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A Bitcoin block just neared a 2015 transaction record, but paid only $180 in fees
The AntPool block came within 984 transactions of Bitcoin’s 2015 record, even as fees made up less than 0.1% of the miner’s payout.
Exclusive: Publisher Spines raises $64 million in new funding to accelerate effort to automate book publishing with AI
Spines uses AI agents to edit and translate manuscripts, design book covers, produce audiobooks, and market books. Authors pay for its 'hybrid publishing' service and the company …
Cop31: will Andy Burnham choose climate or cost of living? – podcast
This week the British prime minister will join world leaders in Turkey for the Cop31 summit. But he may raise some eyebrows as it looks like domestically he is prioritising the co…
Action on energy costs is my overriding aim, says Fahnbulleh
The energy secretary says reducing bills is key to maintaining public support for climate action.
NYSE Taps Avalanche to Settle Its Planned Tokenized Stock Platform
Ava Labs said Avalanche will serve as the “core ledger technology” for the clearing firm behind the NYSE-affiliated venue, which aims to bring 24/7 trading, clearing and settlemen…
Civil servant who juggled five jobs found guilty of fraud
Kashim Chowdhury had secretly held multiple public sector jobs on full-time salaries.
Google’s AI chip push adds more pressure on Nvidia
Google’s specialised AI chips threaten greater competition as Nvidia faces a leadership investigation.
North Korean hackers are creating memecoins to wash loot from $6.3 billion Binance hack
North Korean hackers used six homemade memecoins to launder 117,000 NEAR, worth about $430,000, from the $6.3 billion Binance hack, Elliptic says.
Mortgage Rates Today, Monday, November 9: A Little Higher
TL;DR: Mortgage rates went up today, but they're still in a much better place than this time last month.
Gaining Financial Control Requires More Than Just a High Income
To feel financially in control, your approach to managing your money is crucial, too.
Analysts see no broader ‘contagion’ from $6.3B Binance hack
Binance’s pledge to cover all user losses helped contain the fallout from the $6.3 billion hack, analysts said.
‘Obvious risk of further tragedy’ at rail crossing type at which Amazon driver died, inquiry finds
Call for overhaul of manually operated level crossings after delivery worker was killed by passenger train in KentAn Amazon delivery driver was killed by a train after he drove hi…
Rising cost of living tests UK's net zero ambitions
From floods to wildfires to heatwaves, 2026 is the year it became hard to ignore the impact of climate change on UK weather. But will soaring living costs affect the government’s …
NYSE picks Avalanche to settle tokenized stocks amid Wall Street's blockchain race
Avalanche will serve as the core settlement ledger for the exchange's planned blockchain stock market
The $2.85B Binance hackers lost shows why the UK needs stablecoin freeze rules
The Binance hack proved stablecoin freezes work. Now the UK should make clear freeze rules a condition of listing coins.
Strategy buys 1,036 Bitcoin as BTC holdings climb to 850,364
Strategy bought $81.9 million in Bitcoin last week while spending $188.3 million repurchasing STRC preferred shares, according to its latest SEC filing.
Strategy Buys $82M in Bitcoin, Buys Back $188M of STRC
The Bitcoin treasury firm sold $284 million of MSTR stock to fund the moves, days before MSCI names companies facing index removal.
The crypto world braces for Liz Warren’s return. Has anything changed?
There's a history of bad blood between Warren and the industry, but also reasons to hope both sides can tone down the antagonism.
The CEO job is hard enough to land once. HP’s incoming chief has done it twice
Emma Walmsley is about to join an exclusive club of CEOs who’ve led two corporate giants
Why is Nvidia’s Jensen Huang at the centre of a US-China row?
Donald Trump praised the chipmaker’s CEO despite reports he had an affair with a suspected Chinese spyNvidia has launched an investigation into allegations that its chief executiv…
HR leaders have a new nightmare: Job seekers asking ChatGPT what employees really think of their company
Some 70% of job seekers now use AI to research employers. Here’s how HR can shape what it finds.
The CEO job is hard enough to land once. HP’s incoming chief has done it twice
Emma Walmsley is about to join an exclusive club of CEOs who’ve led two corporate giants
Microsoft-Backed Space and Time Launches Platform to Let AI Agents Verify Private Data
Space and Time Enterprise uses Proof of SQL to prove calculations on private business data without exposing the records to AI agents.
Bain Capital’s Ajay Agarwal bet on robots when Silicon Valley wouldn’t. Now he sees a ‘golden era’ for physical AI
He backed Kiva long before Amazon’s $775 million acquisition. Now, Agarwal explains what's powering robotics' next act.