Search
Kotaku Readers Pick The Best Final Fantasy For Newcomers
4.3.2024
With the recent release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth once again putting the spotlight on the long-running series of RPGs, there are more newcomers to the franchise than maybe ever before. But Rebirth, being a direct continuation of 2020’s Remake and a kind of metatextual commentary on the original...
GTA 6 Fan Uses Science To Figure Out What SPF Sunscreen Was Used In The Trailer
5.1.2024
You might have watched the new Grand Theft Auto VI trailer a few times since it was released in December 2023. Maybe you even paused it once or twice to spot a detail. But I bet most of you haven’t sat down and spent a few hours researching and writing a 1500-word report on the sunscreen seen in...
BCB Group CEO Steps Down Following Exit By Fellow Executives
22.11.2023
Crypto banking firm, BCB Group, announced the departure of CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie today following the exits of two other executives, according to a company email sent Wednesday. A number of notable clientele BCB Group was originally founded by von Landsberg-Sadie and Oliver Tonkin as...
I Can't Tell These Anime RPGs Apart But They Both Look Rad
24.8.2023
Whenever a gaming event like Gamescom rolls around, I wait with bated breath for an action role-playing game with stylish combat, fashionable characters, and a litany of anime action sequences to make my head explode in excitement. And Gamescom, like Prometheus descending Mount Olympus, delivered...
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach: Zapomenutá rakouská „Božena Němcová“
19.6.2023
Nazývali ji rakouskou nebo moravskou Boženou Němcovou a patřila mezi nejvýznamnější literáty Rakousko-Uherska. Dvakrát byla dokonce Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach nominována na Nobelovu cenu!
‘Godfather of AI’ resigns from Google, warns of the dangers of AI
2.5.2023
Dr. Geoffrey Hinton is understood to have worked on artificial intelligence his whole life and is now warning how dangerous the technology could be
EU sets up research hub to analyze Big Tech's AI algorithms
19.4.2023
The research unit will be tasked with auditing the AI-backed algorithms used by large technology firms such as Google and Meta
Texas Lawmakers Introduce Bill Proposing to Establish a Gold-Backed Digital Currency
8.4.2023
Two Republican lawmakers from Texas, senator Bryan Hughes and representative Mark Dorazio, have introduced legislation to create a gold-backed digital currency that could be enacted by the state legislature. The policymakers believe that this currency could greatly benefit the Lone Star State...
Market Analyst Heralds the Collapse of ‘Everything,’ Calls for Hedging in Gold and Silver Before There Isn’t Any Left
5.4.2023
Egon von Greyerz, market analyst and founder of Matterhorn Asset Management, is predicting the collapse of the central bank system in the next few years due to an increasing issuance of currency and debt. Von Greyerz states that in the face of an economy with no buyers, the only hedge will...
Greenpeace Unveils ‘Skull of Satoshi’ to Spark Debate Over Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact; Creator Clarifies It ‘Wasn’t Meant to Be Anti-Bitcoin’
26.3.2023
Greenpeace, the well known environmental NGO, has unveiled the “Skull of Satoshi,” an art installation intended to spark debate about the impact of Bitcoin on the environment. The 11-foot skull was constructed with electronic waste materials and features smokestacks and Bitcoin logos....
Vídeňský Ring: Slavná Ringstraße je dílem architekta Ludwiga von Förstera
7.3.2023
Slavná městská třída kolem vnitřního města vznikala od 60. do 90. let 19. století na místě zbořených městských hradeb a dnes měří přes pět kilometrů. Historizující sloh, ve kterém vznikaly jednotlivé stavby, je označován jako Ringstraßenstil
Bitcoin Group Agrees to Buy German Bank Bankhaus von der Heydt for More Than $15M
12.12.2022
The transaction is expected to be completed by the third quarter, 2023
New York Fed and 9 Major Banks to Test ‘Interoperable Network of Central Bank Wholesale Digital Money’
19.11.2022
Nine major financial institutions and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York have started to experiment with a digital dollar proof of concept to see if distributed ledger technology can improve settlement between central banks, commercial banks, and regulated non-banks. The New York Fed details that...
‘Atomic Settlement’ — New York Fed Completes First Phase of Digital Dollar Experiment Called ‘Project Cedar’
4.11.2022
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published findings stemming from an experiment dubbed “Project Cedar,” a protocol that uses a wholesale digital dollar in order to improve financial transactions. Michelle Neal, head of the bank’s Markets Group remarked on Friday that...
Cryptocurrency as Money — Store of Value or Medium of Exchange?
6.10.2022
**The following article was written by Kristoffer Mousten Hansen and Karras Lambert and published on September 28, 2022. Cryptocurrency as Money — Store of Value or Medium of Exchange? was originally published on mises.org. The opinions expressed in this article are the authors’ own....
European Union to Launch Global Metaverse Regulation Initiative in 2023
16.9.2022
The European Union (EU) will present an initiative to address the metaverse and all the activities and interactions happening in it sometime in 2023. The proposal, which was qualified as ”key” in the State of the Union letter of intent authored by Ursula von der Leyen, President...
První stočený med: Medomet Franze von Hruschky změnil způsob získávání medu
14.9.2022
Jak získat med z včelích plástů, aniž by došlo k jejich nevratnému poškození? Dodnes užívané řešení nabídl penzionovaný důstojník rakouské armády s moravskoslezskými kořeny Franz von Hruschka. Jeho vynález, takzvaný medomet, od základů proměnil celý včelařský obor…
Richard hrabě von Coudenhove-Kalergi: Otec myšlenky vzniku Spojených států evropských
17.8.2022
Průkopník evropského sjednocení Richard hrabě von Coudenhove-Kalergi se narodil v Tokiu do rakousko-brabantského aristokratického rodu, vystudoval ve Vídni, ale za svůj pravý domov vždy považoval Poběžovice na Domažlicku
XIDEN Blockchain Developer CryptoDATA Tech Announced as Official Title Sponsor of the MotoGP™ Austrian GP
25.7.2022
PRESS RELEASE. CryptoDATA Tech was announced as the title sponsor of the Austrian Grand Prix in 2022, 2023, and 2024. CryptoDATA Tech will take top billing at the Red Bull Ring – Spielberg, which will be officially named the CryptoDATA Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich, and will...
Kenyan Activists Say Cryptocurrencies Have the ‘Potential to Create New Ways for Young People to Earn’
24.7.2022
According to some Kenya-based activists, raising funds through cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFT) sales is not only faster but less costly as well. The activists added that digital currency also has the “potential to create new ways for young people to earn, spend, save and send...