Finance

Bitcoin’s Blowing Up, and That’s Great News for Human Rights. Here’s Why

Bitcoin’s Blowing Up, and That’s Great News for Human Rights. Here’s Why

Singularity Hub 02/11/2021

Bitcoin’s value reached an all-time high this week after Tesla announced it had bought $1.5 billion...

Judge Orders the Release of Data on Emergency Loans for Small Businesses

Judge Orders the Release of Data on Emergency Loans for Small Businesses

Pro Publica 11/07/2020

by Lydia DePillis After a monthslong legal fight over the transparency of one of the federal government’s...

White House Paid Up to $500 Million Too Much for These Ventilators

White House Paid Up to $500 Million Too Much for These Ventilators

Pro Publica 08/07/2020

Citing “evidence of fraud, waste, and abuse,” a congressional subcommittee investigating the federal government’s purchase of $646.7...

Different Names, Same Address: How Big Businesses Got Government Loans Meant for Small Businesses

Different Names, Same Address: How Big Businesses Got Government Loans Meant for Small Businesses

Pro Publica 07/14/2020

by Paul Kiel and Jack Gillum ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign...

Your Personal Data Is Worth Money, and Andrew Yang Wants to Get You Paid

Your Personal Data Is Worth Money, and Andrew Yang Wants to Get You Paid

Singularity Hub 06/28/2020

Contact tracing has been a somewhat controversial tool for fighting coronavirus in the US. American consumers wanted...