A big player in golf is stepping back as Saudi Arabia’s government investment arm reduces its role in LIV Golf. The fund’s leader, who also started the league, is leaving his position. This move follows plans to shift LIV Golf away from relying entirely on Saudi money, with talks already underway ab
Towamencin Township might soon join other local governments trying to control where massive data centers get built. Unlike small server rooms, today’s data centers are giant warehouses packed with servers that run everything from social media to artificial intelligence. They need tons of electricity
Sri Lanka just added another missing payment to its growing list of financial troubles. A $625, 000 transfer, meant for the U. S. Postal Service, vanished without a trace. Local reports say the money disappeared weeks ago, and U. S. officials only noticed it was gone when they checked where the paym
A debate held at Pomona College drew eight hopefuls for California’s governor seat. The event was watched by students just before the state begins mailing ballots for its June primary. The race is tight, with five contenders hovering near each other in the polls. A televised showdown was seen as a c
Hungary’s tax office has put the brakes on large overseas transfers tied to allies of a powerful outgoing official. The person making the claim, set to take over soon, posted a video online saying billions in forints—millions in dollars—were frozen because officials suspect laundering. No proof was
A glitch in April let someone make fake tokens worth almost $300 million. These fake tokens spread across lending platforms like Aave. Now, a group of crypto experts wants to clean up the mess without making things worse. The fix isn\’t simple. First, the team needs to prove these fake tokens are r
When COVID-19 first spread in 2020, governments worldwide scrambled to track every detail. Yet somehow, many critical records from those early months vanished from official databases. Instead of proper storage, some ended up buried in personal email accounts, making them nearly impossible to retriev
The U. S. government wants new members for a key health team that decides which medical screenings and tests get free coverage. The Preventive Services Task Force hasn’t met in over a year, and three planned meetings were scrapped. Five spots opened up when members’ terms ended in December, but no r
A new challenge looms for Romania’s pro‑European government. Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, who leads a minority cabinet, may lose power in early May after a coalition partner and the far‑right opposition filed a no‑confidence motion. The Social Democrats, once part of Bolojan’s coalition, resigned la
Willis Lease Finance Corporation has been handing out some seriously big checks to its top boss, Charles F. Willis IV. Since 2022, his annual pay has jumped from $6. 2 million to $14. 2 million, with more than half of it paid in company stock. That’s a lot of paper wealth—especially when the company
