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A Russian crypto company is opening up a #bitcoin farm in the remote Siberian city of Norilsk. Here's a look at the first crypto farm in the Arctic https://t.co/6THlFDZ6iP https://t.co/ED61CZ2C9n

Travellers banned from arriving in UK from South America and Portugal from Friday, over concerns about Brazilian Covid variant https://t.co/pBUXYX8Io7

Mark Cuban has attached his name to a company that will produce low-cost versions of expensive generic drugs https://t.co/0k5V3StBoB

Jobless claims: Another 965,000 Americans filed new unemployment claims last week

New weekly unemployment claims spiked far more than expected last week to reach a five-month high, as the coronavirus pandemic and stay-in-place orders weighed heavily on the labor market. The U.S. Department of Labor released its weekly report on new jobless claims Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main results in the report, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Initial jobless claims, week ended Jan. 9: 965,000 vs. 789,000 expected and a revised 784,000 during the prior week Continuing claims, week ended Jan. 2: 5.271 million vs. 5.000 million expected and 5.072 million during the prior week https://finance.yahoo.com/news/initial-jobless-claims-week-ended-jan-9-2021-coronavirus-pandemic-191640522.html

You could soon be able to quarantine in a golf resort in Thailand. Yes, you read that right. The pandemic has devastated Thailand’s tourism industry and the country is now pitching its lush green golf courses as state quarantine centers to lure foreign tourists. The Thai government has approved six golf resorts, where patrons can enjoy the game and roam freely within the premises rather than confining themselves in their rooms during a two-week mandatory quarantine. Click the link in bio to read more. 📸: Stanley Chou / Getty Images

No state is better at testing for Covid-19 than Minnesota https://t.co/jxURO44U9E

How nine billionaires start their morning https://t.co/MIPMxnFfPR

“I am so thrilled to announce to you all that I am running for mayor of New York City.” Tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang’s agenda includes a guaranteed minimum income, starting a “people’s bank” and reopening the city “intelligently” from the pandemic https://t.co/QXJiJBjdZA https://t.co/a38U5zAzUY

UK workers’ rights at risk in plans to rip up EU labour market rules https://t.co/ZNPj21AdlD

The Commerce Department is blacklisting China’s third-biggest oil company after years of involvement in offshore drilling in disputed South China Sea waters https://t.co/zcukl22wd9

Just over a month ago, Ireland had one of the lowest infection rates in Europe. Now it has the most Covid cases per million in the world. What changed? At least two factors appear to be at play. First, in early December, Prime Minister Micheal Martin relaxed curbs in a bid to give his tired people a “meaningful Christmas.” Then, with few limits on travel, a more contagious strain originating in the U.K. began to spread. The result: hospitals are filling up, intensive-care beds are in short supply and Irish people are hunkering down for months of tough new restrictions. Tap the link in bio for more on what went wrong for one of Europe’s coronavirus success stories. 📷: Paul Faith / AFP via Getty Images

U.S. asks Tesla to recall 158,000 vehicles for touchscreen failures

"The reality is there’s never a bad moment to start doing the right thing," says Matthew McCarthy, @benandjerrys CEO.

💰 Covid-19 relief package 💵 Raise the minimum wage 🎓 Cancel student loan payments How much can Joe Biden get done on the US economy? https://t.co/1lymsF9PAC

SBA Press Release

The PPP will open to lenders with $1 billion or less in assets for first and second draw applications on Friday at 9 a.m. EST. The loan portal will fully open on Tuesday to all participating PPP lenders