Jay Powell warned US interest rates would peak at a higher level than expected even as he held out the possibility of the Federal Reserve slowing the pace of its campaign to tighten monetary policy. Speaking after the central bank increased its main interest rate by 0.75 percentage points for the fourth time in a
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In late September, Cosmos Network held its first Cosmoverse '22, described as the most inclusive Cosmos ecosystem event, with three days of presentations at the Las Palmas hotel in Medellin, Colombia. Despite the bear market, the event had a decidedly positive atmosphere. It celebrated the launch of ATOM 2.0, introducing a white paper that outlined
Rapid Raptors — SpaceX is now building a Raptor engine a day, NASA says “This, by the way, is very high on their top risk list.” Eric Berger – Nov 2, 2022 2:11 pm UTC A multiplicity of Raptor rocket engines installed on a Super Heavy booster.Elon Musk/Twitter reader comments 32 with 27 posters participating,
Fintech is the newest and fastest way to process and deliver financial services. Whether you know it or not, you probably use some kind of fintech application right now, like Zelle or Venmo. Fintech applications include payment apps like PayPal or Apple Pay, robo advisors and P2P, lending and investment appsand cryptocurrency. While fintech should
Museum of Modern Gaming? — Video games invade the art world in MoMAs Never Alone exhibition Are games art? Who cares. Exhibit is more interested in how they bring us together. Luis Aguasviva – Nov 2, 2022 11:30 am UTC Enlarge / Video games… in a museum?! reader comments 21 with 17 posters participating Share
Elon Musk-led Tesla Inc TSLA , has reportedly shut down its first showroom in China as the electric vehicle maker looks to adjust its sales and service strategy in its second-largest market. What Happened: Tesla, late last week, closed its flagship showroom in an upscale downtown shopping center, Parkview Green, in Beijing, two people with
A river longer than England’s Thames flows beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, draining an area the size of France and Germany combined, new research reveals. This under-ice river was discovered using ice-penetrating radar mounted on aircraft. In a series of aerial surveys, researchers discovered a river system snaking 285 miles (460 kilometers) and draining into
Israel’s former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in pole position to emerge victorious from Tuesday’s parliamentary elections, according to exit polls that put his rightwing bloc on course for a razor-thin majority. Polls by Israel’s three main television channels, released after voting closed, forecast that a bloc combining Netanyahu’s Likud party, the extreme-right Religious Zionism
web of memories — Sorry, prey. Black widows have surprisingly good memory Despite their tiny brains, spiders show some complex cognitive calculations. Max G. Levy, Wired.com – Nov 1, 2022 3:42 pm UTC EnlargeRobert Llewellyn / Getty Images reader comments 5 with 5 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share
Mushegian was an important figure in the crypto community, contributing to multiple projects, including MakerDAO, BitShares and Balancer. 4800 Total views 25 Total shares Listen to article 0:00 News Nikolai Mushegian, co-founder of the cryptocurrency lending platform MakerDAO and the decentralized Dai (DAI) stablecoin, was found dead in Puerto Rico last week. Mushegian died due
Losing has consequences — RIP Google Hangouts, Googles last, best chance to compete with iMessage Today Google realizes it needs to fight iMessage, but it’s 8 years too late. Ron Amadeo – Nov 1, 2022 10:00 am UTC Enlarge reader comments 219 with 142 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
Dogecoin DOGE/USD is trading higher by some 9.18% to $0.139 Tuesday morning, though off the day's high of $0.157. Per the Benzinga overnight newsdesk, the rise in the meme crypto followed a tweet fromElon Musk,where the CEO of Tesla shared a photo of a Shiba Inu dog wearing a Twitter-branded t-shirt. See Also:If You Invested
MakerDAO, the community behind the DAI DAI/USD stablecoin, just passed two Maker Improvement Proposals, MIP 81 and MIP 82. What Happened:The MIP 81 will send $1.6 billion worth of MakerDAOs USDC to Coinbase Global IncCOIN , for its institutional rewards pilot program. This gives Coinbase access to the USDC, and will in turn provide MakerDAO
As daily life becomes more digitized, growing concerns over inequity caused by the digital divide demand practical solutions. People increasingly rely on digital connectivity for work, health, education every aspect of life. This trend only increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, when much of society was forced to pivot large parts of their lives to digital
UK home secretary Suella Braverman was fighting for her political life on Monday as she was accused of breaking the law over the government’s treatment of asylum seekers. Rishi Sunak, the prime minister, was coming under increasing pressure to fire Braverman, who admitted earlier she had used her personal email seven times to handle documents
Sproutfi announced the acquisition of Passfolios client portfolio in Brazil. From hereon, the investing social network will provide Passfolio clients with a platform for investing in the US. Investing in stocks and ETFs will be transparent, and come at no cost. DriveWealth will continue to provide custody while assets in Passfolios PassCard, PassEarn, and Cripto
Confronting an identity crisis — Massive pandemic relief fraud has Congress eyeing digital IDs Fintech platforms help US regulators weigh security benefits of digital IDs. Ashley Belanger – Oct 31, 2022 1:00 pm UTC EnlargeAurich Lawson | Getty Images reader comments 13 with 12 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
What goes up must come down — China launches third space station module, but rocket will return uncontrollably We can probably expect reentry into Earth’s atmosphere to occur about a week from today. Eric Berger – Oct 31, 2022 1:50 pm UTC Enlarge / Rendering of the Chinese Tianhe core module of the Tiangong space
The Sandbox, a virtual gaming worldand leading metaverse platform, is working with author, heiress, entrepreneur, philanthropistand celebrity Paris Hilton and her 11:11 Media company to bring Cryptoweento the metaverse. 11:11 Media is a global media content company and platform that elevates creators, brandsand IP through the power of storytelling. Animoca Brands, makers of The Sandbox,
4 dead in Bronx fire 4 people, including 3 children, died in a house fire in the Bronx on Sunday. NEW YORK – Three children and one adult died Sunday morning after a fire inside a home in the Bronx, officials say. The fire broke out at a home located at 2165 Quimby Avenue at