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Bitcoin Ordinals project NodeMonkes flipped Bored Ape Yacht Club earlier Monday with a market capitalization of 7,300 BTC, around $490 million, according to cross-chain NFT marketplace Magic Eden. By comparison, Bored Ape Yacht Club’s market capitalization at the time was 136,500 ETH, or around $483 million, according to the NFT analytics site NFT Price Floor. The Ethereum-based Apes are back on top, as of this writing, but the collections remain close—there’s less than $30 million worth of crypto between their respective market caps, as of this writing. Launched in December, NodeMonkes is a collection of 10,000 8-bit monkey-themed digital collectibles.…

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HOUSTON — Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said Monday that the energy transition is failing and policymakers should abandon the “fantasy” of phasing out oil and gas, as demand for fossil fuels is expected to continue to grow in the coming years.”In the real world, the current transition strategy is visibly failing on most fronts as it collides with five hard realities,” Nasser said during a panel interview at the CERAWeek by S&P Global energy conference in Houston, Texas.”A transition strategy reset is urgently needed and my proposal is this: We should abandon the fantasy of phasing out oil and…

The foundation that selected SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch and other honorees as recipients of an award named after Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced Monday it is canceling its award ceremony after receiving pushback from the late justice’s family. Julie Opperman, chair of the Opperman Foundation, said in a statement “that the last thing we intended was to offend the family and friends of RBG.” “Our purpose was only to remember her and to honor her leadership. And, while we believe each of the honorees is worthy of our respect for their leadership and their notable contributions, the…

At the TYR Pro Swim Series, Caeleb Dressel won the 50-meter freestyle event in 21.84 despite facing a few technical malfunctions. At the beginning of the race, his starting block broke below his feet. This incident was followed by the scoreboard going blank as the automatic timing system failed leading the scores to be announced through venue speakers After the win, Dressel shared his opinion on the 50-meter event. “I don’t think I would have been like anything crazy faster because of the block. And the blocks at the end they all move a little bit, but that was pretty…

Tom Stuker, who holds a lifetime pass with United, said he only packs the bare necessities.Stuker said he only packs one item of clothing as a backup.He also said that he doesn’t bring along pillows or blankets on flights. A frequent flyer who’s racked up more than 23 million points shared the best way to pack for a trip.Tom Stuker, who works as a car dealership consultant in New Jersey, told The Washington Post that he packs as minimally as possible whenever he travels. Stuker said that he only packs the bare necessities and one backup — and it can’t…

Kimberly Gallina met her husband, Jim, at a school in Queens where she was a student teacher.They prioritized maintaining professional boundaries at work while nurturing their relationship.Once their family grew to five, Jim switched jobs and they stopped working together. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kimberly Gallina, a 35-year-old high school teacher in Peekskill, New York. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I was student teaching sixth-grade English in Jamaica, Queens when I met Jim. He was a first-year teacher, too.Before teaching eighth-grade biology, Jim worked in the restaurant industry for 10 years, at…

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A researcher from TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance was wrongly added to a groupchat for American artificial intelligence safety experts last week, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) said Monday. The researcher was added to a Slack instance for discussions between members of NIST’s U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute, according to a person familiar with the matter. In an email, NIST said it added the researcher in the understanding that she was a volunteer. “Once NIST became aware that the individual was an employee of ByteDance, they were swiftly removed for violating…

Coursera, Inc.’s (NYSE:COUR) President and CEO, Jeffrey Nacey Maggioncalda, recently sold 50,000 shares of the company’s common stock, generating over $722,000 in total proceeds. The transactions were carried out on March 14, 2024, with the shares being sold at prices ranging from $14.30 to $14.83. This sale was executed in accordance with a pre-arranged trading plan known as a Rule 10b5-1, which was adopted on February 16, 2023. Such plans allow company insiders to sell shares over a predetermined period of time, providing an affirmative defense against accusations of trading on non-public material information. Following the sale, Maggioncalda’s remaining stake…

Elon Musk said he is “almost always” sober during his late-night — or, in some cases, very early morning — posting sessions on his social media platform, X. The billionaire Tesla CEO’s comment was made in an interview with journalist Don Lemon, during which Musk discussed his use of the medication ketamine. Musk, who is known for his often erratic behavior, has faced scrutiny following recent reports about his alleged drug use and the potential impact on his companies. “There are times when I have sort of a … negative chemical state in my brain, like depression I guess, or depression…