Author: Leslie Stewart

Sora, OpenAI’s new text-to-video app, is meant to be a social AI playground where users can create imaginative AI videos of themselves, their friends, and celebrities, inspired by the ideas of others.The app’s social structure, which allows users to adjust whether their likeness can appear in other people’s videos, appeared to address the most pressing issue around consent when it comes to AI-generated videos when it was released last week. But with Sora sitting at the top of the iOS App Store with over 1 million downloads, experts are concerned that the internet could be flooded with historical misinformation and…

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WASHINGTON — John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser who became a prominent Trump critic, is expected to be charged with federal crimes soon, two federal officials familiar with the investigation said.One of the officials said Bolton could be indicted next week. The other person said he may face charges soon.Officials said the charges will be filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland, where Bolton lives. The development was first reported by MSNBC. Mr. Bolton’s attorney, Abby Lowell, did not respond to a request for comment.A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to discuss issues related to the grand…

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Financial innovation in digital assets is rapidly transforming the American economy, promising a new era of financial opportunity and global competitiveness. To seize this moment, Washington must pursue smart, informed reforms that protect investors without stifling innovation. When the federal government reopens, Congress should prioritize developing a clear, modern framework for digital assets, but it must do so carefully and with a true understanding of the technologies it is regulating. Digital assets have the potential to empower millions of Americans, giving individuals more control over how they save, invest, and build their futures. More than one in six Americans already…

Bitcoin has officially gone mainstream.The digital asset is now on the balance sheets of public companies, underpins fast-growing exchange-traded funds, and is in government strategic reserves. The most powerful players in the financial industry treat Bitcoin as a key reserve asset.Deeper changes are now underway. Some institutions currently hold large Bitcoin positions and are attempting to turn idle virtual currency holdings into working and productive capital. The opportunity cost is too high to ignore. Bitcoin’s unique technological strengths, combined with institutions’ vested interest in its success, will result in Bitcoin’s evolution into a critical infrastructure that powers global markets.Pressure to…

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The future of money is coded, not printed, and our freedoms depend on whether the underlying protocols uphold sound money principles. Money as a commodity is different from other things. It is not consumed and does not directly contribute to the production process. Individuals naturally try to acquire as much as possible, but paradoxically, from a society’s point of view, more is not always better. There is no such thing as an “optimal” money supply. Any quantity is sufficient as long as the price can be freely adjusted. Statisticians often confuse financial expansion with economic growth, but inflation only erodes…