The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan will devote fewer resources to policing cryptocurrency crimes after securing several major convictions, including that of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, a senior prosecutor said on Friday, Reuters reported. Scott Hartman, co-chief of the securities… Read More
Category: Commerce
New California Law Will Force Companies To Admit You Don’t Own Digital Content
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law (AB 2426) to combat “disappearing” purchases of digital games, movies, music and ebooks. The legislation will force digital storefronts to tell customers they’re just getting a license to use the digital media,… Read More
Crypto To See Tighter Tax Rules Starting In 2026
The Biden administration took a long-delayed step against tax evasion in cryptocurrency markets, though it left some work unfinished amid fierce lobbying by companies like Coinbase, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Treasury Department adopted a final rule Friday requiring… Read More
Qualcomm Wants Permission to Sell Chips to Huawei
The Wall Street Journal reported that Qualcomm Inc. is lobbying the Trump Administration to roll back restrictions on the sale of advanced components to Huawei Technologies. Qualcomm wants to sell chips for Huawei 5G phones. Qualcomm is telling U.S. policy… Read More
U.S. Blocks Global Chip Supplies to Huawei Technologies
The U.S. Department of Commerce unveiled a new rule that expands U.S. authority to require licenses for sales to Huawei Technologies of semiconductors made abroad with U.S. technology, according to Reuters, who was the first to report this. The new… Read More
Vodafone to Remove Huawei from European Networks
Vodafone is going to strip Huawei systems out of the core of its European network, according to Financial Times. Doing so will cost €200m as the European telecoms sector moves to adapt to new limits on the use Huawei’s equipment…. Read More
AirPaper Cancels Comcast Bills for $5.00
There are a lot of reasons to cancel service with an ISP or cable TV provider. Perhaps the quality of service has gone done hill. Or maybe a competitor has offered a better deal. It could also be something as… Read More