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Pope Leo Schooled the Tech Bros on Tolkien

Nobody was surprised that Pope Leo XIV cited well-known saints and previous pontiffs in his first encyclical, or papal letter of spiritual guidance, “Magnifica humanitas,” released Monday. But the name that immediately jumped out to many readers is one synonymous with high fantasy literature: J.R.R. Tolkien, the Catholic author of The Lord of the Rings….

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Trump Admin permits Volvo to keep selling connected cars in the U.S.

Volvo Cars reached an agreement with the Trump administration that exempts the automaker from a U.S. crackdown on Chinese-connected vehicle technology. The Swedish automaker, which is majority owned by China’s Geely Holding, said Tuesday that it received specific authorization from the U.S. Department of Commerce to continue importing and selling vehicles with Chinese connected car…

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Hyperliquid Lets Validators Settle Real-World Event Markets

Hyperliquid has added validator-settled outcome markets for offchain events under its HIP-4 upgrade, expanding its trading system beyond perpetual futures into prediction markets. Summary Hyperliquid has added offchain outcome markets under HIP-4, allowing validators to deploy and settle prediction markets inside its network. The system reduces reliance on external oracle services by letting validators vote…

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The Hidden Bitcoin Bull Signal Buried in Wall Street’s Big Short

According to analysts, Bitcoin’s relationship with equities has started shifting compared with past market cycles. Rising short positions across American stocks are starting to shape a different conversation around Bitcoin’s role in global markets. According to CryptoQuant contributor XWIN Japan, a market increasingly built on hedging, concentrated AI trades, and heavy leverage could push…

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