By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Illustrative image · Bastian Riccardi · Pexels · Licence PexelsThe FBI attributes the hacking of Binance to the North Korean group TraderTraitor, with losses exceeding six billion dollars. The US federal police describe the theft as the biggest ever recorded in cryptocurrency, according to Le Monde.
Binance has mobilised more than $6.34 billion in its own funds to replace 90% of the $6.3 billion in cryptocurrencies stolen in a hack attributed to hackers linked to North Korea, according to MyJoyOnline, France 24 and Vanguard. The remaining 10% could take longer to gather because some tokens have low liquidity, while withdrawals are expected to resume on Sunday, according to Vanguard.
🇰🇵 North Korea · Source: MyJoyOnline ·
Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy says Prime Video, the group’s streaming service, is profitable and generating revenue at a rate of tens of billions of dollars. He also said Amazon MGM Studios had exceeded $1.2 billion in worldwide box-office receipts this year during a call on Amazon’s quarterly results.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: TechCrunch ·
Global off-grid solar development would require $11.4 billion in investment, including about $1.3 billion a year in grants and subsidies. Financing would also need to mobilise $1.6 billion annually in equity, debt and receivables, according to a World Bank report cited by Moneyweb.
🌍 World · Source: Moneyweb ·
Nvidia is negotiating a guarantee on several billion dollars in financing for Nscale’s artificial intelligence data centre in West Virginia, intended for Anthropic. The arrangement would cover construction payments in the event of a default, as Nscale targets a valuation of up to $35 billion, according to The Information and Bloomberg.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: TechCrunch ·
Bruno Meyerfeld receives Albert-Londres prize for Amazon reportingBruno Meyerfeld, former Le Monde correspondent in Brazil, has received the Albert-Londres written press prize for his reports on the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon. His articles document the vulnerability of these communities and the gradual disappearance of their languages, according to Le Monde.
Connected school opens for 800 pupils in GutuZimbabwean Education Minister Torerai Moyo has inaugurated interactive boards and connected classrooms at Sandon Academy in Gutu for about 800 pupils. The system tracks attendance, teacher activity and pupils’ medical needs, while the school also has a medical evacuation helicopter, according to 263Chat.The week in Africa
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