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Toys 'R' Us' New AI-Generated Ad Is Truly Horrible And More Of The Week's Takes
29.6.2024
Toys ‘R’ Us—or, more accurately, the brand’s reanimated corpse—made waves this week with the release of an AI-generated ad that inadvertently reveals so much about this era of widespread “enshittification.” Our piece on that, as well as a lament for the way expiring licenses are killing Forza...
Gamer Flies Across Country To Attack MMO Rival With A Hammer
28.6.2024
A man from New Jersey was charged with attempted second-degree murder over the weekend after he flew to Florida and attacked another gamer with a hammer allegedly over a dispute in an MMORPG, according to police.Read more
State Street Partners With Galaxy Asset Management to Create New Crypto ETFs
27.6.2024
State Street Global Advisors has partnered with Galaxy Asset Management to provide advanced digital asset-based strategies, expanding investor access to the digital asset ecosystem beyond cryptocurrencies and bitcoin. “We believe we are in a strong position to make digital assets more...
There’s A Fantastic Fake Tourism Site For Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail’s New World
27.6.2024
Starting on June 28, Warriors of Light (at least those who pre-ordered the game for Early Access) will be able to explore the new world of Tural in Final Fantasy 14’s latest expansion. Dawntrail is set to be a “summer vacation” journey for players, a sort of reward after completing a decades-long...
Legendary Elden Ring Player Let Me Solo Her Has A New Nemesis In The DLC
27.6.2024
When Elden Ring launched, a player by the name of Let Me Solo Her helped players who were struggling with Malenia, one of the most difficult boss fights in an already challenging game. As you can ascertain from the name, Let Me Solo Her would join players’ games after they used a multiplayer summon...
Coinbase sponsors WNBA cup, hosts fans at women’s sports bars
27.6.2024
Coinbase treated women’s sports fans to a comparatively sober night out
A New, Definitely Not Bad Street Fighter Movie Gets A Release Date
27.6.2024
We are certainly living through the Era of the Remake. When future archeologists dig through our remains, they will be fascinated by the thick layer of Resident Evil remasters and Spider-Man movie franchises. But if there’s one film that shouldn’t repeatedly appear, that no one has the right...
Dfinity announces new ICP-powered platform to tackle cybersecurity
27.6.2024
The Dfinity Foundation’s new platform, Utopia, promises enhanced security and sovereignty for government and enterprise cloud infrastructures
DeltaPrime Unveils $PRIME Token: Pioneering a New Standard in DeFi Governance and Utility
27.6.2024
PRESS RELEASE. June 27, 2024 — DeltaPrime, a decentralized borrowing and investing platform, is thrilled to announce their Token Generation Event (TGE) on Uniswap and Trader Joe. The TGE marks another innovation in crypto with the launch of the $PRIME and $sPRIME tokens on July 1st, 2024....
Binance enforces stricter measures against account misuse
27.6.2024
The platform encourages users to report any suspected incidents of misuse and offers a reward for verified cases
State Street teams up with Galaxy, eyeing new ETFs beyond Bitcoin
27.6.2024
State Street believes the “next level of growth” will come from investment options offering more than “pure spot” Bitcoin
Crypto Super PAC Ads Key in Rep. Bowman’s New York Primary Loss
26.6.2024
In this post Jamaal Bowman loses the Democratic primary election because of his chokehold stance on crypto. Bowman’s close ties to Elizabeth Warren could have caused his political losses. Jamaal Bowman is well known in the crypto community for his anti-crypto stance, and this did not sit well with...
This Real Life Monkey Ball Is My New Favorite Video Game Controller
26.6.2024
Anything can become a gaming controller if you try hard enough, even a monkey in a ball. Thomas Tilley proved that after his recent creation went viral, making every match of Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble played on a normal Switch Joy-Con controller feel like a huge missed opportunity...
B2Trader v1.1 Update is Live – BBP Prime, Custom Reporting, New iOS App and More
26.6.2024
PRESS RELEASE. B2Broker, an industry pioneer in technology and liquidity and the company behind B2Trader Brokerage Platform, a crypto spot brokerage solution, has announced a new update to its BBP solution. The new B2Trader v1.1 introduces BBP Prime and expands on its report feature with flexible...
Democratic incumbent targeted by crypto Super PAC ads loses primary
26.6.2024
Millions of dollars from political action committees may have contributed to challenger George Latimer’s defeat of incumbent Jamaal Bowman in a June 25 Democratic primary
U.S. State Department Offers New $5M Reward for Missing ‘Cryptoqueen’
26.6.2024
OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova went missing in Athens in 2017
Toys 'R' Us Spits On Its Own Grave With AI-Generated Trash
26.6.2024
Private equity vultures made Toys ‘R’ Us go bankrupt in 2017. All its U.S. stores closed in 2021. But the zombie brand is still around thanks to a licensing deal with Macy’s. Now it’s using generative AI to reanimate its corpse with an origin story ad that puts its 70-year history in a machine...
Bitstamp drops Euro Tether amid new MiCA rules
26.6.2024
Bitstamp was one of the first crypto exchanges to list Tether’s euro-pegged stablecoin, the Euro Tether, in November 2021
10 Cool Indie Games And Retro Classics Getting Immortalized With New Physical Editions
25.6.2024
I’m a sucker for physical games. Walking into a Walmart or Target and seeing the game section made up almost exclusively of download codes makes my gamer spirit cry out in anguish. By the same token, any time a physical edition of a new game or an old classic gets announced I get a warm, fuzzy...
Modern Warfare 3's New Mode Is A Mashup Of GoldenEye And Minecraft And It Looks Wild
25.6.2024
For its mid-season update, which drops on June 26, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is getting a new playlist called Bit Party. As the name might suggest, Bit Party pixelates a popular map from MW3 and makes everything look far more whimsical than it usually does. The modifier asks players to keep...