Posts by Amelia Frost
A Bitcoin Network Lost $320 Million In A Hack. The Attackers Say They’re The Good Guys
Hackers withdrew roughly 4,000 Bitcoin worth about $320 million from Liquid Network, draining about 95% of the Bitcoin held in the network’s federation wallet and forcing the Bitcoin-linked settlement system to halt new transactions. Liquid said the Bitcoin was taken from a wallet that held about 4,200 BTC and described those responsible as “purported white-hat…
Read MoreGermany’s Far-Right AfD Notches Clear Win In Regional Election While Party In Power Slumps
Germany’s far-right AfD clearly won a regional election on Sunday, getting almost 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt. Getty Images Germany’s far-right AfD clearly won a regional election on Sunday, a result seen a significant boost for the party and a prelude to the pursuit of the national government. AfD got almost 44% of the…
Read MoreJaguar Land Rover To Shed Thousands Of Jobs To Cut Spending As Challenges Mount
Jaguar Land Rover will offer voluntary redundancies up to 4,000 employees over the next two years, according to a new report. British outlet The Times noted that the decision is a result of multi-pronged pressures, including competitions from Chinese manufacturers, a cyberattack and tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration. The company said it needs…
Read MoreAmericans’ 401(k) and IRA Balances Hit Record Highs. More Workers Are Raiding Retirement Savings for Cash.
Americans’ retirement accounts have never looked healthier on paper. But beneath the record balances a growing number of workers are dipping into their savings to cover financial pressures today. Average 401(k) and individual retirement account balances climbed to all-time highs in the second quarter of 2026, according to new data from Fidelity Investments, the nation’s…
Read MoreAmericans Increasingly Support Stronger Unions. Approval Rate Tops 70 Percent.
Americans have an increasingly positive view of unions and nearly half of U.S. adults believe they should have more influence, a new survey found. The Gallup Poll found that 47 percent of Americans believe that unions should have more influence. The polling service stated that this was the highest level in more than 25 years.…
Read MoreLarge Employers Are Cutting Health Benefits as Costs Surge. Workers Could Pay More Next Year.
Some of America’s largest employers are scaling back health benefits as another steep increase in medical costs forces companies to reconsider how much of the burden they can continue absorbing. Major corporations including Disney, Starbucks and Deloitte are making changes to employee benefits, according to an Axios report. The changes offer an early glimpse of…
Read MoreU.S. and China Prepare for High-Stakes AI Talks As Autonomous Agents Raise New Cybersecurity Fears
The United States and China are preparing for a new round of artificial intelligence talks in mid-September, with the world’s two biggest AI powers expected to confront the question of what happens when powerful AI systems begin acting in ways their creators cannot control. The discussions would be the first official bilateral talks devoted exclusively…
Read MoreBrunette Balayage Is the Subtle Color Switch-Up You’ll Love for Fall
Blonde may be the first thing that springs to mind when you think of balayage, but balayage on brown hair can be just as transformative. The popular color application technique can lift and brighten your existing shade without disguising what makes it so good in the first place: all that rich brunette depth. The change…
Read MoreCatholic Nuns Sue Illinois: Controversial End-of-Life Law Slammed for ‘Pushing’ Patients Toward Suicide
Catholic religious sisters in Illinois have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s new End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act, arguing that provisions they say require objecting health care providers to inform and refer patients for medical aid in dying violate their religious beliefs. The lawsuit, filed on 3 September 2026 in the U.S.…
Read MoreUS Envoys Head To Ukraine From Moscow. Despite ‘Highly Useful Talks’ Peace Remains Elusive.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were hailed as peacemakers by Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev as they arrived in Moscow for talks to end Russia’s war with Ukraine. As Witkoff and Kushner head to Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, there are no signs emanating from the Kremlin that progress…
Read MoreDonald Trump Body Double Rumours: Netizens Claim ‘That’s Not Trump’ After He Appears With Darker Hair
US President Donald Trump sparked online speculation about a possible body double on Friday after boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland with hair that appeared noticeably darker than usual. The speculation echoed longstanding online rumours about First Lady Melania Trump, who has been the subject of unproven claims on social media…
Read MoreIran Clings On To A Defiant Tone. Is A Language Of Desperation Peeping Out?
Iran has not deviated from the language of defiance as the protracted Middle East conflict with US continues without an end in sight. But reading between the words, a tone of desperation is setting in. Tehran’s “proportionate responses” to the US attacks are over, the country’s parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said…
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