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XRP holders’ new wealth code: GMO Miner allows holders to earn $6,800 a day

Quebrando o modelo tradicional de negociação, o poder da computação em nuvem se tornou o novo queridinho do mercado de criptomoedas. À medida que a concorrência no mercado global de criptomoedas se intensifica, cada vez mais detentores de XRP buscam se libertar do tradicional modelo de lucro de “comprar na baixa e vender na alta”. Em meio às flutuações voláteis do mercado e ao fracasso das estratégias de negociação de curto prazo, uma nova maneira...

West End retailers lose £310m from VAT-free shopping ban in first half of year

The scrapping of VAT-free shopping for international visitors has cost London’s West End £310 million in lost sales during the first half of 2025, according to new research. The figure represents a 40 per cent rise on the £220 million recorded for the same period last year, and is the largest six-month loss since the scheme was abolished by the Conservative government in 2021. Analysis by the New West End Company (NWEC), which represents 600...

CDC Director Susan Monarez refuses to be fired as other officials call it quits

Longtime government scientist Susan Monarez is refusing to leave her position as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced she had been removed from the role less than a month after she was sworn in. Attorneys Mark Zaid and Abbe Lowell said they are representing Monarez and claimed she ‘has neither resigned nor yet been fired.’ The attorneys released a statement on...

Bill Gates met with Trump to talk ‘importance of US global health programs and health research’: spox

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates went to the White House on Tuesday for a meeting with the president, according to a Gates spokesperson. In a statement obtained by Fox News Digital, the spokesperson noted, ‘Bill met with the president to discuss the importance of U.S. global health programs and health research that is necessary to save lives, protect Americans’ health, and preserve U.S. leadership in the world.’ Fox News Digital reached out to the White House...

Trump asks SCOTUS to uphold freeze on billions in USAID payments

Lawyers for the Trump administration filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court on Tuesday night asking the justices to halt a lower court injunction and allow it to freeze billions in foreign aid spending previously allocated by Congress — kicking the issue of USAID funding back to the high court for the second time in roughly six months. At issue is nearly $12 billion in funding allocated to the U.S. Agency for International Development...

White House demands all Gaza hostages return home ‘this week’ amid stalled talks

White House special envoy Steve Witkoff said he is pushing for all hostages held in the Gaza Strip to be returned this week, though negotiations with Hamas still appear to be at an impasse.  ‘We adamantly want, and I’m following the president’s direction here when I say this, all of those hostages home this week,’ Witkoff told Fox News’ Bret Baier on ‘Special Report’ Tuesday night.  ‘There’s been a deal on the table for the...

Seven keys to a successful AI strategy for corporate enabling functions

Corporations are spending big on AI. According to IDC, total business investments in generative AI are expected to increase 94% this year to reach $61.9 billion. However, just investing in AI does not guarantee a payoff. In fact, as Laura Clayton McDonnell, President of Corporates at Thomson Reuters explains, new research from McKinsey finds that the vast majority of companies implementing AI have seen no significant bottom-line impact from the technology. These findings are echoed...

Virgin StartUp launches Momentum accelerator to back dyslexic entrepreneurs

Virgin StartUp has launched a first-of-its-kind accelerator programme to help dyslexic entrepreneurs scale their businesses, highlighting the growing economic contribution of founders with Dyslexic Thinking skills. New analysis from global charity Made By Dyslexia shows that dyslexic entrepreneurs contribute at least £4.6 billion to UK GDP every year and support more than 60,000 jobs. The research also suggests that one in three business founders are dyslexic, with skills such as creativity, problem-solving, visualisation and big-picture...

Apple expected to roll out texting update that would hit GOP hardest ahead of midterms, fundraisers say

An upcoming iPhone update is raising alarms among Republican fundraisers who say a new text filtration system set to hit the market in September will disproportionately block conservative fundraising and voter outreach efforts, echoing past Big Tech controversies that put a target on the backs of GOP voters.  ‘It’s no surprise that Big Tech wants to stop Donald Trump and other Republicans from communicating with people, because they’ve tried every other method to interfere already,’...

UK firms spent up to £65m on post-Brexit food export licences last year as Labour pledges to scrap scheme

UK businesses spent as much as £65 million last year on licences to export food and agricultural products to the EU – costs the government has pledged to eliminate within the next 18 months. Figures published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on Tuesday showed 328,727 export licences were issued in 2024, each costing between £113 and £200. That equates to a total burden of between £37 million and £65 million for...