Amazon Inc. and Walmart Inc. are among large multinational companies which have recently discussed issuing their own stablecoins in the US, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people.

Circle Internet Group Inc.’s blockbuster initial public offering has lent an aura of legitimacy to digital clones of fiat currencies. It has also put regulators and policymakers on notice. With crypto going mainstream, they need to assess the threat it poses to global financial stability.

The IRS on Thursday extended for an additional year its waiver of penalties on brokers who haven’t complied with regulations that require backup withholding of taxes on digital-asset transactions.

Coinbase Global Inc. added David Plouffe, a long-time Democratic strategist, to the US crypto exchange’s global advisory council.

Big data centers connecting to power grids is now one of the greatest near-term risks to reliability, according to a rare warning by the US agency charged with overseeing the sector.

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Investigators are combing the wreckage of Air India flight AI171 to determine what caused the Boeing Co. Dreamliner to crash on Thursday, killing all but one of the 242 people aboard and resulting in the deadliest aviation accident in more than a decade.

Though waves don’t get nearly as much attention as sea-level rise, studies suggest they’re growing bigger and more powerful as a result of climate change.

A massive NCAA settlement with student-athletes involves a mechanism for limiting name, image and likeness deals to “fair market value,” which could prove difficult for even the world’s largest accounting firm to reliably measure.

Multinational companies are set to receive more guidance on including information about climate-related vulnerabilities on their balance sheets.

A federal judge rejected an “unprecedented” request to vacate a Biden-era settlement between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a Chicago mortgage lender accused of making racist comments aimed at discouraging Black borrowers.

The EV maker’s CEO said the service will ‘tentatively’ start on June 22 but could shift due to safety reasons.

California Democrats are taking aim at content moderation changes from Meta Platforms Inc. that they contend could trigger threats of physical harm.

Holland & Knight’s Paul Bond and Madeline Schonberger write that the Supreme Court has left open a critical question about whether courts can certify classes with members that don’t have injuries.

Troutman Pepper Locke attorneys assess California’s collaboration with other foreign governments on promoting privacy rights and what this means for the future of data protection worldwide

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott Thursday signed into law legislation that will put privacy and safety guardrails on services accessed by kids. The Age-Appropriate Design Code will require companies to implement strict data collection processes and restrict access to addictive features like push notifications.

Microsoft Corporation wants a federal court to back its statements that it has not and will not infringe on a patent for multi-factor authentication software owned by a San Francisco cybersecurity company.

Temu and its parent company are unlawfully collecting users’ sensitive information and deceptively misleading consumers, according to a new lawsuit Thursday from Nebraska’s Republican attorney general.

Nineteen states convinced a federal judge on Friday to block the Trump administration from implementing provisions of an executive order requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote, and banning counting valid mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day.

Senate Republicans added language to restrict the ability of judges to hand down initial rulings against the federal government in President Donald Trump’s sprawling domestic policy package, though it’s unclear if the proposal will square with chamber rules.

The Trump administration won a brief reprieve from a judge’s order to pull back on its use of military troops in Los Angeles to deal with protests over the president’s immigration raids.

San Francisco is headed to trial in a lawsuit challenging its policy concerning the confiscation of homeless people’s property.

The Florida Supreme Court should allow people without an American Bar Association-accredited JD to take the state’s bar exam, according to comments submitted to a state workgroup.

Holland & Knight’s Paul Bond and Madeline Schonberger write that the Supreme Court has left open a critical question about whether courts can certify classes with members that don’t have injuries.