The Human Rights Foundation has announced that computer scientist and privacy advocate Hal Finney, who played a role in getting Bitcoin going 15 years ago, will posthumously be the first recipient of an award named in his honor. This roundup is part of CoinDesk’s “Future of Bitcoin” package. Fran Finney,…

Kanzuri is a traditional fermented chile paste that is exclusively produced in Myoko in Japan’s Niigata Prefecture by the Tojo family. Before the family started selling the condiment in 1966, it was only made in small batches for household use. Today, a six-year-aged 2.5-ounce bottle sells for almost $20.

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. CEO David Zaslav earned $49.7 million in 2023.Zaslav’s compensation increased despite actors’ and writers’ strikes, topping his 2022 earnings.Warner Bros. reported losses for the year despite Zaslav’s increased compensation. In a year when thousands of writers and actors were fighting for higher paychecks, one media mogul…

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday said “disagreements remain” between Democrats and Republicans as they seek an amendment agreement that would allow them to renew a key intelligence community surveillance tool before it goes dark at the end of the day. There is broad support in the Senate for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and it will eventually be approved. But it has fierce critics in both parties who have privacy and other concerns and they have the ability procedurally to drag out final passage of the bill into the weekend if an agreement is not reached. “We’re…

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Democrats are building a significant financial edge in the battle for the US House of Representatives, outraising their GOP counterparts and placing big fall ad reservations as Republicans grapple with…

Woman in Trump jury pool breaks down in tears Another prospective alternate juror in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial is excused after saying she couldn’t serve and starting…

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The inflation paradigm that ruled the last 20 years began to shift in the 2020 COVID pandemic year. A combination of supply chain issues, work stoppages, and massive global government stimulus reignited inflation, particularly in labor costs and in raw materials. Over the last four plus years, many commodity prices…