Author: Vidya Saras

A Texas firm recently charged with conspiring to distribute synthetic opioids in the United States is at the center of a vast network of companies in the U.S. and Pakistan whose employees are accused of using online ads to scam westerners seeking help with trademarks, book writing, mobile app development and logo designs, a new investigation reveals. In an indictment (PDF) unsealed last month, the U.S. Department of Justice said Dallas-based eWorldTrade “operated an online business-to-business marketplace that facilitated the distribution of synthetic opioids such as isotonitazene and carfentanyl, both significantly more potent than fentanyl.” Launched in 2017, eWorldTrade[.]com now…

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The Valley’s Jesse Lally and Michelle Saniei have teamed up to sell a multi-million dollar home amid their divorce. “Michelle and I may be parting ways in our marriage, but we’re still professionals,” Lally, 44, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, May 7. “Selling this property together reminded me that respect and communication are non-negotiable in business and in life.” “Although we have now separated our business, we continue working together on numerous deals,” Lally continued, adding: “Navigating a high-end listing while navigating a divorce might sound challenging, but we worked together as a team, stayed focused on the sale and…

THE National Government’s (NG) outstanding debt edged up to a fresh high of P16.68 trillion as of end-March, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said on Wednesday, adding that this debt “remains manageable.” Read the full story.

Bitcoin has reclaimed $98,000 for the first time in almost three months after the US Federal Reserve said it would keep interest rates the same for another month.The Fed’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged comes despite mounting pressure from US President Donald Trump, who just weeks ago threatened to fire Fed chair Jerome Powell for being “too late” in cutting rates.Fed cites higher unemployment, inflation riskPowell said on May 7 that the Federal Reserve rate-setting committee held rates in the 4.25% to 4.50% range due to the rising risks of higher unemployment and higher inflation.He added inflation has “come…

I’ve been thinking recently about post-apocalyptic wastelands. Specifically, about this scene from Mad Max: Fury Road, when the main characters have just escaped the first wave of pursuit, and are staying ahead of their would-be captors. They need to keep moving, but still need to do maintenance on the centerpiece of the movie: a gigantic “war rig” truck driving them to safety. So Charlize Theron climbs out under the cab to make some repairs en-route: The idea of conducting repairs on a big complicated truck while it’s still moving is just so appropriate for the film’s high-octane drama. It occurred…

Alamy(Credit: Alamy)Published years before WW2, Sally Carson’s prescient novel captures the dawn of Nazi tyranny in a small German town – and remains relevant today.Eighty years after VE Day, enthusiasm for the World War Two novel remains undimmed.Demand for tales of wartime Europe, always healthy, has swelled notably since the publication of Anthony Doerr’s lyrical All the Light We Cannot See, awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2015 and subsequently adapted into a Netflix series. Love stories, battle stories, codebreaker stories, resistance stories, concentration camp stories – all have landed on bestseller lists around the world.And while many novelists in this…

Athens, Ohio, May 1, 2025 – Ohio University, HTC VIVE, and Virtualware have partnered to launch a new program called the Digital Enterprise Collaboratory (DEC), which will provide infrastructure to power new digital engineering and workforce development programs to support the growing demand for advanced manufacturing in Ohio. The partnership combines Ohio University’s leadership in engineering education, HTC VIVE’s industry-leading XR hardware and software technologies, and Virtualware’s enterprise XR platform VIROO. The project will provide Ohio University with the technology infrastructure and capabilities needed to accelerate product development, research, and workforce development by enabling real-time collaboration between disparate university, industry, government, and Department of…

Ethereum has completed the first phase of a major software upgrade called Pectra, marking a significant change to how the network handles accounts, staking, and data processing.The rollout comes over a year after Ethereum’s previous major update—known as Dencun—and continues the project’s shift toward improving how the blockchain scales and operates under increased demand. Pectra introduces a range of Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), including changes to how wallets function, how validators manage their stake, and how data is processed through the network.Whilst the upgrade is largely technical, it is expected to affect a wide range of users and developers, especially…

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