Australia-based Cooper Investors has publicly opposed Verizon’s $US9.6 billion ($14 billion) offer to acquire US internet provider … source
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DeFi crypto lending surpasses $19 billion in 2024, nearly doubling CeFi counterpart
A recent Galaxy report highlighted that despite Tether leading the crypto lending market with two other companies, decentralized applications posted nearly double the amount in outstanding loans at the end of 2024. According to the report, the crypto lending market stood at roughly $30 billion on Dec. 31, excluding collateralized …
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‘With Science, We Can Feed the World of 9.7 Billion by 2050′ — Global Issues
Professor Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, CGIAR partnerships chair. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana (nairobi) Thursday, April 10, 2025 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Apr 10 (IPS) – Animal scientist Lindiwe Majele Sibanda became what her grandmother earnestly prayed for she was growing up on a farm in southern Zimbabwe. Majele Sibanda, an …
How this $25 billion pipeline secures Canada’s independence
Go to https://saily.com/caspianreport and get 15% off your purchase! Amid #Trump’s rhetoric, there is a growing push to expand … source
Gaia telescope retires: Scientists bid farewell to ‘the discovery machine of the decade’ that mapped 2 billion Milky Way stars
On March 27, scientists bid farewell to the Gaia telescope, bringing to a close its groundbreaking 11-year mission of mapping the Milky Way and our cosmic neighborhood. Though not as famous as some of its peers like the Hubble or James Webb space telescopes, Gaia has reshaped our understanding of …
Trump Administration Reviewing $9 Billion in Harvard Funding over Antisemitism
The Trump administration is turning its sights to Harvard University, announcing a review of nearly $9 billion in federal grants and contracts as part of its investigation into how schools have handled antisemitism. The administration said it will examine $255.6 million in current contracts and $8.7 billion in grants spread …
Russian darknet dominated crypto drug trade in 2024 with $1.65 billion transactions
Blockchain security firm TRM Labs reported that Russian-language darknet marketplaces dominated crypto-linked drug transactions in 2024. According to the report, the platforms were behind more than 97% of the drug-related crypto activity on the Bitcoin and TRON networks. That translates to around $1.65 billion out of the $1.7 billion traced …
Trump Pardons Convicted Big Tech Criminals This Week as Microsoft Moves to Force 1 Billion Windows Users to Adopt Biometric Passkeys
by Brian ShilhavyEditor, Health Impact News With so much “headline-worthy” news this past week, a story that barely was mentioned in the media on Friday, was the news that Trump pardoned a bunch of convicted criminals. These were mainly Big Tech investors, including the Mormon billionaire, Trevor Milton, founder of …
Bayer Hit with Another Glyphosate Causing Cancer Verdict for $2 Billion – Wants U.S. Congress to Give them Same Legal Liability Protection Big Pharma has for Vaccines
by Brian ShilhavyEditor, Health Impact News Bayer has been ordered to pay $2.1 billion in damages by a jury in the U.S. state of Georgia, because their product, which they inherited from Monsanto, the RoundUp herbicide with glyphosate, was determined to cause cancer in the plaintiff. Bayer has already paid …
It’s the birthday of Norman Borlaug, who saved a billion lives
By Ben Zinner, USAID – http://www.usaid.gov/; source; exact image URL, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75331192 Today is the birthday of Norman Borlaug, who saved a billion lives by enabling the world to produce radically more food. Borlaug’s work in developing new crops to feed the world’s hungry in places like Mexico and …
Governor Returns Nearly $1 Billion In ‘Unused’ Federal Funds After Meeting With Elon Musk
Elon Musk (Image: YouTube screen grab) By Fiona McLaughlin Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that Florida has returned nearly $1 billion in federal funds after meeting with Elon Musk. “For years, Florida has been trying to return federal funds to the federal government due to the ideological strings attached …
Google to purchase Israel’s Wiz for record $32 billion
The State of Israel continues to flourish. Despite the enormous challenges it faces, Israel continues to develop revolutionary technology that benefits all of humanity. Israel’s tech sector is second only to Silicon Valley, generating billions of dollars each year. Most especially in the fields of Cybersecurity and AI. What contributions …
Russia’s Cybercrime Skyrockets: 700,000 Attacks, $3 Billion Vanished
More than a million Russians have fallen victim to cybercrime, resulting in an estimated $3 billion in damages. Cybercrime accounts for 35% of all crimes in Russia and is increasing by 30% annually, outpacing law enforcement efforts. Russia Faces Surge in Cybercrime, With Billions Lost to Fraud More than a …
“Newsom's MISSING $24 Billion” – California Governor UNDER FIRE Over Missing Homeless Funds
This clip from the PBD Podcast critiques California Governor Gavin Newsom’s handling of homelessness. Despite $24 billion in … source
El Salvador buying or mining more Bitcoin could cost country $3.5 billion in IMF funding
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a new 40-month arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for El Salvador, providing access to approximately $1.4 billion to boost the country’s growth prospects and address macroeconomic imbalances. A new report published on March 3 follows El Salvador’s undertaking of significant policy …
Rubio Signs Declaration to Expedite Delivery of $4 Billion in Military Aid to Israel
President Trump has reversed the disgraceful arms embargo that the Biden-Blinken Administration placed on Israel. In addition, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has signed a declaration to expedite the delivery of approximately $4 billion in military equipment to Israel. Thank you President Trump and Secretary Rubio. Related – Americans …
Trump Bypasses Congress with Executive Order to Send $3 BILLION in Bombs and Weapons to Israel to Expand War in West Bank
by Brian ShilhavyEditor, Health Impact News Once again, President Trump showed that he is ruling the U.S. like a king instead of an elected representative of the people, as he issued another “emergency” executive order and bypassed Congress to send $3 billion in weapons to Israel, as Israel expands their …
FBI Probing Biden’s $20 Billion Green Fund For Potential Fraud
By Nick Pope The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reportedly probing a massive Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program for possible fraud, EPA officials confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation. Specifically, FBI agents reportedly interviewed EPA employees this week as part of an escalating investigation of the Greenhouse …
New Yorkers to pay $3 billion more per year under energy legislation signed by New York Governor
New York Governor Kathy Hochul “If Gov. Kathy Hochul’s extremist climate agenda marches ahead as planned, New Yorkers are set to see massive price hikes in their energy bills,” notes Real Clear Energy. In December, Hochul signed the $75 billion dollar Climate Change Superfund Act into law, which will require oil companies …
Billion Dollar Bambu and a New Worldview? – 3DPrint.com
Imagine for a moment that Bambu Lab sells 2.7 million 3D printers this year. If their average ticket price is $350 and they generate $75 million in filament sales, their revenue would exceed a billion dollars. Imagine, that this isn’t some PowerPoint unicorn valuation—it’s actual revenue. Now, consider that Creality …
