The nonprofit Partnership for Public Service says DOGE’s firings, rehirings and putting employees on leave have cost as much as $135 billion.
Additional identity requirements for those signing up for Social Security could boost visitors to field offices that already have long waits.
Nearly three-quarters of respondents who said they’re taking measures to protect themselves have been targeted.
“Firms are catching more shenanigans than they did in the past” because of AI, says Callum Borchers of the Wall Street Journal.
Economic sanctions, as well as frauds and scams, tend to drive illicit crypto activity in the countries where it’s most prevalent.
Their use is waning, but not everyone is sold on digital payments.
Between edible microchips, invisible ink and more, the food supply chain is becoming more transparent than ever.
The founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX faces fraud allegations in New York.
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #149
What we can learn about how fraud happens and how can cities guard against it.
