Heavenly Father, We come to You with heavy hearts, lifting up all those who are suffering from recent tragedies. We pray for the innocent people in California who have lost so much to the devastating fires. Surround them with Your protection and provide the resources and strength they need to rebuild their lives. We also lift up those in North Carolina who are still living in tents after Hurricane Helene. Lord, bring comfort, stability, and shelter to these individuals and families. Let them feel Your love and provision as they face each day. And for the people in Richmond who have been without access to water, we ask for swift solutions and relief. Provide clean water and essential resources, and guide those in leadership to bring restoration to the community. Father, we know You are close to the brokenhearted, and we trust in Your power to bring healing and hope in the midst of these challenges. Use us as vessels of Your love and compassion to support those in need. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.
Heavenly Father, We come to You with heavy hearts, lifting up all those who are suffering from recent tragedies. We pray for the innocent people in California who have lost so much to the devastating fires. Surround them with Your protection and provide the resources and strength they need to rebuild their lives. We also lift up those in North Carolina who are still living in tents after Hurricane Helene. Lord, bring comfort, stability, and shelter to these individuals and families. Let them feel Your love and provision as they face each day. And for the people in Richmond who have been without access to water, we ask for swift solutions and relief. Provide clean water and essential resources, and guide those in leadership to bring restoration to the community. Father, we know You are close to the brokenhearted, and we trust in Your power to bring healing and hope in the midst of these challenges. Use us as vessels of Your love and compassion to support those in need. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.
Oh no. There’s a certain degree of myth-making around what exactly went on, so take everything that follows lightly. Telegram was originally launched as a side project by the Durov brothers, with Nikolai handling the coding and Pavel as CEO, while both were at VK. Sebi said data, emails and other documents are being retrieved from the seized devices and detailed investigation is in progress. "The argument from Telegram is, 'You should trust us because we tell you that we're trustworthy,'" Maréchal said. "It's really in the eye of the beholder whether that's something you want to buy into." At the start of 2018, the company attempted to launch an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) which would enable it to enable payments (and earn the cash that comes from doing so). The initial signals were promising, especially given Telegram’s user base is already fairly crypto-savvy. It raised an initial tranche of cash – worth more than a billion dollars – to help develop the coin before opening sales to the public. Unfortunately, third-party sales of coins bought in those initial fundraising rounds raised the ire of the SEC, which brought the hammer down on the whole operation. In 2020, officials ordered Telegram to pay a fine of $18.5 million and hand back much of the cash that it had raised. One thing that Telegram now offers to all users is the ability to “disappear” messages or set remote deletion deadlines. That enables users to have much more control over how long people can access what you’re sending them. Given that Russian law enforcement officials are reportedly (via Insider) stopping people in the street and demanding to read their text messages, this could be vital to protect individuals from reprisals.
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