Author: Vidya Saras
Metaplanet Inc. widely recognized as Japanâs leading Bitcoin treasury company, has announced a major update to its Bitcoin accumulation strategy, unveiling the â555 Million Planâ aimed at acquiring over 210,000 BTC by the end of 2027, which is equivalent to 1% of Bitcoinâs total supply. This new target marks a dramatic increase from the companyâs earlier â21 Million Plan,â which aimed for just 21,000 BTC by 2026. Progress far outpaced expectations, with 8,888 BTC already secured as of June 2, prompting the strategic shift. To fund this growth, Metaplanet has launched Asiaâs largest Bitcoin-focused equity raise, aiming to secure „770.9…
Palantir, facing mounting public scrutiny for its work with the Trump administration, took an increasingly defensive stance toward journalists and perceived critics this week, both at a defense conference in Washington, DC, and on social media.On Tuesday, a Palantir employee threatened to call the police on a WIRED journalist who was watching software demonstrations at its booth at AI+ Expo. The conference, which is hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project, a think tank founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, is free and open to the public, including journalists.Later that day, Palantir had conference security remove at least three…
Progressives are wringing their hands over the shift that took these voters to the right. But some worry about focusing more on the symptom than the cause.
For weeks, the whiteboard in the lab was crowded with scribbles, diagrams, and chemical formulas. A research team across the Olivetti Group and the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) was working intensely on a key problem: How can we reduce the amount of cement in concrete to save on costs and emissions? The question was certainly not new; materials like fly ash, a byproduct of coal production, and slag, a byproduct of steelmaking, have long been used to replace some of the cement in concrete mixes. However, the demand for these products is outpacing supply as industry looks to reduce its…
Image: Mark Rademaker, via Shutterstock. Ukraine has seen nearly one-fifth of its Internet space come under Russian control or sold to Internet address brokers since February 2022, a new study finds. The analysis indicates large chunks of Ukrainian Internet address space are now in the hands of shadowy proxy and anonymity services that are nested at some of Americaâs largest Internet service providers (ISPs). The findings come in a report that examines how the Russian invasion has affected Ukraineâs domestic supply of Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) addresses. Researchers at Kentik, a company that measures the performance of Internet networks,…
What do you do for gifts when the man in your life is hard to shop for? Iâve been trying to answer that question for years. It always seems tougher to find good gift ideas for men than it does for women. Men usually arenât as happy with some herbal tea and a new skein of yarn for a knitting project. And motorcycles and football tickets are bigger ticket items. The best Fatherâs Day gift ideas are something theyâll enjoy and actually use! This post includes some of the best Fatherâs Day gifts Iâve found over the years. It also…
I recently helped my friends with their brand, www.laughwithtic.com, and wanted to create something distinctive for their pre-launch. My design drew inspiration from classic dress-up games, focusing on a playful, interactive element.Initially, we featured a Rat character as the main model. Users could simply drag-and-drop a selection of t-shirts onto the rat. This approach was effective and added a fresh element to the site. Evolving the Design: From Rat to Human A few weeks later, I saw a video by @samdape on X, showcasing a similar UI layout, but enhanced with a real human character at an angle. This immediately…
A European Mars probe captured a stunning view of a Martian crater that’s rich in many of the features that help scientists reconstruct the planet’s dynamic history over billions of years.The image, taken in October 2024 using the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express orbiter, shows a crumbling crater called Deuteronilus Cavus. It is “soaked in layers of Martian history,” having been exposed to volcanic lava flows, erosion from liquid water, repeated freeze-thaw cycles that expanded its edges, and layers of wind-blown volcanic dust settling over time, according to a statement from the…
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Israel has carried out air strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, saying it was targeting Hezbollah’s drone production.The attack on Thursday night, the eve of Eid Al Adha, one of the most important celebrations in Islam, followed evacuation warnings for several buildings in the area, where Hezbollah is based in the capital. There were no initial reports of injuries.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had identified a Hezbollah unit producing “thousands” of drones underground, funded by “Iranian terrorists”.The attack occurred despite a ceasefire being in effect between Israel and the armed group for the past six months. Lebanon’s prime minister…