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Ethereum Researchers Drop Faster Block Plan to Prioritize Quantum Security

Ethereum researchers are proposing a major change to the network’s development priorities, stepping away from plans to introduce faster block production in favor of accelerating protections against quantum computing and artificial intelligence threats. Research group Ethlabs announced that it would withdraw its Quick Slots proposal from Ethereum’s planned Hegotá upgrade, redirecting its resources toward a […]

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Breaking: SpaceX Stock Soars 5% As Elon Musk Confirms Interest To Hire Nvidia’s Huang

Elon Musk’s interest in hiring former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang into his company caused SpaceX stock to rally on Thursday. His comment led to speculation that he and one of the industry’s most powerful figures could form a partnership. Ad Ad SpaceX Stock Soars Amid Elon Musk & Jensen Huang Partnership Speculation After crashing nearly The post Breaking: SpaceX Stock Soars 5% As Elon Musk Confirms Interest To Hire Nvidia’s Huang appeared first on CoinGape.

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OpenAI Secures $15B Funding at $1.25T Valuation Amid Anthropic IPO Buzz

AI firm OpenAI has raised $15 billion in fresh capital at a valuation of $1.25 trillion as investors continue to seek exposure to the AI boom. This comes as the company’s rival, Anthropic, prepares to go public as soon as next week, with its offering said to be multiple times oversubscribed. Ad Ad OpenAI Raises The post OpenAI Secures $15B Funding at $1.25T Valuation Amid Anthropic IPO Buzz appeared first on CoinGape.

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Finance

Look at the Poundland scandal and see a crisis that goes beyond Britain’s high streets | Polly Toynbee

‘I look out for my team,’ a store manager tells me, but Poundland’s US owner doesn’t care. Labour may be too late to prevent it becoming yet another casualty of venture capital In the Poundland I visit, a treasure trove of bargains, the staff are dejected. The shelves are emptying because the owners have withheld £50m needed for new stock and paying wages. It’s just one of 600 stores in peril, and these employees just a few of 12,000 at risk of losing their jobs – with 30,000 jobs at risk in supply chains. On Tuesday £10m was released: not enough, but preventing instant collapse. Gordon Brothe

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