AI Firm CoreWeave Files for IPO, Citing $1.9B in Revenue The company is expected to raise $4 billion at a $35 billion valuation.

Federal Judge Dismisses SEC Case Against Richard Heart, Citing Lack of Jurisdiction Heart raised over $1 billion across three different unregistered securities offerings, the SEC had alleged

Google scraps diversity ‘aspirations,’ citing role as federal contractor Google said it’s been reevaluating diversity programs over the last year.

Google Unwinds Diversity Goals, Citing Trump’s DEI Orders The Silicon Valley giant also said it was reviewing other diversity programs and initiatives and would update them if they seemed risky or ineffective.

Saudi Prince’s Investment Firm Shuns Crypto Investments, Citing Lack of Utility: Reuters Speculation on social media had suggested that the Saudi royal family was considering investing in cryptocurrencies.

Russia Imposes 6-Year Ban on Crypto Mining in 10 Regions, Citing Energy Use: Tass Temporary bans may be imposed in other regions during peak energy demand, Tass reported

CrowdStrike moves to dismiss Delta Air Lines suit, citing contract terms CrowdStrike moved Monday evening to dismiss Delta Air Lines’ lawsuit around the July cybersecurity outage that led to canceled flights.

Forbes is cutting ties with freelance writers, citing Google spam policies Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesForbes will stop using freelancers for some types of stories indefinitely — and has blamed the change on a recent update to Google Search policies. In recent days, Forbes has said it will stop hiring freelancers to produce content for its product review section Forbes Vetted, according to a journalis…

Vancouver City Council Passes Pro-Bitcoin Motion Citing Fiat Challenges The motion calls for the integration of bitcoin into Vancouver’s financial strategies, including establishing a bitcoin reserve.

Ethereum Dev Max Resnick Defects to Solana, Citing ‘Frustration’ “There’s just so much more possibility and potential energy in Solana,” Resnick told CoinDesk after quitting his Consensys job for a job at Anza.

Obama makes plea for pluralism, citing interfaith partnerships, megachurches (RNS) — ‘The pluralist ideal is what allows a Christian church and Muslim mosque to sit side by side on the same city block — and then maybe agree to share a parking lot,’ he said. The post Obama makes plea for pluralism, citing interfaith partnerships, megachurches appeared first on RNS.

Biden Pardons His Son Hunter, Citing ‘Political Pressure’ Mr. Biden’s plea deal did fall apart at the last minute last year. But it did so after the judge overseeing the case raised issues.

Ukraine Cancels Parliament Session, Citing a Warning Over a Missile Attack This is the first time Parliament has canceled a session since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Coinbase Delists Wrapped Bitcoin wBTC, Citing ‘Listing Concerns’ Announcement comes shortly after the exchange launched its own ‘wrapped’ bitcoin on Base – cbBTC

New York City Legalizes Jaywalking, Citing Racist Profiling This week New York City Council passed legislation to legalize crossing the street outside of a crosswalk or using the crosswalk against the light, legitimizing an already quite common practice among New Yorkers. Because of the prolific practice of so-called jaywalking in the city, police have largely discontinued the… Read more…

In letter citing Pope Francis, Vatican doctrine czar ends push for women deacons (RNS) — The issue of women deacons had been a major theme of the current Vatican synod on how to make the Catholic Church more welcoming and transparent. The post In letter citing Pope Francis, Vatican doctrine czar ends push for women deacons appeared first on RNS.

Hunter Biden, Citing Trump’s Classified Documents Ruling, Seeks Dismissal of Cases Mr. Biden’s legal team pointed to a decision by a federal judge in Florida, who ruled that the special counsel in Mr. Trump’s case, Jack Smith, had been unconstitutionally appointed.

U.S.D.A. Suspends Avocado Inspections in Mexico, Citing Security Concerns The move, prompted by fears for agency workers’ safety, could eventually affect U.S. avocado supplies if the inspections are not resumed.

FDA Reviews MDMA Therapy for PTSD, Citing Health Risks and Study Flaws The agency’s staff analysis suggests that approval of the illegal drug known as Ecstasy for treatment of PTSD is far from certain, with advisers meeting next week to consider the proposed therapy.

Sony pulls interview with Neil Druckmann, citing ‘significant errors and inaccuracies’ Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty ImagesSony Interactive Entertainment has pulled a controversial interview with Neil Druckmann, head of The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog. Last week, Sony published a (now archived) Q&A with the Last of Us creator about the “Evolution of Storytelling.” In the interview, Druckmann spoke about the role …