Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) acquired an additional 22,305 Bitcoin for approximately $2.13 billion between Jan. 12 and Jan. 19, continuing an aggressive accumulation campaign that has absorbed 3.38% of the top crypto’s total supply. That works out to 3.55% of the circulating supply of 19.97 million coins. The purchases were executed at an average price of … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Gersh has promoted veteran agents Debra Goldfarb and Mark Turner to Co-Heads of Alternative. The pair take the top job from Alec Shankman, who transitioned into management at the start of the year. Others newly promoted at Gersh include Annie Gaspar (Talent), Sydney Rosenzweig (Digital), Marisa Yocca (Digital) and Brett Bennett (Alternative) to Agent. … Read more
CO founder Stephanie Danan is now settled in Paris, which means she’s looking at dressing a little bit differently. Which means, she adds, that she’s leaning into the “extreme duality” of being half-American and half-French. “I’m always trying to balance distinction, wearability, and nonchalance, those are my three most important factors. Finding that while not … Read more
Across Central America and Mexico, there have been 1,190 human cases of NWS reported and seven deaths. More than 148,000 animals have been affected. Close calls In September, the USDA warned that an 8-month-old cow with an active NWS infection was found in a feedlot in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, just 70 miles … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Netflix has said that the entertainment industry remains “intensely competitive” as it seeks regulatory approval for its $83bn deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery. The streaming giant, which reported fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, highlighted its … Read more
Based on the video analysis, scientists identified three facial gestures they wanted to focus on: the lipsmack macaques use to signal receptivity or submission; the threat face they make when they want to challenge or chase off an adversary; and chewing, a non-social, volitional movement. Then, using the fMRI scans, the team located key brain … Read more
Delaware Life Insurance Company is adding limited Bitcoin-linked exposure to its retirement annuity portfolio through an index developed by BlackRock. The insurer will offer an index that blends US stocks with a small, risk-managed allocation to Bitcoin (BTC). The Bitcoin exposure comes through BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, meaning investors do not hold Bitcoin directly. … Read more
We’re on our third and final week of the menswear circuit. This isn’t a season of debuts, but that doesn’t make the week any less interesting. Not only will we be covering shows like Auralee, Dior Men, and Rick Owens, but Simon Porte Jacquemus will close out the season with a show at the Picasso … Read more
Serve Robotics, the sidewalk delivery robot company backed by Nvidia and Uber, is expanding into a new category with its latest acquisition: healthcare. Los Angeles-based Serve Robotics announced Tuesday it was acquiring Diligent Robotics, a startup that builds robots named Moxi designed to assist in hospitals by delivering lab samples, supplies and other tasks. The … Read more
In 2023, the website then known as Twitter partially open sourced its algorithm for the first time. In those days, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk had only recently acquired the platform, and he claimed to be on a mission to restructure the social media platform to make it more transparent. However, the algorithm’s code release was … Read more