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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.UK transport secretary Heidi Alexander has signalled she will approve a second runway at Gatwick if the airport makes changes to its plans, as the government bets on the major expansion of London’s airports to boost economic growth. Alexander said she was minded to approve the plans later this year if the airport agreed to “a range of controls on the operation of the scheme”.Those include stronger targets for public transport access to the site and to swiftly implement a noise mitigation…

Taylor Swift has done it again. The global pop icon has become the first and only female artist in history to surpass a staggering 100 billion total streams on Spotify, cementing her reign as the platform’s undisputed queen. But, in true Swift fashion, she isn’t stopping there. Taylor Swift Makes Music History… Again The 14-time Grammy winner has also reached an elite milestone that only one other artist—Drake—has ever accomplished. Swift is now one of just two artists to amass 100 billion total streams, 100 million monthly listeners, and 100 million followers on Spotify, further solidifying her place in music…

Wayfair has become a staple of online furniture sales thanks to its wide selection of furniture and home goods, as well as fast and free shipping with orders over $35, limited-time deals and exclusive daily sales. There are tons of rotating Wayfair coupons and flash deals for up to 70% off those pricey purchases like furniture. Since the Boston-based online retailer’s founding 20 years ago, it’s grown steadily and currently offers 14 million items from more than 11,000 global suppliers. Wayfair carries almost literally everything needed to furnish a home, including pillows, mattresses, bedding, home goods, and so, so much…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. On Wednesday, Bitcoin (BTC) prices plummeted to a four-month low, reaching as low as $81,000, as the anticipated “Trump bump” in the markets faded. This has prompted investors and traders to hedge against further decreases, with Bitcoin options indicating a notable interest in put options with a strike price of $70,000.  Bitcoin Plummets 20% Since Trump’s Inauguration According to data from Deribit, the largest crypto options exchange, this strike price represents the second-highest open interest among all contracts set to expire on February 28, with a total of $4.9 billion in open interest…

By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson and Aaron Michael C. Sy, Reporters THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY’S biggest risk this year is the looming global trade war, Security Bank said, which could also cause the central bank to be more “external-dependent” to account for these uncertainties. “We’re less affected compared to the likes of China and Japan if ever the automobile tariffs (push through). But we’re not purely unscathed from a trade war,” Security Bank Corp. Vice-President and Research Division Head Angelo B. Taningco told reporters on Wednesday. “Being part of the global value chain, we will also get affected in terms…

Former Congressman Patrick McHenry, who advocated for crypto in the last few years of his political career, is joining VC firm a16z as a senior adviser.

My dear Ethereum community, Today, I’m excited to turn the page and share that I will be closing this chapter as Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation soon and stepping into a new role as its President. This new opportunity will allow me to continue supporting EF’s institutional relationships, and to expand the reach of our vision and culture more broadly. I’m feeling deeply grateful and enthusiastic for what’s ahead, and while I made this decision a year ago, recent events have given me the perfect opportunity to reflect on what truly matters to me. These past few weeks have…

Top NFT Collections (Last 24h) Here are the hottest NFT Collections of the day. Rank Name Volume Transactions Chains URL 1 Uniswap v4 Positions NFT 9,227.73 ETH 14 ethereum View 2 Pudgy Penguins 454.00 ETH 52 ethereum View 3 Milady Maker 225.10 ETH 60 ethereum View 4 Lil Pudgys 163.09 ETH 191 ethereum View 5 Bored Ape Yacht Club 154.64 ETH 12 ethereum View 6 Doodles 112.61 ETH 33 ethereum View 7 Azuki 101.24 ETH 36 ethereum View 8 OnChainShiba 97.00 ETH 7 ethereum View 9 SMB Gen2 0.00 ETH 67 solana View 10 Mad Lads 0.00 ETH 19 solana…

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“Maybe an Alzheimer’s patient is frightened, so a nurse has to spend some time calming them down, or perhaps they have lost some ability overnight. That’s not one of the discrete physical tasks that can be measured. Most of the job is helping that person cope with declining faculties; it takes time for that, for people to read your emotions and respond appropriately. What you get is massive moral injury with this notion of efficiency.”This kind of monitoring extends to service workers, including servers in restaurants and cleaning staff, according to a 2023 Cracked Labs’ report into retail and hospitality.…