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World Cup crypto sponsorships surge as Kraken backs 2026 tournament amid fan token frenzy
Three minutes. That’s all it took for US defender Auston Trusty to find the net against Turkey in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, scoring his first goal for the national team on the sport’s biggest stage. Coach Mauricio Pochettino ran to embrace Trusty on the sidelines, planting a kiss on the defender’s head in a
Netherlands beats Tunisia 3-1 as crypto prediction markets and fan tokens ride World Cup wave
The Netherlands cruised past Tunisia 3-1 on June 25, topping Group F with seven points and booking a round of 32 clash against Morocco in Monterrey on Monday. But the real story for crypto watchers isn’t what happened on the pitch. It’s what happened on-chain. Polymarket, the prediction market platform that has become the de
IBM Unveils Sub-1 Nanometer Chip With 100 Billion Transistors, Extending Moore’s Law
IBM on Thursday unveiled the world’s first sub-1 nanometer chip technology, a research prototype at the 0.7 nanometer node that packs nearly 100 billion transistors onto a chip the size of a fingernail. Key Takeaways IBM’s nanostack chip at the 0.7 nm node packs nearly 100 billion transistors, nearly 2x the density of IBM’s 2021
Essex Police discloses ‘incoherent’ facial recognition assessment
Essex Police has not properly considered the potentially discriminatory impacts of its live facial recognition (LFR) use, according to documents obtained by Big Brother Watch and shared with Computer Weekly. While the force claims in an equality impact assessment (EIA) that “Essex Police has carefully considered issues regarding bias and algorithmic injustice”, privacy campaign group
Essex M&E firm collapses into administration
Essex-based specialist Sana Mechanical and Electrical has entered administration. The Upminster-based firm called in Gary Thompson and Chris Newell of advisory firm Quantuma on 24 February. The contractor's latest published accounts, covering the year to 5 April 2023, showed it owed £671,826 to creditors within 12 months. However this was down from £1m in its
Essex council to build £33m leisure centre despite budget hike
A new leisure centre is set to be built in an Essex town despite its total project cost increasing by more than £8m. Epping Forest District Council’s cabinet has voted to award the design-and-build contract for the job to Pellikaan Construction Ltd, at an estimated cost of £26.3m. The tender submission envisaged a start on
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World Cup crypto sponsorships surge as Kraken backs 2026 tournament amid fan token frenzy
Three minutes. That’s all it took for US defender Auston Trusty to find the net against Turkey in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, scoring his first goal for the national team on the sport’s biggest stage. Coach Mauricio Pochettino ran to embrace Trusty on the sidelines, planting a kiss on the defender’s head in a
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Netherlands beats Tunisia 3-1 as crypto prediction markets and fan tokens ride World Cup wave
The Netherlands cruised past Tunisia 3-1 on June 25, topping Group F with seven points and booking a round of 32 clash against Morocco in Monterrey on Monday. But the real story for crypto watchers isn’t what happened on the pitch. It’s what happened on-chain. Polymarket, the prediction market platform that has become the de
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IBM Unveils Sub-1 Nanometer Chip With 100 Billion Transistors, Extending Moore’s Law
IBM on Thursday unveiled the world’s first sub-1 nanometer chip technology, a research prototype at the 0.7 nanometer node that packs nearly 100 billion transistors onto a chip the size of a fingernail. Key Takeaways IBM’s nanostack chip at the 0.7 nm node packs nearly 100 billion transistors, nearly 2x the density of IBM’s 2021
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