Money talks louder than rackets in college sports these days. While basketball courts are flooded with new sponsor cash from beer and liquor brands, smaller sports like tennis and golf are getting the short end of the budget stick. This year alone, several top tennis programs vanished, including Ark
Back in February, a government group decided to check if a well-known morning chat show broke some old rules about fair play. The problem started when a politician running for office in Texas showed up on that show. Officials say daytime and late-night programs aren’t real news, so they should give
The company behind Kraken wants to become a full-fledged federal bank just for cryptocurrency. They’ve asked regulators for a special trust charter, which would let them offer official custody services to big investors and businesses. If approved, this new Payward National Trust Company could keep d
Last April, new rules kicked in across Australia that make it harder for shady crypto businesses to hide dirty money. The country’s financial watchdog, AUSTRAC, isn’t waiting around—it’s already out checking how well crypto firms are following these rules. Two big sweeps are happening right now. Fi
The United States is vying for top spot in global finance, especially as digital money grows. Congress recently passed a law that gives the first solid rules for stablecoins, showing America wants to lead the crypto world instead of banning it. Now lawmakers are debating a new bill that would tig
A new bill in Colorado wants businesses to stop using sneaky tricks to charge different prices to different customers. House Bill 1210 would block companies from using personal data to set personalized prices on everything from groceries to ride-shares. Last year, a similar bill aimed at stopping re
A new app just turned betting on Bitcoin’s next tiny move into a super fast game. Instead of waiting for weeks or months for election or sports predictions to settle, users now guess up or down in half-minute bursts. The stakes start at one dollar, making it feel more like a quick video game than ol
Big investors won’t touch blockchain assets until the government sets solid rules. At a Miami tech conference, O’Leary said most Wall Street firms still see crypto as too risky because laws are unclear. Many banks are testing tokenization—turning stocks and bonds into digital tokens that trade inst
The U. S. government recently took a sharp turn from its long fight against flavored vapes. For years, officials worked hard to block fruit and candy flavors, arguing they hook young users. Now, suddenly, the same agency that once banned over a million flavors has greenlit four new ones—all aimed at
Pollen is the key to a plant’s next generation, but scientists have only recently begun to see how small changes in RNA can steer its development. A new study looks closely at a process called alternative polyadenylation, or APA, where the cell chooses different “stop” points for RNA molecules. Thes
