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Sean Combs sentencing: Tears, pleas and cutting reminders of guilt
AFP, Published on 04/10/2025
» NEW YORK — Sean Combs, once a music world powerhouse, took a deep breath.
US steps up crypto crackdown with Coinbase suit
AFP, Published on 07/06/2023
» NEW YORK: In their second major action against a big crypto player in two days, United States regulators sued Coinbase on Tuesday, alleging its failure to register as a securities exchange venue exposed investors to risk.
Rushdie releases new novel, six months after knife attack
AFP, Published on 06/02/2023
» LONDON: Six months after being stabbed, British author Salman Rushdie on Tuesday publishes his new novel "Victory City", an "epic tale" of a 14th-century woman who defies a patriarchal world to rule a city.
Seeing is believing? Global scramble to tackle deepfakes
AFP, Published on 02/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - Chatbots spouting falsehoods, face-swapping apps crafting porn videos and cloned voices defrauding companies of millions -- the scramble is on to rein in AI deepfakes that have become a misinformation super spreader.
David Crosby: the outspoken trailblazer of US folk-rock
AFP, Published on 20/01/2023
» NEW YORK - David Crosby, an influential musical pioneer of the 1960s and 1970s who created a distinctly American brand of folk-rock with the Byrds and later with Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, has died. He was 81.
NFTs and burning paintings at new Damien Hirst show
AFP, Published on 23/09/2022
» LONDON: The latest show by Damien Hirst displays thousands of the provocative British artist's colourful spot paintings... many of which he will set on fire after selling them in digital form as NFTs.
United States returns pillaged skull, golden objects to France
AFP, Published on 04/03/2022
» WASHINGTON: The United States has returned a set of illegally obtained artifacts, including a skull from the Parisian catacombs and golden ingots from an Atlantic shipwreck, to their rightful owner -- the French state.
'Life-changing' or scam? Blockchain game helps Philippines' poor earn
AFP, Published on 15/02/2022
» MANILA: Dominic Lumabi sits on the computer in his Manila bedroom pitting his puffer fish-like cartoon NFT characters against others. But this is not just a game -- he is earning cryptocurrency to support his family during the pandemic.
Facebook's crypto project Diem sold after pushback
AFP, Published on 01/02/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: The Facebook-backed digital currency project Diem announced Monday the winding down and $182-million sale of its technology, capping a years-long initiative that drew significant concern from regulators.
From Squid coin to memes, the 'Wild West' of crypto
AFP, Published on 10/11/2021
» LONDON: From a dodgy digital currency inspired by Netflix hit "Squid Game" to highly-volatile dog-themed coins, the cryptocurrency sector has become riskier than ever as it soars in value.