When Nicola Sturgeon began campaigning for the Scottish National party as a teenager passionately opposed to Margaret Thatcher, support for an independent Scotland was a minority cause. At the time, in 1987, Scotland was still the Labour party’s fiefdom and it returned 50 MPs to Westminster to the SNP’s three. Even staunch opponents concede that
Colombian courts held one of the first judicial hearings using metaverse tech. María Victoria Quiñones Triana, the magistrate of the Magdalena court, approved the realization of this hearing, using Horizon Worlds technology provided by Meta and virtual avatars to represent participants in the process. Colombian Court Holds Metaversal Judicial Hearings A Colombian court has ostensibly
Antony Ressler, co-founder of Ares Management, takes photos with students of the AltFinance Fellowship. Marcus Shaw, AltFinance The search for bigger profits and top talent is nothing new on Wall Street, but some firms are turning to an almost untapped resource: historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs. The AltFinance Fellowship is the brainchild of
The Chinese balloon that flew over North America and loitered over nuclear missile silos in Montana before it was shot down over the Atlantic inspired a range of emotions among Americans: fear, anger, but also humour. Comedians on Twitter made light of the craft for what to the untrained eye seemed like a lack of
“I literally know when I walk in the front door,” says Adrienne Arsht, discussing how she knows when she wants to buy a property and the multiple high-profile transactions she has been involved in over several decades. Arsht spoke from her home in Chevy Chase, Maryland which she purchased for $10 million in 2020, down
Two of the Federal Reserve board’s seven governors abstained from supporting the selection of former Obama aide Austan Goolsbee to become president of the Chicago Fed, according to a record of the vote. Governors Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller, who were both appointed to the board by former President Donald Trump, withheld their support for
Tax-exempt bonds for sports stadiums are once again in the crosshairs under a bill introduced this week by Oregon Democrat Rep. Earl Blumenauer. The bill would amend the tax code – or “close a loophole,” as Blumenauer said – to eliminate the federal tax exemption for bonds that finance or refinance capital expenditures for a
Property tax cuts and expanded school vouchers will be fast tracked for consideration by Texas lawmakers after Gov. Greg Abbott included them in a list of emergency items for the legislative session. In his Thursday evening State of the State address, the Republican governor also said he will soon announce a $100 billion transportation infrastructure
The writer is a former head of responsible investment at HSBC Asset Management and previous editor of Lex What a time to be a business columnist — and thank goodness I’m not one. Having to ponder what chatbots mean for companies the world over is some ask. Bill Gates calls “generative AI” as important as
The US military has wrapped up the salvage operation off the coast of South Carolina to retrieve debris from the suspected Chinese spy balloon that was shot down over the Atlantic two weeks ago. US Northern Command, which is responsible for the defending the American homeland, said the mission was concluded on Thursday after the
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce for touting EMAX tokens and making misleading comments about unregistered crypto securities. The former Boston Celtics small forward agreed to settle the charges and pay the SEC $1.409 million. SEC Chair Gary Gensler Wants to Remind Celebrities of Disclosure Laws
The upcoming Ethereum Shanghai hard fork is slated to occur in March 2023, and the upgrade will cap off the network’s move to proof-of-stake (PoS), which started during the Merge on Sept. 15, 2022. Once Shanghai is implemented, previously locked Ether (ETH) will gradually become liquid for the first time since December 2020. According to on-chain Etherscan data,
London’s Hyde Park Square is a restful sea of green surrounded by residential buildings. Reserved for the exclusive use of residents, the gated plot of mature trees, lawn, benches and pathways offers a welcome respite for those seeking a private open-air spot to take in a pleasant day. Set within the Hyde Park Estate, a
Bitcoin miner CleanSpark is growing its mining capacity in the United States with the purchase of 20,000 new Antminer S19j Pro+ units for $43.6 million. The acquisition is expected to boost the company’s computing power by 37% and brings the total number of miners purchased during the bear market to 46,500 units. According to a
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Prosecutors in the financial fraud case against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) are attempting to persuade the judge to restrict his use of electronic devices. It has been revealed that SBF used a virtual private network (VPN) to watch the Super Bowl through a foreign subscription service he had purchased before his arrest. Prosecutors,
Nurses’ leaders in Scotland have recommended their members accept a new pay offer from the government in Edinburgh, in a breakthrough that looks set to spare patients from the strike action that has affected England and Wales for the past two months. Under the proposed deal, NHS workers in Scotland would receive a rise of
Most blockchain upgrades have an impact on price action. The Ethereum Shanghai upgrade would be no different. Ether supplies on exchanges have already started to plunge as investors choose to move their assets to self-custody. The previous Ethereum upgrade created good volatility in the market, which traders tapped into. ETH prices skyrocketed from around $1,000
Topline Prospective home buyers are once again starting to shy away from buying a house as stubbornly high inflation readings push mortgage rates to the highest level since November—spurring a renewed slump in home-buying demand as experts caution the housing market’s recovery will be highly contingent on how quickly the economy can tame rising prices.
If some early businessmen had their way, Newport Beach would have become a commercial port. Thankfully, it didn’t. Better plans emerged for the Southern California community known for scenic beaches and epic waves. Developers quickly realized that building homes within steps of the beach would be far more valuable. The tony neighborhoods that sprang up
Polygon has extended recent gains, with prices climbing to a fresh ten-month high during Friday’s session. The token has now risen for a fourth consecutive session, and is up 13% from the same time last week. Polkadot also rallied on Friday, colliding with a key resistance level in the process. Polygon (MATIC) Polygon (MATIC) rose