Carrying water — Data from NASAs Webb Telescope backs up ideas on planet formation New data confirms the existence of a “snow line” in planet-forming disks. Elizabeth Rayne – Nov 28, 2023 1:00 pm UTC Enlarge / Image of a planet-forming disk, with gaps in between higher-density areas.ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO); C. Brogan, B. Saxton reader comments 0
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Bitcoin experienced its first-ever halving 11 years ago today, and since then, its price has soared from $12 to its current price of $37,000. 882 Total views 14 Total shares Listen to article 0:00 News Join us on social networksBitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency by market value, experienced its first-ever halving 11 years ago today.
Zach Hascoe, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer at Say Technologies LLC, was a panelist at Benzingas 9th Annual Fintech Deal Day & Awards. Say offers a technology platform for shareholder voting and engagement. The company says it is on a mission to transform the way shareholders and companies communicate, engage and interact. Mr. Hascoe spoke
Barclays is exploring a plan to drop thousands of clients at its investment bank as part of a strategic overhaul that is meant to boost profits and cut £1bn of costs. Barclays executives have met several times this year to thrash out the restructuring, codenamed Minerva after the Roman goddess of wisdom, according to people
Black Friday Dealmaster — Black Friday 2023: The latest tech deals on Apple, Lenovo, Dyson, Vitamix, and more The best savings on tech from laptops to headphones, TVs, Herman Miller chairs, and more. Chuong Nguyen – Nov 25, 2023 11:15 pm UTC Enlarge / Ars Technica Black Friday 2023Simon Nguyen reader comments 128 with Even
Mike Johnson now knows what Kevin McCarthy was dealing with. At the new speakers behest, House Republicans today relied on Democratic votes to avert a government shutdown by passing legislation that contains neither budget cuts nor conservative policy priorities. The bill was a near replica of the funding measure that McCarthy pushed through the House
Join us for some temporal shenanigans — The Ars guide to time travel in the movies We picked 20 time-travel movies and rated them by scientific logic and entertainment value. Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll – Nov 24, 2023 12:30 pm UTC Enlarge / The selected films span several decades to show how Hollywood’s
A press release that President Joe Bidens reelection campaign issued last week offered a revealing window into his advisers thinking about how he might overcome widespread discontent with his performance to win a second term next year. While the release focused mostly on portraying former President Donald Trump as a threat to legal abortion, the
Its a year before the presidential election, and Democrats are panicking. Their incumbent is unpopular, and voters are refusing to give him credit for overseeing an economic rebound. Polls show him losing to a Republican challenger. Whats true now was also true 12 years ago. Today, Democrats are alarmed by recent surveys finding that President
Loading… Loading… Loading… Apple has added one more antitrust issue to its list as four consumers of Venmo and Cash App announced a proposed class action suing the company. What Happened The suit claims that Apple APPL is misusing its market power to stop competition for mobile peer-to-peer payments thereby causing consumers to pay "rapidly
Turkey’s exports to Russia of goods vital for Moscow’s war machine have soared this year, heightening concerns among the US and its allies that the country is acting as a conduit for sensitive items from their own manufacturers. The growing trade, and the corresponding rise in imports to Turkey of 45 civilian materials used by
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hamas is expected to release at least a dozen more hostages who are being held in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as a four-day truce stretches into its second day. Israel and Hamas conducted the
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hamas has released 24 hostages who had been held in the Gaza Strip, according to Qatar, as the Palestinian militant group’s truce with Israel took hold. The group were transferred to the International Committee of
For modern shoppers, cashless payment methods may seem like a convenient and secure option. But if you want to avoid common risks like credit card fraud and digital systems that are vulnerable to cyberattacks, cash will always be king.(h/t to SHTFPlan.com) In the U.S. and other economies that have legal tender laws, only cash is
Loading… Loading… Loading… Payment platform companyPaysafe Ltd PSFE extended its collaboration in Europe with Visa V to use the latters Network Tokensas an alternative to primary credit and debit card account numbers, as reported on its website. What Happened:Visa Network Tokens are securely transmitted and stored by Paysafe instead of card PANs thereby reducing fraudulent
way better to drive than the old car — Porsches third-gen Panamera plug-in hybrid pairs V8 with a big battery We also test out the optionaland slightly oddactive ride system. Jonathan M. Gitlin – Nov 24, 2023 12:30 pm UTC Enlarge / The new Panamera design features raised wings over the hood and new nose
As concerns grow that a world war could be just around the corner, the UKs Daily Mail is warning readers to get ready for a nuclear war and providing instructions on surviving. The fighting in the Middle East is looking increasingly likely to escalate, and with other countries potentially joining the fray, the publication has
I was very surprised by the results of a survey of preppers that was recently conducted by Fortitude Ranch. The CEO of Fortitude Ranch, Drew Miller, says that preppers arefolks who watch events and read up on threatsand so they have a really good feel for what is really going on out there. Today, millions
The price of tickets for sporting events soared by an astounding 25% in October compared to the same period last year — a consequence of the surging rate of what economists call “funflation.” Federal data released by the Department of Labor highlighted the booming demand for live, in-person entertainment and experiences such as concerts, dining
Loading… Loading… Loading… Microsofts MSFT shares were lower in morning trade on Friday. Tech stocks were sold off on all the major indices. This week, the company held its annual Ignite conference. It unveiled a range of new and updated artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud offerings. One analyst equated the Copilot, the companys AI assistant