Ukraine has scrapped a plan to reward people who donated to its fight against a Russian invasion with newly created crypto assets, following complications with the project. The official verified Twitter account for Ukraine said on Wednesday it planned to issue a so-called “airdrop,” a common tool for early-stage crypto Read more…
Senator Elizabeth Warren and three other Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday urged the Treasury Department to ensure the cryptocurrency industry is complying with sanctions imposed on Russia, expressing concern that digital assets could be used to undermine U.S. foreign policy goals. In a letter sent to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Warren Read more…
Most people know someone who has stubbornly resisted catching Covid, despite everyone around them falling sick. Precisely how they do this remains a mystery, but scientists are beginning to find some clues. The hope is that identifying these mechanisms could lead to the development of drugs that not only protect Read more…
Today, Attorney General Maura Healey launched a nationwide investigation into whether TikTok is designing, operating, and promoting its social media platform to children, teens, and young adults in a manner that causes or exacerbates physical and mental health harms. Attorneys general nationwide are examining whether the company violated state consumer Read more…
Apple on Tuesday sent out invitations to the media for an event on March 8, with the tagline “Peek Performance.” According to CNBC, the company is “expected to announce a new low-cost iPhone model” and a midrange iPad. From the report: Apple could announce a new low-cost iPhone with 5G Read more…
As Ukrainian researchers have feared for their lives and careers after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, mathematicians have been grappling over what to do about a prominent mathematical conference that was set to be held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in July. The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) is “the largest and Read more…
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been marked both by brutality and stunningly modern turns — from threats to crash the International Space Station and chaotic cyber vigilantism to the ambiguous role that cryptocurrency is playing on both sides of the war. Now, Ukraine has taken a page out of Read more…