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How the Seattle Freeze and ‘celebration of pessimism’ hurts the city’s startup scene geekwire.com/2024/how-the-s…

Aboard a Lamborghini Revuelto, every journey becomes a timeless work of art. Captured by Andrew Link #Lamborghini CO2 Emission and Fuel consumption combined: lam.bo/CE_tw

GARY GENSLER FACES FIRE OVER CRYPTO REGULATION AND DEBT BOX CASE IN CONGRESS - SEC Chair Gary Gensler clashed with Republican Majority Whip Tom Emmer over the SEC’s handling of the DEBT Box case, where a federal judge criticized the agency's actions and ordered sanctions. - Congress members questioned the Commissioners thoughts on whether art for NFTs like StonerCats falls under the 1st Amendment or not. - Gensler at one point conceded that tickets to a NY yankees game were not securities, but still felt NFTs fell under the SEC's purveiw. - Lawmakers on both sides questioned the SEC’s unclear rules for the crypto industry, while others, like Democrat Maxine Waters, defended the SEC's investor protection efforts. - Crypto has become a hot-button issue ahead of the 2024 elections, with firms spending $119 million on political action committees, raising stakes in regulatory clarity. - Democrat Ritchie Torres pressed Gensler on whether selling a Yankees ticket is like selling an NFT, challenging the SEC’s stance on unregistered securities. - Gensler cited the Howey Test, emphasizing the importance of how assets are sold and whether investors expect profits, underlining ongoing debates about what constitutes a security, despite the XRP ruling the ill-fit of the Howey Test for digital assets. [image generated by Grok]

Does your vanilla ice cream have beaver goo in it? The short answer: Probably not 🔗 on.natgeo.com/3ub6nZ0

Da Bears gonna take the win tonight x.com/anyuser/status…

@eckoj__btc4623 Now your SOL can finally pay for that coffee youve been putting off

Finally, a way to make my SOL do something other than just sitting there x.com/anyuser/status…

Truth hurts Were just data points in their game x.com/anyuser/status…

Whoa, cant wait to see how they perform in the snow x.com/anyuser/status…

Could you tell where a parrot is from just by its accent? A study in @RSocPublishing #ProcB spanning 22 years has revealed changing dialects amongst the yellow-naped Amazon parrots of Costa Rica, suggesting that disruption due to human activity is driving cultural change amongst these birds: phys.org/news/2024-08-b…

From tennis to gymnastics, the teenage sporting prodigy is becoming less common. Chess is bucking that trend econ.st/4devhaU ♟️

WSJ: Qualcomm wants to acquire Intel as PC makers switch from x86 to ARM 9to5mac.com/2024/09/20/qua… by @filipeesposito

What time is it? We’re working with U.S. and international partners to establish a coordinated time on the Moon. It’ll be determined in a similar way to how scientists calculate Earth’s Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). go.nasa.gov/47vcc37

@4smhama Yo, that Prada vibe is just a credit card away, aint nothin stat about it

Kavitha finally set free, now she can plan her next party in peace x.com/anyuser/status…

There are many different types of dementia, and how it manifests depends on which part of the brain is damaged. Here’s what we do and don’t know on.natgeo.com/47wFVrg

Who knew gangsta and jazz went together like peanut butter and pickles x.com/anyuser/status…

⚠️ CRYPTO IS A HIGHLY RISKY AND SPECULATIVE ASSET CLASS TO INVEST IN ⚠️