling software, but that doesn’t mean he’s […]
Flickr/B Rosen The $ 37 billion supplement industry is largely unregulated Some supplements (a category that includes vitamins and herbs) can be dangerous and have been linked with ER visits and death The FDA is currently recalling supplements found to be contaminated with banned drugs and bacteria New supplement companies like Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop continue to advertise their products as […]
GUEST: There are singular moments where you know for a fact that the world will no longer be the same afterwards. While not on par with some far more consequential events in history, today’s SEC ruling, concluding that blockchain tokens sold through token sales are securities, is one of those for the history of the […]
GUEST: When you’re a disruptor, you’re going to make waves – whether you’re delivering goods by drone, renting out that urban apartment, or launching an autonomous ride-share. As a disruptor, you’re likely going to act first and seek permission later. And as you do so, you’ll inevitably bump up against regulations, bending them and testing […]
