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British Steel is launching a consultation that could see the closure of its two blast furnaces at Scunthorpe, putting between 2,000 and 2,700 jobs at risk.The company said the blast furnaces were “no longer financially sustainable” due to tough market conditions, the imposition of tariffs and higher environmental costs.British Steel chief executive Zengwei An said it was “a necessary decision given the hugely challenging circumstances the business faces”.The GMB union called it “devastating news for the people of Scunthorpe” and called on the government to do “everything possible” to secure the future of steelmaking at the site.British Steel has been…

Bitcoin is a technology. It is not some force of the universe, some natural element or mineral that was “discovered” floating out in the ether. It is a technology. Technologies are created by human beings, not discovered. They are designed. That design has intent, elements of it are made specifically in a way to facilitate that intent. The tolerances of what a technology can or cannot handle are a result of those design decisions, which are in turn a result of the intent.  New Bitcoiners are being brought into the world of Bitcoin through a lens that obscures and distorts…

Mohanlal and Prithviraj Sukumaran’s latest venture, L2E: Empuraan, has taken the Malayalam film industry by storm, setting unprecedented box office records within hours of its release. Debuting on March 27, 2025, the film amassed over Rs 9.19 crore by 2 PM, surpassing the previous opening day record held by The Goat Life with a day 1 collection of Rs 8.95 crore.The film has sold tickets with almost Rs 20 crore in advance booking and given the strong response the film has been getting it seems the film will be able to touch at least Rs 30 crore by the end…

By John Morris, updated March 24, 2025As governments push toward Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), over 130 countries are actively researching or developing digital currencies. According to a 2024 Bank for International Settlements (BIS) report, these CBDCs represent 98% of global GDP in ongoing discussions.Ripple, the company behind the XRP Ledger (XRPL), has partnered with central banks to explore blockchain-based CBDC solutions. However, while Ripple’s CBDC platform operates on XRPL, it does not require the use of XRP itself. Still, XRP remains a potential settlement layer for cross-border CBDC transactions due to its speed, low cost and interoperability.The Growing Need for CBDC…

Vyshak Vijaykumar (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: It was the 13th over of the game, and Punjab Kings’ pacer Arshdeep Singh was back into the attack. Having conceded just seven runs in his previous two overs, he started his third over on a high, dismissing Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan. However, the over eventually went for 14 runs.At the start of the over, Arshdeep noticed the ball was reverse-swinging after applying saliva. Realising that Vyshak Vijaykumar’s ability to swing the ball away from the left-hander could create trouble, he signalled to captain Shreyas Iyer and suggested Vyshak be brought in as…

KVS announces Class 1 lottery result for 2025-26 academic session KVS Class 1 Admission 2025: The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has officially announced the lottery results for Class 1 admissions for the 2025-26 academic year. The results are now available for parents and guardians to check on the official KVS website, kvsangathan.nic.in. This announcement marks a significant step in the admission process for one of India’s most sought-after school systems, known for its quality education and disciplined environment.The lottery system, a randomized selection process, was conducted to allocate seats for Class 1 and Balvatika classes across various Kendriya Vidyalayas nationwide.…

The SEC Crypto Task Force is inching forward in the US with the return of the Securities Clarity Act. Reps. Tom Emmer and Darren Soto are behind the bipartisan drive to untangle the legal mess surrounding digital assets before bull run. Seen as groundwork for sweeping market reform, the legislation could finally pin down the industry’s undefined legal status. SEC Crypto Task Force: What Is the Securities Clarity Act? The Securities Clarity Act aims to untangle digital assets from the securities contracts they’re linked to like .cwp-coin-chart svg path { stroke-width: 0.65 !important; } Price Volume in 24h <!– ?…

Enjoyed this article? Share it with your friends! An unusual trading event involving the JELLY token on March 26 has led to criticism of the blockchain trading platform Hyperliquid, with Bitget $2.34B CEO Gracy Chen raising concerns about how the situation was handled. The event began when a trader on Hyperliquid opened a $6 million short position on JellyJelly. The same trader later boosted the token’s on-chain price, which caused their position to be liquidated.In response, Hyperliquid removed its perpetual futures contracts for JELLY and said it would compensate users affected by what it described as “suspicious market activity”. Did…

Created on March 27, 2025 During trading on Wednesday, we have seen a lot of back and forth trading in the EUR/USD pair.What I think is most important to pay attention to here is the fact that we are hanging around the crucial 1.08 level, or perhaps I should say just below it, suggest that we are looking for the market to find the floor in the range that we are trying to set up.That being said, it’s probably worth noting that the previous 2 candlesticks are in fact inverted hammers, which of course is not a good look.With that…

Two days after Adolf Hitler became Chan­cel­lor of Ger­many, the Luther­an pas­tor Diet­rich Bon­ho­ef­fer took to the air­waves. Before his radio broad­cast was cut off, he warned his coun­try­men that their führer could well be a ver­führer, or mis­leader. Bon­ho­ef­fer­’s anti-Nazism last­ed until the end of his life in 1945, when he was exe­cut­ed by the regime for asso­ci­a­tion with the 20 July plot to assas­si­nate Hitler. Even while impris­oned, he kept think­ing about the ori­gins of the polit­i­cal mania that had over­tak­en Ger­many. The force of cen­tral impor­tance to Hitler’s rise was not evil, he con­clud­ed, but stu­pid­i­ty. “Stu­pid­i­ty…