Day: January 24, 2023
Democrats defy McCarthy with 2 selections for Intel panel
Democrats are picking an early fight with the House Republican majority over committee seats
Tens of Millions Without Power In Pakistan As National Grid Fails
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Pakistan’s national grid suffered a major breakdown, leaving millions of people without electricity for the second time in three months and highlighting the infrastructural weakness of the heavily …
How a system for “stealth addresses”, using zero-knowledge proofs, may offer an easier, better way to improve privacy on Ethereum vs. hiding or mixing transfers (Vitalik Buterin/Vitalik Buterin’s website)
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How a system for “stealth addresses”, using zero-knowledge proofs, may offer an easier, better way to improve privacy on Ethereum vs. hiding or mixing transfers — Special than…
Epirus Nabs Key Army Award To Provide Leonidas Prototypes To Counter-Drone Swarms
Defense technology company Epirus on Monday said it received a $66.1 million Army contract to provide four prototypes of its Leonidas high-power microwave (HPM) counter-drone system for field evaluations that if successful the company expects will lead…
US Airstrike Kills Around 30 al-Shabaab Militants in Somalia, Military Says
The Jan. 20 strike occurred approximately 260 kilometers northeast of Mogadishu near Galcad, Somalia.
Proposed Brazil-Argentina common currency is met with doubts
Market analysts are reacting with deep skepticism to a proposal floated by the leaders of Brazil and Argentina to launch a common currency.
4 Members Of Far-Right Group Found Guilty In US Capitol Riot Case
Four members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group were found guilty Monday of sedition for taking part in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
UK utilities pay people to turn off lights
The project head for Demand Flexibility Service has hinted he will roll it out every year
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World Cup star Mbappé gets 5 goals for PSG in French Cup win
Kylian Mbappé has scored five goals as Paris Saint-Germain won 7-0 at amateur team Pays de Cassel in the French Cup to set up a round-of-16 match at bitter rival Marseille.