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19Jun/23

US regulators continue crypto crackdown – but here’s why the latest charges are different

June 19, 2023FinanceAndrew Urquhart, Binance, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cayman Islands, Changpeng Zhao, Coinbase, Coinbase Global Inc, Creative Commons, Cryptocurrencies, Cryptocurrency bubble, Cryptocurrency exchange, Economy, Finance, Gary Gensler, Howey, Initial coin offering, Money, Ripple, Ripple Labs, Shutterstock Global, United Kingdom, United Statesadmin

Andrew Urquhart, University of Reading

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued the cryptocurrency platform Coinbase shortly after launching a lawsuit against the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.

This isn’t the first time Binance and Coinbase have caught the SEC’s attention – it’s not even the first time this year. But the latest charges are much more serious, including accusations that the exchanges are operating without the correct registration.

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19Jun/23

How a 400 million year old fossil changes our understanding of mathematical patterns in nature

June 19, 2023ScienceAnne Turner, Asteroxylon, Branches of biology, Branches of botany, Charles Darwin, Creative Commons, Evolutionary history of plants, Fibonacci numbers, Germany, Leaf, Leaves, Leonardo da Vinci, Luisa-Marie, Patterns in nature, Phyllotaxis, Plant morphology, Plants, Sandy Hetherington, Scotland, Spirals, United Kingdomadmin

Sandy Hetherington, The University of Edinburgh and Holly-Anne Turner, University College Cork

If your eyes have ever been drawn to the arrangement of leaves on a plant stem, the texture of a pineapple or the scales of a pinecone, then you have unknowingly witnessed brilliant examples of mathematical patterns in nature.

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12Jun/23

London is a leader in climate tech, here is why

June 12, 2023InnovationArticles, Informa, London, Natural environment, Nature, Sustainability, Sustainable architecture, Sustainable building, Sustainable design, Sustainable development, Sustainable urban planning, United Kingdomadmin

June 12, 2023 /Technology/ — London Tech Week (LTW) is a global celebration of tech, uniting the most innovative thinkers and talent of tomorrow in a week-long festival. Showcasing how tech is transforming business and society, LTW drives thought provoking conversations around innovation, diversity and transformation, providing a platform for the tech ecosystem to come together to drive change.

LTW was founded in 2014 by Informa, a global events company, and London & Partners, the official promotional agency for London. The first LTW took place in September 2014 and featured over 100 events across the city. Since then, LTW has grown to become Europe’s largest festival of technology, attracting over 40,000 visitors from over 100 countries. Continue reading →

10Jun/23

Digital Apprenticeships Launch to Bridge U.K. Tech Skills Gap

June 10, 2023Developers2U, 2U Inc., Apprenticeship, Articles, Department for Education, Education, EdX, Learning management systems, Online education, Open educational resources, Training, United Kingdomadmin

edX, a leading global online learning platform from 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU), today announced an initiative with EdAid, the U.K.-based educational organization recently-appointed as a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, and Northwest Education and Training LTD (NWEAT), EdAid’s newly-acquired apprenticeship training provider, to offer digital apprenticeships in high-demand tech fields. The program, which draws from the Department of Education’s (DfE) apprenticeship levy, combines NWEAT’s training expertise with edX’s online learning platform to help adults across the U.K. gain the skills and experience needed to pursue a career in tech. Continue reading

08Jun/23

The relationship between West Ham FC and Richmond AFC.

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June 8, 2023 /Lifestyle/ — Here’s how you can best explain the relationship between West Ham FC, the Queen Vic pub, Richmond AFC, and Ted Lasso Prince’s Head pub to tourists: Continue reading →

06Jun/23

Prince Harry’s arguments against Mirror Group

June 6, 2023LegalDaily Mirror, Harry, Mirror, mirror group, Newspapers, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Reach plc, United Kingdomadmin

June 6, 2023 /Legal/ — Prince Harry is suing the Mirror Group publisher, claiming journalists at its titles – which also include the Sunday Mirror and Sunday People – were linked to methods including phone hacking, so-called “blagging” or gaining information by deception, and use of private investigators for unlawful activities. Prince Harry’s main arguments in his 55-page witness statement are that: Continue reading →

05Jun/23

Universal basic income trial in UK

June 5, 2023FinanceArticles, Basic income, Basic income in India, Canada, Economy, Finland, Income distribution, Kenya, London, Market socialism, Social security, Ubi, United Kingdomadmin

June 5, 2023 /Finance/ — There is a universal basic income (UBI) trial being conducted in the UK. The trial is being led by the Welsh Government and is being funded by the UK government. The trial began in September 2021 and will run for three years.

The trial started in September 2021, and it is scheduled to run for three years. The trial is being conducted in two parts: Continue reading →

05Jun/23

Voices of Preston’s Windrush generation – when I first arrived, I said: ‘Really? I thought there were no slums in this place!’

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Alan Rice, University of Central Lancashire and Jack Hepworth, University of Oxford

From the earliest arrivals of what would become Preston’s “Windrush generation”, the status of the Caribbean diaspora was hotly contested in this post-industrial Lancashire town, as elsewhere. Discrimination and prejudice dogged the daily lives of people from the Caribbean who made their home here.

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01Jun/23

Was KJV bible written by queers

June 1, 2023Human InterestAnne, Denmark, Gender, George Villiers, Homosexuality, Homosexuality and the Bahá'í Faith, Homosexuality and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Human behavior, Human sexuality, Interpersonal relationships, James, Sexual orientation, Sexual Preference, United Kingdomadmin

June 1, 2023 /Lifestyle/ — There is no definitive answer to the question of whether King James I of England was homosexual. Some historians believe that he may have been, while others believe that there is no evidence to support this claim.

There are a few pieces of evidence that could be interpreted as suggesting that King James may have been homosexual. For example, he was known to be close friends with several men, and he once wrote a poem in which he described himself as being “in love” with another man. However, it is also possible that these relationships were simply platonic, and that King James’ poem was simply a literary device. Continue reading →

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