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Ethereum pushes back Pectra upgrade to conduct third testnet ‘Hoodi’

Ethereum core developers have decided to create a third testnet, Hoodi, to better prepare for the Pectra upgrade, which has now been delayed until at least late April after the…

fastnewsbreak March 14, 2025

Business

How can you block spam texts? Smishing scams tout bogus toll debts : NPR

Motorists pass through a toll plaza near St. Petersburg, Florida. Bogus text messages threatening phone users with unpaid toll fees have spread rapidly — in part because scammers try to…

fastnewsbreak March 14, 2025

Sports

Rory McIlroy answers the call after a spot of mobile phone interference | Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy opted to let his golf clubs do the talking. A wondrous approach to the 18th, setting up a birdie for an opening round of 67, emphasised the Northern…

fastnewsbreak March 14, 2025

Sports

The Players Championship: Lucas Glover shares lead, Rory McIlroy joint-second after first round

Former US Open champion Lucas Glover is one of three players who hold a share of the lead after the opening round of The Players Championship in Florida.American Glover, 45,…

fastnewsbreak March 14, 2025

Business

Car sharing switches to electric to boost appeal

MaryLou CostaTechnology ReporterDonatas AlišauskasIeva Mackeviciute uses car sharing to get around VilniusIeva Mackeviciute lives in Kaunas, Lithuania's second-largest city, but works in the capital, Vilnius.She takes the hour-long train into…

fastnewsbreak March 14, 2025

Entertainment

Marianne Faithfull: posthumous EP to be released for Record Store Day | Marianne Faithfull

Four new songs recorded by Marianne Faithfull in the year prior to her death are to be released for Record Store Day on 12 April.Burning Moonlight was due for announcement…

fastnewsbreak March 14, 2025

Sports

Can English teams win all three European competitions?

Aston Villa will play Paris St-Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals, with Arsenal up against holders Real Madrid.PSG beat Liverpool in the last 16, the only English team to go…

fastnewsbreak March 13, 2025

Cryptocurrency

Financial advisers, wirehouses set to fuel next wave of Bitcoin ETF adoption

Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart believes the next phase of adoption for crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will be driven by financial advisers, wirehouses, and brokers managing assets for high-net-worth individuals.Speaking…

fastnewsbreak March 13, 2025

Sports

Patrick Dorgu: Man Utd wing-back tells referee he was wrong to award penalty

It was a remarkable display of sportsmanship.With Manchester United leading their Europa League last-16 tie with Real Sociedad 2-1 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate, the Red Devils were…

fastnewsbreak March 13, 2025

Cryptocurrency

Bolivia turns to crypto for fuel trade amid US dollar shortage

Bolivia has authorized its state-run energy company, YPFB, to use crypto for fuel imports as the country struggles with a worsening dollar shortage and fuel crisis.The government approved the move…

fastnewsbreak March 13, 2025