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Talos, which develops digital asset trading infrastructure, raised a $45M extension from Robinhood and others to its $105M Series B, at a $1.5B valuation (Will Canny/CoinDesk)
Will Canny / CoinDesk:
Talos, which develops digital asset trading infrastructure, raised a $45M extension from Robinhood and others to its $105M Series B, at a $1.5B valuation — The $45 million Series B extension also includes participation from new strategic investors Sony Innovation Fund, IMC, QCP and Karatage.
Something very unexpected is happening to Norway’s polar bears
Polar bears became the poster child for the peril of climate change for obvious reasons: They hunt seals from the ice, and as fossil fuels warm the planet, the ice where these bears live is melting. For more than three decades, scientists have been warning that climate change could drive polar bear populations extinct. That […]
The rise of the slopagandist
The violent federal occupation of Minneapolis - and the subsequent killings of two residents at the hands of immigration agents - began with a vlog. Nick Shirley, a roving 23-year-old with a smartphone and a taste for outrage, made a YouTube video with unfounded allegations of fraud at daycares operated by the local Somali American […]
Why Marvel’s ‘Wonder Man’ is So Relatable to Black People
As Marvel's Wonder Man, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is a superhero chasing his big dreams— and it’s resonating HARD with Black viewers!
White Deputy Who Murdered Sonya Massey in Her Home Finally Learns His Fate
After shooting Sonya Massey in 2024 while she stood in her kitchen, white former deputy Sean Grayson just learned his fate.