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The head of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is reiterating his commitment to exploring psychedelic therapy options for the veteran community. VA Secretary Doug Collins, a former Republican congressman, was pressed by a commenter on the social media site X about the agency’s work to expand alternative therapies and said in a reply...
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Your weekly dose of psychedelic insights and news Everything You Need to Know About Changa, the Smokable Ayahuasca Changa is fairly new compared to the centuries-old ayahuasca tradition, but both are ways to consume DMT. Subscribe to the Drop In by DoubleBlind. Your essential newsletter covering the world of psychedelics. Trusted by 100k+ readers. In...
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The CEO of Clearview AI, the controversial facial recognition startup that created a searchable database of 30 billion photos by scraping the internet, has resigned, according to a statement he supplied to TechCrunch. The CEO, Hoan Ton-That, said “it is time for the next chapter in my life” and that he would remain on as a board member of Clearview AI. He declined to comment when asked for more details on what specifically sparked his resignation. The news was first reported by Forbes. Clearview AI now has two “co-CEOs,” early investor Hal Lambert and co-founder Richard Schwartz, who want to…
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas — unless you complain about it on social media. That’s what a disappointed group of MrBeast fans did when they realized a Sin City event advertised under his brand wasn’t going to happen, and they were each out $1,000. Avid followers of the world’s most-subscribed YouTube star, whose...
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In brief Key pro-crypto Democrats may be coming back around to supporting stablecoin legislation after a meeting Wednesday. The Democrats, including Ruben Gallego and Mark Warner, withdrew support for the bill on Saturday. Now, Senate staffers are racing to redraft the bill to make all parties happy, before a potential procedural vote on Thursday. After...
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California legislation to repeal the state’s forthcoming cannabis excise tax increase cruised through another unanimous committee vote on May 5, providing industry stakeholders hope in avoiding an existential threat to their retail businesses.The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee members voted, 6-0, to advance Assembly Bill 564, which aims to stop the excise tax rate from...
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Cancer ranks as one of the top causes of death worldwide. The National Cancer Institute reported nearly 20 million new cancer cases and 9.7 million cancer-related deaths globally in 2022, with projections showing a rise to 29.9 million new cases by 2040. Craif, spun off from Nagoya University in Japan in 2018, is using microRNA (miRNA) to develop an AI-powered early cancer detection software, and it has raised $22 million in Series C funding to expand further into the U.S. market and bolster its R&D. Ryuichi Onose, co-founder and CEO of Craif, told TechCrunch in an interview that the company…
Play-to-earn crypto gaming has evolved, and a growing niche of bitcoin games lets you have fun earning Bitcoin (BTC) as you play. Unlike many blockchain games that pay in their own tokens or NFTs, the titles below reward players directly in Bitcoin. They offer a mix of classic gameplay with BTC rewards. Keep in mind the payouts (in satoshis, or tiny BTC fractions) are modest – these games are more about entertainment and stacking sats on the side, not getting rich overnight.1. Bitcoin Blast (Bling Financial) – Match-3 Puzzle with BTC RewardsOverview: Bitcoin Blast is a Candy Crush-style match-3 puzzle…
Dubai, United Arab Emirates AP — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday alleged a US airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants, killing at least 68 people and wounding 47 others. The US military had no immediate comment. The strike in Yemen’s Saada governorate, a stronghold for the Houthis, is the latest incident in the country’s decadelong war to kill African migrants from Ethiopia and other nations who risk crossing the nation for a chance to work in neighboring Saudi Arabia. It also likely will renew questions from activists about the American campaign, known as “Operation Rough Rider,” which has been…
GRESINI Racing MotoGP’s Spanish rider Alex Marquez in action during the Spanish Grand Prix at the Jerez racetrack on Sunday.—AFP JEREZ: Gresini Racing’s Alex Marquez claimed his first MotoGP race victory at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday to snatch the championship lead from his elder brother Marc, who crashed early in the race and finished 12th. After seven second-place finishes in sprints and races this season, Alex claimed a dream race win on home turf in front of over 100,000 fans, with the Spaniard imploring them to increase the volume even when he had a few corners left on…