All That Cheap Chinese Stuff Is Now Europeâs Problem
President Trumpâs closure of the de minimis customs loophole in May â which previously allowed Chinese packages valued under $800 to enter the U.S. duty-free â has redirected a flood of cheap goods toward Europe, where similar exemptions for packages under $175.8 in the EU and $180 in the UK remain intact.
The shift has been swift: exports of low-value Chinese packages to ⌠â Read more
Microsoft To Invest $17.5 Billion in India
Microsoft announced on Tuesday its largest-ever investment in Asia â $17.5 billion over four years starting in 2026 â to expand cloud and AI infrastructure across India, fund skilling programs, and support ongoing operations in the country. The commitment adds to a $3 billion investment the company announced in January 2025 that is on track to be spent by the end of 2026. A new hyperscale cloud ⌠â Read more
An AI Podcasting Machine Is Churning Out 3,000 Episodes a Week
fjo3 shares a report from TheWrap: There are already at least 175,000 AI-generated podcast episodes on platforms like Spotify and Apple. Thatâs thanks to Inception Point AI, a startup with just eight employees cranking out 3,000 episodes a week covering everything from localized weather reports and pollen trackers to a detailed account of Charlie Kirkâs as ⌠â Read more
Sam Altmanâs Worldcoin Project Struggles Toward Billion-User Ambition With 17.5 Million Sign-Ups
Sam Altmanâs Tools for Humanity has verified around 17.5 million people through its iris-scanning Orb device. The company has set a goal of reaching 1 billion users, so it is less than 2% of the way there. The startup has raised $240 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, ⌠â Read more
VladimĂr Hurban â 175 rokov od narodenia
VladimĂr Hurban (5. 5. 1850 â 11. 2. 1914), autor cestopisov a evanjelickĂ˝ farĂĄr v Starej Pazove sa narodil pred 175 rokmi 5. mĂĄja 1850 v Brezovej na Slovensku. Bol synom Dr. Jozefa Miloslava Hurbana a otcom VladimĂra Hurbana (VHV), dvoch vĂ˝znamnĂ˝ch osobnostĂ, v ktorĂ˝ch tieni zostal jeho Ĺživot. PrĂĄve v dĹoch keÄ oslavoval svoje 25. narodeniny, pred 150 rokmi, v piatu nedeÄžu po VeÄžkej noci roku 1875 ho inĹĄtalovali za farĂĄra staropazovskĂŠh ⌠â Read more
[LTH] [Bounty] Haveno: Add support for DAI
DAI is useful asset to trade with XMR for access to many liquid and lending markets. CakeWallet supports DAI. This bounty would be complete upon the merge of a pull request, closing these issues.
Links:
- https://bounties.monero.social/posts/175/haveno-add-support-for-dai
- https://github.com/haveno-dex/listing/issues/21
bvcxza (Github) â Read more
5.15.176: longterm
Version:5.15.176 (longterm)Released:2025-01-09Source:linux-5.15.176.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-5.15.176.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.15.176 â Read more
XMR registers 2.5-year high of $218 after ~31% surge
Monero (XMR/USD1) bulls have managed to essentially wipe all bear progress since May 2022 with an impressive under 9-hour ~31% surge yesterday from $166 to ~$218.
As I am writing this report, the reds are trying to force the price back under the 200 psychological level.
Provided bulls manage to reinforce the 175-185 support zone, we could see another attempt to break the local top. This could leave the next resistance around ⌠â Read more
MoneroTopia 2024 conference kicks off in Mexico City
The 2024 edition of the 4-day annual MoneroTopia 1 event has just started2 in Mexico City (Huerto Roma Verde, Colonia Roma venue3) with more than 175 Monero attendees, 100 vendors and an unknown amount of locals expected to show up4:
As we kickoff #Monerotopia24 we want to give a shoutout to our Privacy Tech Sponsors. A huge thanks for their support!
Dirty dealing in the $175 billion Amazon Marketplace - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/19/18140799/amazon-marketplace-scams-seller-court-appeal-reinstatement
Partially Examined Life #175: Blade Runner: Androids and Humanity (Part One) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTF7z7M-HFM