MicroStrategy buys over $ 1 billion worth of bitcoin, adding to massive holdings

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[ad_1] MicroStrategy said on Wednesday it had purchased just over $ 1 billion in additional bitcoin, just days after finalizing another convertible debt sale. The Virginia-based enterprise software company said it paid an average price of $ 52,765 per bitcoin, including fees and other expenses. Its acquisition of around 19,452 bitcoins brings MicroStrategy’s total holdings … Read more

Jason Licht on Tom Brady expansion: we’d love to keep this going

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[ad_1] Getty Images Ahead of the Super Bowl, Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians said he wouldn’t be surprised if quarterback Tom Brady signs an overtime that will keep him under contract beyond the 2021 season. Winning the Super Bowl would only seem to make it more likely that both sides find a way to get … Read more

Consent and choice of NPR cookies

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[ad_1] NPR sites use cookies, similar tracking and storage technologies, and information about the device you use to access our sites (together, “cookies”) to improve your viewing, listening, and user experience. , personalize content, personalize posts from NPR sponsors, provide social media media features and analyze NPR traffic. This information is shared with social media, … Read more

Wave of children still hospitalized with coronavirus-related illness

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[ad_1] Children’s hospitals across the country say they are still seeing a surge of children with severe illness that usually follows coronavirus infections. The big picture: Severe coronavirus infections in children remain extremely rare, compared to the risk in adults. But the lingering side effects of these infections mean that children’s hospitalization rates don’t accurately … Read more

‘Danger!’ executive producer causes an overnight sensation after Covid forced him to host

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[ad_1] Following departure from Danger! Legend Ken Jennings After his six-week stint as guest host, executive producer Mike Richards stepped in to fill the shoes of the great Alex Trebek. Although Danger! has several high profile guest hosts lined up, like CNN’s Anderson Cooper, TodaySavannah Guthrie and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, many have … Read more

First call: quotes from former NFL general manager on Ben Roethlisberger; ’70s Steelers on the HBCU roster

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[ad_1] TribLIVE’s daily and weekly newsletters deliver the news you want and the information you need, right to your inbox. For Wednesday’s “First Call”, we take a look at Doug Whaley’s comments on Ben Roethlisberger’s future with the Steelers. There are plenty of Steelers on an all-time list of historically black colleges and universities. Bruce … Read more

New variant of coronavirus spotted in California raises alarm bells

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[ad_1] Two studies coming out soon suggest that the variant, which virologists call B.1.427 / B.1.429, may not only be more contagious, but also cause more serious disease. A team of scientists at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) tested virus samples from recent outbreaks across the state and found that the new … Read more

NASA’s Mars Rover parachute contained a hidden message, and it has already been decoded

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[ad_1] Internet detectives claim to have decoded a hidden message on the parachute of NASA’s Perseverance rover, which landed on the surface of Mars last week. After more than six months of accelerating towards the red planet at 12,000 miles per hour, the NASA’s Perseverance rover has landed successfully. on Mars’ Jezero Crater at approximately … Read more