Merin Rebecca Thomas

Managing Editor

Merin Rebecca Thomas is a journalist with over a decade of professional experience in the field. She began her career in October 2010 working in newspapers before transitioning to online media. She joined IBT as Deputy Editor and has served as Managing Editor for the past three and a half years, a role she currently holds. Her reporting focuses primarily on business journalism, with coverage spanning corporate trends, economic developments, cryptocurrency and market dynamics.

Our writers adhere to IBT's Editorial Guidelines.

Bitcoin Is Back Above $80,000. Now Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Could Decide Whether The Rally Keeps Going.

Treasury moves to support the long end of the bond market helped fuel Bitcoin's latest advance, but crypto traders are now focused on what Warsh says about inflation, rates and financial innovation.

Aug 27, 2026

OpenAI's Models Were Already Breaking Rules. A New Report Shows How They Breached Hugging Face.

The agents eventually executed code on 41 Hugging Face production servers and penetrated OpenAI's own systems, accessing hundreds of stored secrets.

Aug 27, 2026

Nvidia's AI Boom Is Still Accelerating. Its Revenue Could Soon Leave Apple And Google Behind.

The chipmaker expects sales to grow about 70% in fiscal 2028, far above the roughly 44% growth Wall Street had projected.

Aug 27, 2026

Nvidia Already Dominates The AI Chip Market. Now It Will Reportedly Own Hugging Face Too.

The reported $12.9 billion price would be nearly three times Hugging Face's valuation in its 2023 funding round.

Aug 27, 2026

The Midterms Are Coming. Wall Street Sees A Debt-Ceiling Battle In The Future.

With the election about 10 weeks away, investors are increasingly considering what a shift in congressional power could mean for stocks, bonds and fiscal policy.

Aug 27, 2026

Passersby walk past an electronic board showing Japan's Nikkei average, in Tokyo, Japan September 14, 2020.

Settling Stock Trades Takes Two Days In Japan. Blockchain Could Make The Process Almost Instant.

The Bank of Japan, Finance Ministry and financial regulator are expected to help develop a plan as early as 2027.

Aug 27, 2026

Bitcoin Just Had Its Best Week In More Than Three Years, But The $80,000 Threshold Is Proving Hard To Hold

The cryptocurrency has jumped about 22% since Aug. 20. Analysts say profit-taking and overbought conditions could slow further gains.

Aug 26, 2026

U.S. Water Systems Are Already Under Cyberattacks. Now A Key Technology Supplier Has Been Hacked Too.

The FBI is investigating the breach at Kansas-based Micro-Comm after a ransomware group published nearly 850,000 files allegedly stolen from the company.

Aug 26, 2026

AI Is Getting Better At Doing College Work, MIT Says. Claims Most Classes May Now Need To Change.

The university also wants every class to spell out when students can, and cannot, use AI, while putting more emphasis on hands-on learning and face-to-face interaction.

Aug 26, 2026

OpenAI Uncovered A Russia-Linked Influence Campaign. Operators Used ChatGPT To Look Less Russian.

The campaign promoted a purported Israeli think tank filled with copied academic work and a "sovereignty" index that favored Russia.

Aug 26, 2026

The Crypto Industry Is Spending Big On The Midterms. Now A Coinbase-Backed Group Is Picking Its Candidates.

The industry has already put nearly $200 million into the 2026 election cycle as it tries to push a broader digital-asset rulebook through Congress.

Aug 25, 2026

Iranian State TV Appeared To Threaten Barron Trump. The Secret Service Says It Is Investigating

U.S. officials have long warned about Iranian plots targeting Trump and other former officials, including cases tied to retaliation for the 2020 killing of Qasem Soleimani.

Aug 25, 2026

Trump Says Iran's Economy Is Collapsing. The Rial, Inflation And Oil Revenues Paint The Picture.

Iran's currency has fallen to a record low while the IMF expects the economy to shrink 5.4% this year and inflation to approach 70%.

Aug 25, 2026

SK Hynix Workers Were Offered A 6.3% Pay Raise. They Rejected The Deal By Just 25 Votes.

The vote sends management and unions back to negotiations as booming demand for AI memory chips drives record profits and unusually large employee bonuses.

Aug 25, 2026

Canada's Trade Fight With Trump Is Getting Costlier. Nearly 90,000 Jobs Could Be At Risk In The Country.

Ottawa is preparing dollar-for-dollar retaliation after trade negotiations with Washington collapsed, while a new threat to raise tariffs on Canadian vehicles could widen the dispute further.

Aug 24, 2026

Alibaba Is Betting Another $10 Billion On AI. Investors Aren't Sold Yet And Its Stock Fell.

Alibaba's Hong Kong shares fell as much as 10.5% on Monday.

Aug 24, 2026

Tech Giants Dominated The S&P 500 For Years. Now The Other 493 Stocks Are Catching Up.

Equal-weight strategies are outperforming in 2026 as gains spread beyond the Magnificent Seven, giving investors another way to own the S&P 500 without concentrating so heavily on its biggest companies.

Aug 24, 2026

Trump Wants Communities To Welcome Data Centers. But Even Close Allies Are Saying No.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is among the leaders changing course on the data center boom as voter anger over massive AI infrastructure projects begins spilling into election politics.

Aug 24, 2026

Representation of Ethereum, with its native cryptocurrency ether, is seen in this illustration taken November 29, 2021.

Ether Just Erased Four Months Of Losses. Now $2,465 Is The Level To Watch.

Technical indicators show ether approaching a key resistance level after its sharp rebound, while U.S. spot ether ETFs have also drawn fresh investor money.

Aug 24, 2026

Moderna, Merck's Cancer Vaccine Breakthrough Raises Hope For New Wave Of Personalized Treatments

Moderna and Merck's experimental cancer vaccine has delivered positive results in a late-stage melanoma trial, giving a major boost to personalized mRNA treatments as rivals including BioNTech and Roche pursue similar approaches.

Aug 21, 2026

SpaceX Stock Falls Back Below IPO Price As 319 Million More Shares Hit The Market

Another batch of shares held by early investors and employees became eligible for trading Thursday, putting Elon Musk's newly public space company through another major test.

Aug 20, 2026

More Than 150 Polymarket Wallets May Have Traded On U.S. Military Secrets, Research Finds

The report also found large traders and bots appeared to copy some suspicious bets before military action.

Aug 20, 2026

Bitcoin Jumps Above $71,000 As Trump Pushes Crypto Bill. Standard Chartered Sees $100,000 By Year-End.

Bitcoin surged and ether rallied as President Donald Trump urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act.

Aug 20, 2026

Unitree Founder Says Humanoid Robots May Take a Decade To Jump To The Mainstream

Wang Xingxing said truly versatile humanoid robots could still be five to 10 years away if development moves slowly, offering a reality check after the company's blockbuster Shanghai market debut.

Aug 20, 2026

Goldman Sachs has sued Malaysia in a British court

AI's Next Big Problem Is Not Chips Or Power. It's Growing Opposition To Data Centers.

Public opposition to data centers is becoming a political issue across the U.S., raising concerns about whether technology companies can build the infrastructure needed for their AI expansion plans.

Aug 20, 2026

Bitcoin Is Flashing 8 Capitulation Signals. VanEck Says The Bottom May Not Be In Yet.

Bitcoin is showing several signs that have appeared toward the later stages of previous market declines, according to VanEck.

Aug 19, 2026

The GOP Is Warning AI Companies Over Data Center Backlash. The Ohio Senate Race Could Be A Test.

A private memo from the Senate Republican campaign arm warns that opposition to data centers is hurting Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio and could make politicians elsewhere more reluctant to support new AI infrastructure projects.

Aug 19, 2026

Illustration shows U.S. Dollar banknotes

The Dollar Has Stayed Strong In 2026. Strategists Say The Risks Are Starting To Build.

The U.S. dollar is still up for the year, but currency strategists are questioning whether its recent strength can last.

Aug 19, 2026

Florida Primaries Deliver Big Upsets. Trump-Backed Candidates Gets Mixed Results.

Byron Donalds won the Republican nomination for Florida governor, while progressive Angie Nixon scored an upset in the Democratic Senate primary.

Aug 19, 2026

OpenAI Rolls Out 'ChatGPT For Teens.' New Safety Features Include Breaks And Quiet Hours.

The company is facing lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny over alleged harms involving young users.

Aug 19, 2026

Merin Rebecca Thomas

Managing Editor

Bitcoin Is Back Above $80,000. Now Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Could Decide Whether The Rally Keeps Going.

OpenAI's Models Were Already Breaking Rules. A New Report Shows How They Breached Hugging Face.

Nvidia's AI Boom Is Still Accelerating. Its Revenue Could Soon Leave Apple And Google Behind.

Nvidia Already Dominates The AI Chip Market. Now It Will Reportedly Own Hugging Face Too.

The Midterms Are Coming. Wall Street Sees A Debt-Ceiling Battle In The Future.

Settling Stock Trades Takes Two Days In Japan. Blockchain Could Make The Process Almost Instant.

Bitcoin Just Had Its Best Week In More Than Three Years, But The $80,000 Threshold Is Proving Hard To Hold

U.S. Water Systems Are Already Under Cyberattacks. Now A Key Technology Supplier Has Been Hacked Too.

AI Is Getting Better At Doing College Work, MIT Says. Claims Most Classes May Now Need To Change.

OpenAI Uncovered A Russia-Linked Influence Campaign. Operators Used ChatGPT To Look Less Russian.

The Crypto Industry Is Spending Big On The Midterms. Now A Coinbase-Backed Group Is Picking Its Candidates.

Iranian State TV Appeared To Threaten Barron Trump. The Secret Service Says It Is Investigating

Trump Says Iran's Economy Is Collapsing. The Rial, Inflation And Oil Revenues Paint The Picture.

SK Hynix Workers Were Offered A 6.3% Pay Raise. They Rejected The Deal By Just 25 Votes.

Canada's Trade Fight With Trump Is Getting Costlier. Nearly 90,000 Jobs Could Be At Risk In The Country.

Alibaba Is Betting Another $10 Billion On AI. Investors Aren't Sold Yet And Its Stock Fell.

Tech Giants Dominated The S&P 500 For Years. Now The Other 493 Stocks Are Catching Up.

Trump Wants Communities To Welcome Data Centers. But Even Close Allies Are Saying No.

Ether Just Erased Four Months Of Losses. Now $2,465 Is The Level To Watch.

Moderna, Merck's Cancer Vaccine Breakthrough Raises Hope For New Wave Of Personalized Treatments

SpaceX Stock Falls Back Below IPO Price As 319 Million More Shares Hit The Market

More Than 150 Polymarket Wallets May Have Traded On U.S. Military Secrets, Research Finds

Bitcoin Jumps Above $71,000 As Trump Pushes Crypto Bill. Standard Chartered Sees $100,000 By Year-End.

Unitree Founder Says Humanoid Robots May Take a Decade To Jump To The Mainstream

AI's Next Big Problem Is Not Chips Or Power. It's Growing Opposition To Data Centers.

Bitcoin Is Flashing 8 Capitulation Signals. VanEck Says The Bottom May Not Be In Yet.

The GOP Is Warning AI Companies Over Data Center Backlash. The Ohio Senate Race Could Be A Test.

The Dollar Has Stayed Strong In 2026. Strategists Say The Risks Are Starting To Build.

Florida Primaries Deliver Big Upsets. Trump-Backed Candidates Gets Mixed Results.

OpenAI Rolls Out 'ChatGPT For Teens.' New Safety Features Include Breaks And Quiet Hours.

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Russian Hackers Used SpaceX's AI Coding Assistant To Conduct Attacks: Report

A Grandy Jury Found Florida Misappropriated Funds Sent To Charity. It Was Run By The Governor's Wife.

AI Was Supposed to Eliminate Human Bias. It Is Amplifying It Instead, Harvard Professor Warns

How AI Bias is Impacting Nearly Every Sector of Industry

Nvidia's Earnings Buoyed The Broader Markets. All Indexes Climbed.

The Trump Admin. Has a Cozy Relation With Venezuela's Interim Govt. It's Reportedly Closing In On Its Oil Reserves.