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Nintendo Of America's Testers Say They Faced Years Of Sexual Harassment
16.8.2022
Two years ago, a contract game tester named Hannah (not her real name) had a harrowing experience that led her to quit her dream job at Nintendo of America after nearly a decade. Several employees had created a group chat on Nintendo’s Microsoft Teams server called “The Laughing Zone.” It...
Latest Ghana Inflation Rate the Highest in 19 Years — Economist Recommends Installation of Currency Board
16.8.2022
Ghana’s ongoing economic woes appeared to worsen in July after data from the country’s statistical agency, Ghana Statistical Service, suggested that the inflation rate is now nearly 31.7%. The nearly 2% increase in the country’s inflation rate comes at a time when the local...
Spending $276M in Ether — Colossal Ethereum Whale That Participated in the Genesis ICO Transfers 145,000 ETH
16.8.2022
After three years of dormancy, a massive ethereum whale that participated in the project’s first token sale, also known as the Genesis initial coin offering (ICO), spent 145,000 ether worth just over $276 million using today’s ethereum exchange rates. Mega Ethereum Whale Distributes...
Exit stage left — Eqonex to close crypto exchange after two years
15.8.2022
The firm said it would also move its principal business and several people from management from Hong Kong to the United Kingdom
Skybridge Expects Bitcoin to Reach $300K in 6 Years — ‘You Are Going to See a Lot More Commercial Activities’
15.8.2022
Skybridge Capital is “pretty optimistic” about bitcoin and ethereum over the next 12 to 24 months. The global asset management firm’s founder explained that the world’s largest cryptocurrency could reach $300K in six years, urging investors to “just relax”...
Proposed Ethereum PoW Fork Token Loses Half Its Market Value in Less Than 6 Days
14.8.2022
In 32 days, Ethereum is expected to upgrade from a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus algorithm to a proof-of-stake (PoS) system after the network used PoW for seven years. While the testnets have implemented the new rules, most people envision a relatively smooth mainnet transition. However, another...
Bank of Russia Aims for Full Launch of Digital Ruble in 2024
14.8.2022
The Central Bank of Russia plans to begin the comprehensive implementation of the digital ruble two years from now, according to a paper detailing its monetary policy priorities for the 2023 – 2025 period. As the development of the state-issued digital currency continues, the monetary...
Philippines Will Stop Accepting Crypto License Applications for 3 Years, Regulator Says
13.8.2022
The central bank of the Philippines, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, has announced that it will stop accepting crypto license applications for three years, starting next month. The central bank is the primary regulator of the crypto sector in the Philippines. Philippines Halts Accepting Crypto License...
Three-quarters of institutions to use crypto in the three years: Ripple
12.8.2022
Ripple's new Value Report on enterprise crypto and blockchain highlights NFT, blockchain and CBDC utility in business settings
Philippines Central Bank to Halt Applications for New Virtual Asset Firms for Three Years
11.8.2022
The Philippines' central bank is closing its application window for new virtual asset services providers (VASP) licences for three years from Sept. 1
USD Coin to Overtake Rival Stablecoin Tether in Coming Years - Survey
10.8.2022
Circle-issued, the second most popular stablecoin, USD Coin (USDC), has the potential to overtake the most popular stablecoin, tether (USDT), in coming years, according to a survey of analysts.
Most of the respondents claim that USDC will benefit from its better regulatory status, which could...
Specify Node Versions with .nvmrc
9.8.2022
I’ve heavily promoted nvm, a Node.js version manager, over the years. Having a tool to manage multiple versions of a language interpreter has been so useful, especially due to the complexity of Node.js package management. One tip I like to give new developers is adding a .nvmrc file to their...
Super Punch-Out's Two-Player Mode Has Been Found After 28 Years
9.8.2022
Super Punch-Out, the 1994 SNES game released as a sequel to the 1987 NES original, is like its predecessor a singleplayer game. You play as Little Mac and fight your way through a succession of cartoonish boxing opponents, and every single battle is just you against the computer. Or it was, until...
Latest Turkey Inflation Rate of 79.6% the Highest in 24 Years — Weakening Lira and Russia-Ukraine War Blamed
6.8.2022
According to the latest data from the Turkish Statistical Institute, the country’s annual inflation rate for the month of July was 79.6%, the highest in 24 years. Rising transportation costs, food and non-alcoholic beverages were some of the product categories that contributed to the overall...
Someone Spent Six Years Remastering An Unreleased Warcraft Game
5.8.2022
Years ago, a never-officially-released Warcraft point-and-click adventure game developed by Blizzard in the late ‘90s was leaked online. While the game was completely playable back then, its cutscenes were low-quality, highly compressed, not perfectly synced to the audio, and a few were even just...
5 Crucial Tips To Surviving The Sims 4: High School Years Expansion Pack
5.8.2022
Sims 4 recently released its High School Years Expansion Pack, its first Expansion Pack since 2021. But navigating the DLC might be as confusing as freshman year homeroom. You need tips from a worldly senior, who is me, in this scenario. Read more
How I Added Scroll Snapping To My Twitter Timeline
5.8.2022
CSS Scroll Snap allows websites to snap the web page or any other scroll container to a specific scroll position when the user performs a scrolling operation. This feature has been supported in all modern browsers for over two years, …
How I Added Scroll Snapping To My Twitter Timeline...
After four years, Japan brings back its first crypto ATM
4.8.2022
Local exchange Gaia Co. is set to roll out crypto ATMs in Tokyo and Osaka and has outlined plans for 130 of them over the next three years
Shiba Inu Completes Two Years, Also Reveals Shiba Eternity
2.8.2022
Shiba Inu has completed two years in the industry with the huge support of its team and members, who collectively form an important part of its virtual ecosystem known as ShibArmy. The army has grown over two years in terms of number, showing its utmost dedication towards cryptocurrency and...
Upcoming Muse NFT album becomes first new format added to charts in years
1.8.2022
Will of the People, the upcoming Muse NFT album, is the newest chart-eligible album format to be added in seven years