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Scrabble, one of the world’s best-loved word games, is to get a new “collaborative” and “accessible” version. The game has been around for more than 75 years, entertaining and infuriating players in equal measure with the simple premise of competing to see who can make the highest scoring words from a random selection of letters. Now, an updated game named Scrabble Together adds “a second side to the board that is collaborative and faster-paced to make gameplay more accessible for anyone who finds word games intimidating,” according to a statement from Mattel published Tuesday. Instead of competing, players collaborate to…
Last updated: April 9, 2024 10:59 EDT | 2 min read Web3 infrastructure provider Metaplanet (3350) has seen a surge in its Tokyo-listed stock by nearly 90% within just two days after adding $6.56 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) to its balance sheet. According to data from Google Finance, the company’s shares are currently trading at 36 yens, up by 89% over the day. The surge is largely attributed to Metaplanet’s move to add Bitcoin to its balance sheet, which came in collaboration with Sora Ventures, Mark Yusko from Morgan Creek Capital, and other prominent partners.Metaplanet, previously known as Red Planet and operating…
A former Chinese takeaway worker was found guilty of a money laundering offense after police discovered that she’d converted bitcoin worth billions into cash and big-ticket items including jewelry and properties in Dubai.The case unfolded after police seized 61,000 bitcoin from digital wallets linked to Wen in 2021. The crypto haul, which was worth £1.4 billion ($1.8 billion) then and would now be valued at $3.8 billion, the CPS said.Prosecutors said Wen had helped an international fraudster who is still at large to hide the bitcoin, which had originally been stolen from nearly 130,000 Chinese investors between 2014 and 2017.…
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said prioritizing drivers helped the company weather the pandemic.He acknowledged that drivers had been undervalued and said Uber needed to earn their loyalty.Uber drivers are worried about declining earnings, which led to a Valentine’s Day strike last week. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app For Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, it’s pretty clear who got the ride-hailing service through the pandemic: its drivers.Khosrowshahi, at a talk in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, said prioritizing drivers helped the company weather a difficult period where rides…
The company has become the latest in a recent string of China-related innovative drug makers to be purchased by larger foreign buyers. After years of trying to go it alone, innovative Chinese drug makers may finally be starting to realize it’s much easier to have a wealthy parent to look after your finances. The latest company making that discovery is ProfoundBio Inc., which last week announced it would be acquired by Danish firm Genmab A/S (GMAB) for $1.8 billion in cash. The sale was the latest in a sudden string of similar deals for Chinese innovative drugmakers over the last…
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Science myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Millions of people are expected to watch a total solar eclipse sweep across central and North America on Monday, offering rare views of the star that sustains life on Earth. The alignment of Moon and Sun began to score a trail of darkness starting at Mexico’s Pacific coast at around 11am local time. It is expected to exit the continent 5,400km north-east at Newfoundland, Canada, just after 5pm local time, and head over the Atlantic Ocean.Total eclipses occur about once every 18 months…
The Department of Justice says it won’t provide Congress with the audio tapes from Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interviews with President Joe Biden despite threats from House Republicans to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in criminal contempt. In a new letter obtained by CNN, DOJ said it would not be turning over the audio tapes by the deadline Republicans set for them. The department noted the committees already have all of the transcripts of the interviews they requested from Hur’s investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents, including the transcripts of interviews with the president and with his ghostwriter, which…
Agiliti, Inc.’s (NYSE:AGTI) Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Lee M. Neumann, has sold a total of 4,685 shares of the company’s common stock, according to the latest SEC filing. The transaction, which took place on March 20, 2024, was executed at a price of $10.07 per share, resulting in a total sale amount of $47,177. The sale was conducted under a prearranged 10b5-1 trading plan, which allows company insiders to set up a predetermined plan to sell stocks at a time when they are not in possession of material non-public information. This plan had been adopted by Neumann on…
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile wants to have three or four new lithium projects operational by 2026, the country’s Minister of Finance Mario Marcel said on Saturday. The South American country – the world’s largest producer and the second-largest producer of lithium – initiated a policy last year to increase state control of the strategic metal needed in batteries for electric vehicles. Marcel spoke following a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who has been touring the country. On Saturday, Yellen visited the U.S. lithium producer Albemarle (NYSE:) in northern Chile, saying expanded U.S.-Chilean ties would benefit both countries, improve…
Investing.com– Most Asian currencies fell on Tuesday as traders remained on edge before a Federal Reserve meeting this week, while the Japanese yen (USDJPY) weakened sharply after a historic rate hike by the Bank of Japan. The dollar firmed in Asian trade, seeing more inflows as uncertainty before the Fed and somewhat dovish signals from the BOJ kept markets biased largely towards the greenback. BOJ hikes rates, but USDJPY surges on accommodative outlook The yen weakened sharply after the BOJ’s first rate hike in 17 years, with the pair surging as far as 150. The BOJ by 0.1%, bringing them…
