GM Javokhir Sindarov has ended the first half of the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament with a record 6/7, though GM Anish Giri built a fortress to deny him yet another win. GM Fabiano Caruana remains 1.5 points back after a draw against GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, while GM Matthias Bluebaum vs. GM Hikaru Nakamura was also…
Trump’s speech at Davos gives small boost to Crypto! Saylor buys $2.13B BTC! Blondish Interview! Crypto majors are very red following a red Tuesday across markets; BTC -3% at $88,200; ETH -6% at $2,905, SOL -2% at $127; XRP -2% to $1.88. MYX (+11%) and ZRO (+10%) led top movers. Bitcoin and Solana both fell…
At a historic meeting in Islamabad, Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials were seeking to make a fragile truce permanent. The length of the talks suggested the two sides remained engaged. Source link
Scottie Scheffler and Shane Lowry’s hole-in-one feature in the best shots from day three at the 2026 Masters at Augusta. Source link
Crypto rebounds after Trump TACO’s on Tariffs! BitGo $2.1B IPO! Solana’s SKR token soars 250% FDV! Crypto majors are green and rebounding after Trump pivoted on EU tariffs; BTC +2% at $89,900; ETH +2% at $2,995, SOL +2% at $130; XRP +3% to $1.94. CC (+15%), SKY (+11%) and SAND (+10%) led top movers. Crypto…
Academic publishers are attempting to make inroads in China, considering the country’s growing investment in R&D and research output, as covered in a previous post. However, China’s unique characteristics make localizing a comparatively challenging task for publishers. Building a digital presence in China requires them to pay attention and adapt to relatively unique local conditions. Publishers…
Roger Bayston, Head of Digital Assets at Franklin Templeton, unpacks how one of the world’s largest asset managers embraced tokenization. Source link
The Iran war could not have come at a worse time for Sri Lanka, reeling from devastating floods and an economic crisis. Source link
Opinion Anthropic describes Project Glasswing as a coalition of tech giants committing $100 million in AI resources to hunt down and fix long-hidden vulnerabilities in critical open source software that it’s finding with its new Mythos AI program. Or as The Reg put it, “an AI model that can generate zero-day vulnerabilities.” Oh boy! Just…
But China is paying little attention Source link