The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is the faint leftover radiation from the Big Bang—the oldest light in the universe that we can still observe today. It fills all of space almost uniformly as a glow of microwave radiation with a nearly perfect blackbody spectrum corresponding to a temperature of about
In 2022, Nasdaq has welcomed 156 initial public offerings (IPOs). It has facilitated the raising of $14.8 billion in total. This year, Nasdaq listed 85 operating companies and 71 SPACs, representing an 89% win rate in the US market and extending Nasdaq’s leadership to 36 consecutive quarters. There were 29
Earlier this month, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a $29 million enforcement action against Bittrex for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). Bittrex’s AML programme and Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) reporting failures exposed the US financial system to threat actors. Failures at Bittrex exposed users to high-risk
In Ukraine, Palantir software has been used for targeting, fusing data from drones, satellites, and
The current oil shock, triggered by the escalation of the US-Israel-Iran conflict starting February 28,
As 2026 approaches, geopolitical risks continue to evolve in a multipolar world characterized by persistent
