Proposed digital euro designs lack privacy options, ECB presentation shows
Transactions via the EU’s prospective CBDC could be transparent to intermediaries, as any non-crypto digital transactions are....
Forget Disney and Florida, companies won’t be able stay silent on abortion
American businesses could soon find themselves stuck between employees’ demands for abortion access and Republican politicians’ increasingly hostile attitudes toward Corporate America. Companies may ultimately...
Pope Francis warns pro-war Russian patriarch not to be ‘Putin’s altar boy’
Pope Francis warned the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, not to become “Putin’s altar boy,” he said in an interview this week....
It’s impossible to wall off reversing Roe from landmark marriage and contraception rulings
Justice Samuel Alito, in his draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, tries to make clear it should not necessarily impact other decisions such...
This sniper died fighting in 2018. Now his mother is defending Ukraine
While fighting rages in the east and south of Ukraine, in the sleepy town of Chervonohrad the ripple effect of Russia’s aggression is ever present....
UK local elections could be test of Boris Johnson’s leadership
The UK will hold local elections this week across England, Scotland and Wales as Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s “Partygate” scandal rumbles on. One expert suggests...
The Secret for Creating DeFi Content “Your Dad Could Understand”
Known only as blocmates on Twitter, Grant is a crypto content creator that “your dad could understand,” and he specializes in DeFi which often has...
5 things to know for May 4: Ukraine, Roe v. Wade, Primary elections, Covid, Wildfires
Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day....
A Chinese man called ‘Ma’ was detained. The news wiped $26 billion off Alibaba’s stock
For Chinese tech tycoon Jack Ma, there’s a price to freedom: $26 billion....
Dusty Baker becomes first Black MLB manager to win 2,000 games
Dusty Baker became the first Black manager in MLB history to win 2,000 career games on Tuesday night after the Houston Astros defeated the Seattle...