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Bitcoin Seizure Links Chinese National’s Binance Account to DOJ Case

Federal prosecutors are seeking forfeiture of bitcoin tied to a synthetic drug importation case involving Binance records, blockchain tracing, and cooperation with Chinese authorities. Investigators said the seized cryptocurrency was linked to accounts and payments connected to alleged drug shipments routed through Georgia. Key Takeaways Federal prosecutors seek forfeiture of bitcoin tied to…
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Scientists just found a supercharged supernova — powered up by a magnetic star corpse

NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray spacecraft has observed a super-bright, supercharged supernova explosion that may have been powered up by a highly magnetic dead star, a type of neutron star called a magnetar. This magnetar would have actually been born in the supernova itself, forced into existence when the core of a star that was much more massive than the sun underwent gravitational collapse at the end…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth)

Has Elon Musk given up on Tesla’s Master Plans, on the electrified economy, on solar power as we know it? From the SpaceX IPO filing released this week, it sure seems like it. A recap for those not enmeshed in the Musk-verse: Tesla has released four Master Plans over the…
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What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work

AI’s biggest champions have argued for some time that the technology will usher in an era of unprecedented productivity gains, richly rewarding workers who harness it while displacing those who don’t. Zeb Evans, CEO of the collaboration software startup ClickUp, claims that this shift is imminent. Last Thursday, Evans announced on X that the company, which was last valued in 2021 at $4…
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The pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI

Pope Leo XIV published his first encyclical on Monday. Titled Magnifica Humanitas, it addresses “safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence.” And while AI is the hook, the problems Leo focuses on are older and more pervasive: inequality, war…
NewsPhotography

This tiger video is going viral for all the wrong reasons. I’m shocked by the trend of taking photos with captive tigers

A viral video of a captive tiger is ranking up tens of thousands of views – and hundreds of angry comments. In a video shared last week, a tourist waits while zookeepers lure a tiger onto his shoulders in order to pose for a photo. As a photographer, it should go without saying that I love photos, but the viral video proves that some photos cause more harm than good. The latest video doing the…
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