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The US military called China through a crisis hotline during the spy balloon crisis, but Chinese officials refused to speak
The US military called China through a crisis hotline during the spy balloon crisis, but Chinese officials refused to speak
Within hours of an Air Force F-22 shooting down a giant Chinese balloon crossing the United States, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reached out to his Chinese counterpart through a special crisis line, seeking a quick general-to-general talk that this could explain things and relieve tension. But Austin’s efforts failed on Saturday when Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe refused to…
What is crypto staking and why did the SEC go after Kraken for it?
What is crypto staking and why did the SEC go after Kraken for it?
In the latest in a series of lawsuits brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, crypto exchange Kraken agreed to pay $30 million to settle allegations that it broke the agency’s rules by offering a Offered a service that allowed investors to earn rewards by “staking” their cryptocurrencies. coins. The SEC is pushing to bring crypto operators in the US…
Psychedelics for OCD, Depression, and Pain: Benefits and Risks
Psychedelics for OCD, Depression, and Pain: Benefits and Risks
New research is exploring whether psychedelics, taken under close medical supervision, could help treat post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic pain, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. SciLine interviewed Dr. Jennifer Mitchell — a professor in the departments of neurology and psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco — to discuss what scientists have found…
PayPal Suspends Stablecoin Release Amid Crypto Regulators Crackdown
PayPal Suspends Stablecoin Release Amid Crypto Regulators Crackdown
Digital payments giant PayPal is reportedly pausing work on its stablecoin after it was revealed that its partner in the effort is under investigation by a New York regulator. PayPal, which just released its fourth-quarter 2022 results on Thursday, was due to announce its stablecoin in the next few weeks but is no longer doing the release, Bloomberg reported. The…
Bill Gates says ChatGPT will ‘change our world’
Bill Gates says ChatGPT will ‘change our world’
For those still unconvinced that OpenAI’s ChatGPT heralds a major innovation in artificial intelligence, take it from the man who started the home computing revolution 50 years ago. The successful launch of ChatGPT in November has prompted big tech, including Google and Microsoft, to accelerate their AI research and product rollouts. This week, Google released its own AI-powered search engine…
CBD can treat all sorts of health problems, but it’s not a panacea, according to a pharmacologist
CBD can treat all sorts of health problems, but it’s not a panacea, according to a pharmacologist
Over the past five years, an often-forgotten piece of U.S. federal legislation — the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the 2018 Farm Bill — has led to an explosion of interest in the medicinal potential of cannabis-derived cannabidiol, or CBD. After decades of debate, the bill made it legal for farmers to grow industrial hemp, a plant…
Fed official says crypto is ‘risky’ and ‘speculative’
Fed official says crypto is ‘risky’ and ‘speculative’
It’s been a rough 18 months for many cryptocurrency investors, but Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller says they should have seen it coming. “If you buy crypto assets and the price eventually goes to zero, please don’t be surprised,” Waller said in a Friday speech at a Global Interdependence Center conference in San Diego. “And don’t expect taxpayers to socialize…
Biden just ordered the military to shoot down a flying object over Alaska
Biden just ordered the military to shoot down a flying object over Alaska
President Joe Biden ordered the US military to shoot down an object flying over Alaska, the White House said Friday, less than a week after fighter jets shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic. “Out of caution and at the recommendation of the Pentagon, President Biden ordered the military to knock the object down, and they did…
Ether leads Bitcoin in losses after Kraken settlement
Ether leads Bitcoin in losses after Kraken settlement
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Thursday announcement of a $30 million settlement with Kraken related to the exchange’s staking product caused crypto prices to plummet, ending weeks of upside. Staking, in which users lock tokens and generate income to enable a blockchain to operate, is the backbone of a growing number of large crypto projects. The most widely used blockchain…
A new agricultural revolution has begun. Congress must invest now to secure the future of US food
A new agricultural revolution has begun. Congress must invest now to secure the future of US food
At a certain point we have to ask ourselves how much more the global food system can sustain. Historic floods in Pakistan. Droughts in the American West. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The global food system and supply chains that have long enabled us to move food from where it’s grown to where it’s needed have rarely been so thin or…