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Source: Live Mint Oil climbed more than 1% on Thursday after Russia and Ukraine launched missiles at each other, overshadowing the impact of a bigger-than-expected increase in U.S. crude inventories. Ukraine fired British cruise missiles into Russia on Wednesday, the latest Western weapon it has been permitted to use in such a way, a day…
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Source: The Verge A federal lawsuit over Minnesota’s “Use of Deep Fake Technology to Influence An Election” law is now directly dealing with the influence of AI. In a recent filing, attorneys challenging the law say an affidavit submitted to support it shows signs of containing AI-generated text. The Minnesota Reformer reports Attorney General Keith…
Source: Venture Beat The Chips & Science Act was a bipartisan law passed to give $52 billion to the U.S. semiconductor industry. Will Republicans stand behind it? Read Full Article
Source: Bitcoinist President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is reportedly considering the creation of a dedicated White House position to oversee crypto policy, and Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has presented whom he thinks is the perfect pick for this role. According to sources familiar with the discussions, candidates are being vetted for what would be the…
Source: Coin Tegraph The objective of Cycles is to “clear the most debt for the most people with the least money,” Informal Systems’ CEO Ethan Buchman said. Read Full Article
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Source: The Verge It’s become strangely common for studios to downplay the fact that their musicals are movies filled with people singing and dancing. But there was really no way for Universal to hide how much of a theater geek’s fever dream its long-gestating Wicked adaptation was going to be. Like the show and the…
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Source: The Verge Meta is making a big change to Threads to show you more things from people you follow. “We are rebalancing ranking to prioritize content from people you follow, which will mean less recommended content from accounts you don’t follow and more posts from the accounts you do starting today,” Threads boss Adam…
Source: Live Mint NTPC Green Energy IPO subscribed 93% on day 2 of issue, retail investors bid highest. On Day 2, retail investors subscribed to the issue 2.38 times the shares offered. The qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) followed the retail investors, coming at 75% of the shares available. The Non-Institutional Investors (NIIs) portion was booked…
Source: Coin Tegraph Bitcoin exchange-traded funds now collectively manage approximately $104 billion, and are on track to surpass gold ETFs in net assets. Read Full Article
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Source: The Verge The Bright Sword There are a lot of Arthurian legends out there, though few tales are quite as enchanting as Lev Grossman’s most recent work. The lengthy novel centers around an aspiring knight and his motley crew of companions, all of whom set out to rebuild Camelot in the wake of King…
