Recession Concerns Stifle Bitcoin Recovery Prospects, Memecoins Buzz

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin (BTC) has found some stability around its 200-day average at about $84,000 after dipping below $77,000 early last week. The broader market recovery was led by memecoins, layer-2 tokens and gaming tokens. However, maintaining a sustained uptick could still be…

More support needed for disaster survivors who speak little English » Yale Climate Connections

Transcript: Language barriers can make recovering from climate disasters especially challenging for some immigrant communities. Tuyet Duong of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum says that after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, some people in the local Vietnamese community struggled to access relief money and other aid. Duong: “So…

Your TV speakers aren’t that good and you shouldn’t be using them

Summary Smart TVs struggle to get loud and avoid distortion at high levels. Quiet dialogue and a lack of bass diminish entertainment. TV speakers can’t take advantage of surround sound formats and spatial audio features. It’s no easy task putting quality speakers into an increasingly slender box that is designed…

What makes a good day a good day, according to science

Socialising, particularly with friends, could be a sure-fire way of having a good day Ingram Publishing / Alamy We may finally know what constitutes a good day – and it can involve working and even commuting. Dunigan Folk at the University of British Columbia in Canada and his colleagues wanted…

South Korea Cuts Out Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Considerations: Report

South Korea’s central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK), has taken a cautious stance on including bitcoin in its foreign exchange reserves, per a Korea Economic Daily report. In response to a question posed by a member of the National Assembly’s Strategy and Finance Committee, the BOK made it clear…

Kraken to Offer Superfast Trading With the Planned Launch of Colocation Service

Crypto exchange Kraken plans to launch a new colocation service in the coming weeks that will offer clients ultra-low latency trading, the company said in a press release Monday. The service is for customers who need high speed execution, Kraken said, and traders operating out of London can expect latency…

Hard Candy and Girl Scouts Reunite for a New Cookie-Inspired Makeup Collection

Attention, Girl Scout Cookie fans: If you’ve ever wanted to add some Thin Mints or S’mores to your beauty routine, this makeup collection is for you. Hard Candy, known for its bold and playful beauty products, has renewed its partnership with the Girl Scouts of the USA with a delicious…