Apple GPU drivers now in Asahi Linux
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Blockstream raising funds for mining at 70% lower company valuation
CEO Adam Back said the fresh funding will be invested into expanding the firm’s mining capacity.
Nifty News: Winamp adds NFT support, Atari gets physical and more
Atari has teamed up with Pixels.com for physical NFT artworks and Investopedia has given a rundown on NFT tax law.
Atomico report: European startups on track to raise $85B this year, down from $100B+ in 2021
Startups across Europe are on track to raise $85 billion in funding this year — a drop of $15 billion on 2021 levels when funding passed $100 billion, according to a report on the state of European tech. The figures come from London VC firm Atomico’s annual State of European Tech report, which has become … Read more
Iran set to freeze bank accounts of women who refuse to wear a hijab
Iran’s plan to freeze bank accounts reinforces the need for decentralized currencies to exist in tandem with cash and CBDCs.
India’s nationwide 5G rollout plan could hit turbulence due to aircraft interference concerns
India just started rolling out 5G networks after much anticipation and years-long delay. Service operators expect to bring next-generation cellular connectivity to every town in the world’s second-largest wireless market by as early as the end of 2023. But while the rollout is currently at its initial phase, New Delhi last week directed telecom operators … Read more
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India’s Blume Ventures more than doubles in size, raises over $250 million for new fund
Indian venture firm Blume has raised over $250 million for a new fund, its fourth and largest, as it looks to get more aggressive in courting early-stage startups and going deeper into supporting its portfolio firms at a time when the deal flow activity in the South Asian market has taken a hit from the … Read more
Rep. Cawthorn fined for ethics breach over Let’s Go Brandon token promo
The Ethics Committee couldn’t agree if the Representative sought to profit from his promotions but he was fined for it regardless and for also not declaring a “gift” of the token.
As its fashion empire booms, Shein wants an ESG makeover
Shein, the world’s largest fashion ecommerce site, has taken significant steps to ramp up its environmental, social, and governance — or ESG — efforts. But responsible fast fashion sounds like an oxymoron. How can clothes be so cheap, if their designers don’t copy luxury brands and if the factories behind aren’t squeezed out of their … Read more
Early Bitcoin Pioneer Ian Freeman Goes to Trial in New Hampshire
CONCORD, New Hampshire — Federal prosecutors say early bitcoin pioneer and Libertarian activist Ian Freeman and a group of his associates helped scammers and other criminals launder more than $10 million using bitcoin through a network of bitcoin vending machines and in-person and virtual cash-for-bitcoin trades from 2016 until their arrests in 2021.
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“Mini-mental state” (1974) [pdf]
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Crypto will be regulated as securities — ICE boss and Senator Warren
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s bill seeks to hand control to the SEC, imposing new obligations on centralized crypto firms, something Jeffrey Sprecher thinks will be good for crypto.