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As the Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX) celebrates its seventh anniversary, the platform has, via its social media pages, reflected on a journey marked by innovation, partnerships and a growing user base in the country’s booming crypto industry. In this article, here’s a look at seven major milestones and what’s …

Construct Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups applying technology to sectors like manufacturing, transportation, and defense, has closed its third fund with $300 million in capital commitments. The Washington, D.C.-based firm previously raised a $225 million second fund and a $75 million capital pool for later-stage …

For NASA Astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore, it was a homecoming nine months in the making. “I dream of this day, being back with family,” he said. “My God given family and my church family.” Wilmore returned home after what was supposed to be an eight-day mission turned into a 286-day …

A showdown between Satanists, Christian counter-protesters, and police turned violent in Kansas on Friday when a Satanic leader tried to perform a Satanic ritual inside the Statehouse in violation of an order by the governor. The leader of the Satanic Grotto group and three other people were arrested in the …

YETI, the well-known manufacturer of high-end coolers and drinkware, is facing criticism after canceling a custom order placed by the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women. The nonprofit organization, which mentors and educates young conservative women, attempted to reorder branded mugs with their logo, only to be told that …

The Supreme Court hears arguments today in a case that could reshape how religious organizations operate. Wisconsin’s high court ruled Catholic Charities is not entitled to a religious tax exemption. The question now before the U.S. Supreme Court: Is serving the needy religious? The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled it’s not, …

Last weekend, Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, found himself at the center of a digital fiasco when he was unexpectedly added to a Signal group chat with 17 U.S. government officials who were discussing imminent airstrikes in Yemen. For some, the incident has raised questions about how phone numbers …

From U.S SEC resolutions to Studio Ghibli memecoins, here are the news you may have missed this week. Polymarket Integrates Solana Polymarket recently introduced Solana (SOL) wallet deposits, aiming to lower transaction costs and improve accessibility for users.  https://twitter.com/Polymarket/status/1904276054178718015 By integrating Solana’s fast and low-cost network, Polymarket can now offer …

An excerpt from the upcoming book “The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future” offers new details about why OpenAI’s board briefly fired CEO Sam Altman back in 2023. Written by Wall Street Journal reporter Keach Hagey, the book claims the nonprofit’s board members became increasingly …

Christopher Gunderson spent the first 16 years of his life unable to eat and in desperate need of medical intervention for survival. But Gunderson, born with chronic pseudo-obstruction syndrome, an ailment in which the gastrointestinal tracts can’t appropriately absorb food, experienced a miracle that changed everything. “I was born … …