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An investigation reveals that Nobitex was founded by two brothers from the Iranian Kharrazi family; crypto exchange processed hundreds of millions beyond U.S. sanctions (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 2, 2026

Reuters: An investigation reveals that Nobitex was founded by two brothers from the Iranian Kharrazi family; crypto exchange processed hundreds…

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Nigerian mobile payments service OPay prepares for US IPO at $4 billion valuation with advice from Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 2, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI Missed User Growth, Musk vs. Altman, Prediction Market Ban The Big Technology Podcast takes…

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A look at casino-style games, considered gambling in some U.S. states, where the player "whales" spend tens of thousands via IAP on Apple, Google and Meta platforms (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 2, 2026

Bloomberg: A look at casino-style games, considered gambling in some US states, where “whale” players spend tens of thousands via…

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A profile of OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar, who sources say helped keep OpenAI’s Microsoft deal on track and privately suggested waiting until 2027 for an IPO (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 2, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI Missed User Growth, Musk vs. Altman, Prediction Market Ban The Big Technology Podcast takes…

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Ripple Labs investor and director Chris Larsen plans to spend $3.5 million to help Alex Bores, a New York congressional candidate at the center of a proxy war over AI regulation (New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 2, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI Missed User Growth, Musk vs. Altman, Prediction Market Ban The Big Technology Podcast takes…

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GameStop prepares to bid on eBay after quietly building stake; GameStop had a market cap of about $11 billion as of May 1, while eBay had about $45 billion (Lauren Thomas/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 2, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI Missed User Growth, Musk vs. Altman, Prediction Market Ban The Big Technology Podcast takes…

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British court orders Samsung to pay ZTE $392 million for patents needed to access phone network; Samsung faces similar lawsuits from ZTE in China, Germany and Brazil (Sam Tobin/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 2, 2026

Sam Tobin / Reuters: British court orders Samsung to pay ZTE $392 million for patents needed to access phone network;…

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xAI releases Grok 4.3, featuring ‘always-on reasoning’, 1M token pop-up and low API price, and launches voice cloning suite called Custom Voices (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 1, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI Missed User Growth, Musk vs. Altman, Prediction Market Ban The Big Technology Podcast takes…

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Some retail traders are training AI agents to buy and sell assets on their behalf, while exchanges like Polymarket and Bybit are rolling out agent-friendly interfaces (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 1, 2026

Featured Podcasts The Upstart Podcast: Runway’s Cris Valenzuela: Creating Hollywood-Friendly Video AI That OpenAI Couldn’t Veteran technology journalist Alex Konrad…

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Coatue formed Next Frontier in 2025 to purchase land for data centers; Next Frontier has a JV with Neocloud Fluidstack that raised $5.7 billion via junk bonds (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 1, 2026

Featured Podcasts The Upstart Podcast: Runway’s Cris Valenzuela: Creating Hollywood-Friendly Video AI That OpenAI Couldn’t Veteran technology journalist Alex Konrad…

Beware of China distorting Trump’s remarks during summit with Xi Jinping – Radio Free Asia

4 Kazakh regions likely to experience water shortages in 2026 – The Diplomat

2-kilogram ruby discovered in Myanmar mining town of Mogok – The Diplomat

RFA project on war-torn Burmese community wins AAJA Awards – Radio Free Asia

What to watch – The Diplomat

Fired GM employees talk about disturbing emails, layoffs and the role of AI

United Airlines flight attendants sign new contract with 31% raise

Supreme Court Clears Way for Alabama Republicans to Pursue New Election Map

April home sales disappoint as rising mortgage rates weigh on buyers

GM lays off 500 to 600 IT workers to cut costs

He doesn’t care about the American people

Investigation expanded into Trump demanding editorial control over CNN

Trump’s Federal Gas Tax Exemption Is a Scam

Trump falls asleep multiple times during women’s health event in the Oval Office

Democrats have a plan to restore Obamacare subsidies next year

Sources: Anthropic in preliminary talks to raise at least $30 billion at a valuation of more than $900 billion; the cycle should close at the end of this month (Bloomberg)

Musk vs. Altman: Altman said that in 2017, Musk demanded complete control of a for-profit branch of OpenAI, thinking he would pass it on to his children (Bloomberg)

The U.S. DOD says it is deploying Mythos to find and remediate vulnerabilities across the U.S. government, even as it considers moving away from Anthropic (Reuters)

AI voice startup Vapi raised a $50 million Series B led by Peak

Human Rights Watch: At least six EU member states, including Bulgaria and Denmark, have sold surveillance technology to more than 24 countries known to violate human rights (Ryan Gallagher/Bloomberg)

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An investigation reveals that Nobitex was founded by two brothers from the Iranian Kharrazi family; crypto exchange processed hundreds of millions beyond U.S. sanctions (Reuters)

Nigerian mobile payments service OPay prepares for US IPO at $4 billion valuation with advice from Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase (Bloomberg)

A look at casino-style games, considered gambling in some U.S. states, where the player "whales" spend tens of thousands via IAP on Apple, Google and Meta platforms (Bloomberg)

A profile of OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar, who sources say helped keep OpenAI’s Microsoft deal on track and privately suggested waiting until 2027 for an IPO (Wall Street Journal)

Ripple Labs investor and director Chris Larsen plans to spend $3.5 million to help Alex Bores, a New York congressional candidate at the center of a proxy war over AI regulation (New York Times)

GameStop prepares to bid on eBay after quietly building stake; GameStop had a market cap of about $11 billion as of May 1, while eBay had about $45 billion (Lauren Thomas/Wall Street Journal)

British court orders Samsung to pay ZTE $392 million for patents needed to access phone network; Samsung faces similar lawsuits from ZTE in China, Germany and Brazil (Sam Tobin/Reuters)

xAI releases Grok 4.3, featuring ‘always-on reasoning’, 1M token pop-up and low API price, and launches voice cloning suite called Custom Voices (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat)

Some retail traders are training AI agents to buy and sell assets on their behalf, while exchanges like Polymarket and Bybit are rolling out agent-friendly interfaces (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg)

Coatue formed Next Frontier in 2025 to purchase land for data centers; Next Frontier has a JV with Neocloud Fluidstack that raised $5.7 billion via junk bonds (Wall Street Journal)