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Activism / August 25, 2025 The husband, father, and union worker from Maryland is risking indefinite incarceration in Uganda to stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves. Ad Policy Kilmar Ăbrego GarcĂa and his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, enter an ICE field office on August 25, 2025, in Baltimore, Maryland.(Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images) BaltimoreâOn Monday at 6:30 am, hundreds of people gathered outside the ICE field in Baltimore to be there with Kilmar Ăbrego GarcĂa and his family as he entered the building to face almost certain federal detention. The headlines say that Ăbrego GarcĂa will…
Back in the 17th century, German astronomer Johannes Kepler figured out the laws of motion that made it possible to accurately predict where our solar systemâs planets would appear in the sky as they orbit the sun. But it wasnât until decades later, when Isaac Newton formulated the universal laws of gravitation, that the underlying principles were understood. Although they were inspired by Keplerâs laws, they went much further, and made it possible to apply the same formulas to everything from the trajectory of a cannon ball to the way the moonâs pull controls the tides on Earth â or…
When an insurer takes on big risksâwhether itâs covering homes, cars, or health careâit often turns to reinsurers like Munich Re Group to help absorb the cost of catastrophic losses caused by disasters.As one of the largest reinsurance companies in the world, Munich Re Group operates through three brands. Munich Re handles the reinsurance side of the business, ERGO sells direct insurance to businesses and individuals, and MEAG manages the investment assets of both Munich RE and ERGO. Together, they form a global powerhouse in risk management. Over time, however, that global scale came with a challenge: the companyâs cybersecurity…
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By Katherine K. Chan THE BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is widely expected to cut rates for a third straight meeting on Thursday amid a continued downtrend in inflation and a slowdown in economic growth, analysts said. A BusinessWorld poll conducted last week showed that all 20 analysts surveyed expect the Monetary Board to cut the target reverse repurchase rate by 25 basis points (bps) at its policy meeting on Aug. 28. If realized, this would bring the benchmark rate to 5% from the current 5.25%. The central bank has so far lowered borrowing costs by a total of 125…
Ethereum has once again taken center stage in the crypto market after surging to a new all-time high above the $4,900 level on Sunday. The rally, which pushed ETH into uncharted territory, highlighted the strength of bulls after weeks of steady institutional accumulation and market momentum. However, the price did not hold these highs for long. Ethereum has since retraced, dropping back to the $4,600 region, where bulls are now attempting to establish support before the next move higher. Related Reading This pullback has sparked debate among analysts. Some view the retracement as a sign of a potential local top,…
Blockchain messaging protocol LayerZero has won the bid to acquire crypto protocol Stargate after a shaky first offer and a late four-way bidding war.Stargateâs community voted on Sunday with a 95% majority to greenlight the LayerZero Foundationâs $110 million acquisition proposal, which it amended after holders of the Stargate (STG) token said the original deal was unfair.Three of LayerZeroâs rivals also put in last-minute bids or intent-to-bids to acquire Stargate, with one bidder, Wormhole, unsuccessfully asking for the vote on LayerZeroâs acquisition to be paused.LayerZero developed and launched Stargate in 2022, and the deal now sees the platform come back…
It is with sadness that we announce that Ming Chan, who has served as Executive Director at the Ethereum Foundation for nearly three years, is leaving the Foundation. Since her arrival in 2015, she has played a critical role in the development and success of the Foundation. We will miss the leadership, commitment and integrity that she brought to the Foundation, and wish to thank her for her dedicated service and many significant accomplishments including: Multiple rounds of reorganization for the Foundation, as well as significantly improving efficiency and reducing costsBuilding relationships with IC3 and other academic groupsNavigating and supporting the…
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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.We were once promised self-driving cars and robot maids. Instead, weâve seen the rise of artificial intelligence systems that can beat us in chess, analyze huge reams of text, and compose sonnets. This has been one of the great surprises of the modern era: physical tasks that are easy for humans turn out to be very difficult for robots, while algorithms are increasingly able to mimic our intellect.Another surprise that has long perplexed researchers is those algorithmsâ knack for their own, strange kind of creativity.Diffusion models, the backbone of image-generating tools…