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Bitcoin Maxis are patting themselves on the back after the launch of the Taproot Assets protocol for Bitcoin and Lightning. And they’re quite right to do so. Lightning Labs mainnet Alpha launch last month was big news. Up till now Ethereum and Tron dominated smart contracts. Now with this latest protocol Bitcoin is poised to challenge their dominance and bring new vigor to the network. This new feature will equip developers with the tools needed to make Bitcoin a multi-asset network, enabling users to hold real-world assets like gold on the Bitcoin blockchain, marking a critical moment for Bitcoin’s evolution.But…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The economic fallout of COVID-19 left people around the world facing a significant threat to their livelihood. As governments scrambled to mitigate the pandemic’s impact on their populations, many decided to use direct payments to support vulnerable citizens. More than a sixth of the world’s population received some sort of cash transfer in 2020. These programs were a key source of support for many people during the COVID-19 pandemic, with governments across the globe scaling up or introducing such payments. Brazil, for example, introduced the Auxílio Emergencial program, while the US implemented Economic Impact Payments. Both…

Drivers have hit traffic lights, telegraph poles and school warning signs this month as Sussex Police continue to tackle drink and drug driving. The force revealed that over 40 crashes had been recorded as part of their new campaign. Superintendent Rachel Glenton, head of road policing at Sussex Police, said: “Drink or drug driving is one of the main causes of people being killed or seriously injured on our roads. A car hit a telegraph pole (Image: Sussex Police) “Since we started our campaign there have been dozens of drivers who have risked causing similar serious harm to themselves or…

Location : The M40 southbound between junctions J8A and J6 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 19 December 2023. Cause : Road traffic collision. Delay : There are currently delays of 30 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Nan and Theo’s wedding was certainly the wedding of the season. In The Buccaneers season 1 finale, Nan sacrifices her happiness to save her sister. Her original plan is to run away with Guy and not marry Theo, but once she realizes Jinny needs to be saved from James’ abusive clutches, she sends Jinny with Guy instead. In the episode’s final moments, Nan marries Theo and becomes the Duchess of Tintagel. Nan and Guy share an emotional but brief goodbye before Guy runs off with Jinny, who is pregnant with James’ child. Hollywood Life spoke exclusively with Matthew Broome about…

Google announced today that it will pay $700 million as a part of a settlement with the U.S. Attorney General for a lawsuit over Google Play Store. Along with that, the company has also agreed to take certain measures related to Google Play billing, sideloading, and how sideloaded apps are updated. Here’s a list of changes Gooogle has agreed to implement. All these clauses will be applied from the date when the settlement becomes effective. Third-party app stores and side-loading For at least seven years, Google will support app installs on Android outside of Google Play through different ways including…

UK businesses are under new payroll pressures following the announcement of a boosted national minimum wage next year. But the news brings positives for apprentices, who will gain the most from the planned increase.Apprentices will see a huge pay bump of 21.2% when the new wage rates come into force next April, as the government endorses learning at work instead of university.In the midst of a talent crisis, UK firms have struggled to find skilled workers who can fill hiring gaps. Many have resorted to inflating pay as a result, jeopardising cash flow.For businesses worried about increased costs the incoming…

The Dominican Republic is ending the year with a bang. The popular Caribbean destination will have welcomed a record number of tourists by the end of December 2023 and is celebrating the debut of five new cruise ships sailing to the country for the first time during this month.  Five New Ships Arrive In The The Dominican Republic  December 2023 has proven to be a busy travel month in the Dominican Republic. When all is said and done, the Caribbean nation will have welcomed hundreds of thousands of cruisers by the end of the month.  According to the Dominican Port…

Lisk decided to leverage the Ethereum network after finding out that more 90% of user transaction fees on L1 platforms were Ethereum-based. Lisk (LISK), the open-source blockchain network and platform for decentralized applications (dApp), has announced it has decided to join the Ethereum ecosystem as a layer 2 (L2) platform. According to an official blog post, Lisk is building the upcoming ecosystem on Gelato’s Rollup, and powering it via Optimism’s OP Stack. Why Lisk Is Integrating Ethereum The move was born out of research carried out early this year, while trying to expand its product roadmaps. The study included deep insight into L1…

During a chemical reaction, molecules gain energy until they reach what’s known as the transition state — a point of no return from which the reaction must proceed. This state is so fleeting that it’s nearly impossible to observe it experimentally. The structures of these transition states can be calculated using techniques based on quantum chemistry, but that process is extremely time-consuming. A team of MIT researchers has now developed an alternative approach, based on machine learning, that can calculate these structures much more quickly — within a few seconds. Their new model could be used to help chemists design…