Newshour - UN monitoring group warns famine is unfolding in Gaza

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification has said what it calls "the worse case scenario of famine" is now unfolding in Gaza. The UN's World Food Programme says that the unfolding disaster is reminiscent of famines seen in Ethiopia and Biafra, Nigeria, in the last century.

Also in the programme: Google launches a new AI search tool in the UK; and as England's women's football squad celebrates its triumph at the Euros with an open-top bus parade in central London, we'll look at how the game is growing commercially around the world.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - ‘Ether Is Going Up’ | CoinDesk Spotlight With Joe Lubin

Insights into the past, present and future of the crypto industry with Joe Lubin.

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Ethereum co-founder and ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin joins "CoinDesk Spotlight" one day before the network's 10-year anniversary to discuss the Ethereum ecosystem's decade-long journey and his vision for the future.

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It means DApps can allow users to control what information is revealed without putting sensitive data on-chain, allowing you to break free from the limitation of choosing between utility or privacy.

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Marketplace All-in-One - On the midnight train to merger

Two behemoths of freight rail are joining forces: Union Pacific is acquiring Norfolk Southern for $85 billion. The deal creates the largest freight rail network in the country and will attract the attention of antitrust regulators. Also on the show: U.S.-China trade negotiators meet in Sweden for trade talks, and the U.S. sets a new deadline for Russia to end its war in Ukraine or face new economic sanctions.

CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: Hive’s 25 EH Plan and Paraguay Expansion w/ Aydin Kilic

Hive is expanding its Paraguay mining sites with a target of 25 EH/s by year’s end.


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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Aydin Kilic, CEO of Hive Blockchain joins us to talk about their plan to scale to 25 EH/s by year end, the Paraguay expansion using new Bitmain hydro units, the company’s ATM funding strategy, and their pivot into HPC.



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**Notes:**

• Scaling from 12 to 25 exahash by year end

• 200MW Paraguay site bought for $400k/MW

• 18% share dilution in Q1 from ATM usage

• $500M mining margin target at 25 EH/s

• 50% gross mining margins currently

• $40M profit on Bitcoin pledge trade


Timestamps:

00:00 Start

03:02 NYC trip

04:58 25 Exahash goal

07:35 Surviving bear markets

18:20 Fractal Bitcoin

18:59 ATM

24:05 Next steps 2025



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Cato Podcast - SCOTUS Roundup

Thomas A. Berry and Brent Skorup analyze five major Supreme Court cases from the recently concluded term, describing it as a "mixed bag" with more government victories than libertarians would prefer. They discuss key decisions including Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton (upholding Texas age verification requirements for adult content), Trump v. Casa Inc. (ending universal injunctions by federal judges), and several other significant rulings on transgender rights and religious liberty in schools.

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Marketplace All-in-One - China offers parents $500 per child to help boost birth rate

From the BBC World Service: Parents in China are being offered a little extra help, about $500 a year for every child under three. It's the government's first nationwide subsidy in a bid to increase birth rates. State media says around 20 million families are eligible for the payments. But will it work? Plus, with northern Mexico in the middle of a severe drought, the country is falling behind on water deliveries to the U.S. promised by a treaty. The Trump administration isn't happy.

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Two Chicago Green Card Holders On Their Journey And Trump

Amidst the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration, green card holders are getting caught in the middle. Stories persist of people with lawful permanent residency being detained and denied re-entry into the country, despite the law seemingly being on their side. As fear and concerns continue to grow, so does the conversation around what some call the “right” and “wrong” ways to enter the country. But what does it really mean to go through the process the “right” way? Reset hears from a local immigration lawyer and two Chicagoans about their experience getting a green card. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.