Luxor Business Manager, Alessadro Cecere, also known as Sultan Bitcoin, assured that Paraguay has become an example of how Bitcoin mining can take advantage of surplus hydroelectric energy to generate income, attract private investment and develop technological infrastructure, a model that, in his opinion, could be replicated in Venezuela to help rebuild its electrical system. … Read more
About 13% of Muslims living in Germany today are Alevis. Members of this religious community once lived primarily in rural Anatolia, Türkiye, and passed on their spiritual beliefs and rites orally. When rural migration began in Turkey from the 1950s onwards, with increasing urbanization and emigration to Europe, many Alevi village communities disappeared – and … Read more
Paris Saint-Germain made history yesterday, by winning the UEFA Champions League final a second time in a row. Fans gathered in the streets of Paris to celebrate and are now waiting to see the players lift the trophy in front of the Eiffel Tower. Around 90,000 supporters and spectators are here to see their club … Read more
Defense ministers, military officials and security experts from around the world gathered at the Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) in Singapore this week to discuss the security situation in the Asia-Pacific. The conference has been organized annually by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) since 2002. What are the highlights of this year’s conference? 1. … Read more
More than 40 people were killed in northeastern Myanmar on Sunday in an explosion at a building where explosives for mining were reportedly stored. According to rescue workers, about 70 people have been injured. The explosion occurred in Kaungtup village in Namkham township, about three kilometers (two miles) south of the Chinese border. The area … Read more
Fresh from their Champions League final win in Budapest, Paris Saint-Germain players are set to parade on the Champs-de-Mars in front of the Eiffel Tower on Sunday, ahead of a presidential reception at the Élysée Palace and a party at their Parc des Princes stadium. But security will be tight after overnight celebrations were marred … Read more
Ukrainian drones struck targets across several Russian regions overnight from Saturday, including an oil pumping station, a refinery and a fuel depot, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said Sunday. Kyiv however denied Moscow’s claims that a Ukrainian drone struck the Zaporozhye nuclear plant in Russian-occupied Ukraine. Source link
A physical 1 BTC Casascius coin, identified as S2-COIN-1-2012, was recently redeemed after lying untouched for over a decade. The movement was recorded on the Bitcoin network when the private key stored under the security hologram was used to transfer the funds. The operation was detected by on-chain monitoring systems and the sweep of the … Read more
Voters in Colombia went to the polls on Sunday in a tight, three-party presidential election that is expected to go to a second round. More than 40 million Colombians are eligible to vote in the poll, which includes a leftist candidate promising to expand social reforms, an independent businesswoman portraying herself as an outsider and … Read more
They first made headlines by bolting facial recognition onto Meta’s Ray-Bans to show how easily the technology could identify strangers in the street. Now Anhphu Nguyen and Caine Ardayfio have a product of their own: Mira, a $650 pair of AI glasses, with no camera this time, that quietly transcribes and summarises everything, so you … Read more