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Economy
DeepSeek iOS app sends data unencrypted to ByteDance-controlled servers
A little over two weeks ago, a largely unknown China-based company named DeepSeek stunned the AI world with the release…
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Investing
On Transgender Athletes and the Federal Government
Neal McCluskey “But even if they can, should they?” I asked that question last week in response to President Trump’s…
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Investing
A US Sovereign Wealth Fund Is a Bad Idea
Tad DeHaven President Trump issued an executive order planning the establishment of a US sovereign wealth fund. A sovereign wealth…
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‘De-Globalization’ Still Isn’t Happening (At Least Not Yet)
Scott Lincicome and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon Buried in yesterday’s Census Bureau release of the latest US international trade data for…
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Economy
Ransomware payments declined in 2024 despite massive well-known hacks
For much of the past year, the trail of destruction and mayhem left behind by ransomware hackers was on full…
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Economy
7-Zip 0-day was exploited in Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine
Researchers said they recently discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the 7-Zip archiving utility that was actively exploited as part of…
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Investing
Moving Fast, Breaking Things, and the Oath of Office
Walter Olson In a remark that might seem to sum up Congress’s current approach to its oversight role, Sen. Thom…
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Defense and Veterans Spending Tops $1.2 Trillion
Chris Edwards With today’s massive budget deficits, the Trump administration and Congress should look for savings in every federal department.…
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Investing
The Prospects for Mar-a-Gaza
Justin Logan President Donald Trump rarely bores. At a much-awaited press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on February…
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Investing
Trump Administration Shouldn’t Designate Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Alex Nowrasteh The Trump administration issued an executive order (EO) on January 20, 2025, to create a process to designate…
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