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Crypto neo-bank Shield announced on Monday that it has raised a $5 million seed round led by Giant Ventures.  The company launched in 2022 and pivoted to payments in 2024. It allows exporters and importers to conduct cross-border transactions in U.S. cryptocurrencies, while also providing compliance screenings, such as addressing sanctions and money-laundering threats.  Emmanuel Udotong, co-founder and CEO, said he and his team started Shield because they were “disappointed by the lack of competing mainstream use cases for crypto.” Meanwhile, “bad actors” kept filling the space — and the headlines.  “We wanted to help bring blockchain technology into the…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 8:35 AM ET, Mon September 22, 2025 The Senate Commerce Committee’s Republican chair, Senator Ted Cruz, has launched a proposal that would change the retirement age for pilots within the United States from 65—an internationally recognized age—to 67, or to abolish it entirely, a move that unions say would put travel at greater risk. The move was first announced by Cruz in a letter asking President Trump to support the change during a United Nations aviation meeting in Montreal, Canada.  “America should lead on the international stage in support of raising, or even abolishing, the pilot…

For years, some of the most dangerous hacking threats have come from adversarial nation-state hackers conducting espionage, Russian ransomware gangs targeting critical infrastructure, and governments targeting journalists with spyware that can punch through the security of almost any phone.   But a new phenomenon of mostly English-speaking young adults and teenage hackers has risen to become a top pressing global threat of today, spanning cybercrime, child abuse, and extremism. By tearing through some of the biggest companies, tech giants, and governments, these young and financially motivated hackers have destroyed networks and extorted hundreds of millions of dollars from wealthy corporate…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After gorging all summer on sockeye salmon, the portliest brown bears on the Alaska Peninsula will battle it out to see who will be named the fattest of them all in the wildly popular online voting contest called Fat Bear Week. Those casting votes online starting Tuesday will choose between 11 mammoth brown bears and the winner of last week’s competition for cubs, named “128 Junior.” She’s a cub of “Grazer,” the two-time defending Fat Bear Week champion at Katmai National Park and Preserve who is looking for a third title.The contest, which began in 2014,…

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President Donald Trump’s contentious relationship with U.S. news organizations has led to a host of legal battles and disputes, the latest of which came with ABC’s suspension and — days later — return of the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show.Trump had celebrated the suspension of Kimmel, a veteran late-night comic and frequent critic of the president and his policies, calling it “great news for America.” Kimmel was pulled last week after a monologue included a reference to the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and compared Trump’s grief to “how a 4-year-old mourns a goldfish.”FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, a Trump…

A flight from Paris to Corsica was forced to circle for nearly an hour before landing early Tuesday after the sole air traffic controller on duty at Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte Airport reportedly fell asleep.The incident occurred shortly before midnight on September 16, when an Air Corsica Airbus A320 arriving from Paris Orly Airport was unable to make contact with the control tower. According to People, repeated radio calls from the aircraft went unanswered and the runway lights remained off. Passengers said the captain reached out to the airport fire brigade for assistance. “The captain then contacted the airport fire department…

The airport disruptions across Europe that began over the weekend were caused by a ransomware attack, according to the European Union’s cybersecurity agency ENISA on Monday.   “ENISA is aware of the ongoing disruption of airports’ operations, which were caused by third-party ransomware incident. At this moment, ENISA cannot share further information regarding the cyberattack,” the agency said in an emailed statement to TechCrunch.   The ransomware attack targeted Collins Aerospace, a company that provides among other things check-in systems to several airports, including Berlin, Brussels, and London’s Heathrow. The company said it was working with affected airports to restore…

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show after the network pulled the host off the air indefinitely in the wake of criticism over Kimmel’s comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this month.Officials with the network said in a statement Monday that they had “thoughtful conversations with Jimmy” and that they “reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.” Kimmel’s comments did not extensively focus on Kirk, who was a close ally of President Donald Trump. They took aim at Trump and what Kimmel called his “MAGA Gang” of supporters for their…

Tourism Australia’s flagship B2B trade event, Australia Marketplace North America 2025 (AMNA25), concluded this past week in Los Angeles, boasting record attendance, and underscoring the strength and importance of the North American market for the Oceanian destination. Held September 15–17 at the Torrance Marriott Redondo Beach, the biennial event brought together nearly 300 delegates, including 117 Australian sellers and 111 North American buyers from 93 companies — making it the largest edition in the event’s decades-long history. A select group of Premier Aussie Specialist travel advisors also participated. “It’s really about connecting our supply chains together, supporting the continued relationships…