A U.S. soldier became the first American charged with insider trading through Polymarket after using classified information to make $400,000 in profits through bets on the capture of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, was charged by the Department of Justice with the unlawful use of confidential government information for personal […]

Germany announced its first stand-alone military strategy on Tuesday, intending to become the strongest “conventional army in Europe” by 2039. Titled “Verantwortung für Europa,” or “Responsibility for Europe,” the military strategy identifies Russia as the primary threat and sets out scenarios for possible attacks on NATO territory. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius framed the plans as […]

President Donald Trump acknowledged on Thursday that his administration does not know who the leader of Iran is after several senior officials have been assassinated during the war. “We don’t know who the leader is in Iran because, remember, regime change,” Trump said in the Oval Office. Trump’s comment is a nod toward the delayed […]

Meta is cutting roughly 10% of its staff, totaling about 8,000 employees, to shore up its finances for more spending on artificial intelligence. In a memo sent to staff, the company said the move was intended to “run the company more efficiently and to allow us to offset the other investments we’re making.” People familiar with […]