Author: Vidya Saras

Warren Davidson, the Republican congressman who first introduced the legislation in mid-April, has filed the SEC Stabilization Act to remove Gary Gensler, the current chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Davidson insists the act aims to safeguard U.S. capital markets “from a tyrannical chairman.” Legislation Filed to Remove SEC Chair Gensler in Effort to Safeguard U.S. Capital Markets Several Republican lawmakers have openly criticized SEC chairman Gary Gensler for his performance in leading the federal securities regulatory division. Among them is congressman Warren Davidson (R-OH), who recently announced his intention to introduce legislation to remove Gensler from…

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Metaversal is a Bankless newsletter for weekly level-ups on NFTs and the onchain frontierDear Bankless Nation,This week, meme.market caught my attention.Created by the minds behind mint.fun, this new platform pairs memecoins directly with picture memes via ERC-1155 NFTs. The idea here, of course, is to bridge the gap between meme-themed tokens and actual memes. Deployed on the Base L2, the platform acts as a marketplace and creator hub where people can buy and sell memecoins + memes along bonding curves and create and earn from new memes in existing markets. My opinion? Keep an eye out here, as meme.market not only adds depth…

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Wentworth Club has unveiled plans to renovate its 100-year-old East Course and build a new golf academy and par-3 course. The 6,200-yard East Course at the renowned Surrey venue was designed by Harry Colt and first opened for play in 1924, two years before the more famous West Course, venue for this week’s BMW PGA Championship, was built. The renovation project, which is to be carried out by leading architects European Golf Design working closely with Wentworth’s senior management team, will aim to return the par-68 course to its heathland roots, restoring Colt’s original design values. The East Course is…

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Paramount Pictures There was an almost 40-year gap between “The Transformers: The Movie” and the new “Transformers One.” It’s astounding it took that long for another animated film about the Robots in Disguise because that’s the medium where they’re most at home. It’s why in the 40 years this series has existed, there have been more than a dozen cartoons starring the Transformers.  The original 1984 cartoon — “The Transformers” — is an influential series, but frankly, it’s not a very good one. The animation was low quality and no one…

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Companies may soon be required to offer regular contracts to workers on zero-hours agreements after just three months, under proposed reforms being discussed by the Labour Government. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds informed business leaders and unions in a private meeting that new legislation could oblige employers to offer zero-hours staff a regular contract with guaranteed hours after 12 weeks. The move is part of Labour’s wider push to end “exploitative” employment practices, though details are still being finalised ahead of the unveiling of the employment rights bill next month. The three-month threshold follows the…

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Rats and people have long coexisted. Now research may find out a lot more about them Gary Hershorn/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gary Hershorn/Getty Images When ecologist Jason Munshi-South started studying rodents in New York City, more than a decade ago, he was mainly interested in native animals— specifically white-footed mice. He’d visit the city’s parks and try to see how they were moving around and adapting to one of the most urbanized environments on Earth. But he found many New Yorkers he encountered during his fieldwork were more interested in hearing about another rodent. “Everybody kept asking about…

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Boeing is getting a new space chief.Ted Colbert will no longer be CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, one of the aerospace giant’s subdivisions, according to media reports. Those reports cite a staff memo circulated today (Sept. 20) by Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, who took the top job in August.”At this critical juncture, our priority is to restore the trust of our customers and meet the high standards they expect of us to enable their critical missions around the world,” Ortberg said in the memo, according to CNBC. “Working together we can and will improve our performance and ensure…

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