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Policy & Power

Is Trump Pivoting From a Trade War to an International Tax Fight?

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The Trump 2.0 era may have officially begun this week, but the much-hyped tariff-fueled trade war has not. At least, not yet.

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Advisor Upside

Can Bitcoin Become Bigger than the Internet Itself? Maybe

Adoption of the cryptocurrency has outpaced other transformative technologies like the internet and mobile phones.

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Industries

KPMG Wants to Open Up its Very Own Law Firm

Rest assured, competitors Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and PricewaterhouseCoopers are likely to follow in KPMG’s tracks.

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Advisor Upside

Integrated Partners’ Rob Sandrew on Market Corrections and ‘New Blood’

The chief growth officer is at the forefront of preparing RIAs to grow their businesses and train advisors for the future.

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Cryptocurrency

Trump, Crypto’s Intended White Knight, Immediately Worries the Industry

For the crypto industry, President Trump is something of an enigma. But the launch of the Trump family coins was a bit, well, embarrassing.

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Energy

What Does It Mean to Live Under a National Energy Emergency?

President Donald Trump used the first hours of his second term in office Monday to make the emergency declaration.

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Banking

Santander Considers Leaving UK as It Ramps Up to Full-Service Digital Bank in US

Not long after pledging to operate a digital bank in America, Spain’s most valuable lender is reevaluating its business in the UK.

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CIO Upside

Microsoft May See Cryogens as Key to Data Centers’ Energy Problem

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Its recent patent adds to several for cryogenic storage that works in tandem with server farms.

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Big Tech

Under Trump 2.0, EU’s Big Tech Enforcement Becomes a Sovereignty Issue

The EU wants everyone to know it has no intention of genuflecting toward a new Trump administration and won’t stop doling out Big Tech fines.

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Social Media

TikTok Restored Services in the US. Now What?

After a brief blackout period from late Saturday, TikTok began restoring services to US users on Sunday morning.

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Technology

The State of the Billionaire Space Race

Blue Origin is going slower than SpaceX, but it also nailed a massive rocket launch on the first try. Jeff Bezos is back in the space race.

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Patent Drop

Glimpse into the future of technology.

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Workplaces Face a Balancing Act with Generative AI Monitoring
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The Time and Place for AI Code Generators
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Into the Future: The Patent Drop Highlight Reel
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Amazon Tries to Help Alexa Get Personal

Finance

Crypto-Friendly Neo-Broker eToro Files for IPO

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The listing marks a potentially triumphant comeback story and an insult of sorts to the embattled London stock exchange.

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