Month: September 2024
Norway town campaigns to close Bitcoin mine, electricity costs jump 20%
The Noranett network manager estimates that, following the Bitcoin mining closure, the average household in Hadsel could face an additional annual cost equivalent to $280 USD.
‘An Explosion of Election Gambling’ Is Nigh, CFTC Warns Appeals Court
The regulator pleaded with the court to halt Kalshi’s political prediction markets for the duration of the CFTC’s appeal.
Bitcoin ETFs may face hacker threats, Ellison seeks no prison time, and more: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 8 – 14
Caroline Ellison’s lawyers say she “poses no threat to public safety” and Bitcoin ETFs attractive to hackers due to the potential payout.
Why Scrum is stressing you out
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Megalopolis could have let audiences ask Adam Driver questions during showings
Adam Driver in a Megalopolis trailer. | Screenshot: YouTube Francis Ford Coppola wanted voice recognition software to let audience members ask Adam Driver’s Cesar character a question during theatrical showings of Megalopolis, according to a Telegraph interview with the director. Then, the software would trigger the theater’s projector to play a clip of “the most … Read more
NASA’s Starliner astronauts don’t feel ‘let down’ by Boeing’s spacecraft
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spoke about their continued stay aboard the International Space Station during a press conference held yesterday. The two are now fully incorporated into the ISS crew, as the Boeing Starliner spacecraft that was meant to take them home last week was instead sent back to Earth uncrewed. Early … Read more
Chinese gov't mulls anti-money laundering law to 'monitor' new fintech
According to the Chinese government, 1,391 individuals have been prosecuted on money laundering-related charges in the first half of 2024.
To forget is an ethical act
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Contempt Culture
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The LinkedIn games are fun, actually
I have a guilty pleasure, and it’s not that I just rewatched “Glee” in its entirety (yes, even the awful later seasons), or that I have read an ungodly amount of Harry Potter fan fiction in my time. My guilty pleasure is that I play the LinkedIn games. To answer the obvious question: Wait, LinkedIn … Read more
OpenAI could shake up its nonprofit structure next year
It’s looking increasingly likely that OpenAI will soon alter its complex corporate structure. Reports earlier this week suggested that the AI company was in talks to raise $6.5 billion at a $150 billion pre-money valuation. Now Reuters says the deal is contingent on whether OpenAI can restructure and remove a profit cap for investors. In … Read more