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Evie, the first medical-grade health tracker for women, will launch this fall
Evie, the first medical-grade health tracker for women, will launch this fall
Medical device company Movano Health is positioned to make waves this September when it unveils
2023-05-31 16:55
Swiss Bank Doubled Down on EV Stock Rivian and Won Big
Swiss Bank Doubled Down on EV Stock Rivian and Won Big
The Swiss National Bank nearly doubled investments in electric-vehicle makers Rivian and Lucis, and sold Apple and GM stock in the second quarter.
2023-09-10 20:26
Do Kwon: South Korean cryptocurrency boss jailed in Montenegro for forging documents
Do Kwon: South Korean cryptocurrency boss jailed in Montenegro for forging documents
Fugitive cryptocurrency chief Do Kwon, the entrepreneur sought by the US and South Korea in connection with a $40bn crash, was sentenced to four months in prison by a court in Montenegro. The 31-year-old South Korean national and Terraform Labs founder was found guilty of attempting to travel with a forged passport. He was arrested by the Montenegrin police in March as he tried to board a flight to Dubai at Podgorica Airport. Han Chang-joon, the former chief financial officer of Terraform Labs, was convicted of the same crime and handed a four-month sentence. The two were charged with forging official documents and placed in 30-day pre-trial detention. Police said they recovered doctored Costa Rican passports and a separate set of Belgian passports. Kwon and Chang-joon had pleaded not guilty at their first court hearing in May. The crypto boss reportedly told the court last week that he obtained the documents in Singapore through an agency selling citizenships of various countries and believed the passports to be genuine. Time spent in detention is included in the prison terms, and the pair can appeal the verdict, the Basic Court in Podgorica said. “Once we receive the verdict in writing, we will consult with our clients about possible appeal,” defence lawyer Goran Rodic told Bloomberg. The court has up to 30 days to officially notify the defence as well as the prosecutor’s office, the lawyer added. Both South Korea and the US have requested his extradition from Montenegro, while the courts in the country are yet to decide on those requests in separate proceedings. Kwon and five others connected to Terraform Labs are wanted due to allegations of fraud and financial crimes in relation to the implosion of its digital currencies in May 2022. The TerraUSD was designed as a “stablecoin", which are pegged to stable assets like the US dollar to prevent drastic fluctuations in prices. However, around $40bn in market value was erased for the holders of TerraUSD and its floating sister currency, Luna, after the stablecoin plunged far below its $1 peg in May. South Korea asked Interpol in September to circulate a “red notice” for Kwon across the agency’s 195 member nations to find and apprehend him. US regulators in February charged Kwon and his company Terraform Labs with “orchestrating a multi-billion dollar crypto asset securities fraud”. Read More Crackdown on firms marketing cryptoassets to be introduced by City regulator Singapore punishes state fund managers who invested in FTX Police: Crypto firm founder Do Kwon arrested in Montenegro North Korea ‘bitterly criticised’ officials for failed spy satellite launch Families in North Korea ‘starving to death’ due to lack of supplies – report MeToo: Taiwan rocked by wave of sexual harassment allegations sparked by Netflix show
2023-06-20 17:57
Elon Musk puts his
Elon Musk puts his "X" on Twitter
Since buying Twitter, Elon Musk has made significant changes to the company as well as the app itself, from charging for features to...
2023-07-25 04:59
Meta and Snap must detail child protection measures by Dec. 1, EU says
Meta and Snap must detail child protection measures by Dec. 1, EU says
BRUSSELS Facebook owner Meta Platforms and social media company Snap have been given a Dec. 1 deadline by
2023-11-11 05:55
EV Battery-Swapping Could Help Solve the US Charging Problem
EV Battery-Swapping Could Help Solve the US Charging Problem
More than a decade ago, a high-flying startup called Better Place made a billion-dollar bet that electric car
2023-05-18 20:27
The Best Robot Vacuum Deals for June 2023
The Best Robot Vacuum Deals for June 2023
We’re halfway through the year, and that means sunshine, sand, and a host of seasonal
2023-06-15 05:51
Bacteria could turn the Moon into a farm for lunar colonies, scientists say
Bacteria could turn the Moon into a farm for lunar colonies, scientists say
Bacteria could be used to improve the fertility of lunar soil to allow us to live on the Moon, scientists have said. The breakthrough new study combined three different bacteria on lunar soil to see how it would affect the growth of a plant – and found that it dramatically helped improve the fertility of material taken from the Moon. Adding the three bacteria to the soil helped the researchers grow the planet, which was a relative of tobacco named benth. The bacteria work by increasing the amount of a kind of phosphorus in the soil. That is a major nutrient for plants and adding more of it means that plants will grow more easily and populous. Previous studies have shown that it is possible to grow cress using lunar soil. But it has been found to be difficult to support plants, and studies have shown that it is actually worse than volcanic ash from our own planet. What’s more, lunar soil has less nitrogen, which is required to grow plants. What phosphorus there is also comes in a form that cannot be used by plants. If we are to live on the Moon, therefore, scientist will have to find new ways to grow plants. And the researchers suggest that the breakthrough trio of bacteria could be a key step towards that aim. That in turn will help support life in future lunar bases, the researchers note in a new study published today. The work is described in a new paper, ‘Phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria improve the growth of Nicotiana benthamiana on lunar regolith simulant by dissociating insoluble inorganic phosphorus’ published in Communications Biology. Read More One of Saturn’s moons found to have all ingredients essential for life Nasa gets ‘puzzling’ data back from spacecraft exploring distant object Telescope reveals stunning images of the universe as it has never been seen before
2023-11-10 00:20
The best VPNs for Chrome
The best VPNs for Chrome
Google Chrome is the most popular web browser in the world, and it's already highly
2023-08-07 18:16
Europe Must Curb Energy Use Next Winter to Replace Gas for Good
Europe Must Curb Energy Use Next Winter to Replace Gas for Good
European Union nations must strengthen measures to reduce gas and electricity demand to speed the green-energy transition, according
2023-05-25 06:48
Xsolla to Showcase Parental Control, Expansion in Asian Market, and New Partnerships at Devcom and Gamescom 2023
Xsolla to Showcase Parental Control, Expansion in Asian Market, and New Partnerships at Devcom and Gamescom 2023
COLOGNE, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 15, 2023--
2023-08-15 16:24
MTG Arena Steam Release Date
MTG Arena Steam Release Date
MTG Arena is arriving on Steam later this month. Here's what we know about its impending arrival on the storefront.
2023-05-13 07:45