Scott Chipolina / Decrypt: Overview of El Salvador’s official yet controversial adoption of bitcoin in 2021, as many citizens have reportedly seen bitcoin vanish from their Chivo wallets — At this year’s Bitcoin Conference in Miami in June, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced his country would soon accept Bitcoin …
Read More »The Book of Boba Fett Release Date and Time, Trailer, Cast, Episodes, Review, and More
The Book of Boba Fett — set to release on Wednesday — will herald the return of one of the most popular bounty hunters from the Star Wars universe to TV and mobile screens on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar. Boba Fett, who featured in the original Star Wars trilogy starting …
Read More »UK regulator shows more assertive posture in blocking Facebook’s purchase of Giphy
Britain’s move to block Facebook-owner Meta Platform Inc’s acquisition of Giphy signalled a new determination to scrutinise digital deals. Meta on Thursday appealed the ruling by the Competition and Markets Authority, which said the 2020 deal must be unwound and Giphy sold as a going concern. The November decision was …
Read More »Vivo V23 Series India Launch On January 4 With Dual Selfie Camera Check Price Specification
New Delhi: Handset maker Vivo has confirmed that the Vivo V23 series is making its way to India on January 5 without divulging the further details of the lineup. The Vivo V23 5G line will come with India’s first 50MP Eye Autofocus Dual Selfie cameras, the media has reported. The …
Read More »First SMS Reading ‘Merry Christmas’ Sold as an NFT for $120,600
NFTs are digital items that can be bought and sold using blockchain technology. (Image: Reuters) The first SMS was a 15-character message sent to Vodafone employee Richard Jarvis wishing him “Merry Christmas”. AFP Last Updated:December 23, 2021, 18:29 IST FOLLOW US ON: The first SMS ever sent over a mobile …
Read More »One for the ride- The New Indian Express
By Express News Service I have played over 200 hours of the latest Assassin’s Creed games. Almost 80 per cent of the game involved travelling. I have travelled by boats, horses, camels, and frustratingly so, by foot. Rider’s Republic is Ubisoft’s way of saying: “Thanks for persevering through the open-world …
Read More »Tesla under investigation for ‘Passenger Play’ gaming feature
came under fire earlier this month that certain games are playable on dashboard infotainment systems while an EV is in motion. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is now investigating Tesla over the so-called “Passenger Play” function. The preliminary evaluation from the agency’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) covers around …
Read More »four trends that shaped 2021 – TechCrunch
Billions of dollars, dozens of deals, and one legal battle: the year in eVTOL was an unforgettable one, with developers picking up the pace even as the larger aviation sector was busy slowly recovering from the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Below, we catch up with leading analysts and investors …
Read More »Holmes’ fate hangs in the balance as jury deliberates criminal fraud charges
Enlarge / Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes leaves the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in San Jose, California, on December 17, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Who is to blame for the implosion of Theranos, the ill-fated blood-testing startup that folded in 2018, and did it amount to fraud? …
Read More »A profile of Brewster Kahle and the Internet Archive, which marked its 25th anniversary earlier this year and is now home to over 70 PB of data (Joel Khalili/TechRadar)
Joel Khalili / TechRadar: A profile of Brewster Kahle and the Internet Archive, which marked its 25th anniversary earlier this year and is now home to over 70 PB of data — Meet Brewster Kahle, the internet’s chief librarian — Audio player loading… On the same day in 1996, Brewster …
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