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Properties in UK national parks command 24% premium, study finds
Nationwide research also shows average 14% premium for housing in national landscapes of England and WalesHousebuyers are paying a premium of almost a quarter to own a property lo…
Cronos halts network after Tectonic exploit involving estimated $75M
Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek said the company’s app and exchange were unaffected by the Tectonic breach and continued operating normally.
How the US-Canada trade war is being felt on both sides of the border
The US-Canada trade war is being felt on both sides of the border.
Shein CEO’s wealth slumps $15 billion after whittled-down IPO
Shein is set to go public in Hong Kong on Tuesday at just over a quarter of the $100 billion it was worth in 2022.
Bitcoin’s new quantum defenses, 18.9M SOL cancelled: Hodler’s Digest
Bitcoin moves toward a post quantum future, Solana validators agree to curb rampant inflation and the bull case from Bernstein is for Bitcoin to peak at $500K this cycle.
Ex-White House Teleprompter Operator Fined for Prediction Market Insider Trading
Gabriel Perez used his access to Trump's speeches before delivery to bet on "presidential mention market" contracts, profiting more than $107,500 before the CFTC caught up with hi…
Warner Bros. axed ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ three years ago to take a tax write off. But it’s finally in theaters after a public outcry—and a box office hit
The Looney Tunes feature film that was given a new lease on life by Ketchup Entertainment and debuted with an estimated $15.5 million in ticket sales over the weekend.
'My parents won't lend me £10k but helped my brother': When families play financial favourites
So-called financial favouritism can cause jealousy and resentment long into adulthood. Here is how experts say you can avoid it
Iran’s president admits ‘we have many problems’ and missiles ‘are of no use’ as the U.S. chokes its economy while weakening Tehran’s grip on Hormuz
"People are on the edge now; if I put more pressure on them, they might fall off the edge. We have to be careful that no one falls off."
Discount gas stations praised by Trump sold $4m of stolen fuel, lawsuit claims
KRSM, company that supplied fuel to Freedom Fuel Network, stole millions worth of gas, Mansfield Oil allegesThe company that supplied fuel to the discount gas stations praised by …
Polygon Quietly Patched Security Flaws in Two Hard Forks Before Disclosing Them
The Austin and Kyoto hard forks, deployed quietly on the Bor and Heimdall clients before public disclosure, closed denial-of-service and consensus-hardening flaws that Polygon say…
Bitcoin ETFs Snap Nine-Day Inflow Streak as Ethereum Funds Extend Their Run
Spot Bitcoin ETFs shed $201.9 million on Aug. 28, ending a nine-day inflow run, even as Ethereum funds extended a 10-day streak with fresh cash.
Battle for Hormuz: U.S. forces take first military action against Iran in a month, striking rocket launchers being used to deploy sea mines
The U.S. military last week completed clearing sea mines from the strait’s international shipping routes.
It’s not just math and reading. Classroom devices deprive kids of skills needed in the AI future and how to be ‘fully human,’ education experts say
"Children don’t need school to become more like the digital world. They are already immersed in that world for much of the time outside school hours."
Strategy’s Bitcoin Is $2.8 Billion in Profit—Is Saylor Teeing Up a Buy?
A Bitcoin rally to around $79,000 lifted the company's 840,447 BTC roughly $2.8 billion above its cost basis, as Saylor's "We're Back" post fueled speculation that Strategy may re…
Trump urges FCC to probe media polling, punish NBC moderator
The president also lashed out at Kristen Welker, the moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, for saying his endorsements of Republican candidates in primary elections this year had sho…
World mostly shrugs off Bessent’s ‘D-Day’ Iran sanctions threat
Iranian bank branches remained open in Dubai. Commercial flights also continued between Iran and Turkey as well as Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
Google Maps changes Lake Ontario label to Lake America in U.S.
The decision was prompted by a change in the official US government geographic naming system, the company said.
‘I think they’re doing it to cling to power’ — Venezuelans bash their government’s deal handing over vast oil reserves to the U.S.
Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, described the deal as a step toward economic recovery that will modernize the country’s oil industry.
SpaceX launches NASA’s newest crown-jewel telescope, which will look for ‘the weird, the rare and the unusual’ — including dark matter and energy
“It’s going to find thousands of supernovae, tens of thousands of planets, billions of galaxies and tens of billions of stars.”
Saylor signals Strategy is ‘Back’ to Bitcoin buying
Michael Saylor’s “We’re Back” post hints Strategy may resume Bitcoin buying after a two-month pause to strengthen its balance sheet.
The official jobless rate is so low the Fed thinks the economy is at full employment. But a gauge of the ‘functionally unemployed’ keeps climbing
"If this continues, it would suggest the labor market is losing strength despite what we may see in the headline unemployment numbers."
School uniform swap shop 'saves money and tackles second hand clothes stigma'
A free initiative which started with one school four years ago now has more than 200 involved.
AI’s worst disasters will arrive unannounced | Letters
Dr Simon Nieder on the global efforts needed to curb the threats posed by AI. Plus letters from Dr Anthony Harris and David KylerTimothy Garton Ash is right that serious artificia…