Waymo, the tech giant behind autonomous cars, has been quietly testing its vehicles on Chicago’s streets. The company operates 3, 000 driverless cars across ten U. S. cities but has not yet begun offering rides in the Windy City. Critics watch closely, curious how the system will perform amid Chicag
South Korea now forces all crypto platforms to pause withdrawals the same way. The government stepped in after scammers kept tricking people into speedy transfers. Before, each exchange set its own quick-withdrawal loopholes, giving criminals a playbook to exploit. Now the system locks changes in pl
Last year, cryptocurrency fraud cost Americans over $11 billion, making it the top scam category for losses. The FBI’s data shows reports of internet crimes jumped from 860, 000 in 2024 to over a million in 2025. Out of the $21 billion lost to scams, crypto-related tricks accounted for more than hal
A new partnership is shaking up how European films get made. Streaming service Mubi and investment group IPR. VC have teamed up to fund a batch of movies aimed at theaters first, then global streaming later. Two films are leading the charge—Fatherland by Paweł Pawlikowski and Let Love In by Felix va
A London-based company just launched an AI trading tool that promises to make stock trading easier for everyone. Called AccuQuant, this system uses a powerful AI engine to buy and sell assets automatically. The company claims its Predictive-Neural 4. 0 engine can spot trading chances faster than hum
South Korea’s financial watchdogs are making crypto exchanges check their records more often after a serious error at Bithumb last year. Instead of waiting a full day to update their numbers, exchanges now have to sync their digital ledgers with real assets every five minutes. This rule came after i
A few years back, everyone noticed how AI chatbots suddenly popped up everywhere. But something just as big was happening in money—only no one really saw it. Behind the scenes, the pipes that move cash around the world started shifting from old bank systems to new digital tunnels. These tunnels don’
High schoolers face a future where debt is the norm, not the exception. Recent data shows household borrowing has shot up to nearly $19 trillion, with mortgages topping $13 trillion and student loans climbing past $1. 6 trillion. Credit card debt has also surged, reaching over $1. 3 trillion i
Private credit has grown into a massive $3 trillion industry, but not all lenders are playing by the same rules. Weak lending standards and shaky agreements mean trouble could be brewing when the next economic downturn hits. Some players jumped into the game late, hoping to cash in without understan
Medical school is expensive—way more expensive than most people realize. Tuition has climbed way faster than average earnings, leaving students with huge loans before they even start practicing. Policies keep changing, but they don’t always make things easier. Some new rules might help short-term, b
