Just once, Matthew Slater would like to experience a hangover. But even if Mr. Slater, 34, finishes a bottle of vodka, he still wakes up feeling fine the next day. “Unless they know me, people don’t really believe me,” Mr. Slater said. “It’s just kind of assumed that when you drink a bunch of poison,…
Key takeaways Lottery mining is cheap and fun, but don’t count on hitting a block. Solo ASIC mining gives you complete control, but it’s a long-odds game. Pool mining is the most practical way to earn steady payouts at home. Cloud mining saves you the hassle but usually isn’t worth the cost. Bitcoin is rapidly…
Mar 16, 2025; Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan; Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) waits to bat during the first inning against the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo Dome. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images It’s finally upon us: the start of another season of Major League Baseball. It’s time for the Boys of Summer to play…
Gymshark Group has filed its accounts for the year to last July — FY24 — and they show it continuing to prosper with revenue rising, although some profit measures were lower as the firm’s growth investments continued and costs rose. Gymshark The company, which is the ultimate parent of Gymshark Ltd and Gymshark USA, saw…
Dear readers, I have a confession: I am suffering from an ailment that the younger ones call “brain rot,” the inability to think deeply after too much scrolling on my phone. These days, it’s tough to even finish a book. Plenty of people have this problem. So many, it has birthed a category of minimalist…
“I’m a writer and my husband runs a nonprofit organization. We have two teenagers and are the type of family that typically goes to national parks, museums and cultural events for our vacations. We’re big on educational travel. Now that the kids are old enough to be left behind, my husband and I are looking…
Pump.fun is launching a lending platform to enable users to buy memecoins and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with borrowed cryptocurrency, the Solana-based memecoin launchpad said. Dubbed Pump.Fi, the onchain lending protocol provides “immediate… financing for [any] digital asset,” Pump.fun said in an April 1 X post. According to Pump.fun, borrowers pay one-third up front and the…
Brokerage fintech Robinhood is reportedly developing a blockchain network that will enable retail investors in Europe to trade US securities. According to a May 7 Bloomberg report citing sources familiar with the matter, the move seeks to expand the company’s local presence by offering trading of tokenized securities, such as stocks. Two crypto firms, Arbitrum…
7 a.m. Head for the high country Get an early start before the desert sun heats up the Dale Ball Trails, a 24-mile network of interconnected hiking and mountain-biking trails in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, just east of downtown. Anyone not yet acclimated to the altitude — over 7,000 feet —…
Selma Miriam and Noel Furie were unhappy housewives, as they put it, when they met at a gathering of the National Organization for Women in Connecticut in 1972. Soon after, they divorced their husbands, came out as lesbians and set about creating a place for women to congregate. Ms. Miriam was a talented and adventurous…