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Joel Khalili

Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison

A US judge has sentenced crypto kingpin Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, to four months in prison for breaking anti-money-laundering rules.

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Emily Mullin

China Has a Controversial Plan for Brain-Computer Interfaces

China's brain-computer interface technology is catching up to the US. But it envisions a very different use case: cognitive enhancement.

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Ricky O'Donnell

LeBron James’ NBA free agency circus is back this time with Bronny

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LeBron James is reportedly about to be an NBA free agent again with several factors at play

The NBA world stops when LeBron James becomes a free agent. For the fourth and likely final time in his legendary career, James is poised to enter the open market this summer for one more round of non-stop speculation about his basketball future.

James is still one of the best players in the NBA, and he just proved it in the Los Angeles Lakers’ first...

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David Yaffe-Bellany

Binance Founder Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison

Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former chief executive of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, had pleaded guilty to money-laundering violations.

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Eileen Sullivan, Glenn Thrush and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Biden Administration Plans to Recommend Easing Marijuana Restrictions

The move would kick off a lengthy rule-making process and would amount to a major change in federal policy.

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Annie Karni

Republican Drafts Censure of Ilhan Omar for ‘Pro-Genocide’ Remark

Representative Don Bacon accused Representative Ilhan Omar of antisemitism in suggesting some Jewish students were “pro-genocide.” Democratic leaders have said little about their colleague’s language.

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Christopher Maag

Will Protesters Occupying Columbia’s Hamilton Hall Face Charges?

The students who took over Hamilton Hall on Tuesday could be charged with a range of offenses, but they are unlikely to face jail time, according to a legal expert.

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Elizabeth Lopatto

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to four months in prison

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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison for failing to establish adequate anti-money laundering protections. Zhao, once the head of the largest crypto exchange in the world, pleaded guilty in November 2023.

Judge Richard Jones says that Zhao prioritized “Binance’s growth and profits over compliance with US laws and regulations.” While Jones doesn’t think Zhao is likely to reoffend, the scale of...

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Emilia David

Amazon expands enterprise AI play with wider availability of its Q chatbot

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Amazon is doubling down on enterprise AI with the release of its AI chatbot Q, even as its competitors angle to offer more consumer-facing products.

Amazon announced Q in November and made it available only to a small number of users. In a post, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy writes that bringing Q to more people will help solve misalignment issues for developers.

The chatbot acts as an assistant for Amazon Web Services (AWS) users, learning from a...

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Andrew J. Hawkins

Tesla layoffs hit Supercharger team just as it’s poised to take over EV charging

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Tesla was on the cusp of taking over electric vehicle charging in the US — then, the layoffs came.

Today, multiple outlets reported that the company has laid off hundreds of employees, just weeks after cutting 10 percent (approximately 14,000 people) of its global workforce. Tesla’s Supercharger division was said to be particularly hard hit, with several soon-to-be-former employees saying that close to the entire team had...

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Score an Amazon Echo Pop for under $20 and fill your home with music

SAVE 50%: The Amazon Echo Pop smart speaker is just $19.99 at Amazon, down from the regular price of $39.99. That's a savings of $20.

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Grab deals from Amazon Gaming Week and level up your gaming setup

Gaming gear can be expensive. Save on everything you need to level up your setup during Amazon Gaming Week.

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Yelp launches new AI assistant for finding the right pros. Here's how to access it.

Yelp is packing its platform with more AI features, including an AI assistant and "AI-stitched videos."

On Tuesday, the OG crowd-sourced review site announced Yelp Assistant and TikTok-style videos that provide a breakdown of what people are saying about certain businesses like restaurants.

These tools add to Yelp's growing collection of generative AI features, such as AI-powered summaries for restaurants and attractions, which launched in January. Large language models (LLMs) are known for...

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Ohm Youngmisuk

Clippers rule Kawhi out for Game 5 vs. Mavericks

The Clippers ruled Kawhi Leonard out for Game 5 against the Mavericks as he continues to treat the inflammation in his right knee.

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Emily Kaplan and Greg Wyshynski

Inside the tumultuous tenure of the Coyotes in Arizona and their stunning move to Utah

The franchise's relocation was somehow both lightning fast and painfully slow. Here's how it all fell apart in Arizona, and what lies ahead.

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Anna Betts

Here’s where campus protesters have been arrested over the past day.

Officers at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond used riot gear and pepper spray.

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Gaby Del Valle

CBP is interrogating TikTok employees

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Immigration officers have interrogated more than 30 TikTok employees who traveled to the US, Forbes reports. Some workers at TikTok and its China-based parent company, ByteDance, have been pulled aside by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and held for additional questioning, according to the report. Many of the workers who have been singled out are Chinese nationals.

Some of the people who have been interrogated...

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Allison Johnson

The Rabbit R1’s first software update addresses its dismal battery life

With a dead battery, this is just a nice-looking paperweight. | Image: David Pierce / The Verge

Just a week after its initial launch, the Rabbit R1’s first software update is here — and not a moment too soon. Right on top of the list of improvements in the OTA update is “up to 5x” improved idle battery performance, addressing a major pain point for early R1 adopters. It’s also great news for me, specifically, because my R1 is constantly out of power.

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