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Tipping In Japan? One Company Aims To Spread It Throughout The Country
20.10.2021
In Japan, tipping is basically not a thing. There are a few occasions where one does tip, such as at a ryokan, or a traditional Japanese inn. But generally, good service is expected minus tips. So if you go to a restaurant, the price on your bill is what you pay. One Japanese company is trying...
October's Rock Solid Xbox Game Pass Proves Good Things Come To Those Who Wait
19.10.2021
I’m starting to wonder if Xbox Game Pass isn’t a potential pox on game sales. Full disclosure: Amid the deluge of stuff to play this year, I’ve demurred on picking up several interesting-looking games—like Backbone and The Forgotten City—holding my breath for the possibility that, some day, they...
Supreme Customizability Is One Way Microsoft Makes Gaming More Accessible
19.10.2021
The gaming industry isn’t typically concerned for the differently-abled, so when the Xbox Adaptive Controller hit the market in 2018, it made a huge splash. People all around the world were having more enjoyable times gaming thanks to the customizable buttons and thoughtful accessibility features...
Brazilian Asset Manager Kinea Makes Exploratory Investment in Ethereum
19.10.2021
One of the biggest asset managers in Brazil, Kinea, disclosed it made an exploratory investment in Ethereum. The announcement was made by Marco Aurélio Freire, manager of funds for Kinea, who stated the company had invested a small amount of its holdings in ethereum starting two months ago....
$440 Super Mario Bros. x One Piece Crossover Has Wonderful Hair
19.10.2021
Custom toy company Fat Lane Toys have made this new statue that takes Mario and wonders, like maybe six other people on Earth have maybe ever wondered, what he’d look like if he was also Gold Roger from One Piece.Read more
Big Three Credit Agency Fitch Says Stablecoin Growth Could Be ‘Disruptive’ to Securities Markets
18.10.2021
American credit rating agency Fitch Ratings, one of the ‘Big Three’ credit rating agencies, has published a report that says stablecoin growth could affect securities and commercial paper (CP) markets. The agency says stablecoins could be “disruptive”...
Cardano Subsidiary Emurgo in Partnership With Pan-African Venture Studio
18.10.2021
Emurgo, the investment arm of Cardano, has partnered one of its subsidiaries with Adanian Labs, a pan-African venture studio that is focused on building a platform where African tech start-ups can thrive and access all key resources that allow them to grow sustainably. Financial and Educational...
After Iconic Sega Arcade Closes, A New One Will Open Soon Nearby
18.10.2021
Last month, hundreds of fans gathered in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro to say goodbye to an iconic arcade. After 28 years, Sega Ikekuburo Gigo called it a day. But this month, a new Sega arcade will open right across the way. Read more
In Japan, The Xbox Series X/S Is Doing Better Than The Xbox One
18.10.2021
After years of struggling in Japan, the Xbox Series X/S is showing more than signs of life in Japan. In comparison to previous efforts, it’s actually doing well. Famitsu reports that as of October 10, Microsoft has sold 64,284 Xbox Series X consoles and another 38,307 Xbox Series S consoles. That’s...
The Week In Games: Time To Buy Resident Evil 4 (Again)
18.10.2021
One day, I’ll no longer walk this planet. I’ll be dust in history. But until then, I’ll be buying Resident Evil 4 over and over and over... Well, you get the idea. And now with a VR version of the classic game hitting Oculus Quest later this week, I’ll be buying it again.Read more
Mark Cuban Won’t Invest in Bitcoin ETF, Prefers to Buy BTC Directly
17.10.2021
The owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, has said “no” to investing in bitcoin-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs), one of which could start trading next week in the U.S. The Shark Tank star does not see a reason for him to invest in a bitcoin ETF, emphasizing that...
Four Venture Capitalists Just Over-Subscribed Ertha’s Seed Funding Round in One Day
15.10.2021
Ertha’s metaverse, built on Binance smart chain, has just concluded a seed funding round. The project has garnered interest from the venture capitals and ended with an oversubscribed seed round which was considered an excellent achievement for the projects’ fundamentals. Ertha...
Tron Partnering With Sony Interactive Entertainment to Enhance Blockchain Gaming Experience
15.10.2021
PRESS RELEASE. SAN FRANCISCO – October 15, 2021 – TRON, one of the largest blockchain-based operating systems in the world, is announcing an upcoming partnership with Sony Interactive Entertainment today. Tron will provide the gaming company with its blockchain and expertise to enable...
Payments Giant Visa Launches NFT Program to Support Digital Artists
15.10.2021
Visa, one of the leading credit and payments companies, has announced the creation of a program that will allow artists to understand how they can use new technologies like NFTs. According to Visa, NFTs have the potential of evening out the field for artists, allowing them to close the gap between...
Dreamr App Signups Grow 1600% Month-Over-Month Following DMR Governance Token Listing on Bittrex Global
15.10.2021
Dreamr Labs flagship product, the Dreamr app, continues to gain momentum in new user signups one month after the DMR token launch. Roadmap is being accelerated to meet consumer demand for dreamr technologies. Dreamr (Ticker: DMR) is the community-driven platform created for users to pursue their...
Different Degrees of Custom Property Usage
14.10.2021
One way to work with Custom Properties is to think of them as design tokens. Colors, spacings, fonts, and whatnot. You set them at the root of the page and use them throughout your CSS. Very useful, and the classic …
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Coinbase’s NFT Waitlist Tops One Million Signups on First Day
14.10.2021
According to a source familiar with the matter, Coinbase’s NFT queue had much more than 1 million signups on the first day it launched. According to the source, it was unclear whether any of the signups were copies or spammers. Coinbase announced plans to start its marketplace on Tuesday, hoping...
Revisiting the Steam Prologue as a 'discovery beat'
13.10.2021
It can be handy, but it's one of many!
CSS is Going Gosh-Darned Hog Wild, I Tell Ya What
13.10.2021
As someone just sittin’ back watching CSS evolve, it feels like we’re at one of the hottest moments of innovation in CSS history. It was really something when we got flexbox across all browsers, and not terribly long after, grid. …
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Less Absolute Positioning With Modern CSS
13.10.2021
Ahmad Shadeed blogs the sentiment that we might not need to lean on position: absolute as much as we might have in the past. For one thing: stacking elements. For example, if you have a stack of elements that should …
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