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Hong Kong’s attitude toward crypto sours after JPEX saga: Survey
18.10.2023
41% of respondents said they prefer not to hold virtual assets or cryptocurrencies — up 12 percentage points from an earlier study
Koreans to have access to blockchain-powered digital IDs by 2024
17.10.2022
Under the plan, the blockchain-powered ID would be fully decentralized, meaning the government won't be able to see how or when the ID is being used
Bitcoin Mining Threatens America’s Climate Change Efforts, White House Science and Tech Department Says
8.9.2022
The Biden administration is concerned about digital currency mining operations affecting climate change, after the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy published a report that says politicians should take action against crypto mining. The federal government’s entity recommends...
Metaverse Startup Ready Player Me Raises $56 Million in Series B Led by Andreessen Horowitz
23.8.2022
The AI-generated avatar creation cross-platform for the metaverse, Ready Player Me, has raised $56 million in a Series B funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The startup’s co-founder and CEO Timmu Tõke says the funding will be used to scale the cross-platform metaverse...
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology to Build Metaverse Campus
30.7.2022
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has announced plans to build an online-based metaverse campus called Metahkust. The institution will take its first step toward this goal by building a mixed virtual reality classroom that will allow students from other latitudes to attend classes...
Biden Administration Expected to Publish Report on Bitcoin Mining and the Industry’s Impact on Climate
8.7.2022
According to a new report, U.S. president Joe Biden and his administration are focused on proof-of-work (PoW) mining. The principal assistant director for energy for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) discussed the research report on July 2, 2022. The OSTP official...
In Eternights You Press R2 To Hold Hands Just Like IRL
7.6.2022
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Wiz Completes Each Level In One Enormous Combo
20.1.2022
Just speedrunning a game is hard enough. So it’s wild that for his first speedrun, engineer and web developer Steve Wozniak decided to make the already-difficult task of finishing a game as quickly as possible even harder. The task he set for himself: Don’t just complete all the goals in Vicarious...
GTA San Andreas Enters The Metaverse, Via Oculus Quest 2
28.10.2021
During a Facebook Meta keynote event dedicated to its future VR projects and plans, the social media giant revealed that PS2 classic Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is currently in development for the Oculus Quest 2. Read more
I’m Obsessed With These Low-Rent CSGO No-Scope ‘Hacks’
29.7.2021
People try all sorts of things to get an advantage in CSGO, PUBG, Fortnite, or any competitive game. But recently, I’ve been stuck watching one player’s gloriously low-rent efforts to improve their sniping.Read more
Zoom Adds Multiplayer Games, But Not The Ones You Want
21.7.2021
Chances are that before March 2020, you’d never heard of Zoom, the video conferencing software. By July 2021, it’s pretty much become the generic noun for such technology. And as of today, it’s offering games.Read more
Thousands Of PS4 Pros Discovered In Warehouse Raid
12.7.2021
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) busted a cryptocurrency mining farm filled with racks of PS4 Pros for allegedly stealing electricity off the nation’s power grid, the spy agency reported late last week.Read more
U.S. Healthcare Is So Trash This Game’s Localization Needed Changing
25.6.2021
The American healthcare system is so uniquely terrible among developed countries that a localization team translating a recent indie game had to completely replace a line about crowdfunding an emergency medical procedure because it wouldn’t make sense to players outside of the United States.Read...
18-Year-old Artist Draws Incredible Portraits On Her Smartphone
6.6.2021
Mejiro, an 18-year-old artist in Japan, was recently featured on the country’s national TV news for art she draws on her smartphone.Read more
Apple's Tim Cook On Epic's Tim Sweeney: I Do Not Know This Man
5.5.2021
Another day, another collection of very funny and insightful documents being released as part of the Apple vs Epic lawsuit. For tonight we have a 2015 email from Epic’s Tim Sweeney to Apple CEO Tim Cook, where one executive issues an impassioned plea for marketplace reform, and the other says “who...
Skate City Rolls Onto PC And Consoles May 6
15.4.2021
Skate City, the artful street skating game from Alto’s Odyssey creators Snowman, finally makes the leap from Apple Arcade to PC and console next month, bringing its chill lo-fi beats and dreamy rides to PlayStations, Xboxens, Switch, and PC on May 6. Read more
Expand Your LEGO Mario Courses With This Master Your Adventure Kit for $48
14.4.2021
LEGO Mario Master Your Adventure Kit | $48 | AmazonRead more
Meet Margaret Wilcox, The Woman Who Invented The Car Heater
10.4.2021
When Margaret A. Wilcox developed the car heater, she did it in an era where being a mechanical engineer was a rarity—and which was even more difficult for a woman. Every time you warm up your icy extremities behind the wheel on a cold winter day, you have Wilcox to thank.Read more
Swivel, Pivot, and Tilt This Asus 27" Monitor as Much as You Want for 19% Off
10.4.2021
ASUS 27” Full HD Monitor | $170 | NeweggRead more
Neighborhood Hero Builds AI-Powered Device That Automatically Compliments Dogs Walking By
26.3.2021
If you’ve ever wasted an afternoon (or all of 2020) looking at cute dog pictures online, then you already understand what inspired Ryder from the YouTube channel Ryder Calm Down to build an AI-powered machine that can recognize dogs walking past their home and automatically shout compliments...