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Odell Beckham Jr. has entered the NFT game with the purchase of a CryptoPunk, or CryptoPunk 3365, to be exact. CryptoPunk 3365, which was previously owned by Soby, is currently being proudly put on display as his avatar across all social media platforms. CryptoPunks were created in 2017 by Larva Labs founders Matt Hall and John Watkinson, and features […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Wednesday that three former Netflix employees and two close associates have been charged with using confidential information pertaining to the streaming service’s subscriber growth to net a profit of $3.1 million, Variety reports. Sung Mo “Jay” Jun, 49, has been identified in the SEC complaint at the center of insider […]
The anonymous messaging app Yik Yak has returned more than four years after it was shutdown. Should you have a yearning to send messages incognito to similarly-minded people in your area, then you can find the new version on the iOS App Store. Some temporary caveats on that… Currently it’s only available in the U.S. […]
Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ space company, filed a federal lawsuit Friday over NASA awarding a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract to Elon Musk’s rival company SpaceX. Bezos founded the company to pursue commercial space flight, and after a trip from Texas last month, offered NASA $2 billion to change its mind about the contract. The filing mentioned “NASA’s unlawful […]
The blockchain site Poly Network said hackers found a way into its system and then stole thousands of digital tokens with an estimated value of more than $600 million, making it perhaps the biggest cryptocurrency heist ever. Poly Network is a Defi (meaning decentralized finance) provider that lets users move tokens on one blockchain to another network. The company posted […]
Jack Dorsey has suggested an alternate release plan for Kanye West’s Donda, which is currently expected to arrive this month. Over the weekend, the Twitter co-founder and CEO proposed a strategy similar to how fans were introduced to The Life of Pablo, West’s 2016 album. To the delight of immersed fans, and to the befuddlement […]
TikTok confirmed Wednesday that the platform has begun testing out a Stories-like feature that is called, you guessed it, “TikTok Stories,” The Verge reports. “We’re always thinking about new ways to bring value to our community and enrich the TikTok experience,” a spokesperson for TikTok told Variety in a statement. “Currently we’re experimenting with ways to give creators additional formats […]
Will Smith and Jay-Z are helping to make homeownership more accessible. According to Forbes, Smith’s Dreamers VC and Arrive, the investment arm of Jay’s Roc Nation, are among the companies that participated in a Series A capital raise for Landis Technologies—a startup that aims to guide renters on their path to owning a home. The $165 million funding round was led by Signia […]
Earlier this week, meteorological officials for the United Arab Emirates shared video of considerable downpour in Ras al Khaimah, the northernmost part of the country. The rainfall was the result of a method deployed by the UAE where rainstorms are created by using drones to zap clouds with electricity, The Washington Post reports. With temperatures reaching upwards of 115 degrees […]
Lil Uzi Vert says he’s “working on” securing ownership of WASP-127 b, a gas giant exoplanet. The planetary claim arrived Wednesday night thanks in large part to Grimes, who pointed fans to an artistic rendering of WASP-127 b and said “apparently [Uzi] owns this planet.” Uzi was quick to respond, saying he’s “still working on it” and was […]
