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Brain activity of people listening to Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick in the Wall' was used to reconstruct the classic rock number, scientists report in a new study. The reconstruction reveals that brain waves can be recorded and processed to bring out musical elements of the speech heard, such as rhythm, stress, accent and intonation, along with the syllables, the study from the University of California (UC), Berkeley, US, said. These musical elements are known to convey meaning in ways that spoken words alone do not. The phrase «All in all it was just a brick in the wall» could be recognised in the reproduced song, with its rhythms intact and the words muddy yet decipherable, the researchers report in the study published in the journal PLoS Biology. The listeners were 29 patients undergoing epilepsy surgery at Albany Medical Center, New York, US, over a decade ago. Neuroscientists at the centre recorded electrical activity through electrodes placed on the patients' brains as they heard an approximately 3-minute segment of the classic Pink Floyd song from the 1979 album The Wall. «As this whole field of brain machine interfaces progresses, this gives you a way to add musicality to future brain implants for people who need it, someone who's got some disabling neurological or developmental disorder compromising speech output.

The exchange says it has been granted approval by the National Futures Association (NFA), a self-regulatory organisation designated by the CFTC, making it the first crypto-native platform to directly offer traditional spot crypto trading alongside leveraged crypto futures.Coinbase applied with the NFA nearly two years ago and says it has been working with regulators since then to ensure it will comply with all regulations and that its business model meets the CFTC’s customer protection requirements. Greg Tusar, VP, institutional products, Coinbase, writes in a blog: "We believe this is a watershed moment to be able to bring regulated crypto products to US customers."The approval is regulatory win for Coinbase, which has been publicly locking horns with the SEC.

(Reuters) -Coinbase Global said on Wednesday it had secured approval to offer cryptocurrency futures to U.S. retail customers, scoring a major regulatory win even as it battles a lawsuit from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A couple of weeks ago, we predicted that a strong US dollar, regardless of what inflationary readings for July showed, could send the spot price of gold below the key $1,900-an-ounce support. 

international trade and finance. – Some experts have speculated that a BRICS currency may grow to challenge the dollar’s eminence in the global economy.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 31.43 points, or 0.09%, at the open to 34,914.96. The S&P 500 opened lower by 4.07 points, or 0.09%, at 4,433.79, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 37.88 points, or 0.28%, to 13,593.17 at the opening bell.

sends a message” to deter others from posting explicit photos of people online without their consent, the woman’s lawyers said Friday.The woman, who was identified only as D.L., was in a four-year-long relationship with a man named Marques Jamal Jackson before the pair broke up in 2021.According to a harassment lawsuit filed by D.L. in 2022, Jackson posted intimate images of her to the internet after they split up “with the intent to embarrass, harass, torment, humiliate, and publicly shame” her.He then sent links to the explicit materials to D.L.’s friends, family and co-workers, which were posted to Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox and even Pornhub, her lawyers said.

Cryptocurrency miners are getting a dedicated mining lobbyist group tasked with dispelling fears around the activity among citizens and policymakers.

Prince Harry's private talks with his sister-in-law Kate Middleton has taken an unexpected turn, as an insider has completely dismissed these speculations. There had been reports that the Duke of Sussex reportedly engages in late-night chats with Middleton, but it appears that even if he does so, it's only with Meghan's blessing, according to royal expert Kinsey Schofield. These reports had also stated that Middleton was showing her support by reaching out to Prince Harry during challenging times, advising him to stay positive and not let temporary setbacks, like his Spotify deal falling through, get him down. Speaking about these rumours, Schofield told GB News, “They have made it a point to distance themselves. Meanwhile, Harry is defiant and will insist that there aren’t any ‘difficulties.’ I personally don’t believe that Harry would speak to Catherine privately without Meghan’s blessing." Prince Harry's decision to step back from his senior royal role in 2020 has strained his relationships at the royal court, notably with Prince William and Middleton.

Coinbase said it's received regulatory approval to bring federally regulated crypto futures trading to eligible customers in the US, sending shares sharply higher before the opening bell Wednesday. In June, the US Securities and Exchange Commission filed lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase, saying that the companies were in violation of the the law because they were operating as securities exchanges without registering with the agency. Coinbase said Wednesday that it had secured regulatory approval from the National Futures Association to operate as a futures commission merchant. The cryptocurrency exchange said that it filed its application with the association in 2021. Now that it has received approval, Coinbase says eligible US customers will be able to access regulated derivatives products through Coinbase Financial Markets, subject to the oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the NFA. The company tweeted that it can now offers cryptocurrency futures contracts in bitcoin and ether. Futures are derivative contracts to buy or sell an asset at a later date at a price previously agreed to under a contract.

Earnings per share is widely expected to drop across the continent (89%), with those viewing European equities as overvalued rising to a three-year high at net 29%.

When it comes to cryptocurrency/blockchain regulation, considerable attention has been focused, this past year, on the United States' action (or inaction). But the U.S. is not the world, just one important player, and crypto, from its beginnings, has been a global enterprise. 

Cryptocurrency custody platform BitGo has raised fresh capital after facing a series of terminated deals involving firms like Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital.

Blockchain startup Nova Labs has announced the launch of a new phone plan that offers users unlimited text, talk, and data at just $5 per month.

₹2,406 crore during Wednesday's session. As per the NSE data, FIIs cumulatively bought ₹21,055.98 crore of Indian equities, while they sold ₹20,333.22 crore --- resulting in an inflow of ₹722.76 crore. Meanwhile, DIIs infused ₹7,967.77 crore and offloaded ₹5,571.48 crore, registering an inflow of ₹2,406.19 crore.

Started in 2013, TVS Motor Company and BMW Motorrad have commemorated a decade of their robust and strategic partnership within the realm of two-wheelers. Spanning over product development, design, technology, knowledge sharing, and developing common platforms for both their global customers, the strategic partnership between the two companies have achieved a series of milestones globally, said the company in a statement.

By Natalie Grover

In recent years, the popularity of electric cars has surged across China, the United States, and Europe. This surge is attributed to the green revolution, which is particularly emphasized in the old continent.

In the latest episode of Cointelegraph’s The Market Report, analyst Marcel Pechman discusses the first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) approved in the European Union, which went live on the Euronext Amsterdam exchange on Aug. 15. Despite the seemingly unconventional choice of the Guernsey regulator for its constitution, the fund’s listing on Euronext suggests a strategic maneuver, though its meager 1 million euro launch and unfamiliar management casts a shadow over its appeal.

Cryptocurrency-friendly payments platform PayPal is making some crypto adjustments on its platform in the United Kingdom to comply with local financial regulations.

A public filing released by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shows that the law enforcement agency seized around $1.7 million worth of digital assets from March to May.