Trillions of dollars in value have been vaporized from global crypto markets since October, plunging an ascendant industry championed by President Trump into a new bout of turmoil. Why it matters: Crypto joins a growing list of MAGA coalition partners — from Epstein-focused populists to farmers to Latino men — now questioning whether Trump's return to power has delivered what they were promised. Zoom in: The hyper-online, male-dominated crypto space embraced Trump's vision for a crypto "Golden Age," tying its fortunes to his presidency as prices surged and confidence soared through much of his first year in office. - Many crypto leaders swallowed their discomfort last year after Trump-branded meme coins generated massive profits…
Trillions of dollars in value have been vaporized from global crypto markets since October, plunging an ascendant industry championed by President Trump into a new bout of turmoil. Why it matters: Crypto joins a growing list of MAGA coalition partners — from Epstein-focused populists to farmers to Latino men — now questioning whether Trump's return to power has delivered what they were promised. Zoom in: The hyper-online, male-dominated crypto space embraced Trump's vision for a crypto "Golden Age," tying its fortunes to his presidency as prices surged and confidence soared through much of his first year in office. - Many crypto leaders swallowed their discomfort last year after Trump-branded meme coins generated massive profits…Open
AI promises to make work more productive for lawyers, but there's a problem: Their clients are using it, too. Why it matters: The rise of AI is creating new headaches for attorneys: They're worried about the fate of the billable hour, a reliable profit center for aeons, and are perturbed by clients getting bad legal advice from chatbots. Zoom in: "It's like the WebMD effect on steroids," says Dave Jochnowitz, a partner at the law firm Outten & Golden, referring to how medical websites can give people a misguided understanding of their condition. - "ChatGPT is telling them 'you got a killer case, ' " Jochnowitz says. - But the models don't understand the full context, the actual laws that apply or the full history of certain types of…
AI promises to make work more productive for lawyers, but there's a problem: Their clients are using it, too. Why it matters: The rise of AI is creating new headaches for attorneys: They're worried about the fate of the billable hour, a reliable profit center for aeons, and are perturbed by clients getting bad legal advice from chatbots. Zoom in: "It's like the WebMD effect on steroids," says Dave Jochnowitz, a partner at the law firm Outten & Golden, referring to how medical websites can give people a misguided understanding of their condition. - "ChatGPT is telling them 'you got a killer case, ' " Jochnowitz says. - But the models don't understand the full context, the actual laws that apply or the full history of certain types of…Open
Two editors and an opinion writer from Jimmy Lai’s now-shuttered newspaper were each sentenced to 10 years in prison, a significant escalation in media prosecution in the once freewheeling city.
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city's dissent.
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city's dissent.Open