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The U. S. Department of Justice has said that Moscow remains the primary threat to elections. TikTok has removed accounts associated with Russian state media for engaging in “covert influence operations” ahead of the U. S. presidential election.

Americans have more than $1 trillion in credit card debt. Could putting a ceiling on credit card interest rates help? With the 2024 presidential race getting close to the home stretch, both candidates are throwing out ideas about how to handle the economy. Kamala Harris is expected to roll out new economic policy proposals Wednesday.

Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, was praised for her cooperation in testifying against her former boss and ex-boyfriend Sam Bankman-Fried. Caroline Ellison, a key witness in cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried’s multibillion-dollar fraud trial, was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday in U. S. federal court.

Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for The New York Times; Chelsea Jia Feng/BINvidia stock closed 4% higher on a report that CEO Jensen Huang is done selling shares. Huang raked in $713 million in total proceeds from the sales. He remains Nvidia's biggest shareholder. Nvidia shares climbed as much as 5% on Tuesday as Barron's reported CEO Jensen Huang is done with planned sales of stock.

Business Insider's author toured the room where pilots rest on Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300ER planes. Monica Humphries/Business Insider Pilots take shifts on long-haul flights. When they're not flying, they rest in hidden rooms. I toured the secret room stationed above business class on an Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300ER. It was the nicest spot on the aircraft, with two beds, two recliners, and plenty of space.

London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin are the leading VC ecosystems in Europe, but the region is significantly lagging behind the US and Asia. That’s according to the latest report by Pitchbook analysts, who ranked global VC ecosystems based on their development and growth level. They used data related to deals, exits, fundraisings, and overall activity from the last six years, between Q3 2018 and Q2 2024.