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    NPR

    Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for his FTX crimes

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    1. Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of seven counts of fraud related to the collapse of the crypto exchange he founded.
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    Finance
    4 min read
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    Politico

    As Russia attacks, Ukraine scrambles to dig enough trenches

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    1. Ukrainian lawmakers are concerned that the military is falling behind in constructing fortifications to repel an anticipated Russian attack in the east. They argue that work on the fortifications started too late and isn't happening quickly enough.
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    World Affairs
    1 min read
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    Neue Zürcher Zeitung

    "China is dangerously misunderstood in the West"

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    1. Keyu Jin, a professor at the London School of Economics, believes that the West has a distorted perception of China. She argues that while China's economic prospects aren't particularly good at the moment, it is not a long-term trend and the country is too innovative to fall into the middle-income trap.
    New
    World Affairs
    10 min read
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    TechCrunch

    Understanding humanoid robots

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    1. The concept of humanoid robots, or automatons that resemble and function like humans, has been around for a century. However, the technology to realize this concept is only now starting to emerge.
    New
    Tech
    8 min read
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    Politico

    Big Chocolate is conning you this Easter

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    1. European chocolate lovers are facing a bitter Easter, with prices jumping as much as 50% due to a global cocoa shortage. This has been caused by extreme weather in Ivory Coast, the world’s leading cocoa producer.
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    Economy
    1 min read

On a lighter note

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    CNN

    Polar ice is melting and changing Earth’s rotation. It’s messing with time itself

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    1. A new study suggests that melting polar ice, influenced by human activity, is altering the Earth's rotation and changing time itself. This is because the hours and minutes that dictate our days are determined by Earth's rotation, which can change slightly depending on what's happening on the surface and in the planet's molten core.
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    Science
    4 min read

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