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As America’s AI boom drains venture capital from Africa, the continent’s startups are turning to domestic funding sources, like pension funds and local venture capital firms (Rivaldo Jantjies/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 28, 2026

Featured Podcasts Invest like the best: Dan Loeb – Lessons from 30 years of investing The leading destination for learning…

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US Law Enforcement Documents: DHS, FBI and Other Agencies Introduce New Domestic Threat Category Called "anti-technological violent extremism" amid the AI boom (Daniel Boguslaw/Wired)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 26, 2026

Daniel Boguslaw / Wired: US law enforcement documents: DHS, FBI and other agencies are introducing a new domestic threat category…

Business & Money

Documentary ‘Melania’ Posts $7 Million Domestic Opening

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 2, 2026

Posters for the documentary film “Melania” featuring US First Lady Melania Trump are displayed at a subway station in New…

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YouTube revises policy to allow full monetization of non-graphic videos about sensitive issues, including abortion, self-harm, suicide, and domestic and sexual abuse (Sam Gutelle/Tubefilter)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 16, 2026

Sam Gutelle / Tubefilter: YouTube is revising its policy to allow full monetization of non-graphic videos on sensitive topics, including…

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Fire and Ash opens domestic box office for $88 million

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 21, 2025

Excerpt from Disney’s Avatar: Fire and Ash.DisneyThe opening weekend of Disney “Avatar: Fire and Ash” was less of a fire…

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President Trump signs executive order to preempt growing number of domestic AI laws, saying ‘we want to have a central source of approval’ (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 11, 2025

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: So what happens after the AGI? A podcast mainly about technology. Presented weekly by Angela Du,…

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For Good’ Achieves $150 Million Domestic Opening

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 23, 2025

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo star in Universal’s “Wicked: For Good.”UniversalUniversal “Wicked: For Good” defied gravity at the box office,…

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Samsung, SK Group and Others Announce Billions in Domestic Investment After U.S.-South Korea Trade Deal; Samsung plans to invest $310 billion and SK Group pledged $88 billion (Kim Tong-Hyung/Associated Press)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 16, 2025

Kim Tong Hyung / Associated Press: Samsung, SK Group and Others Announce Billions in Domestic Investment After U.S.-South Korea Trade…

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A look at TEMU, Shein, Meituan and other expansion plans for Chinese companies in Brazil, because they are faced with a slowdown in domestic demand and obstacles in the United States and Europe (Meaghan Tobin / New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 21, 2025

Meaghan Tobin / New York Times:: A look at TEMU, Shein, Meituan and other expansion plans for Chinese companies in…

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The India cryptography industry lobby for reductions in domestic trade, in the hope of seizing the position of cryptography of New Delhi while it is negotiating an American trade agreement (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 27, 2025

Financial time:: The India Crypto Industry Pressure for tax reductions on domestic trade, in the hope of grasping the position…

Uyghur human rights activist condemns death sentences in Bangkok attack – Radio Free Asia

China’s maritime outposts could distract Taiwan’s allies in the event of an invasion from Beijing – Radio Free Asia

The Dalai Lama undergoes left knee surgery in New Delhi – Radio Free Asia

Satellite photos reveal Vietnamese construction boom in controversial Spratly channel – Radio Free Asia

Can ASEAN’s green goals survive the data center boom? – The diplomat

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Increased World Cup-related travel has yet to materialize for U.S. businesses

White House refuses to say why Trump is being examined by dozens of experts

House Republicans continue to fail to show up, putting Democrats in the majority

Democrats have all the information they need to end Trump and Vance with a real investigation into Epstein

Trump says he likes high inflation in new disaster for Republicans

Republicans go off the rails and say they don’t need proof to say the election is rigged

New York-based Current, which runs a consumer fintech platform, raised an $80 million Series E at a $1.5 billion valuation led by Springcoast Partners (FinSMEs).

How Chinese manufacturers dominate the humanoid robot supply chain, even as the industry struggles to find a use for them (New York Times)

Hyderabad, India-based Equal AI, which creates an eponymous AI-powered call screening app, has raised a $30 million Series B round led by Prosus Ventures and Tomales Bay Capital (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Nesto, a Montreal-based mortgage and financial technology startup, raised a CA$302 million Series E at a valuation of CA$1.47 billion to accelerate the rollout of its lending platform (Alex Riehl/BetaKit)

Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden introduce the JAWBONE Act, which would allow Americans to sue federal officials who try to force broadcasters or platforms to censor speech (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)

Browsing: domestic

As America’s AI boom drains venture capital from Africa, the continent’s startups are turning to domestic funding sources, like pension funds and local venture capital firms (Rivaldo Jantjies/Bloomberg)

US Law Enforcement Documents: DHS, FBI and Other Agencies Introduce New Domestic Threat Category Called "anti-technological violent extremism" amid the AI boom (Daniel Boguslaw/Wired)

Documentary ‘Melania’ Posts $7 Million Domestic Opening

YouTube revises policy to allow full monetization of non-graphic videos about sensitive issues, including abortion, self-harm, suicide, and domestic and sexual abuse (Sam Gutelle/Tubefilter)

Fire and Ash opens domestic box office for $88 million

President Trump signs executive order to preempt growing number of domestic AI laws, saying ‘we want to have a central source of approval’ (Reuters)

For Good’ Achieves $150 Million Domestic Opening

Samsung, SK Group and Others Announce Billions in Domestic Investment After U.S.-South Korea Trade Deal; Samsung plans to invest $310 billion and SK Group pledged $88 billion (Kim Tong-Hyung/Associated Press)

A look at TEMU, Shein, Meituan and other expansion plans for Chinese companies in Brazil, because they are faced with a slowdown in domestic demand and obstacles in the United States and Europe (Meaghan Tobin / New York Times)

The India cryptography industry lobby for reductions in domestic trade, in the hope of seizing the position of cryptography of New Delhi while it is negotiating an American trade agreement (Financial Times)