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Sam Bankman-Fried sentence: After years of ‘hubris, incompetence and greed’, crypto king’s jail term is end of an era | Business News
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Sam Bankman-Fried was breathlessly described as a wunderkind – a boy wonder transforming the world of finance. Renowned for his messy hair and unkempt appearance, he graced the covers of Forbes and Fortune, who pondered whether he could become the next Warren Buffett. The 32-year-old was the founder of FTX, which had quickly become the…
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Sam Bankman-Fried: Disgraced ‘crypto king’ jailed for 25 years after stealing billions of dollars from FTX customers | Business News
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Disgraced crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of stealing billions of dollars from his customers. He was the chief executive of FTX, which suddenly went bankrupt in November 2022 – leaving millions of users frozen out of their accounts and unable to make withdrawals. The 32-year-old…
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Flying taxis could take off in two years under new drones plan | Science & Tech News
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The first piloted flying taxi could take to the UK skies in two years. The Department for Transport (DfT) has released its Future of Flight Action Plan which also proposes flying taxis without pilots on board by 2030. It has also predicted regular use of crime-fighting drones and critical 999 care deliveries by the end…
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Comet that passes by Earth once every 71 years visible in night sky | UK News
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No – it’s a comet that has been spotted from Earth for the first time in 71 years. The 12P/Pons-Brooks comet is growing brighter and is now visible in the night sky – but you’ll still need binoculars or a telescope to see it. Image: A composite photo…
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Snapchat flagged in nearly half of child abuse imagery crimes in past seven years | Science & Tech News
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Snapchat was flagged in nearly half of the crimes involving child abuse imagery over the past seven years, new figures reveal. Freedom of information requests submitted by the NSPCC children’s charity to 35 police forces showed Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were named in around a quarter of cases of child abuse imagery crimes when police…
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Nathan Bake: Mechanic from Cheshire jailed for 16 years for role in child sex abuse website | UK News
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A mechanic who helped run one of the dark web’s biggest child sex abuse websites has been jailed for 16 years after he was convicted under organised crime laws in the first case of its kind. Nathan Bake, a 28-year-old tyre fitter from Runcorn, Cheshire, was the head moderator and second in command of The…
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New species of pterosaur that lived nearly 170 million years ago discovered in Scotland | UK News
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A new species of pterosaur has been discovered on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The winged reptile, named Ceoptera evansae, lived between 168 to 166 million years ago during the Middle Jurassic period when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Professor Paul Barrett, merit researcher at the Natural History Museum, said the discovery was a “complete…
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Cloned monkey still alive after two years – so are we nearer to replicating humans? | Science & Tech News
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A cloned rhesus monkey has survived for more than two years and has led to “valuable insights” into the scientific process, according to experts. Scientists in China used a modified version of the same technique that was used to create Dolly the sheep, the world’s first cloned mammal. Out of the 113 cloned embryos, 11…
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Why is Apple facing its longest slump in 20 years? | Science & Tech News
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In 2007, Apple was credited with revolutionising the landscape for communications when it launched the first iPhone – a mobile phone that could play music and access the internet. The product laid the foundation for 17 years of smartphones and propelled Apple to become the world’s first company to reach a valuation of more than…
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Henry Rowley: The British ‘posh boy’ who became one of the year’s breakout TikTok stars | Ents & Arts News
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Henry Rowley couldn’t be more honest about enjoying the recognition that comes with going viral. “I really do love it,” he says. “Partly because I’m a vain ****!” The 25-year-old was a standout performer at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, a prospect which not long ago would probably have made him laugh more than one of…