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Carrier pigeon internet packet up for auction; World Bank aid siphoned into crypto

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A packet sent using RFC 1149, which transmits data over carrier pigeons, is being auctioned by Christie's. Separately, a report from the National Bureau of Economic Research indicates that between 2% and 6% of foreign aid distributed by the World Bank may have been diverted into cryptocurrency wallets. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster contains two unrelated news items from different domains (historical tech artifact auction and financial crime report), neither of which represents a significant industry event.

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Carrier pigeon internet packet up for auction; World Bank aid siphoned into crypto

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The first packet sent via RFC1149 avian carrier is up for auction at Christie's Article URL: https:// onlineonly.christies.com/s/fin e-printed-books-manuscripts

    The first packet sent via RFC1149 avian carrier is up for auction at Christie's Article URL: https:// onlineonly.christies.com/s/fin e-printed-books-manuscripts-science/carrier-pigeon-internet-protocol-150/325216 Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9932911 Point…

    LINKS onlineonly.christies.com/…/325216
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Around 2-6% of World Bank foreign aid got siphoned into crypto wallets Article URL: https://www. nber.org/papers/w35655 Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.

    Around 2-6% of World Bank foreign aid got siphoned into crypto wallets Article URL: https://www. nber.org/papers/w35655 Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9936725 Points: 6 # Comments: 0 https://www. nber.org/papers/w35655 # Tech # Technology # TechNews # AI # …

    LINKS nber.org/…/w35655

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