Security alert Altcoins worth $100 billion dropped in hot water
A slew of altcoins – a catch-all for most cryptocurrencies except bitcoin and ether – have been harpooned in lawsuits filed by U.S. regulators against exchanges Binance…
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TECHNOLOGY
Scientists document how space travel messes with the human brain
WASHINGTON – Space can be an unfriendly place for the human body, with microgravity conditions and other factors tampering with our physiology, from head to toe –…
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to be released on $250mn bond
The 30-year-old former head of the failed cryptocurrency exchange is accused by prosecutors of allegedly carrying out “one of the biggest financial frauds in US…
FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried arrives in US to face charges
Sam Bankman-Fried, former boss of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has arrived by plane in New York from the Bahamas to face fraud charges. The 30-year-old…
China’s Tencent raises stake in ‘Assassin’s Creed’ maker Ubisoft
A man rides an electric bike past the Tencent headquarters in Nanshan district of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China September 2, 2022. REUTERS/David Kirton Tencent Holdings…
Gulf states demand Netflix pull content deemed offensive
Signage at the Netflix booth is seen on the convention floor at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, U.S., July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo…
Saudi GDP up 12.2% in second quarter, exceeding initial estimate
A view shows vehicles driving on a street in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 16, 2021. Saudi Arabia’s real gross domestic product expanded by 12.2% in…
Dubai plans to cut carbon emissions 30% by 2030 – Govt media office
Dubai plans to cut carbon emissions by 30% by the end of 2030, the emirate’s government media office said on Sunday on its website. The…
Engineering honours magnet pioneer
IMAGE SOURCE, SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARYImage caption, Neodymium-iron-boron is the strongest permanent magnet material in wide-scale use today Name a technology that is all around us, underpins…
Sony to buy Destiny developer Bungie for $3.6bn
Japanese technology giant Sony says it will buy video game developer Bungie in a deal worth $3.6bn (£2.7bn). Sony says Bungie, best known for the…