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Lily JamaliReporting fromSan FranciscoGetty ImagesUS Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said on Friday that the federal government will take a 10% stake in US chipmaker Intel.”This historic agreement strengthens US leadership in semiconductors, which will both grow our economy and help secure America’s technological edge,” Lutnick wrote on X in a post accompanied by a photo of himself with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan.President Donald Trump revealed the deal earlier on Friday during remarks in the Oval Office, calling it a “great deal for them”.Shares of the Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker soared more than 5% on Friday.Intel said in a statement…

The cultural tone of the entire ecosystem has shifted wildly in the last few years. “Bitcoin Maximalists” have essentially faded off into the background in terms of having any kind of cultural influence or impact at all.  Dominant narratives, actual actions, and real impact has become completely dominated by either the Suitcoiners, clownish Wall Street types building the exact same kind of degenerate leveraged financial products on top of Bitcoin that caused the 2008 financial crisis, or the Degens, completely degenerate Ordinals obsessed cypherpunks with a moronic fixation on the notion of ascribing ownership to jpegs stored on the blockchain. …

Ian Youngs & Paul GlynnCulture reporterGetty ImagesEmily Portman says the AI version of her was “really creepy”Last month, award-winning singer Emily Portman got a message from a fan praising her new album and saying “English folk music is in good hands”.That would normally be a compliment, but the Sheffield-based artist was puzzled.So she followed a link the fan had posted and was taken to what appeared to be her latest release. “But I didn’t recognise it because I hadn’t released a new album,” Portman says.”I clicked through and discovered an album online everywhere – on Spotify and iTunes and all…

By Ginger Perry, updated August 22, 2025 The world of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) has transformed dramatically in just a few short years. Back in 2021, OpenSea dominated the NFT scene, handling billions of dollars in trading volume and serving as the go-to platform for digital art, collectibles, and virtual land. But NFT marketplaces in 2025 look very different. OpenSea is no longer the undisputed leader, and a new generation of NFT marketplaces has emerged to claim the spotlight. This article explores who replaced OpenSea, why the market shifted, and what trends are shaping NFTs in 2025. The Decline of OpenSea…

KAJAL WON GOLD IN U20 WRESTLING WORLD C’SHIPS Speed, aggression and a never-say-die attitude helped Kajal win gold at the U20 World Wrestling Championship in Samokov, Bulgaria, on Friday. The 17-year-old defeated China’s Liu Yuqi 8-6 in the 72kg final to win the title. It was truly a landmark achievement as she joined a select group of Indian wrestlers who have won medals at both the cadet and junior world championships. She had won a silver at the U17 World Championships earlier in the month. For Kajal, daughter of a taxi driver from Lath-Joli village in Sonipat, the gold medal…

7 effective note-taking techniques that genuinely improve comprehension, retention and academic performance (Image: Pexels) If there is one essential skill that students should master in schools and universities, it is the art of taking good notes. Notes that are not copied and pasted from professors’ slides, not even the ones that we scribble on a notebook and later become difficult to comprehend. The “Art of Taking Notes” that could not only be understood, but also remembered and used later for learning purposes. Effective note-taking is not just recording facts or copying from textbook to note format. Most notebooks are summaries…

Jerome Powell is going to be stepping up at Jackson Hole today, delivering a speech that the market been waiting for weeks. He will lay out the Fed’s view on the economy, a shifts in policy and cooling inflation for a softening job market. As his term comes to an end, this talk will carry weight, especially under political heat. Crypto players are especially locked in, as Powell’s words often ripple through the market like a domino effect. As we know, for months before today’s speech, the Federal Reserve chair has ignored demands from Donald Trump to cut interest rates…

Enjoyed this article? Share it with your friends! More than 1,200 cybercriminals have been arrested in a large-scale Interpol operation that spanned 18 African countries and the United Kingdom. The operation, called Operation Serengeti 2.0, disrupted networks accused of defrauding 88,000 victims and led to the recovery of about $97.4 million.Authorities in Angola carried out some of the most notable seizures. They shut down 25 crypto mining facilities and accused 60 Chinese nationals of illegally validating blockchain transactions. Did you know? Want to get smarter & wealthier with crypto? Subscribe – We publish new crypto explainer videos every week! How…

The EUR/USD outlook remains subdued under 1.1600 on Friday. Fading bets on Fed’s aggressive easing continue to support dollar. Market participants await Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium. The EUR/USD outlook remains subdued as the price is headed downwards today during the European session, trading under the key level of 1.1600. The pair is on course to post a weekly loss of about 1% as traders adopt a wait-and-see approach before remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. –Are you interested to learn more about forex options trading? Check our detailed guide- Powell…

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