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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Bitcoin dropped below $8,000 after news that US tech giant Google is going to ban cryptocurrency advertising. According to CoinMarketCap data, as of 05:25 GMT, Bitcoin fell by 14 percent to $7,909. At Bitfinex crypto-currency exchange trading platform, its value…
One start-up has assumed it will one day be able to scan the human brain and preserve it or possibly run an AI-based simulation of a deceased person’s mind. Seems to be very much in the style of the Black…
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has announced plans to consult on the possibility of scrapping the smallest denominations of UK currency. Sputnik spoke to two young people who have very different opinions about 1p and 2p coins. The…
A Muslim civil rights group slammed what they called Pompeo’s Islamaphobic views, including his past support of an organization they describe as a “notorious anti-Muslim hate group.” A hate group watchdog organization called his ties to that group “extremely alarming.”…
The bill authorizes $50 million per year for grants administered by the Department of Justice to fund training and other initiatives intended to enhance school safety, and $25 million annually for physical improvements such as metal detectors, stronger locks, and…
The U.S. spends more money than any other country on health care, yet life expectancy is shorter, obesity is higher, and the rate of maternal and infant death is higher as well. The study published in JAMA on Tuesday takes…
