The coming battle between social media and the state

“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” is the important question posed by the Roman poet Juvenal, translated by the English author Alan Moore as “Who watches the watchmen?”. But it is perhaps a question with a complacent implicit assumption. It presupposes that it is possible to watch the watchmen — and all that one needs to do … Read more

Derek Chang has been appointed President and CEO of Liberty Media

Live Nation’s largest shareholder Liberty Media appointed Derek Chang as its new President and CEO. Chang is a veteran executive in the global media, sports and entertainment industries. The firm noted that he “has led operations, corporate development and investment teams at prominent companies at various stages of growth, including EverPass Media, NBA, DIRECTV, Scripps, … Read more

Ethereum (ETH) Price End Retraces, Shiba Inu (SHIB) Double Bottom Reversal Entry, Bitcoin (BTC) Volume Increase Pushes Up Moves From U.Today

U.Today – A double reversal of a bullish chart pattern that can lead to a significant price recovery is what shows that it is possible. SHIB’s price is testing significant levels near the 200 EMA, a critical long-term support at its current price of $0.00002164, which supports the idea of ​​a possible recovery. With two … Read more

How to climb Everest in a week

Early this May, an airline pilot, two entrepreneurs and a government minister will wait for the call to mobilise. The British group’s gear will already be at Everest base camp alongside Lukas Furtenbach, an Austrian mountain guide. As soon as he declares that a weather window is about to open, his clients will dash to … Read more

Will DOGE come to Europe? From Investing.com

Investing.com — Deregulation is underpinning President-elect Trump’s second-term agenda in the U.S. and has boosted U.S. stock markets since the election. According to Jefferies analysts, this has increased pressure on the European Commission (EC) to improve the region’s competitiveness by improving the functionality of Europe’s rules-based governance. One of the questions arising from this is … Read more

The strange world of the Euro-Gulf

Stay updated with free updates Just sign up at Life & Arts myFT Digest — delivered straight to your inbox. Waiting for the Tube, I see a poster for a luxury gym chain. Locations? “City of London. High Street Kensington. Dubai.” What a shame to choose a setting that is so warped with bad taste … Read more

Daniel Ek has cashed in over half a billion dollars in Spotify stock to date, with another $28 million coming in this week

Spotify CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek kicked off 2025 with another major financial move. Ek sold more 27.8 million US dollars value of the company’s stock on Wednesday (January 8th), continuing a pattern of significant stock trading. Since Ek cashed in a tranche of Spotify shares for the first time July 2023has made bank 568 … Read more

Myanmar military airstrike kills dozens in Rakhine village, UN says Reuters

By Shoon Naing (Reuters) – Dozens of people were killed in an airstrike by Myanmar’s military government in western Rakhine state this week, the United Nations said, as the Southeast Asian civil war entered its fourth year. The civilian shadow government and the Arakan Army, an ethnic Rakhine-based militia fighting for the region’s autonomy, also … Read more