In a surprise launch on Monday, Apple unveiled the AirPods Max 2, the successor to its premium headphones that launched in 2020. The Max 2 cost $549, and features active noise cancellation, Apple’s audio-specific H2 chip, support for live translation, better sound quality, and more. The headphones will be available to order starting March 25, … Read more
Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) has officially unseated Tether’s USDT in transfer volume for the first time in seven years. The shift marks a defining moment for digital assets, cleanly splitting stablecoin leadership into two distinct categories: total supply and transactional velocity. While Tether remains the undisputed heavyweight in the stablecoin market, USDC has become the … Read more
When Adrien Brody called Michael B. Jordan’s name as Best Actor Oscar winner for his performances as twins Smoke and Stack in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, a weird, almost straight-out-of-science-fiction thing occurred in a house in a garden square in East London, some 5,000 miles from the Dolby Theatre At Ovation Hollywood where the Academy Awards ceremony … Read more
For fashion supply chains that rely on the port as a staging point for cargo moving between South Asia, Europe, and the United States, the implications are immediate. Records show Old Navy and Gap as the dominant US importers through the Pakistan-Salalah corridor — Old Navy alone accounts for more than 2,300 recorded shipments — … Read more
Hana Financial Group, one of South Korea’s largest financial conglomerates, has partnered with Standard Chartered on finance and digital assets. On Sunday, Hana Financial said it signed a business agreement with the United Kingdom’s Standard Chartered Group (SC Group) for cooperation in global financial business and digital asset fields, Yonhap News reported. The agreement covers … Read more
Hageman’s announcement “confirms that the fossil fuel industry is escalating its effort to avoid accountability,” said Cassidy DiPaola, communications director of the Make Polluters Pay campaign. She and other climate advocates say this escalation suggests the industry is guilty of the wrongdoing it is accused of. “If you haven’t done anything wrong, you don’t need … Read more
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As noted by Apple, the AirPods Max 2 offer active noise-cancellation that’s 1.5 times more effective when compared to its predecessor. Transparency mode, which allows you to hear your surroundings while wearing the headphones, also sounds “more natural” with the AirPods Max 2, according to Apple. The AirPods Max 2 support 24-bit, 48kHz lossless audio … Read more
Opinion by: Neil Staunton, CEO and co-founder of Superset Crypto is one of the most innovative corners of finance. New protocols launch every week. New market designs are constantly tested, and experimentation moves fast. But innovation alone can’t build financial systems that institutions can rely on. There’s a reason traditional finance is deliberately boring. It … Read more
DFree/Shutterstock Corner-of-the-bar fixture Norm Peterson (George Wendt) was one of the most beloved characters on “Cheers” with his wisecracks and friendly nature. Norm’s wife, Vera, though, was a bit more of a mystery. Norm often made “old harpie” jokes at his wife’s expense; on the phone with … Read more