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Jun 24 2025TECHNOLOGY

Tesla's Robotaxis: Who's Watching the Watchmen?

Tesla's robotaxis are now cruising around Austin, but they're not exactly setting a great example. Clips online show these autonomous vehicles doing some pretty questionable things. They've been caught driving on the wrong side of the road, making sudden stops for no apparent reason, and even leaving passengers stranded in the middle of intersections. You might expec...

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Feb 13 2025CRYPTO

Robinhood's Crypto Craze: A Wild Ride for Young Traders

Robinhood, a popular trading platform, has become a major player in the crypto world, especially with meme coins like Dogecoin. In the past year, Dogecoin's value has skyrocketed by 220%, making it the 8th most valuable crypto. Robinhood's users own a huge chunk of Dogecoin, around 24% of all circulating coins. Robinhood's crypto trading has been a big money-maker. ...

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Jan 16 2025BUSINESS

TikTok's US Unit Could Fetch Up to $50 Billion

Imagine TikTok’s US operations being sold for up to $50 billion! That's a lot of money, right? Business bigwigs like Elon Musk might need to dig deep into their pockets if ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, decides to sell. This could happen if the Supreme Court upholds a national security law that might ban TikTok in the US. But is ByteDance really thinking about s...

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Dec 14 2024CRYPTO

Why is XRP Soaring? Let's Unpack This Crypto Surge!

You might have heard of a digital currency called XRP, created back in 2012 by the folks behind Ripple. Recently, it's been on a wild ride, jumping up by 370% since the U. S. election! That's way more than Bitcoin, which only climbed 46%, and other cryptocurrencies in the CoinDesk 20 index, which went up by 93%. This means XRP is now the third biggest cryptocurrency ...

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Dec 04 2024POLITICS

Cannabis Groups Pressure New York Governor for Industry-Savvy Leaders

Eighteen cannabis industry groups in New York are urging Governor Kathy Hochul to bring in new leadership for the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM). They feel the current regulators haven't been effective in running the state's cannabis market. The groups, including the NAACP and Drug Policy Alliance, want leaders with hands-on experience in the cannabis business. ...

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