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The tech boom is officially over – and the FTX fiasco will spark a crypto crackdown, ex-Treasury chief Larry Summers says

Larry Summers. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri The tech boom is over, thanks to the pandemic receding and interest rates rising, Larry Summers said. The ex-Treasury chief predicted the FTX fiasco will lead to greater crypto regulation. Summers isn’t worried about another financial crisis as banks and authorities are prepared. The tech boom is officially over, the FTX…

Inflation cools in October as the Fed continues its outsize rate hikes

A woman checks an item from the meat department while grocery shopping at a supermarket in Alhambra, California, on July 13, 2022. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images The Consumer Price Index rose 7.7% in the year through October. That’s falls below what economists expected to see. The Fed recently increased interest rates by 0.75…

Russia mined Kherson as it retreated, trying to turn it into a ‘city of death,’ says Ukraine official

Artillery batteries of the Ukrainian army deployed on the Kherson front to support to the Ukrainian army in the Kherson region on November 5, 2022. Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Russia announced a withdrawal from Kherson, abandoning its biggest prize of the war. Ukraine it may be a trap. One official said Russia laid…

Trump ignored an evacuation order for Mar-a-Lago, instead raging about the midterms and posting attacks on Ron DeSantis

Donald Trump attending an election night event at Mar-a-Lago on November 08, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Donald Trump did not evacuate Mar-a-Lago as Hurricane Nicole approached, according to reports.  Instead, he posted attacks on Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis, whom he regards as a 2024 rival.  The hurricane made landfall on Florida’s…

LG’s flexible display tech is made from contact lens material

LG Display has announced a different type of stretchable display technology that is based on the same material that contact lenses are made from. The new technology would theoretically allow companies to put displays onto almost any surface, with LG Display pointing to use in fashion, mobility, and gaming. LG Display is the display manufacturing…

Kynseed, from ex-Fable devs, leaves Early Access next month

Kynseed, the life sim RPG from ex-Fable developers, is soon to be released out of Early Access. The full game will launch on PC on 6th December. It’s been developed by PixelCount Studios, comprising veterans of the Fable series, and chaired by Games Workshop founder Sir Ian Livingstone. Read more /format/jpg/quality/80/Key_art_200%-(1).png” title=”Kynseed, from ex-Fable devs,…