Southeast Asia looks to renewable power for energy security
The floating solar photovoltaic power plant by EDPR Sunseap Group, a unit of Energias de Portugal SA, in Woodlands, in Singapore, on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Bryan van der Beek…
DOJ scrutinizing Kazakh Freedom Holding after hit by short sellers
Freedom Holding CEO Timur Turlov speaks during a press interview in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 10, 2019. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Freedom Holding, a Nasdaq-traded Kazakh financial firm that’s been the…
Thailand’s new prime minister boosts optimism, but his populist policies pose fiscal risks
Srettha Thavisin, Thailand’s prime minister, arrives at the Thai Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Valeria Mongelli | Bloomberg | Getty Images Months of political deadlock and…
Amazon AI scammers blew millions on Lake Como wedding, cars
Lake Como in northern Italy’s Lombardy region. Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images John and Roman Cresto made millions of dollars selling themselves as e-commerce “experts” who could teach regular…
Hindenburg Research says Freedom Holding helps Russians evade sanction
Freedom Holding CEO Timur Turlov in a Freedom office in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 10, 2019. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Hindenburg Research, the prominent short seller that’s bet against Jack Dorsey’s…
AI startup founder pumped revenue to defraud venture investors
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams speaks during Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the National Action Network House of Justice headquarters. Lev Radin |…
Biden executive order on Chinese A.I. investments marks a ‘new era’
US President Joe Biden speaks on how “Bidenomics” is helping clean energy and manufacturing, at Arcosa Wind Towers in Belen, New Mexico, on August 9, 2023. Jim Watson | AFP…
FTX’s Bankman-Fried still facing campaign finance charges: prosecutors
Indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at the U.S. Courthouse in New York City, July 26, 2023. Amr Alfiky | Reuters Campaign finance charges against Sam Bankman-Fried are still on…
Penn sells Barstool back to Dave Portnoy for ‘non-compete’ covenants
David Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports, is interviewed at the Trackside Live Stage in the LVMS Neon Garage before the South Point 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoff race…
SoftBank sues social media startup IRL, alleging fake user numbers
SoftBank Founder Masayoshi Son is pictured here in 2019 during an earnings presentation. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images SoftBank’s Vision Fund filed suit against the founders of one of its…