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WE Soda has abandoned plans for a $7.5bn London initial public offering in a fresh blow to UK equities capital markets that have struggled to attract marquee listings in recent years. The UK-based group, which is the world’s largest natural soda ash producer, blamed the decision on “extreme investor caution in London” that prevented it from

VIDEO-BASED CRYPTANALYSIS — Hackers can steal cryptographic keys by video-recording power LEDs 60 feet away Key-leaking side channels are a fact of life. Now they can be done by video-recording power LEDs. Dan Goodin – Jun 13, 2023 1:30 pm UTC Enlarge / Left: a smart card reader processing the encryption key of an inserted

Theres a gap in the financial services market when it comes to integrating crypto into the mainstream financial system. FinXP is a European fintech company that is working to close this gap and help boost crypto adoption. It is a trusted partner for crypto companies requiring fiat banking and payment solutions; solutions that have now

Walk like Australopithecus afarensis — 3D muscle reconstruction shows 3.2 million-year-old Lucy walked upright “Lucys muscles suggest that she was as proficient at bipedalism as we are.” Jennifer Ouellette – Jun 13, 2023 11:01 pm UTC reader comments 26 with 3D reconstruction of lower limb muscles of Australopithecus afarensis fossil AL 288-1, aka “Lucy.” Credit:

The world’s nuclear powers spent nearly $44 billion on weapons of mass destruction last year or more than $157,000 per minute with the United States accounting for more nuclear weapons spending than all other nations combined. That’s the finding of a new report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. The Nobel Peace Prize-winning

Last week, SALT and iConnections held a conference at The Glasshouse in NYC. The event provided thought leaders with a platform to share insights on the future of innovation, investingand global financial trends. Here are some key takeaways and perspectives. Assets On Blockchain: June Ou, the co-founder and president of Figure, addressed the obstacles associated

Gentlemen, we can rebuild him — OpenAI rolls out big chatbot API upgrades for developers API updates include 4x larger conversation memory for GPT-3.5 and function calling. Benj Edwards – Jun 13, 2023 9:48 pm UTC Enlarge / An AI-generated chatbot flying like a superhero.Stable Diffusion / OpenAI reader comments 28 with On Tuesday, OpenAI

Gilt yields surged to the highest since 2008, surpassing the level reached during the turmoil following Liz Truss’s mini Budget, after strong UK wage growth data on Tuesday. Wage growth accelerated in the three months to April against a backdrop of rising employment, raising the likelihood of further interest rate rises. Two-year gilt yields rose

For more than 20 years, the National Eating Disorders Association has operated a phone line and online platform for people seeking help for anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders. Last year, nearly 70,000 individuals used the help line. This article is from a partnership that includes Michigan Radio, NPR, and KFF Health News. It can

back in the studio — M2 Ultra Mac Studio review: Who needs a Mac Pro, anyway? The realities of Apple Silicon make the Studio the best bet for most pros. Andrew Cunningham – Jun 12, 2023 5:00 pm UTC Enlarge / Apple’s M2 Ultra Mac Studio.Andrew Cunningham reader comments 193 with Further ReadingReview: The Mac

Trading platform Webull celebrated its five-year anniversary by releasing new innovative features that utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to suggest investment portfolios based on user responses to a risk assessment. Webull 9.0 introduces new content and more sophisticated tools such as Sage Tracker, which allows clients to monitor the investment activities of leading institutional investors, and

inflated air — Review: Apples 15-inch MacBook Air says what it is and is what it says Like the M2 Pro Mac mini, it’s a bridge between Apple’s low- and high-end Macs. Andrew Cunningham – Jun 12, 2023 1:00 pm UTC Enlarge / Apple’s 15-inch M2 MacBook Air.Andrew Cunningham reader comments 145 with It’s a

OLB Group, Inc. OLB is a diversified payments and omnicommercetechnology services provider looking to bring its tried and true financial offerings to underserved and financially underrepresented communities. OLB is an emerging player in the payments sector, and its business segments include eCommerce merchant services, along with a Bitcoin mining subsidiary which is expected to be

Rishi Sunak on Monday turned on his predecessor Boris Johnson, claiming that the former prime minister had asked him to interfere and wave a long list of his allies through to the House of Lords. Sunak said Johnson asked him to reverse the decision by the House of Lords appointment committee (Holac) to block some

A handsome, shark-bound reference — I just bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, and I regret nothing The still-updated World Book Encyclopedia is my antidote to the information apocalypse. Benj Edwards – Jun 9, 2023 11:30 am UTC Enlarge / A photo of the 2023 edition of the World Book Encyclopedia on the

Revolut, the UK-based neobank that offers crypto trading as part of its financial app, may have its application for a banking license rejected by the Bank of England, according to a report in The Telegraph. The BOE has told the UK Treasury that it's planning to reject Revolut's application, the newspaper reported, without saying where

Fresh after the Federal Reserve bumped interest rates higher by 25 basis points on Wednesday, Robinhood Markets Inc HOOD , a commission-free trading platform, announced it would increase its Robinhood Gold rate to 4.65% APY on May 4. What Happened: The new rate is 19 times more than the national average savings rate. Customers can