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The Intellivision Amico Console Is Somehow Still Not Dead
23.11.2023
We bet you’d forgotten about sort-of-Intellivision’s disastrous attempted console, the Amico. Revealed in 2020 as this super-cheap, super-exclusive, family-friendly gaming machine, replete with exclusive $8 games, the following years saw the business go through clusterfuck after clusterfuck....
Argentina’s President-Elect Javier Milei ‘No Anarcho-Capitalist’ Says Former Greek Finance Minister
22.11.2023
According to Greece’s former finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, Argentina’s president-elect Javier Milei is “no anarcho-capitalist.” The former finance minister said Milei’s plan to fight inflation with dollarization “is like nuking a country to get rid...
Roblox Players Say Pro-Palestinian Games Are Being Taken Down
6.11.2023
Two weeks ago, hundreds of Roblox players jumped into a custom game that let them take part in a pro-Palestine march. The game, which appeared to have been organized by Malaysian Roblox players, was made in response to the escalating violence in the Middle East. On October 7, the Islamic political...
Investigation Reveals El Salvador Misused One-Third of $600 Million COVID Relief for Bitcoin
1.11.2023
The COVID-19 pandemic plunged El Salvador into economic turmoil in 2020, causing GDP to plummet nearly 8% and leaving many struggling to survive the strict lockdown measures. So when the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) approved a $600 million loan in 2021 to provide relief...
Kids Are Attending Pro-Palestinian Protests In This Popular Game
24.10.2023
In the midst of the ongoing escalation between Israel and Palestine, gamers who can’t attend protests in real life are turning to digital spaces to show their support for those suffering as a result of the conflict. The latest venue? The ultra-popular tween hit Roblox.Read more
Dlouhý covid možná vůbec nesouvisí s covidem. Ve výzkumech jsou metodické chyby a studie zkreslené
18.10.2023
Tzv. dlouhý covid zůstává jedním z nejrozporuplnějších aspektů již tak zmatené pandemie. Ani dnes se lékaři a vědci stále nemohou shodnout na přesné definici řady přetrvávajících, dlouhodobých vedlejších účinků, které hlásí tolik „vyléčených“ pacientů s covidem-19.
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Latin America takes global lead in preference for centralized exchanges: Report
15.10.2023
According to Chainalysis, Latin American crypto users show a significant preference for centralized exchanges, in contrast to the worldwide pattern
Třeba se blíží konec nepříjemného šťourání v nose. Psi dokážou poznat covid-19 rychleji a levněji
25.9.2023
Moderní technologie jsou nesporně v mnoha případech velmi působivé, ale pokud jde o detekci onemocnění covid-19, nový výzkum ukazuje, že nic z toho, co vytvořil člověk, nedokáže konkurovat neuvěřitelnému psímu čichu. O zjištěních vědců z Kalifornské univerzity v Santa Barbaře informuje web
Vysoká tělesná teplota zvyšuje odolnost proti virům způsobujícím chřipku a covid-19
24.9.2023
Virové infekce postihují častěji starší lidi než mladší populaci. Starší osoby mají navíc nižší průměrnou tělesnou teplotu. Na základě těchto klinických pozorování realizoval tým japonských vědců studii, jejímž cílem bylo najít chybějící souvislost mezi tělesnou teplotou a odolností vůči
E3 More Dead Than Ever As Organizers Work On 'Complete Reinvention' Of The Gaming Showcase
7.9.2023
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which controls E3, and ReedPop, which organizes events like PAX, announced they’re no longer working together after failing to put on the biggest gaming showcase of the year back in June. The once-annual, once-dominant trade event hasn’t been held...
WWE Superstar Bray Wyatt Dies At Age 36
25.8.2023
WWE wrestler Bray Wyatt has passed away. The beloved wrestler, known for his role as the leader of the Wyatt family and The Fiend, died at the age of 36 after suffering a heart attack. Read more
Blockchain Can Help Facilitate ‘Direct Connections’ Between Users and Hotels — Staynex’s Bernard Lau
24.8.2023
Using blockchain can potentially minimize intermediary expenses incurred by players in the hospitality industry because the technology makes it possible to facilitate direct connections between users and hotels, Bernard Lau, CEO of Staynex and LABS Group, has said. Lau, whose company focuses...
Bitcoin Looks Most Oversold Since Covid Crash, Key Indicator Suggests
22.8.2023
Bitcoin's relative strength index has dropped well below 30 to its strongest oversold reading since March 2020
Mining Bitcoin on Household Electricity Most Profitable in Asia, Study Finds
21.8.2023
Despite significant variations in electricity rates and regulations, the Asian region as a whole has the lowest average cost of bitcoin mining for solo miners, new research shows. At the same time, the surge of energy prices due to Covid, heatwaves, and the war in Ukraine render bitcoin mining...
Popular Online Game Accused Of Profiting Off Of Child Gambling
18.8.2023
Roblox has long been accused of not doing enough to make sure its massively popular gaming platform is free of toxicity and exploitation. Now parents are joining together in a class-action lawsuit to take the $17 billion company to court over allegations that it gets children into online gambling...
Roblox Will Soon Start To Interview Some Job Seekers In-Game
11.8.2023
Interviewing for a job isn’t fun. Today, so many companies make candidates jump through numerous hoops and several interviews just to get a chance to work for them. And now, the company behind the free-to-play online game Roblox is preparing to take the next, horrible step: interviewing people...
Vývoje ponorky, která nezvládla potopení k Titaniku, se měla účastnit i NASA. Zkomplikoval to ale covid
7.8.2023
Na vývoji ponorky Titan, která byla zničena při pokusu o dosažení vraku Titanicu, se původně měla podílet i NASA. Tyto plány však překazila pandemie COVID-19, takže nakonec se její role omezila pouze na poskytování videoporadenství.
„NASA prostřednictvím svých pracovních sil nebo zařízení
Hideo Kojima Says Death Stranding 2 Will Redefine 'Strand'
3.8.2023
In a recent interview with Japanese publication Music Natalie, Death Stranding director Hideo Kojima revealed that his upcoming sequel, Death Stranding 2, will revisit the meaning of the word “strand” because of the covid pandemic. Read more
Proč někteří lidé prodělali covid-19 bez příznaků? Ochránila je genetická mutace, zjistili vědci
21.7.2023
Zatímco některé lidi poslalo onemocnění covid-19 na jednotku intenzivní péče, jiní ho prodělali naprosto bez jakýchkoli příznaků. Vědci se zabývali otázkou, jak je to možné. Nová studie ukazuje, že ti, kteří měli štěstí na asymptomatický průběh, mohou za svou ochranu poděkovat genetické mutaci. O
Roblox Leak Reveals 4,000 Developers' Detailed Personal Information
20.7.2023
Megalithic game-thing Roblox doesn’t exactly have the best of reputations. Accusations of exploitation of children’s labor are hardly a good look, and this week also saw staff reporting that there has been little effort to address the lack of diversity at the studio. On top of all that, today it’s...