An investigation into how the anti-establishment cryptocurrency became the very thing it was designed to oppose When Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin whitepaper in October 2008—weeks after Lehman Brothers collapsed and the global financial system teetered on the brink—the vision was clear: create a peer-to-peer electronic cash system that operated outside the control of central banks and financial institutions. “The...
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The Epstein-Barr Problem: A Web of Coincidences That Defies Belief
There’s a running joke among alumni of Manhattan’s elite Dalton School — a dark, uncomfortable joke that landed differently after the summer of 2019. They call it “the Epstein-Barr problem.” Not the herpes virus you learned about in biology class. Something far more unsettling. It’s the story of how a college dropout named Jeffrey Epstein walked into one of the...
The Legal Minefield of Paying Protesters: Can Organizations Face Liability for Creating Unsafe Working Conditions?
Picture this: An organization hires dozens of people to attend a demonstration, pays them cash or provides other compensation, and sends them into what could become a volatile situation with police, counter-protesters, or general chaos. If someone gets hurt, who’s liable? It’s a question that sits at the fascinating—and legally murky—intersection of First Amendment rights, employment law, and workplace safety...
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- India doubles down on state-backed venture capital, approving $1.1B fundby Jagmeet Singh on February 14, 2026 at 4:23 pm
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- Nothing opens its first retail store in Indiaby Ivan Mehta on February 14, 2026 at 6:30 am
The two-story location will […]
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From Revolution to Casino Chip: How Wall Street Transformed Bitcoin Into Just Another Leveraged Gamble
An investigation into how the anti-establishment cryptocurrency became the very thing it was designed to oppose When Satoshi Nakamoto published...
The Epstein-Barr Problem: A Web of Coincidences That Defies Belief
There’s a running joke among alumni of Manhattan’s elite Dalton School — a dark, uncomfortable joke that landed differently after...
The Legal Minefield of Paying Protesters: Can Organizations Face Liability for Creating Unsafe Working Conditions?
Picture this: An organization hires dozens of people to attend a demonstration, pays them cash or provides other compensation, and...
The Uncomfortable Truth Billie Eilish Accidentally Highlighted
When Billie Eilish stood on the Grammy stage and declared “no one is illegal on stolen land,” she probably didn’t...
The Socialist Mayor’s Secret: How NYC’s Zohran Mamdani Campaigned as a Man of the People While His Family Circulated Among Global Elites
A NexfinityNews.com Investigation The protesters outside Gracie Mansion weren’t holding back. “We voted for you, Zohran!” they shouted through megaphones...
The Great Redistricting Showdown: How California and Texas Are Reshaping the 2026 Midterms
Something extraordinary happened in American politics over the past year, and it all started with a phone call from the...
The Coming Storm: How America’s Baby Bust Is Reshaping College Campuses
The Coming Storm: How America’s Baby Bust Is Reshaping College Campuses Remember when your parents talked about the baby boom?...
Should Paid Protestors Need a License? The Case for Transparency
Should Paid Protestors Need a License? The Case for Transparency You ever notice how we require disclosure for just about...
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- India doubles down on state-backed venture capital, approving $1.1B fundby Jagmeet Singh on February 14, 2026 at 4:23 pm
India’s $1.1B fund-of-funds will invest through private VCs to support deep-tech and manufacturing startups.
- Nothing opens its first retail store in Indiaby Ivan Mehta on February 14, 2026 at 6:30 am
The two-story location will sell products from Nothing and the more affordable, mass-market brand CMF.
- Indian pharmacy chain giant exposed customer data and internal systemsby Jagmeet Singh on February 14, 2026 at 3:30 am
A backend flaw in web admin dashboards used by one of India's largest pharmacy chains, exposed thousands of online pharmacy orders.
- Airbnb plans to bake in AI features for search, discovery and supportby Ivan Mehta on February 14, 2026 at 2:40 am
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company wants to increase its use of large language models for customer discovery, support and engineering.
- Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now handled by AI in the US and Canadaby Sarah Perez on February 13, 2026 at 10:12 pm
Airbnb was poised to introduce an app that doesn't just search for you, but one that "knows you." CEO Brian Chesky said, "It will help guests plan […]
- Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breachby Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on February 13, 2026 at 9:02 pm
The company said hackers downloaded “a limited number of files” after breaking into an employee’s account. The hacking group ShinyHunters took […]
- Why top talent is walking away from OpenAI and xAIby Theresa Loconsolo on February 13, 2026 at 9:00 pm
AI companies have been hemorrhaging talent the past few weeks. Half of xAI’s founding team has left the company — some on their own, others […]
- Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer informationby Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on February 13, 2026 at 8:19 pm
The Japanese sex toy maker said a hacker broke into an employee's inbox and stole customer names, email addresses, and correspondence, including […]
- OpenAI removes access to sycophancy-prone GPT-4o modelby Amanda Silberling on February 13, 2026 at 6:10 pm
The model is known for its overly sycophantic nature and its role in several lawsuits involving users' unhealthy relationships with the chatbot.
- The SEC closed its investigation into Fiskerby Sean O'Kane on February 13, 2026 at 5:48 pm
The financial regulator revealed in a response to a TechCrunch records request that the probe was closed in September 2025.
- India partners with Alibaba.com for export push despite past China tech bansby Jagmeet Singh on February 13, 2026 at 5:32 pm
India turns to Alibaba.com's B2B network of 50 million buyers in 200 countries to help businesses scale global exports.
- Anthropic’s Super Bowl ads mocking AI with ads helped push Claude’s app into the top 10by Sarah Perez on February 13, 2026 at 5:16 pm
The numbers suggest that Anthropic's Super Bowl commercials, combined with Anthropic's recent release of its new Opus 4.6 model, worked to drive […]