Libra hearings may give bitcoin ‘much-needed political momentum’
Congress is going crypto. Lawmakers from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives heard testimony this week regarding Facebook’s Libra project in the interest of
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Facebook Libra partly created by female engineer, Morgan Beller
Facebook Vice President David Marcus is the face of the company’s Libra digital currency, but the original driving force was a 26-year-old female engineer named
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Wall Street is preparing for a big week of earnings that will offer a better read of the apparent economic slowdown, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said
Best US minds need to work on AI like with nuclear arms
Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus and a new defense startup, told CNBC on Friday that Alphabet‘s Google made a major mistake in failing to renew
Three-quarters of FANG are about to report. Here’s what to watch
Facebook, Amazon and Alphabet, a collective $2.3 trillion in market cap, are reporting in the coming week. Craig Johnson, chief market technician at Piper Jaffray,
FANG stocks have lost their characteristic mojo, but investors are sticking with them
FAANG stocks displayed at the Nasdaq. Adam Jeffery | CNBC The mega-cap tech stocks that have led much of the record-long bull run have started
How Facebook’s cryptocurrency is different
A visual representation of a cryptocurrency coin on display in front of the logos for Facebook and Libra. Chesnot | Getty Images Facebook has made
Amazon better choice to create Libra than Facebook
The author of books about the early days of Facebook and Bitcoin said Thursday that the wrong tech giant is leading the charge to create
N26, the German online bank backed by Peter Thiel, raises $170 million
Valentin Stalf, founder and CEO of N26, speaks on stage at the Digital Life Design innovation conference. Lino Mirgeler | picture alliance via Getty Images
Japan urges G-7 to think beyond existing rules in dealing with Libra
A visual representation of digital cryptocurrency coins on display in front of Facebook and Libra logos. Chesnot | Getty Images Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso
Facebook needs to drop Libra and buy Square, Jim Cramer says
Facebook should ditch its cryptocurrency project and buy Square, the payments platform run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey that has a $34.2 billion market cap
U.S. lawmakers challenge Facebook over Libra cryptocurrency plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers quizzed Facebook on Wednesday over its planned cryptocurrency, after a bruising first bout a day earlier when senators from both
Facebook currency chief questioned at House Financial Services hearing
Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-NY) speaks during Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony in a House Financial Services Committee hearing on “Monetary Policy and the
Facebook faces more scrutiny from Congress over Libra cryptocurrency plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc faces more questioning by U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday over its planned cryptocurrency, after a bruising first bout when senators from
Amazon in deal with German watchdog to overhaul marketplace terms
Amazon’s Logistics center for Amazon.de, in Bad Hersfeld, Germany. Charles Ommanney | Getty Images News | Getty Images Amazon has reached a deal with Germany’s
Elon Musk’s brain-machine startup Neuralink plans human trials in 2020
Elon Musk speaks onstage during the E3 conference in Los Angeles on June 13, 2019. Charley Gallay | Getty Images Elon Musk’s ambitious brain-computer start-up
Facebook should not be trusted with ‘crazy’ cryptocurrency plan: senators
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic and Republican lawmakers said on Tuesday that Facebook Inc’s track record of what they described as untrustworthiness should stand in the
Amazon tells House it doesn’t favor own brands in antitrust hearing
Amazon Associate General Counsel Nate Sutton testifies during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Patrick Semansky |
Ted Cruz confronts Google with internal presentation on censorship
In his first line of questioning for Google during a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Senator Ted Cruz, R-Tx., displayed a Google presentation dated 2018 suggesting
Peter Thiel Silicon Valley spy comments have some basis in reality
Facebook board member and Trump supporter Peter Thiel made explosive comments Sunday about Google at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington D.C., setting off a