Author: MNK News
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing nearly every sector of modern life—from medicine and education to software and communication. Like any tool, however, it can be used for great good or great harm. Sadly, AI is now being used by foreign criminal networks to target innocent Americans, exploiting not only their wallets—but also their trust. One of the most disturbing developments is the use of AI to impersonate medical professionals. Criminals have begun using deepfake technology to create remarkably realistic images, videos, and even voices of trusted physicians—sometimes even using their real names and likenesses without consent—to promote unapproved, ineffective, or outright…
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officials missed a deadline this week granting licenses to marijuana growers as part of a voter-approved measure that legalized medical marijuana, offering the latest example of pushback in Republican-led states against efforts to legalize the drug. “How many times do we have to go down this road of fighting for our lives?” Lia Post asked through sobs Tuesday to the newly formed Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission as it became clear the body would not meet the Wednesday deadline.Post lives in eastern Nebraska and suffers from a condition that causes chronic pain in her extremities. Marijuana…
As Bitcoin (BTC) steadily makes its way toward its current all-time high (ATH) of $124,128, optimism seems to be returning to the market. However, fresh data from Binance shows that BTC’s gains barely outweigh the risks posed by the digital asset’s volatility. Bitcoin Maintaining A Risk-Reward Balance According to a CryptoQuant Quicktake post by contributor Arab Chain, latest data from Binance – the world’s leading cryptocurrency trading platform in terms of liquidity – suggests that BTC is currently maintaining a risk-reward balance. Related Reading Specifically, the Sharpe-like ratio on Binance currently stands at 0.18, a figure very close to neutral…
My name is Godspower Owie, and I was born and brought up in Edo State, Nigeria. I grew up with my three siblings who have always been my idols and mentors, helping me to grow and understand the way of life. My parents are literally the backbone of my story. They’ve always supported me in good and bad times and never for once left my side whenever I feel lost in this world. Honestly, having such amazing parents makes you feel safe and secure, and I won’t trade them for anything else in this world. I was exposed to the…
The Netflix Grooming Syndicate was caught red-handed grooming children as young as two, a boycott led by Elon Musk followed, and now Netflix has watched its stock (and reputation) slide for two days in a row. “Shares slid 0.8% to $1,162 ahead of the opening bell, having dropped 2.3% the previous session,” reports Barrons. The Barrons’ piece is laughably and desperately dishonest. Instead of focusing on Netflix’s demonic grooming in animated shows aimed at toddlers, Barrons blames the boycott on something a Netflix producer said about Charlie Kirk: Conservatives have shared screenshots that appear to show Hamish Steele, who created…
Microsoft may have made the unfortunate decision to raise the price of a Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription to $30 a month, but you don’t have to live by the company’s rules — at least not yet. Most online retailers are still selling codes for prepaid Game Pass subscriptions at the original $20 a month price. That means you can pay $60 for three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, stack your codes and keep your subscription without having to downgrade or cancel.XboxYou can still purchase pre-paid Game Pass codes at their original price. $60 at AmazonAs the highest tier…
Fitness tech appears to be having a strange spat. Earlier this week, Strava filed a lawsuit alleging that Garmin infringed on its patents for two features related to tracking exercise routes: segments and heatmaps. It’s also claiming that Garmin violated a Master Cooperation Agreement by developing its own heat map feature. The complaint (via The Verge) is seeking a permanent injunction to stop Garmin from selling any items with segments or a heat map features, which would amount to a majority of Garmin’s hardware products as well as its Connect tracking program.The lawsuit on its own is a surprise. Strava…
Larry Sanger, co-founder of Wikipedia, has come out with his heaviest criticism of the online encyclopedia yet, accompanied by a call to reform. In nine theses published to his blog and Wikipedia itself, Sanger outlines proposals for reform with essays describing and analyzing the myriad problems with the site since his departure in 2002, including the purging of conservative media through a sourcing blacklist. On Tucker Carlson’s podcast earlier this week, Sanger outlined his nine theses and expressed other concerns about Wikipedia. During the interview, Carlson expressed surprise regarding the sourcing blacklist, which includes Breitbart News. Having left Wikipedia after…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups and politicians aligned with the Trump administration.Drugmaker Evita Solutions announced on its website that the Food and Drug Administration signed off on its low-cost form of the pill, which is approved to end pregnancies through 10 weeks.Students for Life Action, which opposes abortion, in a statement Thursday called the approval “a stain on the Trump presidency and another sign that the deep state at the FDA must go.”Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri also criticized…
The XRP price has often drawn ambitious forecasts, but few as outrageous as a recent prediction placing its potential value at $170,000 per token. This projection not only suggests that XRP could surpass the current price of its primary rival, Ethereum, but even dethrone Bitcoin, which has an ATH above $124,000. The crypto analyst behind this bold claim openly rejects conventional valuation models, arguing that they belong to the “old world” and are incapable of measuring the disruptive potential of blockchain-based assets. Why A $170,000 XRP Price Isn’t “Impossible” XRP long-term price forecasts continue to grow bolder as the market…