Michael Cohen Set to Skip Trump Bank Fraud Trial Testimony

Michael Cohen, the archenemy of Donald Trump, was set to be the star witness at the ex-president’s ongoing bank fraud trial. But Cohen has surprised the New York Attorney General’s office by potentially canceling his court appearance next week—citing a medical issue, according to two sources familiar with the situation. Cohen, once Trump’s trusted legal … Read more

Ex-Trump CFO’s testimony abruptly halted after he’s accused of perjury

Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg’s testimony came to a screeching and unexpected halt Thursday afternoon just hours after a Forbes writer accused him of perjuring himself during an earlier day on the witness stand, The Messenger reports. Weisselberg testified Tuesday that he “never focused” on calculating the square footage of former President Donald … Read more

‘Marked to zero’: Paradigm testimony at SBF trial points to investor fraud

The testimony of Matt Huang, co-founder and managing partner of crypto investment firm Paradigm, at Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial may help the prosecution convince jurors that the former crypto mogul defrauded investors. Huang testified Thursday that he and his firm were in the dark about a range of business practices at FTX, red flags that would … Read more

Details of Apple’s talks to replace Google with Bing and even DuckDuckGo revealed in unsealed court testimony

While Google’s search engine has for years been the default on Apple’s devices, newly unsealed court testimonies reveal that Apple held talks with both Microsoft and DuckDuckGo to use their search engines across Apple devices, and in Microsoft’s case even potentially buying Bing, The Washington Post and Bloomberg report. The potential of a Microsoft deal … Read more

OpenAI CEO woos lawmakers forward of first testimony earlier than Congress

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spoke to an engaged crowd of about 60 lawmakers at a dinner Monday in regards to the superior synthetic know-how his firm produces and the challenges of regulating it. The wide-ranging dialogue that lasted about two hours got here forward of Altman’s first time testifying earlier than Congress at a Senate … Read more