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The Weight
8.4.2021
More than 20 years later, I can still remember my grandmother handing me the silver diet book with the cartoon cover and the sense that I needed to do something. I was probably around 13; the specifics have mercifully faded with time, but the cover and the feeling are burned into my brain. And...
Nifty News: NYT says NFTs in pandemic-fueled bubble, Polkamon eggs produce $1M gas ...
31.3.2021
NYT likens the NFT bubble to the plague induced “tulip mania” of the 1600s, Polkamon NFTs generate more than $1 million in gas fees, and a man fails to sell 50% of a house as an NFT
Nifty News: Italian copyright agency mints 4M NFTs, breast cancer LINK found, and more
25.3.2021
Algorand helps secure almost 100,000 authors' copyrights, NFTs raise breast cancer awareness, the New York Times gets in on the action, and more
Illinois Rep Becomes 723,556th Lawmaker To Threaten Banning Violent Video Games
24.2.2021
Another year, another attempt to ban the sale of violent video games. House Bill 3531 is the brainchild of Illinois State representative Marcus Evans, Jr. and is actually an amendment to a statute passed in 2005 that already bans the sale of violent video games to minors. HB3531’s proposed changes...
Grand Theft Auto Role-Playing Is Big On Twitch Again, Starring, Uh, Johnny Silverhand From Cyberpunk
10.2.2021
The scene: Grand Theft Auto V’s iconic city of Los Santos. People mill about outside an apartment building, likely plotting crimes. Nothing seems out of the ordinary—except for a lone figure. Clad in suffocatingly tight leather pants and a bulletproof vest, he looks prepared for anything...
GTA V's Slink Johnson Shows Us Around The Hollywood Walk Of Fame
29.1.2021
In the debut episode of PlayStation Haven’s GTA V Real-Life Comparisons video series, actor, rapper, and comedian Gerald “Slink” Johnson, AKA Lamar Davis, gives us a tour of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Vinewood style. Warning: He gets a little physical. Read more
NYT Study: Coinbase Underpaid Female and Black Employees at Much Larger Rates Than Those in the Technology Industry
1.1.2021
An analysis performed by the New York Times of internal pay data at cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase unveiled disparities in salaries, showing their women and Black employees were underpaid. Coinbase Underpaid Women and Black Employees, Claims NYT Study According to the report, women employees were...
NYT Reports Claims of ‘Racist or Discriminatory’ Treatment of Employees at Coinbase
27.11.2020
The NYT critique of Coinbase’s internal diversity policies quotes former employees who complain of “racist or discriminatory” treatment
Coinbase Preemptively Rebuts Unpublished New York Times Expose
26.11.2020
The letter pushes back at an unpublished article Coinbase says will allege Black employees had "negative experiences" while with the firm
‘Coordinated media FUD' about Bitcoin from Financial Times to Fox Business
20.11.2020
In light of Bitcoin’s recent price rally, mainstream media has started to cover the industry again, but remain unconvinced it's a true store of value
‘Bitcoin Will Never Ditch You’ Ad Dominates Front Page of Major Hong Kong Newspaper
27.8.2020
The number of bitcoin ads appearing in major newspapers is growing. The front page of Apple Daily, a major newspaper in Hong Kong, featured a “Bitcoin will never ditch you” ad this week. Bitcoin ads also recently appeared in leading Indian newspaper The Economic Times, the Financial...
$5.6 Million Double Spent: ETC Team Finally Acknowledges the 51% Attack on Network
6.8.2020
The Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain network lost $5.6 million to one miner following a 51% attack initially thought to be a chain split. During the attack, the offending miner managed to double-spend 807,260 ETC ($5.6 million) after spending 17.5 BTC or $200,000 (at time of writing) to acquire...
Alleged Twitter Hack ‘Mastermind’ Owns $3 Million in Bitcoin, Bail Set at $725K
3.8.2020
Regional reports from Tampa show that the alleged “Mastermind” behind the July 15, Twitter hack owns more than $3.3 million dollars worth of bitcoin. While appearing on a video screen at the Hillsborough County Courthouse, the judge set 17-year old Graham Clark’s bail at $25,000...
‘I Failed Terribly at Keeping My Identity Secret’: Scott Alexander on the Value of Pseudonymity
1.7.2020
A New York Times decision to name Scott Alexander, the author of Slate Star Codex, raises questions about who deserves pseudonyms, journalism in 2020, and where we place value when it comes to news stories
The North American Bitcoin Conference Returns
4.11.2019
Pioneers of the global Bitcoin and blockchain community will converge in Miami for a historical conference, continuing to propel cryptocurrency from niche to mainstream. Now in its seventh year, The North American Bitcoin Conference is the longest-running and most attended finance conference...
New York Times Confirms It’s Using Blockchain to Combat Fake News
24.7.2019
The New York Times is testing blockchain solutions to authenticate news photos in partnership with IBM Garage
WebExpo 2017 aneb #silnejsipesmrda
3.10.2017
Desátý ročník české verze konference WebExpo určil směr designu, businessu, developmentu a hlavně party pro IT crowds. Čeští spíkři měli pro tento rok jasno: „silnější pes mrdá“. O něco jemnější názory měli spíkři zahraniční, nicméně vnímání online světa okolo nás bylo dosti podobné. V dalším...