Bed Bath & Beyond's (BBBY) stock sank 48% on Tuesday, a day after the embattled retailer announced an equity offering to raise as much as $1.025 billion. One analyst labeled the company's move a "last ditch effort to secure its future." "While the timing of the offering seems relatively…
Gautam Adani’s recent woes have vindicated persistent doubts in India about the tycoon’s rise. With his eponymous group’s bonds trading at distressed levels, big international banks which bankrolled the 60-year-old’s debt-fuelled ascent face increasingly awkward questions about how they assessed…
Cardano failed to move higher, and momentum is now shifting toward sellers. After multiple failed attempts at the 40 cents resistance, bulls are about to lose control of the price action. Should the cryptocurrency fall, then the key support will be found at 36 cents. With the indicators turning…
surged by 22% in the last seven days, outperforming the majority of the crypto market. And the positive news doesn’t stop before Shibarium is rumored to be scheduled to hit the market next week, February 14, Valentine’s Day. The Shiba Inu Burn Tracker recorded a 10,129% increase in SHIB destroyed…
Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK), a publicly-listed crypto mining Crypto Mining Cryptocurrency mining is defined as the process through which the transactions of a digital currency are authenticated then published to blockchain. For every crypto transaction conducted, a crypto miner is in charge of…
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies moved higher Wednesday. After a roaring rally to start the year, cryptos are now mostly range-bound but key catalysts lie ahead and there is at least one sign that traders have more conviction than ever. The price of Bitcoin has gained 1% over the past 24 hours…
SAND, the native token of the metaverse gaming platform The Sandbox, is leading the crypto market after surging to a three-month high of $0.93 on Wednesday morning. Despite a slight drop to $0.90 by press time, SAND has still risen a whopping 25% over the past 24 hours, data from CoinGecko shows.…
Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR) on Tuesday reported a loss of $69.1 million in its fourth quarter. The Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had a loss of $7.87 per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $3.89 per share. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The…
Sen. Steve Daines said the photo represents ‘our Montana way of life.’ Twitter Inc. reinstated the account of a Republican senator after the social-media platform blocked him over a hunting photo he posted that was flagged for “graphic violence.” Sen. Steve Daines of Montana said Tuesday he was…
Shares rose in early European trading on Wednesday after a mixed day in Asia, while oil prices climbed more than $1 a barrel. → The #1 Energy Stock to Buy (From Wall Street Watch Dogs) Trading on Istanbul’s stock exchange was suspended after the market benchmark sank more than 7% as Turkey…
SINSO, as a Web3.0 infrastructure focusing on distributed cache network and data programmability, is inspired by Filecoin. While with its own positioning, SINSO has an economic model design that differs from Filecoin. SINSO believes that Filecoin has developed a global ultra-large-scale storage…
Chainlink’s (LINK) price has increased by 27% to reach its 2023 peak of $7.44. But compared to the 40% growth in the global cryptocurrency market, the altcoin’s year-to-date performance has been dismal. BeInCrypto looks at LINK’s seven-day price action, supply on exchanges, and In/Out the Money…
Cross-chain interoperability will catalyze decentralized finance growth and opportunities. It is pertinent for existing and new protocols to gain traction across robust networks. Uniswap V3 will make its way to Boba Network and explore L2-based opportunities. Uniswap V3 Expands to Boba Most people…
Definition The Stablecoin Supply Ratio (SSR) is the ratio between Bitcoin supply and the supply of stablecoins denoted in BTC, or: Bitcoin Market cap / Stablecoin Market cap. We use the following stablecoins for the supply: USDT, TUSD, USDC, USDP, GUSD, DAI, SAI, and BUSD. When the SSR is low, the…
One Ethereum-based (ETH) gaming altcoin is skyrocketing over the last month as its ecosystem experiences rapid growth. ImmutableX (IMX) has surged by 147% during the past thirty days, increasing from $0.42 on January 8th to its current value of $1.04. The layer-2 protocol’s price explosion comes…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- An international team is presenting an update Wednesday on its investigation into the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine. The announcement comes nearly three months after a Dutch court convicted two Russians and a Ukrainian rebel for their…
Gifto is a blockchain project in the gifting vertical. The token soared after exchanges like Binance and Gate.io listed it. Gifto price has just gone vertical as the gifting platform continued its evolution. GFT token surged by over 170% in the past 24 hours, according to data compiled by Binance.…
The Reserve Bank of India raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.50%, in line with expectations. The Indian rupee strengthened 0.24% after the announcement against the U.S. dollar and last traded at 82.657. India's Nifty traded 0.66% higher in its first hours of trade and the…
A worldwide semiconductor shortage has forced Subaru Corp to cut its output target by nearly 10%, the Japanese automaker said on Wednesday. Subaru said it now expects to produce 880,000 vehicles this fiscal year through March, down 9.3% from a previous forecast of 970,000 units. The carmaker said…
Mitt Romney branded George Santos a "sick puppy" after the pair clashed at President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday. The embattled New York Republican positioned himself prominently in the House of Representatives, in the central aisle, and attempted to shake hands with numerous…
In a series of comments made during Joe Biden's State of the Union speech on his Truth Social media platform, Donald Trump reacted in real time to proceedings—even commenting on the first lady's outfit. The former president—who is hoping to run for re-election in 2024—said Jill Biden was "looking…
A viral Reddit post saw a wife ask if she is in the wrong for "going nuclear" and kicking her husband out of their home. User This_Squash_2035 explained she was advised against pregnancy by medics as she suffers from migraines and type 1 diabetes. However, she "accidentally" fell pregnant and…
The Northern Ireland protocol is lawful, the supreme court has ruled, rejecting a legal challenge to the Brexit arrangements by a group of unionist leaders including the former first ministers the late David Trimble and Arlene Foster. The highest court in the UK unanimously dismissed the judicial…
The cast of Love Is Blind season 3 are reuniting to show fans what they have been up to since the cameras stopped rolling at the end of the show. In October 2022, the Netflix dating show, hosted by Nick Lachey and his wife, Vanessa, returned for a third installment, with a brand-new cast of…
AMC Theatres will soon set ticket prices according to where you choose to sit AMC is changing the way that it prices tickets, and it will be based on where you sit in a movie theater.
How to avoid being scammed when you want to donate to a charity With the devastation in Turkey and Syria mounting, people around the world are sending financial donations to the region. But how can you identify the best and more reputable charities?
Microsoft and Google enlist artificial intelligence to heat up search rivalry Microsoft has announced it will use the AI tool known as ChatGPT in its Bing search engine, and Google has unveiled a competitor to ChatGPT — this could profoundly change how we use technology.
Is Microsoft Corp.’s Bing search engine about to become cool? That is what the software giant is counting on, after years of behind-the-scenes development and its burgeoning relationship with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, the generative AI engine that it plans to incorporate into Bing, its…
The cryptocurrency industry was in a rut throughout 2022. While Bitcoin has been declared dead multiple times, the asset continues to remain relevant. Yet, skepticism has hindered BTC’s progress over the years. Several individuals have left the ecosystem. On the bright side, an increased number of…
During Meta’s earnings call last week, Mark Zuckerberg said something that seemed to perfectly capture the vibe in tech as layoffs continue to climb. The CEO said the company was in a “phase change” and that 2023 will be “a year of efficiency.” For tech workers, it’s a striking contrast to a…
FC Barcelona could have sold Ferran Torres in the recently closed January transfer window, according to a report. The Blaugrana signed the Spain international from Manchester City around a year ago, in a headscratching deal that reportedly set them back more than £48mn ($58mn) despite their…
FC Barcelona are reportedly interested in signing Arthur Augusto de Matos Soares, or simply Arthur, from America-MG. The right back has been impressing at the ongoing South American U20 Championships where Barca target Vitor Roque is currently the top scorer on six goals while Brazil close in on…
ByteDance's Douyin has been trialing a food delivery service since December as it looks to expand its business beyond advertising. ByteDance told CNBC on Wednesday that it has been testing a type of food delivery service in China via its short video app Douyin, potentially pitting itself against…
PA Media Group is looking for an ambitious and experienced journalist to be part of the Content team at PA Media Group where your primary focus will be producing PA’s health coverage to our non-media customers, as well as our media customers. What you’ll be doing … • Researching and writing…
The bullish wave on the cryptocurrency market, which started at the year’s turn, has subsided for the most part, but the increased activity of Cardano (ADA)’s largest holders in recent days has provided the digital asset with an opportunity for another round of significant price gains. Indeed,…
Interest in artificial intelligence (AI) has increased dramatically in recent years. AI is a breakthrough technology with the potential to fundamentally change countless industries, crypto among them. Enthusiasts view it as a key component of new financial and social ecosystems, including the…
The U.S. securities regulator will focus on cryptocurrencies and emerging technologies as one of its priorities this year, as it tries to keep up with the changing landscape of finance. In a statement, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it chose focus areas that it believes present…
In an announcement sent to Cointelegraph, the Algorand team said that it partnered with Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad and the Indian School of Business with the intention of launching educational programs. This includes programs for both faculty development and student…
Oil prices advanced on Wednesday on the back of a weaker dollar, while TotalEnergies joined the ranks of major oil companies reporting record profits. Brent crude, the international standard, rose 1% to $84.53 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, rose 1.3% to $78.12 a barrel.…
Digital Pound Holdings Could Be Limited to 10K, Central Bank Says The Bank of England has set out technical features of its central bank digital currency, which officials have said is likely to be needed.
Courtesy of Lindsey Peruto Lindsey Peruto is a construction project manager in Philadelphia. She's often the only woman there. She's had men comment on her looks and say she belongs in the kitchen, but that hasn't stopped her. "Microagressions aside, I love my career," she says. "I'd definitely…
The MV Narrative. Storylines Storylines is building a residential cruise ship that will travel around the world nonstop in 2025. There are several nearly $8 million condominiums still available for purchase. See inside the three to four-bedroom 1,432-square-foot "Encore" homes at sea. A cool $8…
Taylor Rains/Insider Singapore's Changi Airport was named the world's best by Skytrax from 2013 to 2020. The airport is a major hub for Singapore Airlines and features luxuries like a pool and a movie theater. I spent eight hours exploring everything the airport has the offer, and it still wasn't…
US President Joe Biden. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Protect Democracy, a group formed by Obama lawyers, filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on student debt. It said that Biden's usage of the HEROES Act of 2003 to cancel student debt is "highly strained." While there might be another route…
Westend61/Getty Images Kristen left her job in July and is still looking to land a new position. She shared with Insider how hard it's been to find a job over the past few months. A career expert from LinkedIn said that "there are still plenty of opportunities out there." Kristen, whose last name…
According to an estimate by the returns tech platform Optoro, as many as 9.6 billion pounds of returns ended up in landfills in 2021 — equivalent to 10,500 fully loaded Boeing 747s. Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images Americans returned $816 billion in products last year, according to the…
The speaker's Replika companion, Brooke. Replika Replika is an AI chatbot that can offer romantic companionship to its users. Replika is backed by Y Combinator, which was once run by OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman. OpenAI created ChatGPT. Insider spoke to a user who said he has real feelings for his…
Bales of cocaine were seized by New Zealand authorities. New Zealand Police Media Team Half a billion dollars worth of cocaine was discovered floating around the Pacific Ocean. A total of 81 bales of cocaine, weighing 3.2 tonnes, were intercepted by the New Zealand Police. Some of the packages…
The only Black designer belonging to Italy’s fashion council is withdrawing from this month’s Milan Fashion Week citing a lack of commitment to diversity and inclusion, and on Wednesday announced a hunger strike out of concern that other minority designers associated with her will suffer a…
Getty Images 'Monk mode' is a productivity hack popular among entrepreneurs and CEOs that's gone viral on TikTok. The practice of committing to your work and not giving in to distraction has been around for years. Going into monk mode means you and everyone around knows you're going to be focused…
LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Shares globally jumped and most currencies rose against the dollar on Wednesday, as investors discerned a dovish tone in comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, though a policy tweak by the ECB meant European bonds sat out the rally. MSCI's world share index rose 0.37%,…
President Joe Biden on Wednesday was headed to Wisconsin, a battleground state he won by the slimmest of margins in 2020, to press his economic message and other themes from his State of the Union address in the window before his next big speech: announcing a possible reelection bid. Biden was set…
SINGAPORE -- Companies in Asia are rushing to tap green technology to advance their sustainability goals as the global climate crisis forces enterprises in the fast-growing region to grow without harming the environment. Business leaders, government officials and investors highlighted the role…
Ethereum has some serious potential if you take Chris Burniske's word into consideration Chris Burniske, the former crypto lead at Ark Invest, recently made a bold prediction about Ethereum's future on the market. In a recent statement, Burniske suggested that Ethereum will lead investors to…
This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet. In 2022, 48% of Medicare beneficiaries were enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans instead of Original Medicare, and experts predict that number will be higher in 2023. Medicare Advantage plans are offered by private insurers and bundle…
The Lexus ES is our highest-rated luxury car in its segment and a Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Award winner. Pricing starts at $41,340. The heart wants a new luxury car, the head says it’s OK to buy a 2023 Lexus ES sedan. If the ES had to be described in two words, they could be responsible…
The Bank of International Settlement (BIS) — via its innovation hub — said it would launch a stablecoin monitoring system Project Pyxtrial, according to a company report. The BIS innovation hub — launched in 2019 — partnered with Central Banks globally to complete approximately 5 Central Bank…
This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. New York is the latest state to authorize creation of a Master Plan for Aging, starting the process of developing systems to help older adults lead independent, meaningful and dignified lives in their own homes and communities as long as…
HONG KONG–China’s passenger car retail sales plunged 37.9% last month as businesses shut down for an early Lunar New Year holiday and nationwide vehicle purchase tax cuts and electric-car subsidies ended. China’s car makers and dealers sold 1.3 million passenger cars in January, down 40% from…
I am a budding options/futures trader with my own sole proprietor investment business. Heading into 2022, I took on a large cash infusion of $500,000 from friends and family under the guise of a promise I made to issue a 10% return on their money. This promise was made via a signed promissory…
Wangechi Mutu in her studio in Nairobi, Kenya. Behind her are sculptures made from materials found outside her door — “Creatura” and “Sentinel,” at left, made from reclaimed wood, and hanging strings of her clay “Prayer Beads,” right.Credit...Khadija Farah for The New York Times With sculptures…
THERE ARE, STRANGELY, a lot of other women in Whitney Houston’s 1993 video for the song “I’m Every Woman,” that can-do anthem powered by Houston’s unparalleled midrange pipes. “It’s all in me,” she sings of a spellbinding force that would seem to make others unnecessary. Yet there alongside her we…
Meghan Markle lost a key battle in her libel lawsuit with her half sister but a judge offered the duchess a glimmer of hope. Samantha Markle is suing Meghan over comments made during her Oprah Winfrey interview and passages from the biography Finding Freedom, by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand.…
Most people associate bad habits with the kind of activities that wind up on a list of New Year's resolutions—eating and drinking too much, spending too much time on the smartphone and avoiding the gym. But bad habits are often behind more than just personal peccadilloes. The neural machinery of…
Microsoft announces new Bing and Edge browser powered by ChatGPT Microsoft is using AI to transform the way we search the web. The company is launching an upgraded version of its search engine Bing, powered by an upgraded AI technology called the “Prometheus Model” that’s more powerful than…
Generative diffusion models have revolutionized the way images are created and edited. With text-guided models, the possibilities for image manipulation have become limitless. But what about videos? While some advances have been made in video generation using these models, editing the content of…
According to recent market research reports, the global smart cities market is expected to reach a size of over $2 trillion by 2026, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 10%. Having spent time as an advisor to an AI application company focused on smart cities, what I’ve learned…
Have you heard of the latest AI chatbot sensation? The tech world is buzzing with excitement over ChatGPT, the popular AI chatbot created by OpenAI with funding from Microsoft. However, Google is not willing to surrender its search dominance and has announced its own chatbot, Bard, that is set to…
Share Your Expertise to Grow Your Business — How To Communications As a sole proprietor, part of doing business in the days before COVID involved collaborating with other entrepreneurs and business owners. Sometimes this was paid collaboration and other times it was sharing my expertise as a…
AI — Is It The Death of Creative Writing? Everybody is talking about it. Everyone is picking a side. So, which is it? Is AI writing the best thing ever or is it the end of creative writing? Look. I’m all for simplifying repetitive tasks, but writing shouldn’t be left to a robot. Writing is about…
Episode 7 of Season 5 of The Scoop was recorded remotely with The Block's Frank Chaparro and Polygon Labs President Ryan Wyatt. Listen below, and subscribe to The Scoop on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Feedback and revision requests can be sent to…
WME Independent has unveiled the first image of Haley Bennett in the upcoming 19th Century champagne drama Clicquot ahead of launching sales on the title at the European Film Market. Bennett stars in the titular role of Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, who is popularly known in France as the…
Editor’s note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films factoring in this year’s movie awards races. For her debut feature, filmmaker Georgia Oakley returns to 1980s Britain as Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government has introduced Section 28, a clause…
Billionaire Ron Baron said Tuesday that Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested he would make multiples in return for his $100 million investment in Musk's take-private deal for Twitter. "He told me he thought I was going to make two or three times my money over three years," Baron said on "Squawk Box." Ron…
Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS - Get Rating) is scheduled to release its earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, February 15th. Analysts expect Fidelity National Information Services to post earnings of $1.70 per share for the quarter. Persons that wish to register…
Snap remains a top internet stock pick by New Street Research, but now ranks higher than Meta Platforms and Netflix, according to the firm. New Street put together a list of seven internet stocks that its analysts rate between top picks and least favorite names in the space. When the firm…
Tensions are escalating between the United States and China over the fate of a suspected Chinese spy balloon that wafted through U.S. airspace before a fighter jet shot it down off the coast of the Carolinas on Saturday. China went from being apologetic about the balloon, which it said was a…
J.D. Biersdorfer has been writing about consumer technology for The Times since 1998. Google’s Find My Device tool can help locate missing phones, and it provides options to remotely lock and erase the device if it appears to be stolen. You may never have to deal with a missing device, but…
High-rise hog farms have sprung up nationwide as part of Beijing’s drive to enhance its agricultural competitiveness and reduce its dependence on imports. The first sows arrived in late September at the hulking, 26-story high-rise towering above a rural village in central China. The female pigs…
The system that provides electricity to our homes is getting less reliable. Outages are more frequent and last for longer. More severe weather is likely to make the problem worse. As a result, many homeowners are investing in backup power systems. Some have bought large generators. Others have…
COVID test kits, treatments and vaccines won't be free to many consumers much longer Time is running out for free-to-consumer COVID-19 vaccines, at-home test kits and even some treatments. The White House announced this month that the national public health emergency, first declared in early 2020…
Dr. Van Nieuwerberg chuckled. “Somebody’s got to pay the bills,” he said. He noted the irony of his own circumstances, prophesying a city laid waste by remote work. “And here I am in my office five days a week,” he said. Already the numbers support a doom cycle. On an average weekday, nearly half…
Who is playing in the Super Bowl halftime show? Rihanna will perform during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show. It is Apple Music's first year sponsoring the show, following Pepsi's 10-year run. Apple Music teased the show by bringing fans from all 32 NFL teams together to sing…
Bad news for Rihanna: Her halftime show in Sunday’s Super Bowl is only the third-most anticipated part of the festivities. According to a new Harris Poll survey, 82% of those who plan to watch the Big Game said that they are excited about the contest itself, 76% said they are looking forward to…
The retailer is set to take the top spot in the World’s Largest Advertisers ranking for the second year in a row when Ad Age publishes its global ranking this December based on 2022 spending. Amazon also is on track to be No. 1 in Ad Age’s upcoming U.S. advertisers ranking for the fourth year in a…
Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with the popular blockchain game The Sandbox, according to a LinkedIn post published on Feb. 7. Sebastien Borget, co-founder and COO of The Sandbox, said that his blockchain-based virtual world project had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi…
The number of non-zero addresses on the Ethereum (ETH) network has exceeded 94 million. Moreover, the number of addresses staking ETH has crossed 527K. Both milestones are significant as they represent new highs for the Ethereum network. Source: oklink.com Additionally, the weekly median gas price…
In the latest update regarding the SEC’s insider trading charges against the former Coinbase Manager Ishan Wahi, the defendant requested the court to dismiss the case. According to the recent filing, the defendants, Ishan and Nikhil Wahi, argued that the SEC’s charges were wrong. In the filing,…
Lambert here: When you get to Figure 2 — the tip of the Evidence-Based Medicine iceberg — it’s not an “iceberg.” It’s a fatberg. By KLG, who has held research and academic positions in three US medical schools since 1995 and is currently Professor of Biochemistry and Associate Dean. He has…
Matt Malone is an assistant professor in the faculty of law at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops. The Canadian transportation regulator whose mandate includes consumer protection of air passengers has 36,000 outstanding complaints before it. For complaints it manages to process, the agency…
Blair Feltmate is head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo. Prashant Shukle is the former director-general of the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation. Newly released data from the Insurance Bureau of Canada showed $3.1-billion in insurable losses…
Jay-Ann Gilfoy is president and chief executive officer of Meridian Credit Union Be careful what you wish for. If you’re leading a major organization, you’re navigating the most anguished, intricate and sensitive period in years. During the past half-decade, we’ve dealt with a pandemic, an…
Chiliz, the blockchain-based sports token that allows fans to own tokens tied to respective teams, has validated the genesis block of its new layer-1 blockchain.
After navigating COVID-19, high inflation, persistent labor shortages, and return-to-office mandates, managers are burnt out. Some 46% of middle managers say it’s likely they’ll quit their jobs within the next 12 months because of work-related stress, according to a new survey of 3,400 people…
It has become the video game equivalent of Lord Voldemort—the Harry Potter villain that must not be named. Controversy has reached a fever pitch in recent weeks over Hogwarts Legacy, an expansive role-playing game set in the fictional boarding school for magic created by British author J.K.…
DoorDash and Roku just launched streaming food delivery because binging requires binging. JPMorgan (the bank) just bought 200K of trees (a forest) because money does grow on trees. And in the last 48 hours, three different companies have launched ChatGPT copycats — It’s not a Zucking, it’s a “Zuck…
Shares of eBay were edging down early on Wednesday after the e-commerce marketplace firm said it would cut around 4% of its workforce. The company (ticker: EBAY) is cutting about 500 jobs, it said Tuesday in a regulatory filing after the close of trading. The company said the move was driven by…
Stock futures slipped Wednesday following solid gains Tuesday that came after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said inflation was easing but that more interest rate hikes would be needed to cool inflation as the U.S. labor market remains strong. These stocks were poised to make moves…
TripActions, a business-travel software startup, plans to integrate OpenAI’s ChatGPT capabilities across its online platform, an effort aimed at seizing market share by making expense reports easier to use. As part of the move, announced Tuesday, the Palo Alto, Calif., company is changing its name…
Kamz is joined by Chelsea Cain Maclin, R Labs’s brand and community-marketing master. She is also co-founder of R Planet NFTs. Previously, she was Vice President of Marketing for Bumble where she led brand, marketing, and partnerships teams, and helped scale the business to 100M downloads and a…
Prominent analyst and hedge fund manager Michael Burry is back in the public eye with a new on the financial markets. As a reminder, after the last rather bearish forecast a week ago, the market moved to the upside and deleted his Twitter account. Now, the investor, who has returned to the media…
Bitcoin diverges from the FX market and ignores the recent dollar’s strength Positive momentum builds up Possible pennant formation points to a move above $30k The US dollar reacted to the recent monetary policy decision in the United States and the strong economic data for January. As such, it…
Barry Allen is on the last leg of his race on The CW, with the superhero's journey almost at an end in season 9 of The Flash. Grant Gustin's speedster will have to save the world one last time, but he won't be able to do it alone. A whole host of familiar faces are set to return to the last…
Jill Biden's decision to kiss Vice President Kamala Harris' husband on the lips at the State of the Union address is raising some eyebrows on the internet. A brief clip of Biden arriving at the event has gone viral as she is seen approaching Harris' husband, Douglas Emhoff, before the pair kiss on…
Ever since Ethereum executed The Merge in September, there’s been a lot of debate around the ramifications of Proof of Stake.Now with regulators and lawmakers poised to introduce a slate of potential rules on cryptocurrencies, analyzing the blockchain infrastructure of Proof of Stake-based…
Feds Treating Digital Assets the Same as Stocks When it Comes to Confidential Information on Listings A former Coinbase employee pleaded guilty Tuesday to insider trading charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York said Tuesday. Ishan Wahi, 32, will be sentenced in…
The Tornado Cash sanctions case was supposed to be a boost for censorship-resistant, decentralized stablecoins. It hasn’t worked out that way. Six months after the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the crypto mixer and triggered a wave of blacklisting across the sector, the market cap and…
The search for NFT utility beyond social media avatars and, at times, questionable, digital art is inspiring many developers to explore the nascent domain of soulbound tokens. Soulbound tokens (SBTs) are non-transferable NFTs, unlocking non-financial use-cases such as identity, academic…
The cryptocurrency market’s favorite canine-inspired asset was back in the headlines again. This time, Shiba Inu [SHIB] was not under the spotlight for Shibarium but for its significant rise in burn rate. The meme token has seen triple and even four-digit increases over the last couple of months.…
Benzinga - Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary has warned that the cryptocurrency industry is still filled with many worthless coins and projects, most of which have no future. What Happened: According to O'Leary, 10,000 crypto tokens are likely to be completely devalued to zero. “They’ll eventually…
CSX Transportation announced Tuesday that it had reached a deal with two railroad unions regarding paid sick leave. The agreement reached between CSX and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division, which represents engineers, and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, which represents…
North Korean hackers working for the government stole record-breaking virtual assets last year estimated to be worth between $630 million and more than $1 billion, U.N. experts said in a new report. The panel of experts said in the wide-ranging report seen Tuesday by The Associated Press that the…
The United Kingdom is a step closer to launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) after releasing a consultation paper explaining the proposed digital pound, which the public has nicknamed “Britcoin.” The 116-page consultation paper was jointly released on Feb. 7 by the Bank of England (BoE)…
The past 24 hours were quite tumultuous within the cryptocurrency market as major large caps went through a rollercoaster during the speech of the Chairman of the Federal Reserve – Jerome Powell. Meanwhile, some altcoins are having a go at new multi-week highs, charting gains upwards of 25% on the…
Major coins traded in the green on Tuesday evening, as the market capitalization after the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated that the “disinflationary process” has started in the economy. What Happened: The largest cryptocurrency by market value Bitcoin BTC/USD was trading…
More than 20 years ago after being labeled "The Chosen One" on the cover of Sports Illustrated as a junior in high school (and getting a matching back tattoo right after), LeBron James has turned hyperbole into reality by becoming the NBA's all-time leading top scorer. Aged 38, James scored 38…
In many sports there is an ongoing (and often heated) debate about who should be considered the GOAT (Greatest of All Times) in that respective discipline. Whether it’s Federer vs. Nadal vs. Djokovic, Messi vs. Ronaldo (although it’s not even undebated who the greatest Ronaldo is) or Joe Montana…
rebounded to key resistance into Feb. 8 as crypto markets got a boost from a familiar source. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching the important $23,400 zone on Bitstamp overnight. The pair reacted positively to the latest comments from the United States…
Since WeWork founder Adam Neumann announced that he was launching a real estate company called Flow last year, people have wondered what exactly the new venture was meant to do. On Tuesday, Andreesen Horowitz, which is one of Neumann’s backers, released a video from a November conference panel…
TOKYO -- Payments for imported information technology services by Japanese companies and individuals are rapidly swelling, as the domestic industry struggles to compete, pushing Japan's digital trade deficit higher. According to Finance Ministry data released Wednesday, Japan's current account…
TOKYO -- Japan's economy expanded 0.1% in December on a month-on-month seasonally adjusted basis, thanks to recovery in private consumption for services, but sluggish exports limited topline growth, the Japan Center for Economic Research said in a report released on Wednesday. The Tokyo-based…
Binance declares that the big auditors still have a lot to learn about the crypto industry and so a full audit probably won’t take place soon. Binance detractor has his say Binance has suffered much FUD in recent times, and those looking to see the biggest crypto exchange by volume fail have…
Former US congressional candidate turned crypto enthusiast says he may again start buying meme coins soon David Gokhshtein, crypto enthusiast and founder of Gokhshtein Media, which covers crypto news and events, has taken to his Twitter handle to share that he is seriously considering buying meme…
The container ship Maersk Murcia sits moored in the port of Gothenburg, Sweden, on August 24, 2020. Maersk, one of the world's largest container shipping firms, on Wednesday reported a fall in fourth-quarter earnings but posted the best full-year result in its history. The Danish giant, widely…
Russian forces are highly unlikely now to attempt to cross the Dnieper River in Kherson, southern Ukraine, according to an assessment by the British Ministry of Defense. Russia announced its withdrawal from the key Ukrainian city of Kherson in November 2022, retreating from the western portion of…
King Charles III has approved the first stamps to feature a new British monarch in over 70 years, which will enter circulation ahead of his coronation on May 6. The set of "definitive" or "everyday" first and second-class stamps feature a stylized image of Charles, which has been adapted from the…
US lawmakers are seeking answers from social media giant Meta on an internal investigation in 2018 that found tens of thousands of software developers in China and Russia may have accessed detailed Facebook user data before the company restricted third-party access in 2014 to data “such as…
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An abortion-rights activist says she confronted Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) at the State of the Union after being body-shamed by the congressman in 2022. Olivia Julianna, the 20-year-old director of politics and government affairs for Gen-Z for Change, tweeted late on Tuesday night: "Just want everyone…
Leonardo DiCaprio is becoming the subject of social media ridicule after news emerged about his latest alleged relationship with a teenager. DiCaprio, 48, has a reputation for dating younger women than himself. After his latest break up with model Camila Morrone, a theory circulated that he's…
Beijing Guoan Football Club, a professional soccer team competing in the Chinese Super League (CSL), launched GLEO on Sunday, a collection of non-fungible tokens (NFT) that can be used as avatars in the club’s virtual stadium scheduled to go live next year. See related article: Football most…
The stock price of Toast Inc (NYSE: TOST) increased by 2.77% in the most recent trading session. This is why. The stock price of Toast Inc (NYSE: TOST) increased by 2.77% in the most recent trading session. Why: Toast announced the Order with Google integration that allows restaurants using Toast…
California utility regulators Tuesday began to look at how the state might limit soaring natural gas prices during the next extended cold snap like the one that hit this winter, bringing widespread sticker shock to Californians trying to heat their homes. In Northern California, average utility…
More Than 400 Products Included in Massive Recall Due to Listeria Concerns It’s only February, but food recalls are already having a “great” year. Last month, we reported that our beloved Rao’s recalled jars of its Chicken & Gnocchi Soup, and earlier this month, almost 53,000 pounds of…
A confrontation on a Delta Air Lines flight from Orlando, Florida, to New York last November ended up with a Virginia family being removed from the airplane — and the husband and father of the family said they have yet to be compensated by Delta. The man re-posted information about the ordeal on…
After the collapse of FTX, centralized exchanges started publishing their Proof of Reserve reports to recover the trust of the community. Prominent accounting firm, Mazars was overseeing the PoR audits for major cryptocurrency exchanges including Binance, Crypto.com, and KuCoin. In mid-December,…
Hut 8 Mining Corp. (NASDAQ:HUT), a digital asset mining company from North America, has announced an all-stock merger Merger A merger is defined as the absorption of the interest of another. It can include an estate, or contract. There are no specific rules or formats for a union in general. It is…
Antonia Cundy’s “gumption” in travelling to Ukraine as an independent freelance journalist saw her win the Marie Colvin Award at the British Journalism Awards in December. But her courage and commitment should not be confused with a cavalier attitude to risk. One year ago, hundreds of journalists…
Elementus, a New York-based blockchain firm, has raised $10 million as part of its Series A-2 funding round, led by Web3 VC company Parafi Capital. The raise, which values the company at $160 million, aims to allow Elementus to keep improving its processes for providing effective and sound…
Education is a well-known barrier to entry for many when it comes to crypto and Web3 space. This is particularly true when it comes to understanding the underlying technology that powers these new innovations. Joining in on the effort to spread crypto awareness, on Feb. 8, the New York University…
India’s push to ban over 90 lending apps has sent a panic to the industry as many scramble to understand why they have been impacted. The IT Ministry’s move is reportedly aimed at protecting the nation’s integrity and curb China’s influence in the South Asian market, the state-owned broadcaster…
U.S. broker-dealers and investment advisers dealing in cryptocurrency will face increased scrutiny, as per the U.S. SEC’s Division of Examinations. • The SEC will concentrate its efforts on SEC-registered investment firms that provide or advise on cryptocurrencies. The Securities and Exchange…
Ariel Cohen is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Navan (formerly TripActions), the #1 travel management super-app used by over 8,000 companies. Ariel has raised over $2BN for Navan from some of the best including a16z, Zeev Ventures, Lightspeed, Greenoaks, and Elad Gil. Prior to TripActions, Ariel…
On Feb. 8, Alex McCurry, the founder of Solidity.io, a blockchain development firm, took to Twitter to call Shiba Inu, Dogecoin and other dog-inspired cryptocurrencies "garbage." McCurry's remarks come amid growing concerns about the stability and reliability of meme tokens, which have gained…
