admin Disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday for masterminding a multibillion-dollar fraud scheme. Earlier in March, prosecutors recommended a sentence of 40-50 years, less than half the possible maximum for his sentences. They argued that this would be “commensurate with the extraordinary dimensions of his crimes” committed in his … Read more
Dacher Keltner is on a mission to fill our lives with more awe. He has spent the past two decades studying awe, which he says is different from joy or fear, and how experiencing it can positively affect our bodies, our relationships with others, and how we see and interact with the world around us. … Read more
A team of students from the Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) won the annual Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition, held March 14-23 on Emory University’s Atlanta campus. It was the second time in three years that a team representing YIGH won this prestigious event, the largest of its kind in the world. The … Read more
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has announced the final set of surrender charges for non-linked or linked life insurance products — traditional endowment policies. These charges will come into effect from April 1, 2024. The move benefits life insurance companies in India. What are the new insurance cancellation fees? Under the … Read more
Baltimore City Fire Boat 2 sails past the container ship Dali after it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images “We are beginning to deploy resources in anticipation of this being a very significant request for … Read more
With the staggering rise and fall of some cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, crypto traders may have serious tax questions on their minds. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is stepping up enforcement efforts, and even those holding the currency — let alone trading it — must make sure they don’t run afoul of the … Read more
More than four months after being convicted on seven counts by a New York jury, Sam Bankman-Fried is ready to learn how long he will spend behind bars. Bankman-Fried faces a maximum sentence of more than 100 years in prison, although the government had suggested a sentence in the 40 to 50 year range. Prosecutors … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s oldest and most valued cryptocurrency, fell below the $70,000 mark early Thursday. Other popular altcoins – including the likes of Ethereum (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE), Ripple (XRP), Solana (SOL) and Litecoin (LTC) – saw a mix of small gains and declines across the board. The Mantle token (MNT) became the biggest gainer … Read more
Sam Bankman-Fried’s upcoming sentencing hearing, scheduled for March 28, could be affected by a “significant spike” in the value of bitcoin, the Financial Times reported. Scheduled to take place in the Southern District of New York before Judge Louis Kaplan, the hearing could potentially be influenced by recent developments surrounding cryptocurrency. Bankman-Fried’s lawyers took advantage … Read more
Last year, headlines describing artificial intelligence (AI) research were attention-grabbing, to say the least: At first glance, the idea that a chatbot using AI could generate good answers to patient questions is not surprising. After all, ChatGPT boasts that he passed a Wharton MBA final exam, wrote a book in a few hours, and composed … Read more
