As Bitcoin’s price surged past 0.12 million dollars this Monday, its founder Satoshi Nakamoto’s wealth may also continue to “rise with the tides”… According to the blockchain analysis company Arkham, Satoshi Nakamoto holds 1.096 million Bitcoins in his thousands of wallets, which is now valued at over 131 billion dollars based on current prices. On…
It took years of persistence, a full face of alien prosthetics, and a single line of dialogue, but Amazon.com, Inc. founder Jeff Bezos finally made it into the “Star Trek” universe — exactly the way he wanted. What Happened: In a 2020 fireside chat in Mumbai with actor Shah Rukh Khan and filmmaker Zoya Akhtar,…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will seek to reaffirm ties with China when he meets President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday amid global trade turmoil and pressure from the US over security commitments to…
Court reverses lower court ruling that said large staff cuts would effectively hamstring the Education Department. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump can proceed with plans to slash funding and resources for the federal Department of Education. The conservative-majority court ruled on Monday that the government could…
Sydney Sweeney’s invite to Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos’ wedding now makes even more sense. The “Euphoria” star is reportedly launching a new lingerie line “very soon,” with Sánchez and Bezos financially backing her new venture as investors, a source told Us Weekly Monday. “This has been a huge project for her and something she’s…
A German backpacker who miraculously survived 12 days in the remote and unforgiving Western Australian bush has revealed she lost 12kg during the ordeal. Carolina Wilga issued a statement on Monday thanking the community for their search efforts after she was last seen in a small Wheatbelt town on June 29. Sharing a picture on…
The Pentagon has signed a multi-million dollar deal to begin using Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, as part of a wider rollout of AI tools for government use, the Department of Defence confirmed. Announced on Monday by Musk’s company xAI, the $200m (£149m) contract is part of its “Grok for Government” programme, and aligns…
President Donald Trump is finally taking the fight to Vladimir Putin. Sort of. For now. Trump’s deference to Russia’s authoritarian leader has been one of the most enduring geopolitical subplots of the past decade. But his frustration with Putin has grown. Last week, the president said the United States was taking “a lot of bullshit”…
Elon Musk’s xAI has signed an important new customer: the U.S. government. The two-year old AI company—most recently in the news when its chatbot praised Hitler—said in a blog post Monday that it has launched a new division, called “Grok with Government” and signed a contract worth up to $200 million with the Department of…
The Washington, D.C., headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education shown in March. Win McNamee/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images North America The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that it would allow the Trump administration to resume dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. The court stayed a preliminary injunction issued…