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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The new documentary Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain tells the late chef’s life story through the use of interview clips, archival footage, show outtakes, and … AI technology? During a recent interview with the New Yorker, filmmaker Morgan Neville confirmed he had simulated Bourdain’s voice for three quotes in the documentary. The Academy Award-winning director explained his decision after […]
Dictionary.com added over 300 news words, terms, and revised definitions, some of which are a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among them are terms like “long COVID,” which it defines as “a condition characterized by symptoms or health problems that linger or first appear after supposed recovery from an acute phase of Covid-19 infection.” The term “long hauler” is […]
Fox announced at its upfront presentation Monday that the upcoming animated series Krapopolis will become “the first-ever animated series curated entirely on the Blockchain,” per Deadline. The network will attempt to capitalize on the ever-growing popularity of NFTs with the launch of Blockchain Creative Labs, which will be responsible for creating a marketplace to sell one-of-a-kind minted digital goods, “ranging from […]
SpaceX’s latest Starship rocket prototype completed its test flight Wednesday with a first-ever successful landing. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared the milestone accomplishment on Twitter. The newest 150-foot prototype, Starship serial number 15, or SN15, completed a climb of around 30,000 feet above its South Texas facility before executing a series of aerial acrobatics and returning to solid […]
A Michigan man is suing Detroit police after the departments’s facial recognition technology falsely identified him as a shoplifting suspect. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the complaint on behalf of Robert Williams, a 43-year-old Black man who was wrongfully charged in a 2018 theft at a Shinola store. Investigators reportedly identified Williams as the thief by using […]
