Month: September 2024

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Bitcoin Slips to $58K as Fed Faces Split Rate Cut Expectations

“Rarely has the market gone into the Fed meeting with maximum uncertainty (halfway between 25bps…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Bitcoin, Ether Plunge 5% Ahead of Widely-Anticipated Fed Rate Cuts

PLUS: Sony’s Soneium blockchain is growing, with Circle announcing that USDC will be listed on…

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Gap between average rents in north and south of England shrinks to lowest level

Narrowing rate now stands at 37% with tenants in north paying £960 a month compared…

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Automatically enrol young staff into workplace pension schemes, says IFS

Thinktank says with up to 40% of staff on track for inadequate funds even 16-year-olds…

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Data center emissions likely 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse?

Emissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times…

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Winter fuel: 780,000 UK pensioners entitled to payment will lose it

Government data shows most of those who do not claim their pension credit will miss…

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Musk says humans can be on Mars in four years. Many laugh, but some see purpose

The SpaceX boss has envisioned people staying on the red planet in a self-sustaining city…

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What’s so funny about getting an AI app to give you a roasting?

Roasting can be really brutal, but at least if we inflict it on ourselves, we…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

‘An Explosion of Election Gambling’ Is Nigh, CFTC Warns Appeals Court

The regulator pleaded with the court to halt Kalshi’s political prediction markets for the duration…

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UK electric bike hire: how do Lime and Forest stack up for price and convenience?

Ebike rental has spread from London to most cities. Here’s how three big firms’ cost…

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