17 Apr, 2025
Dalang ‘Star Wars’ terbang berasal dari Jepang ke London untuk menegaskan Disney sehingga tidak memecat penulis-sutradara fantasi tersebut, Walter Murch. Selain menonton film, bermain game online juga merupakan salah satu…
Argentina had a presidential election recently and chose a wild card to lead the country that promised to abolish the central bank and move from pesos to dollars (impossible), among…
Article content Shaw Communications is shutting down its Freedom Mobile call centre in Windsor, putting about 130 people out of work a year after the workers voted to unionize and only…
Malaysia has made several moves to its immigration policies in the past couple of months, allowing Indians and Chinese to enter without requiring visas and implementing electronic gates for select…
Southern Germany has had fantastic winter weather with plenty of snow for the past few days that has caused Munich Airport to be closed or only partially operating since Saturday.…

The Future of Energy? Brooklyn's Bitcoin-Heated Bathhouse

Behind the scenes of a traditional bathhouse in Brooklyn, something extraordinary is taking place: The pools, heated to 104 degrees, are not warmed by conventional means but by computers mining for bitcoin. A profit-seeking drive for energy efficiency has caused bitcoin miners to pop up in unexpected places, such as Jason Goodman’s New York bathhouse, […]

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Battle Lines Drawn

A showdown is brewing between the Republican-led House of Representatives and the Biden administration over how to pay for a military aid package to Israel. On Thursday night, the House passed a $14.3 billion package that would redirect funding from the IRS—which, recall, got an $80 billion boost as part of the poorly-named Inflation Reduction Act […]

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Government Blocking of "Tornado Cash" Cryptocurrency-Related Service Was Legal, Didn't Violate First Amendment

From Monday’s opinion by Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II (N.D. Fla.) in Coin Center v. Yellen (for a similar decision, see this August post about Van Loon v. Dep’t of Treasury): Plaintiffs argue that [the government’s restriction on the use of] Tornado Cash [a mechanism for further anonymizing cryptocurrency transactions] violated the First Amendment because […]

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Is Our Money Broken?

“At its core, money is a ledger,” writes investment analyst Lyn Alden in her new book Broken Money: Why Our Financial System is Failing Us and How We Can Make it Better.  And if money is a ledger, the most important question to consider, she says, is “who controls the ledger?” Join Zach Weissmueller this Thursday […]

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Japan’s September Incoming Tourist Arrivals Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels

In September, Japan achieved a significant milestone on the road to recovery as foreign visitors surged to 96% of pre-pandemic levels, according to official data. The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) reported that over 2 million international visitors explored Japan in September. However, outgoing traveler numbers remain 43% below their respective 2019 levels. Airline capacity […]

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MYAirline Folds & Suspends Operations

Malaysian low-cost airline MYAirline, which started operations on December 1, 2022, has folded and suspended operations. The airline failed to secure a significant investment to save the airline and decided to shut down operations effective immediately. You can access MYAirline here. Malaysian Airlines, Batik Air, and AirAsia all offer discounts to MYAirline passengers who have […]

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Israel Hit From All Sides

Rising death toll: Overnight, the number of deaths in Israel and Gaza rose to roughly 2,200, following Hamas’ surprise attack on southern Israel this past weekend that resulted in the massacre of civilians. In addition, more than 150 foreign nationals who had been traveling or living in Israel are dead or missing. This includes at least 40 […]

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