WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday won a bid to appeal against a UK court ruling that approved his extradition to the United States to face trial for breaking national security laws. Two London High Court judges granted Assange permission to appeal, having previously asked Washington to...
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Riding atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, spacecraft sets off to collide with an asteroid in the world’s first full-scale planetary defense test mission in November 2021. NASA/Bill Ingalls This article was originally featured on Undark. On a fall evening...
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Bangladesh’s economy faces a perfect storm with double-digit inflation pinching wallets, foreign exchange reserves dwindling and economic growth fading away. To weather the crisis, the government is desperately seeking foreign loans. Enter China into the eye of the tempest. With a timely US$5...
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Digital Trends Ahead of Google I/O 2024, there was little doubt that Google would talk about AI. The event started on a fittingly rowdy note. YouTube sensation Marc Rebillet started the show adorned in a bathrobe after popping up from a giant cup. Contents The status of AI trinketsAI is now aware of...
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Elon Musk. Anna Webber/Variety/Getty ImagesTesla chair Robyn Denholm joked that she wished Twitter, now X, didn't exist.Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk's posts on the platform have got him into trouble in the past.Denholm admitted to the FT that she has "tough conversations" with Musk over his...
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Economists already think China’s latest plan to end its property crisis is too little, too late – again. Yet the creative thinking behind it – essentially, a state-backed apartment-buying spree – is generating hope that Xi Jinping’s team could be on the verge of a breakthrough to tame deflationary...
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Quick Take Farside data shows that Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) accumulated an impressive $948.3 million over five consecutive trading days. This remarkable streak marks...
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There’s a strong rally in the commodities market with precious metals like Gold and Silver hitting new record highs recently. Gold is grabbing all the limelight in the global financial market, hitting a new all-time high against the USD. As a result, market analysts are keeping a close watch...
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Today, the global cryptocurrency market is facing a slight decline, however, certain Ethereum-based altcoins are standing out with impressive performance compared to Bitcoin amid volatility. While Bitcoin has seen fluctuations between $65,937.18 and $67,694.30, with a slight 0.02% rise in the last...
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