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Some creditors of the Mt. Gox crypto exchange have reportedly received double payments during the ongoing settlement process. This development adds another twist to the saga of Mt. Gox, a once-dominant Bitcoin exchange that collapsed in 2014.

The decentralized finance sector faced a significant setback when KyberSwap, a DeFi protocol, suffered a devastating hack in November 2023. The aftermath of this security breach has led to far-reaching consequences, including a drastic reduction in the platform's workforce and efforts to support affected users.

As the federal debt reaches record levels, financial advisors anticipate rising tax rates that will affect financial planning.

V Senthil Balaji from the State Cabinet due to his implication in a money laundering case. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan orally observed that a Governor cannot dismiss a Minister without the recommendation of the Chief Minister. The apex court refused to interfere with the judgment of the Madras High Court which had rejected the plea to remove the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) minister from the Cabinet.

If the most important development of 2024 will be the wave of elections sweeping the democratic world, the second-most important story to watch is China’s economy. It boils down to two questions: What is it that has steeled Xi Jinping’s nerve to drive China into this—possibly necessary—economic turmoil, and can he keep his resolve over the next 12 months? The deterioration of the Chinese economy is, perhaps surprisingly for anything involving China, reasonably well understood. The country has never recovered from the twin shocks of a Beijing-induced property-market slowdown and the draconian (and failed) zero-Covid policy of the pandemic era.

New banking rules proposed last year by US regulators were “extremely aggressive” and are likely to be “materially wound back” before being put in place, Morgan Stanley Chairman James Gorman said.

Quebec restaurants say they are reeling over last-minute New Year’s Eve cancellations and no-shows.

Tyler Perry’s hit series 'Zatima'. A spin-off of another Tyler Petty series, 'Sistas', the series made its debut on the BET+ streaming app on September 22, 2022. The title of the series is a portmanteau of the names of its two main characters, Devale Ellis as Zac and Crystal Renee Hayslett as Fatima. In 'Zatima', the titular couple navigates their romantic relationship, while contending with past relationships and deception at every turn.

Sanjay Khan was a hard taskmaster. Recently, yesteryear diva Zeenat Aman opened up about her experience of working with the actor in the 1980 blockbuster ‘Qurbani’. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, the ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’ star revealed how she was made to financially compensate for being late on the sets one day. The diva revealed that although she was diligent, one day she decided to party all night and consequently, was late to work the next day. “I often discuss set etiquette in my captions, so I'd be amiss to neglect Feroz's influence on me in this regard. I was quite a diligent worker, but on one occasion, my youth got the better of me. Though we had an early call time the next day, I agreed to go out to a party. It was a fantastic night of dance and drink, and unsurprisingly, I landed up one hour late to set," she wrote. Khan, who was also the director of ‘Qurbani’ glowered at her and later demanded she pay for her unprofessionalism. “No argument, no scolding, but you can be sure that he docked my pay to pay the crew for that one-hour delay!” she reminisced.

Copilot will serve as the gateway to the realm of AI on Windows PCs. The introduction of the Windows key on PC keyboards occurred approximately three decades ago, providing users with the means to engage with the Windows operating system at that time.

New banking rules proposed last year by US regulators were “extremely aggressive” and are likely to be “materially wound back” before being put in place, Morgan Stanley Chairman James Gorman said.

2007 FAA study on the flammability properties of carbon fibre composites says that the composite body in these modern aircraft retains its structure but eventually burns from the vaporization of the resin. “When it burns, the resin vapor is forced out of the fibre pores. The fibres create an insulating, char-like structure that causes a reduction in the internal heating, and consequently, the burning rate drops in time.

Prince of Persia series is making a comeback in 2024 with a new game that reverts to its original 2D side-scrolling roots. The upcoming release incorporates Metroidvania elements and modern game design.

Harvard president Claudine Gay on Tuesday, following bitter criticism of her appearance at a congressional hearing in early December, has fired a debate in the US on campus antisemitism. She goes along with U Penn president Elizabeth Magill who quit last month, and with pressure growing on their MIT counterpart, Sally Kornbluth, to follow suit. Gay and Magill are collateral damage of the Israel-Hamas war.

In a decision that may shape the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and patent law, the UK Supreme Court has ruled against Dr. Stephen Thaler in a landmark case concerning the role of AI in inventing. Dr. Thaler, who created the AI system DABUS (Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience), sought to have DABUS recognized as the inventor of two patents — a food container and a light beacon​​​​.

In personal finance, taxes are a significant part of our financial lives, and it is crucial that we explore every avenue to minimise our tax liability. While investment tools like mutual funds, PPFs, FDs, and NPS are some of the mediums to save tax, insurance too can be a tax-saving medium. It is not just a protective shield, but a strategic instrument for tax optimization.

IN OCTOBER CYBER-CRIMINALS hacked into the British Library, a storied institution in the heart of London, encrypted its data and demanded money in exchange for the key. Months later the library and its catalogue of 14m books remain offline, with no end in sight. Similar ransomware attacks—in which criminals encrypt or steal data and demand a ransom to decrypt or refrain from leaking it—are not only undermining business and sapping prosperity across North America and Europe.

The U.S. military says its forces opened fire on and killed several Houthi rebels after they attacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea

AFP. A high-level security official told the agency that the leader was killed along with his bodyguards in the strike by Israel, which vowed to destroy Hamas after the movement's unprecedented October 7 attacks on Israel. Israel has previously announced the killing in Gaza of Hamas commanders and officials during the war, but Aruri is the most high-profile figure to be killed, and his death came in the first strike on the Lebanese capital since hostilities began.

The word “crisis" is overused, but it accurately describes what Ukraine faces as 2024 begins. According to a recent report in the Washington Post, troops on the front line are running out of ammunition. Artillery shells are being rationed, forcing the Ukrainians to cancel planned assaults and making it hard to hold defensive positions against Russian attacks.

Quiver Quantitative — In a strategic maneuver, a savvy investor in Zillow (NASDAQ:ZG) has lucratively capitalized on the company's recent stock surge, realizing approximately $39 million in profits from a bullish options bet initiated in late October. This investor initially acquired call options, granting the right to buy around 3.4 million Zillow shares at a strike price of $45 each. The bet paid off handsomely as Zillow's stock experienced a 60% jump in the last two months of the year, partly fueled by a broader rally in the residential real estate sector amid signs that mortgage rates might have reached their peak.