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Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Ripple is reportedly seeking to raise at least $1 billion to establish an XRP treasury and confirmed a separate $1 billion acquisition of treasury management systems firm GTreasury. Ripple plans to raise the funds for its XRP treasury via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and may contribute some of its own XRP holdings to the new entity, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Ripple already holds 4.7 billion XRP, worth about $11 billion, and there are another 35.9 billion tokens that sit in an…

The twen­ty-first cen­tu­ry so far may seem light on major tech­no­log­i­cal break­throughs, at least when com­pared to the twen­ti­eth. An arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence boom (per­haps a bub­ble, per­haps not) has been tak­ing place over the past few years, which at least gives us some­thing to talk about. Before that, most of us would have named the smart­phone, for bet­ter or for worse, as the defin­ing devel­op­ment of our time. Relat­ed­ly, we could also zoom out and declare that humankind has elim­i­nat­ed bore­dom. But unlike, say, get­ting rid of small­pox, that achieve­ment has yield­ed mixed bless­ings at best. The rea­son is that,…

New details relating to Diane Keaton’s cause of death emerged today, but it was one final act three days after she died that says the most about the beloved Hollywood star.Keaton, whose shock passing at the age of 79 earlier this week plunged the world into mourning, was cremated just three days after she died.The decision to farewell Keaton without any fanfare was most likely in keeping with her wishes.Diane Keaton was cremated three days after her death. Indeed, while she spent 55 years in the spotlight, Keaton was one of those rare breeds of celebrity who kept her private…

In the back section…Jafar PanahiMarina Ashioti talks to the Iranian legend who discusses his deserving Palme d’Or-winner, It Was Just an Accident.Lynne RamseyHannah Strong meets one of her film heroes to discuss the stylish psychodrama, Die My Love.Julia DucournauThe Alpha director talks about her new film’s sincere reflection of the Aids crisis with Hannah Strong.Kelly ReichardtThe American auteur chats to David Jenkins about her stunning existential heist movie, The Mastermind.Harris DickinsonThe actor-turned-director on the euphoric struggle of making his debut feature, Urchin.Nia DaCostaLeila Latif talks Hedda and the upswing of Black talent in Hollywood with this industrious writer/​director.In reviewJafar Panahi’s It…

“Chicken” is a game where two people, or two groups, want different things, in a context where “I win/you lose.”  That is, there are no gains from exchange or compromise, and the loser is not only worse off, but embarrassed. Government shutdowns are chicken games. Knowing that gives us a way to understand what is happening. When I teach “chicken” I tell students to imagine you and James Dean, both in souped up 1967 Mustangs, are facing each other on a narrow road, about one mile apart. The game begins, and you both accelerate hard, to show you mean business.…

Some off beat reads for the weekend: Fearful silence amongst Indian-Americans (Scroll) Indian politicians & revdi politics (Print) RSS matters beyond India (WaPo) Pakistan’s strike on Afghanistan (FP) Pakistan’s Taliban project backfires (Cradle) Pakistan between Gaza & the Great Game (MEM) A US return to Bagram Air Base (NI) United States Vs Venezuela (RT) Gaza peace plan won’t last (TOI) View from a Gazan (TOI) Madagascar’s military coup (Al Majalla) Drone warfare’s new old era (Engelsberg) Shawarma in Berlin (Smithsonian) Croatia’s Pomalo (BBC Travel) Sari Exhibition in New York (NY Times)

The cricketing rivalry between New Zealand and England is set to reignite as both teams face off in the first T20I of the three-match series at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, on October 18. The contest promises a fascinating battle between England’s fearless aggression and New Zealand’s composed resilience in home conditions.New Zealand look to regain rhythm under Mitchell Santner’s leadershipThe Blackcaps enter this series searching for consistency after a mixed run in their recent T20I outings. They have managed two wins and suffered two defeats in their last five matches, with one no result. Coming off a narrow loss against Australia,…

Extension talks between the Los Angeles Kings and Brandt Clarke haven’t started yet The Fourth Period: David Pagnotta reported that contract extension talks between the Los Angeles Kings and pending RFA defenseman Brandt Clarke haven’t picked up, with Clarke’s camp being patient. “There were conversations in the off-season with (Kings GM) Ken Holland about where things are at with Clarke’s future and then they spoke again at the start of the (training camp) and I think the consensus was, ‘let’s just take it slow, let’s see where things are at, let’s see how the season develops and then we’ll get…

BBCVarun lost his entire life savings after he was a victim of romance fraud on a dating appRomance fraud, a growing crime that targets both the heart and the pocket – saw an estimated £106m lost by UK victims in the past financial year.One of those who lost money and a romance was Varun Yadav, a London banker who hoped to find a life partner on a dating app.Now £40,000 poorer after being persuaded to invest in crypto trading, he said he saw the warning signs but was so emotionally attached he ignored his suspicions. When he realised what had…

Bitcoin mining stocks felt the pain today as the broader market reacted to a third consecutive day of declines for Bitcoin.  Many major miners are losing double-digit percentages, with Bitfarms ($BITF) leading the losses down over 18%. Riot Platforms ($RIOT) and Marathon Digital Holdings ($MARA) also saw sharp drops of 10%–11%, while Hut 8 and Strategy followed with smaller declines. The pullback has put a dent in the momentum miners had enjoyed over the past few months, when strong BTC prices and expanding hash rates drove the sector to multi-year highs.  Despite the rough day, much of the Bitcoin mining…