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- 4 days ago28 min
Big Gold Moves: French Central Bank Moves 129 Tons of Gold out of US; Dutch Central Bank Moves 86 Tons
There are some big moves happening in the gold market. Last week, the Central Bank of the Netherlands confirmed that they moved 86 tons of gold out of North America—moving it to London. Earlier this year France did something similar, removing all of their gold reserves from the U.S.—in favor of keeping them at home.Germany did the same as well a few years ago. Their central bank moved the 111 tons of gold that they had in New York, and they brought it home to be kept in Germany.All this is atop record-breaking gold buying from the central banks across the world: including China, Russia, India, Poland, Uzbekistan, Hungary, Kazakhstan, and a long tail of central banks in smaller countries buying up the precious metal.And so, in order to get an idea of what’s happening in the market, I got a chance to speak with Machi Block from American Hartford Gold to get a peek at the market from someone who has a finger on the pulse of the industry. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.
- 5 days ago14 min
Anthropic Slapped With Lawsuit Over Alleged Theft of Over 10,000 Songs for AI Training
Anthropic recently settled a $1.5-billion civil suit over the illegal downloading of millions of books used to train its large language model. It was the single largest copyright infringement settlement in U.S. history. This past weekend, over 30 music companies filed a class-action lawsuit alleging Anthropic illegally downloaded song lyrics from the same torrent sites and intentionally removed copyright information.How this case shakes out could very well dictate whether the live music industry is still a thing a generation from now. Let's go through the details together.Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.
- 1 weeks ago14 min
Does Filming Yourself Doing Illegal Things for ‘Content’ Make Them Less Illegal?
Let’s delve into the history of the “prank video” format, and how it’s developed to where it is today, where TikTok stars are going into businesses pretending to work there in order to get access to unauthorized staff-only areas.
- 1 weeks ago18 min
The Looming Threat of a Chinese Humanoid Robot Flood into the US Market
Humanoid robots from China—are they taking over, or just falling over?Are they our cute companions? Or, are they watching us in our homes through secret backdoors left open by the China-based manufacturers? Let’s look at these important questions together.
- 2 weeks ago16 min
Fat From Cadavers Now Being Used for Cosmetic Fillers
How badly do you want that perfect beach body? Some are willing to get liposuction and have someone shuffle their own fat around. But how about getting one’s body enhanced by injecting fat from dead people? Is that a bit much?Well, that’s what’s happening in the cosmetics industry.Now, you might ask: Why do they need to use fat from cadavers? Why not just liposuction one area, and move it to another?Here’s the twist: the rise of GLP-1 weight loss drugs are leaving people without enough fat to move around.Let’s go through it all together.
- 2 weeks ago15 min
AI Creates 16 Never-Before-Seen Real-World Viruses
Scientists in the U.S. recently announced that for the very first time, they were able to use AI to create viruses never before seen in nature. Don’t worry, though: these new viruses were designed to target specific strains of E.coli bacteria that have become resistant to natural antibacterials.This development marks a major milestone in the field of synthetic biology, and it opens the door to potential rapid advancements in human healthcare. Maybe these AIs can develop never-before-seen cures to horrible diseases. However, on the flip side, I think after living through the early 2020s ... we can all imagine how this can go horribly wrong.So today, let’s go through the details of these newly created AI real-world viruses together.
- 3 weeks ago13 min
USPS: New Rules for Mail-In Ballots; US Issues Travel Alert for 3 Countries
Today, we do a round up of three stories. First, a former acting U.S. attorney was found dead in his office in a federal building in California. Second, the USPS just issued new rules regarding mail-in ballot envelopes. Last, the State Department has issued travel advisories regarding three countries. Let’s go through it all together.
- 3 weeks ago14 min
Over 30 Minnesota Water Systems Hit with 'Coordinated Cyberattack,' Forced to Go Offline
In just 48 hours, a coordinated cyberattack disrupted the digital controls of water systems across more than 30 Minnesota communities, forcing operators to switch to manual backup to keep pumps, valves, and treatment systems running without any data theft, financial loss, or ransom demands.The incident, which remains—officially, at least—without a named suspect, highlights the longstanding vulnerabilities in local U.S. water infrastructure. Let's go through the details of the attack, as well as some of the possible culprits.
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