Fed Expected to Hold Steady, Eyes Future Amidst Economic Crosscurrents

Mar 19, 2025 02:13 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

The Federal Reserve will leave interest rates unchanged in its March 19, 2025, meeting, with the target range of 4.25% to 4.5% maintained. There is little possibility that there would be a rate cut during this meeting,...

MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Buy Adds to $41B Crypto Stash

Mar 18, 2025 16:25 pm UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Between March 10 and March 16, 2025, Strategy (previously MicroStrategy) purchased 130 BTC for about $10.7 million at an average price of $82,981 per Bitcoin. The purchase was made by selling 123,000 shares of its 8.00%...

Cells lining your skin and organs can generate electricity when injured − potentially opening new doors to treating wounds

Mar 18, 2025 15:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Your cells constantly generate and conduct electricity that runs through your body to perform various functions. One such example of this bioelectricity is the nerve signals that power thoughts in your brain. Others...

Streaming, surveillance and the power of suggestion: the hidden cost of 10 years of Netflix

Mar 18, 2025 15:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

This month marks a decade since Netflix the worlds most influential and widely subscribed streaming service launched in Australia. Since then the media landscape has undergone significant transformation, particularly in...

Museums have tons of data, and AI could make it more accessible − but standardizing and organizing it across fields won’t be easy

Mar 18, 2025 15:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

Ice cores in freezers, dinosaurs on display, fish in jars, birds in boxes, human remains and ancient artifacts from long gone civilizations that few people ever see museum collections are filled with all this and more....

What was the first thing scientists discovered? A historian makes the case for Babylonian astronomy

Mar 18, 2025 15:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

All societies have had ways of understanding nature based on their experiences of it. For example, farmers need to understand the seasons and weather to know when to plant and harvest their crops. Hunters need to...

Washington Post’s turnaround on its opinion pages is returning journalism to its partisan roots − but without the principles

Mar 18, 2025 15:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

Jeff Bezos, the worlds third-richest person and owner of The Washington Post, announced in February 2025 significant changes to the editorial pages of his Pulitzer-Prize winning newspaper. The editorial section, also...