From Russia to Iran, the feds have charged Binance with conducting well over $1 billion in transactions with sanctioned countries and criminal actors. Photograph: Anton Zubchevskyi/Alamy For years, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has been dogged by rumors of malfeasance and federal investigations. Today, in a set of accusations …
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Elon Musk’s Media Matters Lawsuit Will Have a ‘Chilling Effect’
Musk has filed his “thermonuclear” suit against Media Matters for America at the same time the Texas attorney general launched an investigation into the nonprofit. Elon MuskPhotograph: ALAIN JOCARD/Getty Images On Monday, X filed a lawsuit against Media Matters for America (MMFA), a nonprofit, alleging that a recent report showing …
Read More »There’s nothing wrong with this upside down anglerfish. That’s just how they swim
In 1999, researchers captured the first confirmed footage of a deepsea anglerfish — bobbing around belly-up just above the ocean’s floor. Now, more than two decades later, scientists can say for certain the phenomenon goes beyond "one wonky fish." Study finds female whipnose anglerfish spend their days belly-up, on purpose …
Read More »Binance Academy leads the charge in crypto education to combat scams
The rapid rise of cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology, and other internet buzzwords has undoubtedly brought transformative opportunities. However, alongside these innovations, a growing concern has emerged over the prevalence of scams targeting individuals with a limited understanding of these concepts. Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, is proactively addressing this issue through …
Read More »New York Wants More Electric Ubers. Everyone Is Mad
New York City is lagging in the electric vehicle transition, and officials want to speed it up. What could go wrong? Well, the court’s involved now. A Tesla car driving through Times Square in New York City on January 26, 2023.Photograph: Leonardo Munoz/Getty Images George Saliba didn’t get it: Why …
Read More »Twitter’s Former Head of Trust and Safety Finally Breaks Her Silence
By Lauren Goode Backchannel Nov 21, 2023 6:00 AM Twitter’s Former Head of Trust and Safety Finally Breaks Her Silence From Israel vs. Hamas threats to Donald Trump’s “wild” posts, Del Harvey helped make the platform’s hardest content moderation calls for 13 years. Then she left in 2021 … and …
Read More »Moncton researchers developing artificial intelligence to fight wildfires
A team of engineers at the Université de Moncton is fine-tuning an algorithm that works with satellite and drone images to detect fires more accurately than humans. The technology also predicts where a blaze will spread, helping firefighters know where to send resources. Technology uses satellite images to quickly detect …
Read More »The Mystery at the Heart of the OpenAI Chaos
Last week Sam Altman was sensationally fired from OpenAI, tipping the AI company into chaos. It remains unclear what made the board decide to act. Sam AltmanPhotograph: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/Getty Images More than three days after OpenAI was thrown into chaos by Sam Altman’s sudden firing from his post as CEO, …
Read More »Sunscreen instead of ski pants? What El Niño could mean for the upcoming Prairie winter
Enjoying the relatively dry, balmy fall? There may be more to come, say experts, thanks to El Niño making its return after a nearly eight-year hiatus. Prairies are usually warmer, drier than normal when climate pattern occurs El Niño is making its return after a nearly eight-year hiatus, and forecasters …
Read More »Halfway between the North Pole and equator isn’t where you think it is
This video was produced by Trevor Kjorlien as part of the CBC Creator Network. Learn more about the Creator Network here. During wintertime in Montreal, it's easy to think that we live in a northern part of the world. It's cold, it's snowy and it's dark at 4:30 p.m. But …
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