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Interfax: Russia's Central Bank and Finance Ministry plan to launch a crypto exchange for “highly qualified investors” under an experimental legal regime  —  - Russia's Central Bank and Finance Ministry will launch a crypto exchange for “highly qualified investors,” according to Russian news agency Interfax.

Over the past 24 hours, the auto industry has experienced some of the most extreme whiplash in the saga of the Trump administration's tariffs, ending on Wednesday night with two contradicting policy proposals coming out of the White House: China may be granted exemptions on auto part tariffs, but Canada's car tariffs might increase. Last […]

Stephanie Lai / Bloomberg:
Trump signs an EO to boost AI education and workforce training, and establishes an AI education task force led by White House OSTP Director Michael Kratsios  —  President Donald Trump signed an executive action to boost artificial intelligence education and workforce training …

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg:
Lyft plans to dispatch licensed taxis for the first time to US riders who have opted in, beginning in St. Louis on May 5; Uber has long let users hail taxis  —  The rollout will begin in St. Louis on May 5 for riders who have opted in to taxis as an alternative to gig drivers in rideshare vehicles.

Nintendo’s Switch 2 will arrive on June 5. It will cost $449.99, and a bundle that includes Mario Kart World (which is only in production through the fall) will cost $499.99, saving you $30 versus buying the game separately. But should you buy the Switch 2? In early 2024, when I first published this article, […]