Coinbase expects US to be crypto-friendly irrespective of election outcome

The next U.S. administration will be “constructive” on crypto regardless of which party wins, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said late on Thursday, underscoring the industry’s growing political influence ahead of the November election.

Canada and the United States have concluded negotiations for an agreement that will allow the use of U.S. space launch technology, expertise and data for space launches in Canada, the Canadian foreign ministry said on Friday.

Amazon.com reported slowing online sales growth in the second quarter and said cautious consumers were seeking out cheaper options for purchases, sending shares down nearly 8%.

Russia’s foreign ministry accused YouTube on Friday of censoring content and preventing access to information at the behest of the United States, warning that it saw ample grounds to take action against the video hosting site.

Shares of Snap slumped 22% on Friday, after a dour forecast from the Snapchat parent reinforced Wall Street’s worries that the company would continue to cede business to bigger rivals amid intense competition in the advertising space.

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk on Thursday, months after a partnership with the X social media platform was scrapped claiming the X owner unfairly terminated their deal, refused to pay him and used the media personality’s name to attract advertisers.

The EU Commission on Thursday said it had unconditionally approved the $14 billion takeover of networking gear maker Juniper Networks by Hewlett Packard Enterprise .

Turkey has blocked access to social media platform Instagram, the infotech regulator said on Friday, without stating a reason or duration for the ban, which also left the platform’s mobile app inaccessible.

India’s appeals tribunal on Friday ordered a halt on insolvency proceedings against embattled education startup Byju’s, days after the startup settled a $19 million payments dispute case with the country’s cricket board.

Intel was set to erase about $35 billion in stock market value on Friday in potentially its worst selloff ever after it suspended dividend and slashed workforce to fund a costly turnaround for its chip-making business.

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