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Ten dairy cows in Paraná, Brazil, carried encrypted identities that Cowmed collars had built from each animal’s health, behavior, and location data into B3 this week.Those identities turned the cows into collateral for nearly $20,000 in credit, and the record behind them aims to shrink the haircut lenders apply and stop lenders from pledging the same animal twice.Brazil’s pilot proves the mechanics work at a small scale, and the bigger opportunity sits in countries where farmers own valuable livestock and cannot borrow against it because they lack the land titles banks require.Advertise with CryptoSlateThe global gap between what small businesses…

Emergency warning siren to blare across most phones today at 2pm AESTA reminder that today’s the long-awaited AusAlert day! The day when every phone in the country (except for those who take specific precautions) will – or should, at any rate – blare an emergency siren at 2pm AEST as part of the first Australia-wide test of a new national warning system.A recap: this afternoon, most phones, and some smartwatches and tablets, will receive a pop-up notification and an alert sound that cannot be silenced – even if your device is on “do not disturb” or silent mode. The warning…

The families of those killed in an RAF Chinook crash in 1994 have urged Andy Burnham to end Britain’s “cover-up culture” and order an independent review into the disaster.Twenty-nine serving military personnel died when the Chinook HC2 helicopter crashed on the Mull of Kintyre in south-west Scotland during a flight from Northern Ireland.The two pilots were initially blamed for the crash but exonerated after an inquiry in 2011, which did not determine its cause.Liam Fox, the former Conservative defence secretary who ordered that official review, said last month there were now “deep concerns” that “vital information” could have been withheld.Fox,…

While up to 2K at 20 frames per second and a 133-degree field of view doesn’t sound great, this camera has a big image sensor, so it produces rich video and has impressive color night vision. The basics are solid, with AI detection that can divide subjects into people, vehicles, animals, and packages with few mistakes.The real reason to consider it is that the camera doubles as a Matter controller and Thread border router. If you’re sick of your robot mower or outdoor smart lighting struggling to stay connected or they’re not as responsive to commands as you’d like, this…

Sberbank, Russia’s biggest bank, plans to build cryptocurrency trading infrastructure including a digital depository no later than Dec. 1 as the country brings crypto trading, custody and settlement into its regulated financial system.That digital depository, Interfax reported, will record ownership of cryptocurrency and process most transactions outside of the main blockchain. Sberbank will operate active wallets for client-initiated deposits, withdrawals and transfers.“One of the key elements of the new infrastructure will be a digital depository, which will maintain records of clients’ cryptocurrency rights and account for transactions outside the main blockchain,” said Alexander Vedyakhin, first deputy chairman of Sberbank’s management…

Where are the arts and humanities in current debates about space research? The physicist Laura Grego tells us we “have to be aware of what is happening in space”, that we should probe Elon Musk’s potential “appropriation” of space via satellite, and that our spacefaring era raises questions about our stewardship of the Earth for future generations, and the significance of human culture (‘Most people don’t know we’ve set up a doomsday system’: physicist Laura Grego on satellites, nuclear weapons and the battle for our skies, 20 July).Meanwhile, your interviewer Aida Edemariam notes both the Artemis mission’s potential to inspire,…

Andy Burnham has pledged to continue the UK’s “unwavering” support for Ukraine ahead of a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday.Zelensky will become the prime minister’s first international visitor since he took office a week ago, which No 10 said “illustrates the strength of the relationship between the two nations”.They will visit a naval base, where Burnham will announce the sharing of the intellectual property behind the UK’s new “Stone Cloak” electronic warfare system, enabling Ukraine to produce the technology at scale.The prime minister said: “Britain stands with Ukrain, shoulder to shoulder, and our support remains unwavering. Russia should…

Volodymyr Zelenskyy will become Andy Burnham’s first overseas visitor as prime minister, in a visit that Burnham said underlined Britain’s “unwavering” backing for Ukraine.Less than two weeks after Keir Starmer travelled to Kyiv for the final foreign visit of his prime ministership, the Ukrainian president will on Monday join Burnham at a naval base where Ukrainian forces have been receiving training.Zelenskyy was one of the first world leaders Burnham spoke to when he entered No 10 last week, and the prime minister has promised to maintain Starmer’s strong support for the country in pushing back against Russia’s invasion.On the visit…

GoPros to AvoidGoPro still sells the Hero 12, and there are plenty of Hero 11s and even Hero 10s out there for sale on the internet (typically from shady, nonsense-named Amazon retailers). We suggest avoiding all of them. They may work fine, but they’re usually not much cheaper than the Hero 13.GoProHero 11 BlackGoPro no longer sells the Hero 11, but it’s still regularly available. Unfortunately, it’s usually the same price as the Hero 13 (around $350) and therefore also not worth buying. GoProHero 10 BlackThe Hero 10 is really showing its age at this point. It can sometimes be…

Galaxy Digital’s $3.507 billion financing for its CoreWeave data-center build in Texas comes with a steep price: about $346.3 million in annual interest.A Galaxy project subsidiary priced the 9.875% senior secured notes on July 23. The deal is slated to close July 28, and the notes mature on Aug. 1, 2031.The financing is intended to cover part of two buildings with eight data halls at the Helios campus. The facilities are planned for 400 megawatts of utility capacity and 260 MW of critical IT capacity, with some proceeds also funding debt-service reserves.Advertise with CryptoSlate Related ReadingCoreWeave’s $20 billion funding haul…