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Xbox Calls Starfield ‘One Of The Most Important RPGs Ever Made’ And It’s Not Even Out
13.6.2023
If you missed the Xbox and Bethesda showcase at Summer Game Fest, you missed some cool games and a whole lot of Starfield at the end. It was the most we’ve seen of Bethesda’s upcoming sci-fi RPG, and even as a person who doesn’t usually love the studio’s games, it looks pretty rad. I love me some...
Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum ‘fails’ without these 3 important ‘transitions’
12.6.2023
All three “transitions” are necessary to secure Ethereum’s future, according to Buterin
US Dollar Will Lose Dominant Status, China and India Could Play Key Role in Currency Shift, Says Economist Lord O’Neill
3.6.2023
Lord Jim O’Neill, the British economist credited with coining the acronym BRIC, has explained that the U.S. dollar will lose its dominant status. He expects the Chinese yuan and possibly the Indian rupee to become “much more important currencies for the world.” Lord Jim O’Neill on...
15 Important data terms you should know
24.5.2023
Big data, data analytics, data governance, data visualization, data integration and more. Discover these key data terms for a deeper understanding
Study: 40% of Surveyed African Banks See Fintech and Telcos as ‘High Threats’
20.5.2023
About 40% of 153 African banks surveyed by the latest African Banker annual report said they regard “fintechs and telcos as high threats,” while 69% see artificial intelligence as the “most important technology shaping the industry in the near future.” According to...
US Dollar’s Importance Declining in International Transactions and as Reserve Currency, Economist Says
17.5.2023
A Canadian economist and professor at the University of British Columbia says the role of the U.S. dollar in international trade and as a reserve currency has been declining. “Other currencies have been getting more important in international transactions and as reserve currencies,” he stressed....
Joseon: Finally, Cryptocurrency Has a Safe Haven
11.5.2023
The cryptocurrency industry has faced significant regulatory challenges in recent years, with the SEC and CFTC taking action against various projects, including sending Wells notices to Coinbase. Amidst this regulatory landscape, the concept of sovereignty and international law has become...
UGC: how Fortnite (& Roblox!) are leading the next wave
10.5.2023
User-generated content is important, folks. Also: Nintendo results & news
Terra Luna Classic Price Prediction as 10 May Marks 1 Year Anniversary of LUNA and UST Crash – Will Important News be Announced Today?
10.5.2023
The Terra Luna Classic price has gained by 8% in the past 24 hours, rising to $0.00009048 on the day the cryptocurrency witnesses the one-year anniversary of the infamous Terra crash.
This crash saw both LUNA and its sister stablecoin UST become almost worthless overnight, yet it seems that LUNC...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Start Week Lower, Ahead of Key Economic Events
1.5.2023
Bitcoin started the week trading in the red, as markets prepared for an important week of U.S. economic events. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is expected to increase rates by 25 basis points, with nonfarm payrolls for April being released this coming Friday. Ethereum was also lower...
How to Blur Faces in a Video from Command Line
1.5.2023
Privacy is always incredibly important, especially with visual media where you may not have the permission of individuals in the video. If you’re filming something in public, it’s likely you’ll catch someone’s face who simply doesn’t want or need to be identified. This...
Satoshi’s Last Emails: ‘Make It About the Open-Source Project,’ Economist Predicts ‘Catastrophic’ Fall in US Living Standard, FRC Shares Plummet, and More — Week in Review
30.4.2023
Another week has passed in the world of crypto and finance, with the anniversary of Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto’s last known emails, predictions of massive declines in Americans’ standard of living, and important developments at the struggling First Republic Bank. All this and more...
US Senator Ted Cruz: ‘I Like BTC for the Same Reason the Chinese Communist Govt Doesn’t Like BTC’
30.4.2023
United States Senator Ted Cruz has said he remains “incredibly bullish on bitcoin” which he described as the “alpha in the crypto sphere.” According to Cruz, people are attracted to bitcoin because they see it as a hedge against inflation and also as an “important...
DePIN will become one of this decade’s most important crypto investments
20.4.2023
Decentralized physical infrastructure is offering one of the most real-world implementations of blockchain technology to date
The Tetris Movie’s Main Character Also Made A Hugely Important Role-Playing Game
18.4.2023
According to its description on Apple TV, the new film Tetris is the story of “American video game salesman Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) and his discovery of Tetris in 1988.” Now, I’m no Tetris historian, so I don’t know quite where the true story of the hard-fought negotiations for the rights...
De-Dollarization: China, Brazil Can Be Instrumental in Building Less Centralized World With No Hegemony, Says Lula’s Adviser
17.4.2023
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s chief adviser on foreign policy, Celso Amorim, says China and Brazil “are coming closer together” and they could play important roles in building a less centralized world with no hegemony. Commenting on de-dollarization, he stressed:...
India Seeks Common Crypto Framework for All Countries to Deal With ‘Many Collapses and Shocks in Cryptocurrencies’
12.4.2023
India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, said during her official visit to the U.S. that crypto regulation is a very important part of the discussion by the G20 countries given “so many collapses and shocks in cryptocurrencies.” She stressed: “We seek to develop a common...
How to Get Mac Battery Level from Command Line
10.4.2023
I’m a big fan of having as much information as I can get within the command line. I couldn’t go without knowing which git branch I’m on, for example. Another important piece of information I like having is my current battery percentage. To get the current battery level from...
ECB Board Member Warns EU’s New Crypto Rules Not Sufficient
8.4.2023
A European Central Bank Supervisory Board member has warned that the crypto rules in the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) bill “will not be sufficient on their own.” While emphasizing that “MiCA will set out important safeguards to prevent incidents similar to the...
How to Block a Range of IP Addresses
27.3.2023
As much as content creators want traffic to their website, there is such thing as the wrong type of traffic. Sometimes it’s content scrapers, sometimes it’s malicious bots; either way, it’s important to know how to block problematic IPs from your site. To block a range of...