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Nigel Farage Resigns His Parliamentary Seat—and Is Standing for Election Again — reason.com
Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform U.K. and an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, resigned as the member of Parliament (M.P.) for Clacton on Tuesday, triggering a by-election in the seat. But Farage's political career is far from over. He has said he
Close to a million investors of the Trump memecoin lost a collective $3.8 billion, even as the president disclosed $636 million in earnings — fortune.com
President Donald Trump has raked in hundreds of millions of dollars from his signature cryptocurrency while his supporters have largely been left holding the bag, according to a report. Of the 1.48 million wallets that bought the $TRUMP memecoin since it
Nigel Farage Wants a Mandate For Corruption — theatlantic.com
Nigel Farage is a great survivor. A decade ago, the British populist provocateur achieved his lifelong ambition—getting his country to vote itself out of the European Union. Since then, he has founded Reform UK—now Britain’s most popular party—and won a
Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns — theguardian.com
Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it
Furious Farage Resigns to Force ‘People Versus the Establishment’ By-Election — theamericanconservative.com
UK Special Coverage Furious Farage Resigns to Force ‘People Versus the Establishment’ By-Election The Reform UK leader is making the ultimate political gamble. UK Special Coverage (Photo by Gareth Fuller/PA Images via Getty Images) The leader of Reform UK,
CAI cloud worm gives competitors' malware the boot, then steals secrets and mines for coin — theregister.com
EXCLUSIVE There's no honor among thieves as a new worm steals from other infectious software. It pilfers “multiple” victims’ credentials and mines for cryptocurrency while killing competitors’ processes, including similar secret-harvesting malware. It’s
Farage Resigns As MP, Triggering By-Election — theamericanconservative.com
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, resigned his seat in parliament Tuesday, triggering a special election in which he intends to run amid allegations of failure to disclose financial gifts. In a Tuesday speech, Farage responded to the allegations stating
Will Quantum Crack Crypto? Why Bitcoin Owners Worry — bloomberg.com
As much as $470 billion of Bitcoin could be at risk if quantum computing becomes more advanced
How a Stranger Used One Text Message to Steal My Entire Digital Life — time.com
—Tero Vesalainen—Getty Images Consider, for a moment, the architecture of your own life. The photographs of your children. The passwords to your bank. The device in your pocket that pays for your coffee, unlocks your front door, and holds the second factor
George Cottrell: the crypto criminal behind Farage controversy — theweek.com
Nigel Farage has said he will resign as an MP to fight a by-election in his constituency of Clacton that he says will be a “chance to stick two fingers up to the establishment”. Farage's decision comes amid a row over his finances, after The Sunday Times
Envirotech Vehicles Closes Merger with Azio AI Ahead of Schedule, Positioning Combined Company to Capture $487 Billion 2026 AI Infrastructure Opportunity — computerworld.com
Revised transaction structure enables immediate closing, accelerating the Company’s strategic pivot toward AI data centers, enterprise GPU compute, and digital power infrastructure. Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVTV) (“EVTV” or the “Company”) today
Fake IT bods on Microsoft Teams coax workers into installing malware — theregister.com
Cybercriminals are using fake IT support calls on Microsoft Teams to persuade employees to surrender control of their PCs before installing the EtherRAT remote access trojan, according to researchers at Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42. Victims receive a
Spain collars alleged pro-Russia hacktivist after FBI tip-off — theregister.com
Spanish police have arrested a man they believe is affiliated with at least two pro-Russia hacktivist groups linked to attacks on critical national infrastructure (CNI). Arrested in March at his home in Palencia, central Spain, the man is suspected of
Bitcoin Miner’s Pivot to Data Centers Pays Off as Anthropic Signs 20-Year Lease — gizmodo.com
Crypto enthusiasts have found a more lucrative use for their data centers.
Economic Hit Men for Gambling Apps — prospect.org
The Revolving Door Project, a Prospect partner, scrutinizes the executive branch and presidential power. Follow them at therevolvingdoorproject.org. From 2021 to 2025, Elizabeth Prelogar served as President Biden’s solicitor general, the top litigation job
Game over for 20% of Xbox staff as Microsoft hits reset: We ‘didn’t focus on the core business,’ CEO says. ‘We simply spread ourselves too thin.’ — fortune.com
Good morning. On Fortune’s radar today: Exclusive: Xbox CEO on why she is laying off 20% of her staff as Microsoft hits reset. Markets: Selloff in Asia. “Doom loop”? Strategy is selling bitcoin while hoping it also goes up. The very rich are different from
Crypto Scandal Will Dent, but Not Destroy Farage — theamericanconservative.com
UK Special Coverage Crypto Scandal Will Dent, but Not Destroy Farage Answering questions about the Reform UK leader’s finances will take time and attention, but are unlikely to result in his ouster. UK Special Coverage The Deep State is getting desperate,
TeraWulf Shares Soar on $19 Billion Anthropic Data Center Deal — theinformation.com
TeraWulf shares jumped Monday after the bitcoin mining and data center provider announced it had entered a 20-year lease agreement with Anthropic to provide the AI model maker a purpose-built AI campus at a site in Hawesville, Kentucky. TeraWulf shares
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