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Israel fights seemingly endless war in Gaza's most devastated region 2024-11-01
Korea Times

More than a year into a war that has ricocheted across the Middle East, Israeli troops are still battling Hamas in the most heavily destroyed and isolated part of the Gaza Strip. In northern Gaza, Hamas militants carry out hit-and-run attacks from bombed-out buildings. Residents say Israeli forces...

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Plans must be made for the welfare of sentient AI, animal consciousness researchers argue 2024-10-31
The Hill

Computer scientists need to grapple with the possibility that they will accidentally create sentient artificial intelligence (AI) — and to plan for those systems’ welfare, a new study argues. The report published on Thursday comes from an unusual quarter: specialists in the frontier field of animal...

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Time to freak out? How the existential terror of hurricanes can fuel climate change denial 2024-10-31
Alternet

As TVs across Florida broadcast the all-too-familiar images of a powerful hurricane headed for the coast in early October 2024, people whose homes had been damaged less than two weeks earlier by Hurricane Helene watched anxiously. Hurricane Milton was rapidly intensifying into a dangerous storm,...

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Spot Bitcoin ETF AUM surpasses 1 million Bitcoin after $890 million inflow 2024-10-31
Cryptoslate

According to K33 Research, the combined on-chain assets under management (AUM) of all spot Bitcoin ETFs have surpassed 1 million Bitcoin. This milestone indicates growing investor confidence in the...

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After Litecoin and XRP ETF filings, Canary Capital now files for a Solana ETF 2024-10-31
Invezz

Canary Capital, an Australian asset management firm, has officially filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a spot Solana ETF (exchange-traded fund). This filing, announced on October 30, follows similar ETF applications by the firm for other cryptocurrencies. On October 21,...

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Armstrong’s Coinbase funds crypto super-PAC Fairshake with $25M for 2026 midterms 2024-10-31
Invezz

In a bold move signaling its commitment to the cryptocurrency political landscape, Coinbase has pledged $25 million to the super PAC Fairshake, aiming to bolster crypto-friendly candidates in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections. This announcement comes on the heels of the ongoing 2024 election...

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Dogecoin Hits 1% Market Dominance: Are Investors Ready for More? 2024-10-31
BitRSS

Dogecoin has delivered an impressive...

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Why Europe should consider boots on the group in Ukraine 2024-10-31
Asiatimes

The mantra “as long as it takes” has become the European Union’s rallying cry in support of Ukraine’s resistance against Russia. Initially, some experts predicted that Ukraine would fall within three days – yet nearly three years have passed, and Ukraine is still standing. This prolonged struggle...

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Tether’s $1 Billion USDT Mint On Tron: What’s Fueling The Demand Surge? 2024-10-31
NewsBTC

It’s been a busy week for Tether, as the company announced that it had authorized the minting of another 1 billion USDT tokens, pushing the total number of minted tokens to $33 billion in the last year. According to blockchain data, the additional tokens were minted on the Tron network and...

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What Bezos and Musk really want from Trump 2024-10-31
Alternet

Elon Musk (worth $271 billion) and Jeff Bezos (worth $262 billion) — the richest and second-richest people on the planet — are now showing America why it’s dangerous to have great wealth concentrated in so few hands. In August 2013, Bezos purchased The Washington Post for $250 million. On Friday,...

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