Renamed Crypto.com stadium is good news for cryptocurrency fanatics but strikes blow against cryptographers clinging to prefix The stadium that is home to the Los Angeles Lakers is getting a new name: the Crypto.com Arena. The name reflects the arena’s new sponsorship agreement with a Singapore-based cryptocurrency trading platform. That may be good news for …
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Predicting what is going on with the weather is important. It impacts every aspect of our life: from deciding what to wear and when we go outside to predicting natural disasters and managing a public health crisis. In this digital age, we have a vast array of different apps that can predict the weather to …
Bitcoin and similar blockchain-based currencies require huge amounts of power, predominantly generated from fossil fuels The incoming mayor of New York City thinks cryptocurrency and blockchain technology are the future. Eric Adams has advocated to reshape the city into a crypto hotspot, with crypto being taught in schools. He also plans to take his first …
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Online order service to launch with sales of screen, battery and camera parts for iPhones 12 and 13 Cracked your iPhone screen but cannot find a repair shop or book a slot at the Apple store? Then try your kitchen table. From next year phone owners can fix their handset at home after the tech …
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Video game company faces shareholder rebellion after workers protest the response to sexual misconduct allegations The embattled boss of video game company Activision Blizzard is facing a shareholder rebellion one day after employees staged a walkout to protest the company’s response to sexual misconduct allegations at the firm. “In contrast to past company statements, CEO …
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Advertising Standards Authority receives complaints about ads for meme coin named after Elon Musk’s dog The UK advertising watchdog has launched an investigation into a London bus and underground ad campaign for Floki Inu, a meme coin named after a dog owned by Elon Musk, as pressure rises to ban cryptocurrency marketing on public transport …
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Company blames the move, which will start on 19 January, on the cost of processing payments Amazon has told customers that it plans to stop accepting payments made with UK-issued Visa credit cards in January. In an email to users of the site, it blamed the cost of processing the payments, telling them: “Starting 19 …
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PC, Xbox, PlayStation 4/5, Nintendo Switch; Rockstar Games/Grove Street Games/Take-Two InteractiveThese remasters feel less stable than the glitchy originals, with a lack of attention to detail that undermines the games’ character Given the extreme complexity of the art form, remasters of decades-old games can be … variable. But when a publisher applies the label “definitive …
Voyager, which pitches its tech to police, has suggested indicators such as Instagram usernames that show Arab pride can signal inclination towards extremism Exclusive: LAPD partnered with tech firm that enables secretive online spying What do your Facebook posts, who you follow on Instagram and who you interact with the most on social media say …
Records show LA police trialed social media surveillance tech from Voyager Labs, which claims its software can predict crimes and help monitor private messages Revealed: the software that studies your Facebook friends to predict who may commit a crime The Los Angeles police department pursued a contract with a controversial technology company that could enable …
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