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The U.S. is preparing to announce a military aid package for Ukraine worth about $125 million, the Associated Press reported on Aug. 22, citing unnamed American officials. The new package will include new HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) missiles, Javelins, anti-armor weaponry, counter-drone and counter-electronic systems, as well as 155 mm and 105 mm artillery shells, AP reported, citing its sources. The sources spoke to AP on the condition of anonymity, as the aid package has not been publicly announced. The package is expected to be announced as early as Aug. 23, ahead of Ukra...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
On Aug. 21, reports broke that an aide to Kamala Harris’ campaign said the Democratic nominee would “support policies that ensure that emerging technologies and that sort of industry can continue to grow,” referring to the crypto industry. Though seemingly light on substantive policy, the reported move could signal a shift from the Harris campaign, which has previously stayed silent on digital assets. The aide who spoke to Bloomberg at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) was Brian Nelson, who left his position as the Department of the Treasury’s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial...
Cointelegraph
El Reino Unido ha rescindido recientemente su compromiso de destinar USD 1,700 millones a impulsar tecnologías de vanguardia como la inteligencia artificial y la computación cuántica. Expertos afirman que esta decisión amenaza con ahogar la innovación y podría obligar a las empresas emergentes a considerar opciones de inversión en el extranjero. Los líderes del partido conservador prometieron la financiación hace menos de un año, pero la victoria de los laboristas en junio ha provocado aparentemente un cambio de rumbo. El fondo de aceleración de USD 1,700 millones se retiró de la mesa a princi...
Cointelegraph ES
The United Kingdom recently rescinded a commitment to spend $1.7 billion to boost frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Insiders say this decision threatens to stifle innovation and could force startups to consider foreign investment options. Conservative party leaders promised the funding less than a year ago but the Labour party’s June victory has apparently led to a change in direction. The $1.7 billion acceleration fund was taken off the table in early August and the response from the tech community has been nearly unanimously negative. The UK tech sc...
Cointelegraph
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has allegedly moved to foreclose actor Gene Wilder’s former home in Los Angeles after selling the house to the star’s nephew in 2020. Wilder, the star of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles, lived in the house until 2007 with his wife Gilda Radner when he let it go for $2.725 million. Musk bought the house in 2013 for $6.75 million. Musk sold the house to Wilder’s nephew, Jordan Walker-Pearlman, intending it to pass back into the hands of a family member. To do so, Musk lent Walker-Pearlman $6.7 million to complete the $7 mil...
Euronews (English)
The Democratic National Convention comes to an end tonight, and the stars have been showing up to support Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz. From Spike Lee to Eva Longoria, John Legend and Common via Oprah Winfrey, who returned to prime-time yesterday in a surprise appearance at the DNC, calling on Americans to choose “optimism over cynicism” and “inclusion over retribution”, the glitzy momentum is definitely in Harris’ favour. During her enthusiastic endorsement, Oprah sought to encourage voters to cast their ballot for “the best of America”. “Values and character matter most of all...
Euronews (English)
Sembra che il 23 Agosto il candidato indipendente Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abbia intenzione di ritirarsi dalla corsa alle presidenziali degli Stati Uniti del 2024. Il 21 Agosto, la campagna di RFK Jr. ha annunciato che il candidato alla presidenza si sarebbe rivolto alla nazione in diretta da Phoenix il 23 Agosto riguardo “l'attuale momento storico e al suo percorso per il futuro”. ABC News ha riferito che, secondo fonti che hanno familiarità con la decisione, l'annuncio potrebbe essere incentrato sull'abbandono della corsa da parte del candidato indipendente. Durante un'intervista del 20 Agosto,...
Cointelegraph IT
Beyoncé has reportedly threatened Donald Trump’s campaign with legal action for its unauthorized use of her song ‘Freedom’ in a social media video, days after the singer approved the song as the official anthem for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. According to Rolling Stone, the singer’s record label has issued a cease-and-desist letter to the Trump campaign after the former President’s spokesperson Steven Cheung posted a now-deleted video on X of Trump stepping off an airplane with the song ‘Freedom’ playing the background. Harris walked out to ‘Freedom’ in July when she made her first p...
Euronews (English)
消費者団体パブリック・シチズンが、仮想通貨企業からの資金が2024年の米国選挙にどのように影響を与え...
Cointelegraph JP
Defense Minsiter Rustem Umerov met with a bipartisan delegation from the United States House of Representatives during their visit to Kyiv on Aug. 21, the Defense Ministry announced. Republican Rep. Rob Wittman and Democratic Rep. David Trone spoke with Umerov about the situation on Ukraine's front lines and Washington's policy on Ukraine's use of long-range weapons against Russian targets. "I emphasized the need to obtain prompt permission from our allies to fully use long-range weapons against targets in Russia," Umerov said. "This is a matter of protecting our peaceful cities and villages."...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
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