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A month after U.S. regulators brought a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Kraken in 2023, the exchange’s auditors quit, according to court records. Now Kraken’s parent company is suing its former auditors at Mazars USA for $22 million.The lawsuit follows a confidential arbitration in which the arbitrator, a retired judge, awarded Kraken $22 million, according to redacted copies of his decisions filed in Kraken’s lawsuit. One of his rulings noted that Mazars’ withdrawal created “a licensing crisis” for Kraken, affecting the exchange’s effort to obtain state money transmitter licenses. The arbitrator awarded Kraken damages connected to its purchase of TradeStation Crypto,…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sabrina Lim, a 28-year-old former engineer based in Singapore. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I tried salt bread for the first time while visiting a bakery in Korea, and it was life-changing.It was my first experience with a dish where the hour-and-a-half-long queue was worth it. I had never been to a bakery that had left such a strong impression on me, and I wanted to recreate it. The problem was that I had zero baking experience.I received a master of engineering from Imperial College London before entering the workforce…

Copenhagen is still the most livable city in the world.That’s based on the Economist Intelligence Unit’s new ranking of 173 cities, using five measures to rank the quality of life: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.”Copenhagen’s continued dominance comes down to consistency across the board rather than a single standout strength,” Ana Nicholls, EIU’s director of industry analysis, said.Last year, Copenhagen took the top spot from Vienna. The two cities continued to have perfect scores of 100 in a few categories this year, including perfect scores in education and infrastructure for both. Copenhagen also maintained its score of…

Charlie Taney, the great-great-grandnephew of the man who wrote the Dred Scott opinion, and Lynne Jackson Scott’s great-great-granddaughter, speak at an event at St. Mark’s Church on Capitol Hill on June 30, 2026. Carrie Johnson/NPR hide caption toggle caption Carrie Johnson/NPR Two people with ties to a fraught history gathered last week in the nation’s capital. What binds them is a Supreme Court case from 1857, when a man named Dred Scott sued for his freedom. Lynne Jackson is Scott’s great-great-granddaughter. Charlie Taney is the great-great-grandnephew of former Chief Justice Roger Taney, the man who wrote the infamous Dred Scott…

Billionaires and CEOs are sleeping off any lingering holiday weekend hangovers and boarding their private jets to camp.The annual Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference begins on Tuesday in Sun Valley, Idaho, marking the start of an invite-only summit known as the “summer camp for billionaires.”Between 300 and 350 aircraft — more than four times the typical number — are expected to fly in and out of the Sun Valley Friedman Memorial Airport each day during the event, carrying wealthy personalities and powerful executives in the media and tech spaces. Allen and Co.’s Sun Vally conference kicks off on Tuesday,…

President Donald Trump said Monday that Walmart has agreed to lower prices on a range of products after a request from his administration tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Walmart would reduce the price of a pound of ground beef by “almost” 15%. He did not provide details on when the discounts would begin or which other products would be included.”This is a huge deal for the many millions of Americans who, smartly, shop at Walmart,” Trump wrote. He called the retailer “a truly patriotic Company who loves the U.S.A.”Walmart confirmed after…

Toyota Tacoma trucks on the sales lot at City Toyota on Feb. 28, 2024, in Daly City, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesToyota Motor on Monday announced that it is investing $3.6 billion to move production of the Tacoma midsize pickup truck from a plant in Mexico to its San Antonio, Texas, manufacturing campus.The investment is expected to create 2,000 U.S. jobs at the facility, add a second vehicle assembly line and roughly double the size of the 2.7-million-square-foot plant by 2030, the automaker said. It will expand the plant’s annual capacity from roughly 200,000 to 350,000 units, Toyota said.The announcement…

Spectators take photos with their smartphones during a World Cup match at the Houston Stadium in Houston on June 23. The Supreme Court is allowing Texas to enforce a law that limits minors’ access to app stores on mobile devices while lawsuits continue in the lower courts. Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a Texas law prohibiting minors from downloading apps without their parent’s consent to go into effect. Multiple organizations had sued the state, arguing that the law violates children’s freedom of speech. But in…

This interview is based on a conversation with John Nuar, 34, who lives in Canton, Michigan. Nuar built a home to live in with his father with dementia, where he lived from 2017 to 2019 before moving in with his brother. He lived for three years in memory care before he died in 2024. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.I work in supply chain management for an automobile company in Michigan. I have two siblings, and since my 20s, have been a caregiver for my father. My dad started having early memory lapses around 2015 when he…

Disney’s leadership team, under CEO Josh D’Amaro, wants to ensure the company remains an entertainment powerhouse as tech evolves and frenemies like YouTube emerge.Since taking the top job in March, D’Amaro has emphasized original, creative storytelling, improving Disney’s streaming technology, and keeping the parks business he previously oversaw humming. He also installed TV executive Dana Walden as chief creative officer to usher in new hit franchises and solidify its strategy in video games.The Mouse House is embracing AI on its tech teams while creating tools for AI-generated ads on Disney+. Disney is planning to phase out Hulu as a stand-alone app, though…