The Trump administration eased sanctions on Venezuela's state-run financial system Tuesday to try to boost the country's economy amid protests by public workers demanding higher pay. Why it matters: Venezuela's government-run bank and other large financial institutions can now begin legally using U.S. currency, directly receive billions of dollars in oil sales and reenter the U.S.-controlled global financial system to help its damaged economy. - The action by the U.S. Treasury is also intended to help spur oil-sector development in Venezuela and stabilize the new government of acting president Delcy Rodriguez. Zoom in: The U.S. took control of Venezuela's oil revenue from its state-owned company after seizing socialist strongman Nicolas…
The e-commerce giant is buying Globalstar, a satellite communications company, as it aims to expand its own satellite internet service to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink.
New Haven’s police chief, Karl Jacobson, resigned abruptly after his deputies saw red flags, including missing money. He has pleaded not guilty to embezzling city money to gamble on sports.
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer were among the lawmakers who delivered remarks at a Holocaust remembrance ceremony on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
An Ohio man was convicted of cybercrimes involving obscene AI-generated images of women and children. But experts warn of the difficulties in going after such cases.
For years, Peter Magyar was a loyal ally of Viktor Orban, the far-right Hungarian leader. Then he changed sides — and defeated his former boss in a landslide victory on Sunday. Does he represent real change?
A LEGO man rapping about President Trump 's TACO trades and an image of the commander-in-chief as a Jesus-like figure healing the sick are both symptoms of an AI-fueled propaganda boom driven by the Iran war. Why it matters: AI "slopaganda," as such content is called, is the new reality moving forward when it comes to warfare, propaganda and information warfare experts tell Axios. - "Slopaganda" is typically defined as viral, low-cost AI content that is easy to share, and some of it has convinced influencers to believe in conspiracy theories. Catch up quick: Propaganda has long been a tool used by governments to influence and steer public opinion, but AI tools have made it faster and cheaper to generate, and nearly impossible to avoid…