The second-largest stablecoin — a cryptocurrency that is pegged to a fiat currency — USCD depegged from the dollar, hitting an all-time low of around 88 cents over the weekend. While the coin has rebounded, it's still hovering just below the peg and could face additional volatility amid the ongoing collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. USCD reportedly held a significant amount of reserves at the embattled bank.
NEW MIGRAINE TREATMENT
The FDA has approved a new nasal spray for adults who suffer migraines. Pfizer said the spray, called Zavzpret, is considered a rapid rescue treatment and could relieve migraine pain within 15 minutes. The spray is also an alternative for people who have heart disease and other conditions that are preventing them from safely using other migraine treatments.
SLASHER SUCCESS
Scream VI topped the charts this weekend with $44.5 million dollars in ticket sales. It's the best debut in the franchise's history and a surprise box office success in the usually quiet month of March. The film follows the survivors of the last spate of Ghostface murders as they pursue a fresh start in New York City. Last year, the fifth Scream entry made about $30 million in ticket sales over a four-day holiday weekend
Visa is hoping to hand your credit card to an artificial intelligence “agent” that can find and buy clothes, groceries, airplane tickets and other items on your behalf.
Skift Editor-In-Chief Sarah Kopit discusses how summer travel plans remain uncertain for most as many international travelers are leery to travel abroad. Watch!
Seth Schachner, Managing Director at Strat Americas, on Hollywood's latest blockbusters utilizing content creation. Plus, the future of YouTube and TikTok.
Ashley Gold, Axios' Tech/Policy reporter, discusses what the future of Google and search engines will look like after the tech giant faces an antitrust trial.
A labor rights group has alleged that Starbucks sourced coffee from a major Brazilian cooperative whose member farms were cited for keeping workers in slave-like conditions.
X, the social media platform owned by Trump adviser Elon Musk, is challenging the constitutionality of a Minnesota ban on using deepfakes to influence elections and harm candidates.
