January 2025

Polkadot’s Largest LST – vDOT, Reached Supply Cap of $2.2M in Hydration MM in 15 Hours by PK Press Club

Singapore, Singapore, January 10, 2025, PK Press Club Bifrost announced that vDOT, Polkadot’s largest liquid staking token (LST), has been listed as a collateral asset on the Hydration Money Market. Within 15 hours of opening deposits and borrowing, vDOT reached the supply cap of 220,000 and exceeded $2.2 million in Total (EPA:) Value Locked (TVL) […]

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Pakistan Telecom Authority Blames VPN Use for Slow Internet

The increase in the use of VPNs is the cause of slow internet in Pakistan, with each megabyte of data routed through these services costing the country’s economy around $1. The shocking revelation comes from a recent report published by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) – local publications including the English-speaking Pakistani newspaper The Express

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Tens of thousands flee as wildfires ravage Los Angeles area

Embers whip the ground as homes burn during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, January 7, 2025. — AFP Strong, dry winds fuel fire forecasts. The evacuations cause traffic jams, with residents fleeing on foot. The National Weather Service warns of extreme fire conditions. More than 30,000 people evacuated their homes as a wildfire ravaged

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Georgia star Carson Beck expected to explore transfer portal: report

Last month, all signs pointed to Carson Beck leaving Georgia in favor of the NFL, but the quarterback’s time in the college football ranks may not be over. Beck is expected to enter the transfer portal, On3 reported Thursday. A player of Beck’s caliber could attract considerable interest. If he ends up moving to another

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PIA resumes direct flights to Paris after four years of interruption

Listen to the article Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) resumed direct flights to Paris on Friday after a suspension of more than four years. The first flight, PK-749, took off from Islamabad International Airport (IIAP) at 12:10 p.m. on Friday, aboard a Boeing 777 (AP-BGK). The flight carried 330 passengers and 14 crew members. Several senior

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Gaza: Polio campaign reaches 94,000 children in besieged north

Richard Peeperkorn, of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the occupied Palestinian territory, said the goal was to reach all children in the north with the second and final dose. “We covered many more children than expected, but we missed some,” he told a video-linked briefing for journalists at UN headquarters on Monday, stressing that

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Chinese central bank stops bond purchases to support yuan

China’s central bank on Friday took steps to support the yuan, which is losing ground, with its depreciation seen as a potential tailwind for Bitcoin (BTC). The People’s Bank of China said it would stop buying government bonds this month as demand now eclipses supply. Experts said the move reflects policymakers’ discomfort with falling bond

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Data centers turn waste heat into community energy assets

Once considered energy-intensive liabilities, data centers are now emerging as essential assets to meet urban energy challenges. As the energy crisis worsens and cities grow, these facilities have the potential to move from passive consumers to active contributors within their communities. The challenge of reusing waste heat from data centers has been studied for years.

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No PTCL Timeline to Fix Internet

Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunications Limited (PTCL) said on Thursday that additional bandwidth has been put in place to address slow internet speeds in Pakistan following an outage in the Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AAE-1) network. 1), one of the seven international maritime networks. cables connecting Pakistan. However, media reports said PTCL did not provide a

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Sudan launches first malaria vaccine in historic child health initiative

On Monday, the Federal Ministry of Health, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, rolled out vaccines for the war-scarred Sudanese population, making it the first country to benefit from it. The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region will benefit. Malaria remains a leading cause

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