Britain said on Wednesday it would ban the resale of tickets to concerts, sport and other live events for profit, disrupting ticket touts and the platforms that benefit from their activities. From a report: Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said touts were ripping off fans by using bots to snap up batches of tickets for coveted shows and reselling them at sky-high prices. “Our new proposals will...
Digital currency markets are warming up before 2026 arrives, with participants searching for fresh chances built on solid foundations and clear community strength. BlockDAG (BDAG), Cardano (ADA), and Binance (BNB) are appearing as major names worth monitoring this cycle. BlockDAG’s $0.0078 presale through its fresh Value Era structure has captured broad interest, showing restored confidence […]
Chinese economist Gao Shanwen told a Washington panel in December that China’s real GDP growth might be around 2% rather than the official figure near 5%. By January, Gao was no longer chief economist at SDIC Securities and went silent for almost a year.As FT points out in a long piece, China does not publish quarterly GDP breakdowns showing consumption, investment and net exports. Every other...
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we get to know Palantir CEO Alex Karp and dive into what his answers in a recent WIRED interview reveal about the larger beliefs driving the tech industry today.
Move comes after French scientists issued urgent appeal to prevent La Pascaline from leaving the country
A rare example of the first functioning calculating machine in history looks likely to stay in France after Christie’s withdrew it from auction pending a definitive ruling from a Paris court on whether or not it can be exported.
La Pascaline, developed by the French mathematician and...
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot is now deployed by more than 60 bomb squads and SWAT teams across the US and Canada. The 75-pound four-legged machine starts at around $100,000 and has been used in armed standoffs, hostage rescues and hazardous materials incidents since its commercial debut five years ago. The Massachusetts State Police operates two Spot units purchased in 2020 and 2022. Each cost...
Everyone wants to know how to find the next crypto to explode, but most people rely on hype, influencers, or guesswork. But smart investors study presale stages, token releases, supply, and ROI. Presales offer structured growth, predictable price increases, and a controlled environment for early buyers to position before the market reacts. Right now, one […]
Mr. Musk’s xAI will work with the Saudi artificial intelligence company Humain on a new data center, part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s effort to diversify his country’s economy.
An anonymous reader shares a report: Federal health officials have linked two massive US measles outbreaks, confirming that the country is about two months away from losing its measles elimination status, according to a report by The New York Times. The Times obtained a recording of a call during which officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to state health...
Synthio Labs, a clinical-grade voice AI company transforming how life sciences organisations engage clinicians and patients, today announced that it has raised $5 million in seed funding.
Tsinghua University collected 4,986 AI and machine learning patents between 2005 and the end of 2024. The Beijing institution has received more than 900 patents last year alone. The total exceeds the combined patent count from MIT, Stanford, Princeton and Harvard during the same period. China now accounts for more than half of all active patent families globally in AI and machine learning...
BTCC, the world’s longest-serving crypto exchange, has released its November 2025 Proof of Reserve (PoR) report, showing a strong 146% total reserve ratio that continues to exceed industry standards. The November report reveals solid reserve strength across all major digital assets: Bitcoin (BTC): 162% Ethereum (ETH): 165% Tether (USDT): 160% Cardano (ADA): 150% USD Coin […]
In the face of heavy travel restrictions imposed by the Trump administration, the United States announced that soccer fans going to the World Cup will enjoy a certain priority for processing tourist visa.
Cloudflare suffered its worst network outage in six years on Tuesday, beginning at 11:20 UTC. The disruption prevented the content delivery network from routing traffic for roughly three hours. The failure, writes Cloudflare in a blog post, originated from a database permissions change deployed at 11:05 UTC. The modification altered how a database query returned information about bot detection...