Demand for financial licenses in Anjouan has surged significantly, driven by the rapid global expansion of the foreign exchange (FX) and cryptocurrency markets. The jurisdiction is increasingly emerging as a preferred destination for brokers and digital asset firms seeking fast, reliable, and cost-effective licensing solutions. FX and crypto licenses are at the forefront of this […]
Endless Domains Integrates Freename, Expanding the World’s Most Comprehensive Multi-Chain Identity Aggregator. Every Major Blockchain. Multiple Identities. One Platform. There are years the industry talks about. And then there are years the industry looks back on. 2026 is the second kind. Endless Domains today announces the integration of Freename as its newest major provider, joining […]
In 2018, Kate Maakane placed second in a hackathon. She was hungry for the opportunity, bright and ready to be challenged. The tech industry didn’t come knocking. It took six more years before she got her shot. A comprehensive 2024/2025 research report titled “Decoding ICT Demand”, conducted by The Collective X, a South African non-profit […]
Research shows fine carbon coating on silica in updraught causes electrical charge – and spectacular display
Researchers are a step closer to understanding volcanic lightning, one of the most spectacular atmospheric phenomena, which can be seen playing among the clouds of smoke and ash during an eruption. The intensity is extreme: the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai eruption, in the Tongan...
Madeleine Finlay sits down with science editor Ian Sample to hear about some of the winners of the Breakthrough Prize, which held its ceremony in LA last weekend. Each prize is worth $3m and they’re awarded in physics, maths and life sciences. Madeleine and Ian hear from molecular biologist Jean Bennett, who shared a life sciences prize for her work developing the world’s first FDA-approved...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: Nearly half of children in the United States are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a new report, as experts warned Donald Trump’s expansive rollback of protections will make the situation worse. The 27th annual air quality report from the American Lung Association (ALA) released on Wednesday evaluates pollution...
Ancient Slashdot reader Alain Williams shares a report from the BBC: The Trump family’s World Liberty crypto venture is being sued by one of its billionaire backers over allegations of extortion. Justin Sun has accused World Liberty of an “illegal scheme” to seize his WLFI tokens, a cryptocurrency issued by the company. Sun alleges the firm, co-founded by U.S. President Donald Trump and his son...
“To be clear, we were never approached … nor were we in any discussions regarding a partnership or tour access,” a spokesperson for the artist tells WIRED.
Sony AI’s autonomous table-tennis robot Ace has become the first robot to compete against top-level human players. Reuters reports: Ace, created by the Japanese company Sony’s AI research division, is the first robot to attain expert-level performance in a competitive physical sport, one that requires rapid decisions and precision execution, the project’s leader said. Ace did so by employing...
Bloomberg reports that a small group of unauthorized users gained access to Anthropic’s restricted Mythos model through a mix of contractor-linked access and online sleuthing. Anthropic says it is investigating and has no evidence the access extended beyond a third-party vendor environment or affected its own systems. From the report: The users relied on a mix of tactics to get into Mythos....
Longtime Slashdot reader mmarlett writes: The Atlantic has a long article on the story of missing scientists recently featured here on Slashdot. In short, it is an incoherent conspiracy theory that spreads wide and far, not paying any attention to boundaries of time, space, or area of expertise. “Which is all to say that another piece of flagrant nonsense has ascended to the highest levels of...