Last updated: April 25, 2024 20:09 EDT | 2 min read The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) initiated a new phase of discussions on April 24 regarding a proposed rule alteration for the trading of options on Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) while also inviting public input on the matter.Multiple exchanges are looking to trade options on the newly approved spot bitcoin ETFs, though they have been met with delays. SEC Initiates Review of Bitcoin Options Trading Impact, Seeks Public FeedbackAs outlined in the filing, the SEC will investigate the potential impacts of introducing Bitcoin options trading on the broader market,…

It’s been over 20 years since the González family sold Don Julio Tequila to liquor giant Diageo – and now, the namesake’s grandson is forging his own path in the spirit industry with an emphasis on additive-free blanco tequila. Eduardo “Lalo” González, grandson of Don Julio and co-founder of Lalo Spirits, and his childhood friend and co-founder, David Carballido, through simple catching up, proposed a lack of Mexican ownership and culture within the tequila industry.TEQUILA EXPERT SHARES THE SECRET TO A SIMPLE, DELICIOUS COCKTAIL In 2015, the pair of friends drew from a heritage of over 100 years of spirits…

A Maryland high school teacher was arrested after he used artificial intelligence to create phony audio, planting racist and antisemitic words into the voice of his boss, officials alleged Thursday. Dazhon Darien, a physical education teacher and the athletic director at Pikesville High School, was accused of falsifying the voice of principal Eric Eiswert in January, authorities said.”We now have conclusive evidence that the recording was not authentic,” Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough told reporters in Towson. “It’s been determined the recording was generated through the use of artificial intelligence technology.” Darien was charged with disrupting school activities and…

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A high school athletic director in Maryland has been accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said Thursday.Authorities said the case appears to be among the first of its kind in the country and called for new laws to guard against the technology. Experts also warned that artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly powerful, while the ability to detect it may lag behind without more resources.Dazhon Darien faked the voice of Pikesville High School’s principal in response to conversations the men had about Darien’s poor work performance and…

Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images Usher’s teenage son Naviyd connected with his “favorite artist” PinkPantheress in a sneaky — yet effective — way. Usher, 45, shared a “quick storytime” via his Instagram Stories on Thursday, April 25, about how Naviyd, 15, stole his phone to DM PinkPantheress, 23, “about a week or so ago,” and he shared screenshots of the messages. “Hello, this is Usher’s son Naviyd. I’m you [sic] true biggest fan please follow me back,” the teen wrote, including his Instagram handle. Usher became aware of what happened after PinkPantheress replied, “This is wild,” and he didn’t recognize her account.…

Wild horses will stay in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park amid fears from advocates that park officials would remove the beloved animals from the rugged badlands landscape, a key lawmaker said Thursday.Republican U.S. Sen. John Hoeven said he has secured a commitment from the National Park Service to maintain wild horses in the park, though the number remains to be determined. Roughly 200 horses now roam the park.THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK TO REMOVE NEARLY HALF ITS BISON POPULATIONHoeven said the Park Service will abandon its proposed removal of the horses under an environmental review process begun in 2022 and…

A retired geologist has claimed he’s found a lost Bronze Age settlement in his backyard — after learning to identify artifacts by watching “Time Team,” a popular TV series in the U.K. that features specialists who work to uncover details about Britain’s archaeology and history. Andrew Beckly of Wellington, in Somerset, England, has amassed a horde of more than 2,500 artifacts, including blades and axes, after a chance discovery under his own lawn, according to SWNS, the British news service.He turned up an arrowhead while sifting through soil in his backyard — and said the discovery “shot the history of the…

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is being sued in a class action lawsuit alleging it turned away nearly 1,000 air traffic controller applicants, solely based on their race. Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, who now serves as co-counsel for Mountain States Legal Foundation based in Colorado, is leading efforts for a lawsuit that could set a new precedent and force companies to hire employees based on skills.Laxalt said the lawsuit represents nearly 1,000 people who went to school to become air traffic controllers, which, for about 20 years until the end of the Obama administration, graduated 100 % of…

The worst kept secret in the NFL finally came to fruition Thursday as the Chicago Bears selected highly-touted USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.But the theme of the first round was the run on quarterbacks. An unprecedented six of the first 12 picks were quarterbacks, an NFL Draft record. The first 14 selections were offensive players, also a draft record, with no defensive players being taken until the Indianapolis Colts selected UCLA defensive end Laiatu Latu at No. 15.  The Bears and their long-suffering fans hope Williams, the 22-year-old phenom, will…

Tony Award winner Celia Keenan-Bolger, Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award winner Jessica Lange, and Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Jim Parsons return to Broadway in the Second Stage’s production of Mother Play,Read the reviews!It’s 1962, just outside of D.C., and matriarch Phyllis (Jessica Lange) is supervising her teenage children, Carl (Jim Parsons) and Martha (Celia Keenan-Bolger), as they move into a new apartment. Phyllis has strong ideas about what her children need to do and be to succeed, and woe be the child who finds their own path. Bolstered by gin and…

NEW ORLEANS — The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom.It was the second time Cardell Hayes, 36, had faced sentencing in Smith’s death. He was convicted of manslaughter in December 2016 and later sentenced to 25 years. But the jury vote had been 10-2 and the conviction was later tossed after the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed such non-unanimous verdicts. After a new trial, Hayes was convicted by a unanimous jury in January.In handing down the sentence, Judge Camille…

BEIJING: Relentless rains, hail and winds of near hurricane intensity battered southern China, forcing the evacuation of an entire town of more than 1,700 people in the province of Guangdong, media said on Thursday (Apr 25). Buses and helicopters ferried to safety all the residents of the township of Jiangwan in the Shaoguan region as a new round of floods arrived, the reports said, citing local authorities. “I have never seen such heavy rain in my life, nor have people older than me,” said Jiang, a 72-year-old resident who gave only his surname, according to state-run China Daily. Power lines…

Last updated: April 25, 2024 20:49 EDT | 3 min read As BlackRock’s 71-day ETF inflow streak comes to an end, the Bitcoin market faces new uncertainties. Despite a modest increase to $64,165, Bitcoin’s trading dynamics hint at potential volatility. This update provides a Bitcoin price prediction in light of recent financial shifts.BlackRock’s IBIT ETF Sees First Investment Drop, as Bitcoin Fund Inflows CoolBlackRock’s IBIT, a spot bitcoin ETF trading on Nasdaq, experienced a noticeable decline in popularity, according to preliminary data from Farside Investors.For the first time since its launch on January 11, IBIT failed to attract any new investments,…

A new report from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found traces of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercially sold pasteurized milk.According to the report, which was published on Thursday, one in five samples of commercially sold pasteurized milk contained viral fragments of H5N1, a virus known as “bird flu” that researchers say typically infects birds, poultry and animal species. The fragments in the milk were not live or infectious, NBC News reported.The report found that a large number of the milk samples containing traces of bird flu came from areas that had cows infected by the virus.But…