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Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to a reporter as he arrives for the Senate Republicans’ lunch meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesCrypto companies such as Coinbase are calling for Congress to advance a major market structure bill known as the CLARITY Act as soon as next week after senators released compromise language meant to end a battle between banks and crypto over when rewards can be offered on stablecoins.The proposal — from Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C, and Angela Alsobooks, D-Md. — would ban crypto companies from giving…

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Politicians on both sides of the aisle want to block Chinese vehicles from the United States.But over 100 Chinese automakers, auto tech companies, and parts suppliers already have a presence in the U.S., according to a survey done by Dunne Insights, a consultancy that focuses on electric vehicles and autonomous markets. Despite the United States implementing a 100% tariff on EVs from the country and considering a rule banning Chinese connected cars from U.S. roads, a few Chinese companies are finding ways to invest in the country. Chinese behemoth BYD builds buses in California, and Chinese battery maker CATL has struck…

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Circle Internet Group Initial Public Offering at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. NYSEShares of Circle surged after lawmakers over the weekend struck a compromise on the market structure bill known as the CLARITY Act, preserving stablecoin reward programs under certain conditions.On Friday, key language in the proposed crypto legislation was updated to restrict crypto companies from paying savings account-like interest or yield to users on passive stablecoin deposits – leaving that function to traditional banks. However, the bill does allow rewards as usage-driven incentives that could be tied to activity like trading,…

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A video still showing Cole Allen at the gym at the Hilton ahead of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.Courtesy: USAttyPirroAn irritated federal judge on Monday said it appeared that Cole Allen, the man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, has been treated more harshly by a jail than it treated defendants in Jan. 6, 2021, attack criminal cases.”I can tell you I have never had a January 6th defendant who was put in 5-point restraints or a safe cell,” Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui told prosecutors during a hearing in U.S.…

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Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, May 2, 2026.CNBCBerkshire Hathaway shares gave up gains Monday afternoon following CEO Greg Abel’s solid performance over the weekend helming the annual meeting for the first time, as well as a jump in the conglomerate’s earnings.Class B shares of the conglomerate fell nearly 1%, after rising earlier in the session following the positive reception to Warren Buffett’s handpicked successor at the Berkshire Hathaway gathering in Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday. Many in the investment community acknowledged the loss of the wit and storytelling that…

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Last year, we noted how the long-standing vagaries of HDMI licensing and open source AMD driver development combined to prevent the upcoming Steam Machine from receiving official support for the HDMI 2.1 display standard. Now, though, it seems that AMD is making real progress on adding full HDMI 2.1 compliance to its Linux amdgpu driver in the near future. In patch series notes for an amdgpu driver update posted on Friday (and noticed by Phoronix), AMD’s Harry Wentland says that the company is finally adding HDMI FRL (Fixed Rate Link) support to the popular Linux display driver. That’s the feature…

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A UPS Boeing 767 airplane departs Los Angeles International Airport en route to Louisville on January 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesShares of logistics giants UPS and FedEx sank on Monday after Amazon announced a new initiative to open up its supply chain networks to other businesses.Both stocks were down 10% in midday trading. The companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment.Shares of Amazon remained largely unchanged. The tech company’s “Amazon Supply Chain Services” will allow companies spanning multiple industries to use Amazon’s supply chain and logistics to move and deliver products and raw…

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