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'I've taken an extra job to pay for heating oil'
People in Sussex say they are taking on extra work and not heating their homes due to oil prices.
Minister tells energy suppliers to do more to help households tackle unpaid bills this winter
Bosses from Great Britain’s biggest energy companies called to meeting as part of government’s debt relief planAn energy minister has told the bosses of Great Britain’s biggest en…
Zcash’s landmark NU7 upgrade goes live, speeding up private payments
NU7 cuts the target time between blocks to 25 seconds, reduces the work wallets must do to find private payments and sets aside fees for future miners.
Crypto exchanges tout cold storage ratios after Binance attack
Coinbase says it keeps more than 99% of customer assets offline, while Gate reports 88.26% of its total assets are kept in cold storage.
The AI boom is the first platform shift where there are ‘real advantages’ of building from Asia, says Antler’s founder and CEO Magnus Grimeland
A few factors make Asia an appealing home for startups: a rapidly growing electricity grid, and an abundance of advanced chips and engineering talent.
Hyperliquid treasury firm seeking U.S. regulatory nod as a domestic futures platform
The company said it's trying to establish a U.S. "futures commission merchant" with full compliance for activity with U.S. clients, though the timing is uncertain.
Cloudflare’s appeal won’t fix what’s broken in Delaware’s Chancery Court
A vice chancellor, Travis Laster, sent his own ruling to the state Supreme Court. Boards shouldn’t read that as reassurance.
The Iran war has cost U.S. households nearly $2,000 each. New strikes could keep the bill climbing
Pentagon data puts U.S. war costs above $47 billion, and Moody’s estimates households have paid nearly $2,000 each. Oil’s post-election drop may not last.
Bitcoin developer proposes ‘landmines’ to make quantum thieves lose their own BTC
Anyone trying to move vulnerable bitcoin would have to put up matching collateral, giving prepared owners a chance to take both.
Core Scientific to quit Bitcoin mining by year-end as AI business surges
The former Bitcoin mining heavyweight plans to become a pure-play data center provider in 2027, with mining now accounting for just 7.5% of quarterly revenue.
The engine parts that 'fight the laws of the universe'
Investment has surged into the making of jet turbine blades - an extremely difficult component to make.
'I was asked if I was a crier': Your worst job interviews revealed
Bad job interviews can be horrible to experience in the moment, but there is a lot they can teach us about the world of work
Claude Gets Personal Finance—Anthony Pompliano Accuses Anthropic of Copying His Startup
Anthropic's Claude finance assistant analyzes spending from linked accounts in the U.S., and Anthony Pompliano has a big problem with it.
American Bitcoin’s $126M profit masks mining pressure as rivals turn to AI
The Eric Trump-backed miner reported $126 million in quarterly net income, largely driven by gains on its Bitcoin holdings, despite rising mining costs and shrinking margins.
Firms told to publish salaries in job adverts ahead of new law
The goverment argues the change will help jobseekers and could help to prevent pay discrimination.
Asian crypto exchanges batten down the hatches as hacks surge: Asia Express
Asian crypto exchanges are scrambling to tighten security on fears of a wave of potentially AI-assisted hacks, even as regional governments embrace tokenization and stablecoins.
Bitcoin Fixes This? Paraguay President Resigns After Bank Lockout Hits 60% of Country
Ueno’s collapse trapped millions of Paraguayan depositors and triggered a president’s resignation, reviving Bitcoin’s argument for self-custody.
Asia can’t afford a ‘cloudless’ day. That means paying attention to undersea cables
More than 99% of all international data is carried not by satellites but by a physical backbone of subsea cables.
IRS Announces 2027 Income Tax Brackets, Updated Standard Deduction
Here's a rundown of changes to some well-known tax provisions for the 2027 tax year.
2027 Tax Brackets and Federal Income Tax Rates
Each year, the IRS adjusts tax brackets to keep pace with inflation. The 2027 tax brackets were announced on Nov. 5, 2026.
Crypto ally French Hill wins reelection but set to lose House chair
Republican French Hill secured another term in Congress but will lose his leadership of the House Financial Services Committee when Democrats take control in January.
OpenAI Promises to Foot AI’s Power Bill After Voter Revolt. Who Enforces It?
OpenAI wants to ease the backlash against AI campuses with promises on electricity, water and secrecy. Its new compact raises a tougher question: Who would make the company comply?
Salon, internet’s oldest general interest publication, shuts down after 31 years
Website known for politics, arts and culture coverage announces closure just weeks before anniversarySalon, one of the early internet’s pioneering publications, is closing after m…
Google, Meta and TikTok sue California to block law protecting children from addiction risk
Law bans social media platforms from providing minors features such as autoplay that lead to compulsive useGoogle, Meta and TikTok have sued California to block enforcement of a …