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Bitcoin is creeping back toward sixty-five thousand dollars, with a mix of macro forces doing the heavy lifting. Trump's comments on jobs, inflation, and a potential Strait of Hormuz agreement have kept risk appetite alive, though traders are watching whether falling oil prices will drag Treasury yields and the dollar down enough to sustain the move.
On a quieter but genuinely useful note, Fedora has approved a slimmed-down version of the Grub bootloader. It's a small change in the grand scheme of things, but it reflects an ongoing effort in the Linux community to reduce boot-chain complexity and attack surface — the kind of unglamorous infrastructure work that keeps systems trustworthy over time.
And from the home theater world, Marantz has refreshed its Cinema Series two lineup of AV receivers, offering up to seven point four point four channels of Dolby Atmos surround sound. The new models feature thirty-two-bit digital-to-analog converters across the entire range, optional Dirac room correction, and improved HDMI two point one gaming support including fourteen forty p passthrough and AMD FreeSync — a serious package for dedicated home cinema enthusiasts.
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