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This furloughed IRS lawyer has a new side gig: running a hot dog stand

Sat, 10/25/2025 - 05:30

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Business

Isaac Stein, a 31-year-old IRS lawyer who founded — Isaac Stein, a 31-year-old IRS lawyer, has been spending his days selling hot dogs since the government shutdown began.
Bryan Metzger/Business Insider

Careers, Economy, Politics, federal-workers, furlough, government-shutdown, hot-dogs

Big tech is helping to pay for Trump's ballroom that we all definitely want

Fri, 10/24/2025 - 12:25

The federal government has released a list of all of the entities helping to pay for President Trump's lavish White House ballroom, according to reporting by Business Insider. Big tech is all over this thing, with companies like Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft all shelling out cash to fund the 90,000-square-foot ballroom.

Politics & Government , site|engadget , provider_name|Engadget , region|US , language|en-US , author_name|Lawrence Bonk

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao lands a Trump pardon

Thu, 10/23/2025 - 13:49

Engadget : Business, Crypto, Politics

President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, the White House said. Zhao pleaded guilty to federal money laundering charges in 2023 and he was sentenced last year to four months in prison.