Hong Kong has the conditions to become a major hub for virtual assets, rivalling markets like the US and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but the city’s regulators must act swiftly to realise its potential, according to Zhao Changpeng, founder and largest shareholder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance. In an exclusive interview with the South China…
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Inside her northeast Rochester studio, Brooke Burch’s creativity comes to light while threading her needle and her foot on the pedal. In anticipation of the upcoming celebration of the United States’ 250th birthday, KTTC is highlighting events and people who’ve shaped our communities. With the hum of her sewing machine, Brooke…
Reports and other media articles over the past month detail the ways in which the technology and norms underpinning China’s surveillance industry are proliferating in other countries around the world. This week, Emily Baker-White at Forbes published an investigation finding that Intel, which recently agreed to give the U.S. government a ten-percent stake in the…
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The Podcasts app didn’t get as many iOS 26 updates as some of Apple’s other apps, but there are some design changes and feature tweaks that are worth knowing about. Liquid Glass Like all of Apple’s apps, the Podcasts app adopts the new Liquid Glass design language. UI elements have a glass-like, translucent look that…
Here are the key events on day 1,282 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Published On 29 Aug 202529 Aug 2025 Here is how things stand on Friday, August 29: Fighting Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least 23 people, including four children, authorities said,…
Shoppers carry bags along Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The S&P 500 closed Thursday at a fresh high, buoyed by signs that both Main Street and Wall Street are still buzzing with life. Revised data showed…
NEW YORK – This year’s country happiness rankings have the United States sinking to its lowest position yet — 24th, down from a high of 11th in 2012’s inaugural survey. As a potential indicator, the authors of the “World Happiness Report 2025” at the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford, in partnership with…
Biloxi, Mississippi — Twenty years ago Friday, Katrina made its second and most destructive U.S. landfall, coming ashore just southeast of New Orleans as a Category 3 hurricane. While the damage and destruction left by Katrina in 2005 changed New Orleans forever, the storm surge and powerful winds also left a lasting blow to other parts…
Our football betting expert Jones Knows is back to offer his predictions and insight across the Premier League, tipping a 5/1 double. Chelsea vs Fulham, Saturday 12.30pm This is one of those fixtures that jumps off the page if you are into backing cards. We have a London derby and crucially we’re in a matchday…