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Even Gold-Obsessed Indians Are Pouring Billions Into Crypto

The cryptocurrency aficionados' mantra that Bitcoin is equivalent to digital gold is winning converts among the world's biggest holders of the precious metal. From a report: In India, where households own more than 25,000 tonnes of gold, investments.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotJun 29th, 2021

Binance chief Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty to money laundering charges

Changpeng Zhao will also step down as chief executive of the world's largest crypto-exchange......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2023

Coffee grounds may hold key to preventing neurodegenerative diseases

Neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's, affect millions of people in the United States, and the cost of caring for people who live with these conditions adds up to hundreds of billions of dollars each year......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2023

400-year-old mystery of why early explosive produces purple smoke solved by academics

Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered why fulminating gold—the world's first known high explosive—produces a purple smoke when it detonates, solving a 400-year-old alchemy puzzle......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2023

Crypto zealots lead frivolous lawsuit against "Apple led cartel"

A group of Venmo and Square cash users has banded together to complain about instant transfer fees and industry distrust in cryptocurrency in what appears to be a frivolous lawsuit filed against Apple.Apple Cash is under fire in latest lawsuitThe law.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 20th, 2023

Team uses gold nanowires to develop wearable sensor that measures two bio-signals

A research team led by Professor Sei Kwang Hahn and Dr. Tae Yeon Kim from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) used gold nanowires to develop an integrated wearable sensor device.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2023

Gold nanoparticles and light could melt venous malformations away

Venous malformations—tissues made up largely of abnormally shaped veins—are often difficult to treat, especially when located in sensitive areas like the eyes, face, and genitourinary organs. In the worst cases, the lesions are disfiguring and ca.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2023

Crypto asset discovery and the post-quantum migration

Quantum computing is reshaping our world and will revolutionize many industries, including materials science, life sciences, transportation, and energy. Google recently demonstrated the power of quantum computers by solving a problem in seconds that.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 15th, 2023

KeeperFX keeps Dungeon Keeper alive by making it actually playable

I remember not liking this game, until I played this passion project version. Enlarge / If it were me, I would simply not burrow my way directly to where all the creatures are gaining levels as fast as my gold allows them. But I'.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 15th, 2023

What"s behind the toxic levels of mercury in tropical birds? Gold mining, study shows

The tropics are home to more than 75% of all species and are projected to support 50% of the world's human population by mid-century, but little is known about mercury pollution in these life-filled regions......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2023

Google reportedly paid Samsung billions to make the Play Store the default

It turns out Google wasn’t only paying Apple to remain the default search on their iPhones. It seems that Google was also paying Samsung to make sure the Play Store was installed on their phones. The post Google reportedly paid Samsung billions to.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsNov 14th, 2023

A "gold standard" for computational materials science codes

For the past few decades, physicists and materials scientists around the world have been busy developing computer codes that simulate the key properties of materials, and they can now choose from a whole family of such tools, using them to publish te.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2023

Apple"s iPhone parts pairing is making the company billions

The New York Times says that iPhone include code to identify when repair components are bought from Apple — and to intentionally fail if alternatives are used.An Apple repair toolkitApple famously used to object to all "right to repair" moves to ma.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 13th, 2023

What exposure to radiation does to glass on the moon over billions of years

A team of materials scientists at Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, working with colleagues from the China Academy of Space Technology and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, all in China, has found that billions of years of exposure to radiation has.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 10th, 2023

Q&A: Instead of bagging fall leaves, take the lazy way out and more environmentally friendly yard

Autumn is the season to gaze at gorgeous leaves of gold, yellow and orange as they flutter from the trees and fall on our yards—but then, of course, comes the tedious task of raking them up and trying to decide what to do with them. SciLine intervi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 9th, 2023

All Gold Ball locations in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

Kiryu is never one to pass up a chance to grab collectibles like golden balls during his adventures, even in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 9th, 2023

This new macOS malware could leave you severely short-changed

North Korean hackers are after your crypto again, but this time they're targeting macOS users......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 6th, 2023

In the 1800s, colonial settlers moved Ballarat"s Yarrowee River. The impacts are still felt today

The discovery of gold in Ballarat in 1851 transformed its landscape to a staggering degree. Within days, and despite the news being initially suppressed, hundreds of men had gathered along the Yarrowee River......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2023

"Crypto King" Sam Bankman-Fried faces decades in jail after guilty verdict

Sam Bankman-Fried's guilty verdict concludes a stunning fall from grace for the 31-year-old former billionaire......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2023

"Crypto King" Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of FTX fraud

The verdict concludes a stunning fall from grace for the 31-year-old former billionaire......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2023

Column: Winners, losers in the UAW"s deal with Ford

UAW President Shawn Fain delivered contracts that give workers unprecedented raises and save or reopen plants, at a cost of billions of dollars to suppliers and the Detroit 3......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2023