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Intel Secures $3.5 Billion DOD Grant for Advanced Chip Manufacturing Under Secretive Program

Sep 14, 2024 15:27 pm UTC| Business Technology

Intel has secured a $3.5 billion grant from the U.S. Department of Defense under the Secure Enclave program. The funding aims to support the production of advanced semiconductors for strategic defense needs, offering Intel...

Digital Currency Revolution

Shiba Inu Community Hit With Major Notice—Moderators Sound Urgent Alarm As SHIB Climbs

Sep 14, 2024 15:09 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technology Business

Shiba Inus moderators have issued a critical notice, urging the community to remain vigilant as SHIB prices experience an uptick. The announcement comes amid heightened market activity, sparking attention among crypto...

Digital Currency Revolution

DOGE Supporter Elon Musk Blames Inflation on US Overspending; Fed Rate Cut Odds Soar to 34%

Sep 14, 2024 14:36 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technology Business Politics

Elon Musk, a vocal DOGE enthusiast, criticized U.S. government overspending as the root cause of inflation, coinciding with a surge in odds for a 50 basis point Fed rate cut from 5% to 34%, according to Polymarket...

Digital Currency Revolution

Bitcoin Bull Run Looms as Analyst Signals Key Price Trigger for FOMO Surge

Sep 14, 2024 14:08 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technology Business

Bitcoin (BTC) may soon kick off a significant bull run as it nears a pivotal price point, according to analyst Axel Adler. He suggests that reaching this level could unleash a wave of investor FOMO. FOMO Expected to...

Can AI talk us out of conspiracy theory rabbit holes?

Sep 14, 2024 08:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

New research published in Science shows that for some people who believe in conspiracy theories, a fact-based conversation with an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot can pull them out of the rabbit hole. Better yet, it...

오라클, 13만 개 엔비디아 GPU 슈퍼클러스터 구축 및 원자력 데이터 센터 계획

Sep 14, 2024 08:01 am UTC| Business Technology

오라클(Oracle)은 13만 개의 엔비디아(NVIDIA) GPU를 활용한 슈퍼클러스터를 구축하고, 최대 2000개의 새로운 데이터 센터를 설립할 계획이라고 발표했다. 일부 데이터 센터는 소형 원자로(SMR)로 전력을 공급받을 예정이다. 이 계획은...

스페이스X 대표, 브라질에 스타링크 제재 해제 요청

Sep 14, 2024 08:01 am UTC| Business Technology

스페이스X의 대표인 그윈 샷웰(Gwynne Shotwell)은 최근 브라질 정부가 회사의 금융 계좌를 동결하고 인터넷 서비스 제공자(ISP) 면허를 취소하겠다는 위협을 가한 것과 관련하여 브라질에 스타링크(Starlink)에 대한 제재를 철회할 것을...

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Economy

Vietnam’s November Trade Sees Monthly Decline but Strong Year-on-Year Growth

Vietnam recorded a notable month-on-month decline in trade activity in November, according to new data from the National Statistics Office (NSO). Exports fell 7.1% from October, reaching $39.07 billion, while imports...

Austria’s AA Credit Rating Affirmed as Fitch Highlights Stable Outlook

Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed Austrias Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating at AA with a Stable Outlook, underscoring the countrys strong economic fundamentals despite rising fiscal pressures. According to the...

Fed Meeting Sparks Division as Markets Brace for Possible Rate Cut

The upcoming Federal Reserve meeting is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched and contentious in years, with investors focused on how divided policymakers are over a potential interest-rate cut and the signals...

U.S. Stocks Rise as Cooler Inflation Boosts Hopes for Fed Rate Cut

U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday as a softer inflation reading strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve could move forward with an interest-rate cut next week. The SP 500 climbed 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial...

U.S. Stocks End Week Higher as Markets Anticipate Fed Rate Cut

U.S. stocks closed the week with modest gains on Friday, as investors weighed a wave of delayed economic data and maintained strong expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut at next weeks policy meeting. Despite...

Politics

CFPB to Review Anti-Discrimination Policies and Fair Lending Rules Amid Policy Shift

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is preparing to convene its Consumer Advisory Board next week to review major policy changes, including a controversial proposal to scale back long-standing...

Supreme Court to Review Legality of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to examine the legality of President Donald Trumps directive aimed at restricting birthright citizenship, a move that could redefine a long-standing interpretation of the 14th Amendment....

Australia Imposes Sanctions on Taliban Officials Over Human Rights Abuses

Australia has announced new financial sanctions and travel bans against four senior officials of Afghanistans Taliban government, citing the worsening human rights situation in the country, particularly the escalating...

U.S. Appeals Court Rules Trump Can Remove Members of Key Federal Labor Boards

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump had the authority to dismiss Democratic members of two major federal labor boards, marking a significant win for efforts to expand presidential control over...

Trump Backs Review of U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule After Hepatitis B Policy Change

President Donald Trump on Friday expressed support for a major shift in U.S. vaccine policy after government advisers voted to eliminate the long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine at...

Science

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Trump and Merck KGaA Partner to Slash IVF Drug Costs and Expand Fertility Coverage

U.S. President Donald Trump and German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA have announced a groundbreaking deal aimed at lowering the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments while boosting access to fertility care in...

Technology

Taiwan Opposition Criticizes Plan to Block Chinese App Rednote Over Security Concerns

Taiwans political landscape heated up after the government announced a plan to suspend access to the Chinese social media platform Rednoteknown as Xiaohongshufor one year. The interior ministry said the proposed ban stems...

EU Prepares Antitrust Probe Into Meta’s AI Integration on WhatsApp

The European Commission is reportedly preparing to launch a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) over the companys recent rollout of artificial intelligence features within WhatsApp....

Sam Altman Reportedly Explored Funding for Rocket Venture in Potential Challenge to SpaceX

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly explored raising significant capital to acquire or partner with a rocket company, a move that could have created direct competition with Elon Musks SpaceX. According to a report from the...

Wikipedia Pushes for AI Licensing Deals as Jimmy Wales Calls for Fair Compensation

Wikipedia is seeking additional licensing deals with major technology companies to address the growing financial burden caused by artificial intelligence firms heavily scraping its platform, according to co-founder Jimmy...

Firelight Launches as First XRP Staking Platform on Flare, Introduces DeFi Cover Feature

Firelight reaches 25M XRP deposit cap within hours of launch; ushers in a new era for decentralized XRP staking. A new XRP staking platform, Firelight, has officially launched on the Flare blockchain, marking the first...