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This wonky maneuver kept Mark Zuckerberg from fleeing a California billionaire tax
Facing a potentially giant tax bill that could threaten his voting power, Zuckerberg was days away from listing his Palo Alto home when Meta agreed to create a new class of stock.
PHP Foundation admits ‘structural failure’ delayed critical security fix
Government websites and online services were disrupted after concerns about a PHP bug that could allow attackers to take control of vulnerable servers.
Trump Presidency Could Boost Pharma, Construction, Prisons, And Banks
Investors expect high drug prices, lots of construction, and deregulated financial services.
House Democrats Highlight The Risks To US Tech In Letter Opposing Trump’s Travel Ban
“This is a recipe for disaster,” 24 representatives will say in a letter to President Trump.
24 Travel Products That’ll Make Your Vacation Companions Say, “Damn, I Should’ve Brought That
Including a slew of options to make your economy seat *much* more comfortable.
Ask HN: Financial Audit of DuckDuckGo?
Duckduckgo has really expanded their offerings, including AI search results. This seems expensive. It makes me suspicious that it could be a honeypot or something. Where do they get their money?
Show HN: My personal agent, distributed as a prompt
Hi HN, I'm Matt. I just open-sourced my personal agent. If you're interested, paste this into Claude Code or Codex on a Mac:"Clone github.com/mattabate/life-distributable and set up my life agent. Follow its SETUP.md."Wh...
Show HN: Embodsi – Embodied Super Intelligence
embodsi is a generative AI MMO experience that runs in the browser. It allows people to communicate (text, audio, video, avatar emotes and movement) and collaboratively build 3D spaces and games via LLMs connected to harnesses and sandboxes for objec...
Tesla’s stock falls as Elon Musk leaves investors wanting more
SpaceX merger commentary is arguably the biggest thing on the minds of Tesla investors right now — and Musk had nothing new to offer on Wednesday.
Meta’s stock rises as investors glimpse an opportunity that could dwarf the ad business
Meta’s core advertising business delivered a strong quarter, but investors are eyeing promising new businesses around the Muse personal assistant
American Bankers Association: OCC’s GENIUS rules ‘undermine’ US Congress
Banking advocacy organizations are pushing back against the OCC’s finalized rules on a stablecoin law, arguing against changes to provisions on yield.
Why investors should be skeptical of a potential Tesla-SpaceX merger
Wall Street is all abuzz over a possible merger between Tesla and SpaceX. But there is a high probability that such a merger would be a bad idea.
Oil is now flowing out of the Persian Gulf like before the Iran war. Why prices may still not come down anytime soon.
Oil flows out of the Persian Gulf in October nearly returned to levels seen before the start of the Iran war, but traders remain wary about a fragile recovery.
7 healthcare stocks that stand out as investors pay up for the sector
Investors have pushed the healthcare sector to a record high, and some favored stocks have high projected revenue growth rates through 2028.
Trump says data centers should generate their own electricity — but experts say only states can mandate that
The president’s statement comes as a voter backlash against the facilities intensifies ahead of the midterm elections.
Tether backs Bolivian fintech bringing USDT payments to food delivery and banking
The investment will support Peso’s expansion across four Latin American markets, where it connects stablecoin payments to merchant services and local banking networks.
Trump didn‘t mention ‘crypto’ once in White House cybercrime roundtable
The US President detailed many schemes defrauding Americans, but referred only to “cybercurrency“ related to scams.
Moderna is about to release the trial results for its cancer vaccine. A lot is riding on this data.
Moderna is one of the hottest stocks of the year because of its custom cancer treatment. Full Phase 3 data are set to be revealed this weekend.
SpaceX’s massive AI targets will test the limits of reality
As Elon Musk aims to increase SpaceX’s computing capacity exponentially, he’ll face challenges related to funding, power supply and simply securing sufficient chips.
The Social Security Administration wants more babies signed up for ‘Trump accounts.’ But there’s still a catch.
Social Security is looking to reverse an initially slow uptake on Trump accounts