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By Terry Ashton, updated June 16, 2025 The global gaming landscape is undergoing a fascinating evolution, with skill-based gaming emerging as a significant and rapidly growing segment. Unlike traditional games of chance, where luck is the primary determinant, skill-based games reward players for their expertise, strategy, and decision-making abilities. This distinction is not only reshaping how people play but also creating new avenues for monetization and entrepreneurial opportunities, a trend that is beginning to find resonance in developing digital economies like Nepal. Understanding Skill-Based Gaming: A New Frontier in Entertainment Skill-based games encompass a wide variety of genres, from competitive…

NEW DELHI: In a notable development, the BCCI has introduced an additional bone test at the junior level to ensure that young cricketers don’t miss out on a season due to the “+1 factor” currently applied in the eligibility calculation, which often disqualifies players by a narrow margin.As per the existing procedure, a cricketer’s age is determined through the TW3 method (used to assess bone age), and a “+1” is added to the result to project eligibility for the next season in the same age group.With the updated rule, players in the Under-16 boys’ category will now be permitted to…

Picture credit: Google Gemini It is not shown with the protests in the streets or ticking headlines. All of it begins with a quiet decision made behind the embellished veils, when brilliant minds from across the globe turn away from the United States while searching for doctoral opportunities. It witnesses when they close application portals who once nurtured a utopia and navigated their paths to Europe, Canada, or Australia. Not because the United States’ prestige has waned, but because it fails to offer stability, inclusion, or certainty.This is the fracture of America’s long-held and cherished academic prestige that positioned it…

The Bitcoin price is currently at $107,050, having climbed 1.5% overnight, and is showing increasingly bullish strength amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, with tomorrow’s Federal Reserve FOMC Meetings looming. Tomorrow, the Fed will announce its plans for interest rates, with prediction platform Polymarket having ‘No change’ sitting at 98% chance of being correct and a 25 bps decrease at 2%. I think you need to put $BTC in context. We made a new ATH 3 weeks ago.We’re consolidating above former ATHs.We’ve corrected 5% from ATHs. Yes the LTF is choppy and has news pressure. But don’t let the effects of…

Tired of missing out on early meme coin pumps because they’re only on DEXs? BYDFi’s MoonX might be your new favorite shortcut. BYDFi $117.29M is a centralized exchange that’s been growing steadily since 2020. It serves over a million users across more than 190 countries, offering spot, futures, and copy trading, among other features.In May 2025, it introduced something new: MoonX, an on-chain wallet-free memecoin trading tool built to bring the flexibility of DEXs into the familiar experience of a CEX. Did you know? Want to get smarter & wealthier with crypto? Subscribe – We publish new crypto explainer videos…

The AUD/USD price recovers as Israel may head for a ceasefire with Hammas. China’s upbeat retail sales data boosts Aussie. US dollar stays weaker amid improved risk and dovish FOMC. The AUD/USD price recovers ground as the geopolitical tension cools down after Israel proposed a revised deal to negotiate with Hammas for the hostages. The situation may lead to a temporary ceasefire. However, the boiling situation of Israel and Iran may cap the gains for the Australian dollar. -If you are interested in forex day trading then have a read of our guide to getting started- Although the US President…

Why Do Employees Quit? The Hidden Reasons Leaders Overlook Employees leaving a company is common in the business world. In fact, an attrition rate of 10–20% should not really be a cause for concern, as it often indicates that employees are pursuing better job opportunities, exploring different career paths, or relocating to a new area. These reasons don’t point to intraorganizational problems but rather natural progressions in a person’s life. However, when employee turnover rates exceed 20%, it’s time to start looking for other reasons why they quit. And while these may not be as obvious, they are still enough…

A few days ago, I went to Disneyland. I had been invited to Anaheim to give a speech about my books, and my wife and I decided to use the opportunity to take our boys on an early summer visit to the supposed happiest place on earth. As long-time listeners of my podcast know, I spent the pandemic years, for reasons I still don’t entirely understand, binge-reading books about Disney (the man, the company, and the theme parks), so I knew, in some sense, what to expect. And yet, the experience still caught me by surprise. When you enter a…

The Boys star Erin Moriarty has revealed a life-changing health diagnosis.In a candid Instagram post, the 30-year-old actress shared she was diagnosed with Graves’ disease a month ago.According to Mayo Clinic, Graves’ disease affects the thyroid gland and “causes the body to make too much thyroid hormone”, which can affect other organs as well. READ MORE: ‘The best’: Meghan shares rare video of Harry with his kidsErin Moriarty has been diagnosed with Graves’ disease. (Getty Images for ELLE)Symptoms can include feeling irritable, fatigue, slight tremors, weight loss and more.”Autoimmune disease manifests differently in everybody/every body,” Moriarty wrote, noting that people…

If a charm­ing stranger asked you to get off the train with them in a for­eign city, would you? Let’s say this hap­pened in the sum­mer when you’re on hol­i­day, and you’re young and full of wild belief that mag­i­cal things hap­pen all the time – so why not?On 16th June 2025, known as ​‘Before Sun­rise Day’ among fans, it will be 30 years since a charmed encounter just like this took place on a train rolling into Vien­na. Before Sun­rise is an extreme case of the out-of-time encounter, as Jesse (Ethan Hawke) per­suades Céline (Julie Delpy) to get off the train they’re both on, to…