The Bitcoin network recently completed its fourth “halving,” marking a reduction in miner rewards from 6.25 bitcoins to 3.125 bitcoins. This event has sparked volatility in the price of bitcoin, with a 4% drop this week to trade around $64,100. While the halving itself should not directly impact the price of bitcoin in the short
Coban Porter, the younger brother of NBA star Michael Porter Jr., was recently sentenced to six years in prison for a devastating drunken driving crash that resulted in the death of a woman in Colorado. The incident, which occurred in January 2023 in Denver, claimed the life of Kathy Limon Rothman and left her passenger
The recent controversy surrounding former Tory MP Mark Menzies and his alleged misuse of party funds has raised serious concerns within the Conservative Party. The allegations came to light after a whistleblower, Mr. Menzies’ former campaign manager, Katie Fieldhouse, spoke to The Times about the matter. The whistleblower claims that the Conservative Party was aware
Lululemon, the popular athletic apparel retailer, recently announced its decision to shut down its distribution center in Washington and lay off 128 employees. This move comes after the company opened a massive new warehouse outside of Los Angeles. The decision was made in order to optimize the company’s distribution network and better support its growth
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has recently announced that it will be limiting access to embargoed journal articles for certain publications. According to Dawn Peters, director of strategic communications & media relations at NEJM Group, news outlets that cater to physician readers will no longer meet the criteria for embargoed access. This decision
The recent strike carried out by Israel on Iran has sent shockwaves through the Middle East, sparking fears of an expanding war in the region. The limited military operation conducted by Israel has raised concerns about the effectiveness of the strike and the potential damage caused. This has led to a significant jump in oil
Meta recently unveiled its latest artificial intelligence models, Llama 3 8B and 70B, which are set to revolutionize the world of AI. With improved capabilities and new training methods, these models are expected to outperform their predecessors. Excitingly, Meta has announced that their large models will now contain over 400 billion parameters, a significant increase
LeBron James, the face of the Los Angeles Lakers, seems unfazed by the history between the Lakers and the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs. Despite the Nuggets sweeping the Lakers in the Western Conference finals in 2023 and the Lakers getting the better of Denver in 2020, James asserts that past matchups have no impact
The jury selection process in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York was a meticulous and time-consuming procedure. The prosecution and defense teams had to interrogate a pool of nearly 200 individuals to select 12 jurors and an alternate who would be able to render a fair and impartial verdict. The selected
The recent study conducted by researchers from Stanford University has shed light on the dysfunctions in two specific brain systems in individuals experiencing psychosis. These systems play a crucial role in filtering attention to important internal and external information, as well as predicting or anticipating rewards. Understanding these dysfunctions is essential in developing effective treatments