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Satellite-to-phone connectivity provider Lynk Global will head to the public markets via a merger with a shell company led by former professional baseball player Alex Rodriguez. The two companies confirmed the deal on Monday after announcing a non-binding LOI with Rodriguez’s special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Slam Corp, in December. According to an investor presentation filed with regulators, the deal could give Lynk a $913.5 million post-money valuation. Much of the capital from the transaction will not…

After explosive price action between January and April, crypto investors from across Web3 were raking in investment returns from many of the top projects. However, two projects that underperformed during this timeframe were Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Cosmos (ATOM). Even now, both Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Cosmos (ATOM) have begun to retrace and it looks as though the two cryptos are unlikely to produce any meaningful price action this year. In contrast, Tradecurve (TCRV), has started to take off during phase 3 of the TCRV token…

Greek Lessons is an extraordinary and dense novel that offers up new depths on each reading. It is short – 160 pages – which means you can read and reread it in a day if you want to. I have a soft spot for short novels – their intensity, their skill in delivering something sharp and true in a few breaths – but the bias is irrelevant because it does what all good novels do: it invites the reader into a world that reaches well beyond the confines of its pages.Two characters – one male, one female – take turns to narrate…

Aptos (APT) and Near Protocol (NEAR) have struggled this week. On the contrary, no project has been able to compete with TMS Network’s (TMSN) growth rate. TMS Network (TMSN) has achieved a growth rate of 700% during its presale, in addition to securing $2 million through a private seed sale. Aptos (APT) Denies Any Involvement in Potem-Sui Issue In the latest turn of events, Aptos’ (APT) name has popped up in controversy. Recently, some reports revealed the brewing tensions between Aptos (APT) and Sui. It is related to…

The Ontario government has officially done away with environmental protections for approximately 2,995 hectares of Greenbelt land in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) despite consultations indicating "broad opposition" to the plan. Cabinet passed two regulations on Dec. 14 that enact its controversial plan to remove land in 15 different areas from the Greenbelt and Oak Ridges Moraine — a vast 810,000-hectare area of farmland, forest and wetland stretching from Niagara Falls to Peterborough that's permanently…

ADELAIDE, Australia— Rio Tinto RIO -3.67% PLC and China Baowu Steel Group Corp. agreed to develop a $2 billion iron-ore project in Australia, one of the largest joint investment deals since diplomatic and trade ties between Australia and China deteriorated during the pandemic.Rio Tinto said production of iron ore from the new Western Range project in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia would start in 2025. Rio Tinto will own 54% of the joint venture set up to…