The world’s biggest game has rejected non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Last week, Minecraft developer Mojang dropped the ban hammer on NFTs saying that NFTs “do not align” with Minecraft values. The news of the ban quickly spread across the NFT space causing […]
A recent survey by the Locomotiva Institute found that 34 million Brazilians do not have access to banking services. Of this number, 6.3 million Brazilians do not have a bank account, while the remaining 17.7 million are underbanked. That was not all, […]
In late 2019, we wrote Northvolt after the maker of electric vehicle batteries received a €5.8 million investment from EIT InnoEnergy to support Northvolt’s target of using 50% recycled materials in all its new battery cells by 2030. The funding also went […]
Forget about the Great Resignation. There’s a more worrisome trend brewing among global workers as a vicious cycle of low wages, job dissatisfaction, flexibility, and work-life balance is leading millions to quit their jobs in droves. In the summer of […]
There’s no denying the fact that the crypto market has been on the receiving end of a lot of financial devastation recently, as is highlighted by the fact that the total capitalization of this space has dropped from $3 trillion […]
About four years ago, we wrote about Baidu after the China search giant teamed up with U.S. automaker Ford to collaborate on a two-year joint autonomous vehicle test project to develop and test self-driving vehicles on designated roads in Beijing, and possibly […]
Bitcoin topped $24,000 on Wednesday for the first time since June as crypto investors shrugged off the looming recession and inflation after news of a softer than expected rate hike from the Federal Reserve. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency surged past […]
Back in June, we wrote about EarthFund after the decentralized platform launched a “DAO-as-a-Service” system to allow anyone to set up funding DAOs for causes they care about and simplify funding for world-changing causes. With EarthFund DAO, anyone can join communities dedicated to […]
Google and Chevron have joined a $250 million funding TAE Technologies, a nuclear fusion startup developing commercial fusion power to generate unlimited carbon-free energy, the company announced today. The latest round brings the total raised by TAE Technologies to $1.2 billion, making the […]
Just last week, longtime Tesla Autopilot Executive Andrej Karpathy announced on Twitter he was leaving the company. The announcement came just two weeks after Tesla laid off hundreds of autopilot employees and closed its San Mateo, California office. Today, a founding member […]
Portal, a Coinbase-backed crypto startup and cross-chain Layer-2 DEX network being built on Bitcoin, today announced its Reg D equity offering through Republic, a multi-asset investment platform that allows anyone to invest for as little as $10 in vetted, startups and […]
Back in March, we wrote about COTI after the organization announced a plan to define a new token standard for stablecoins issued on MultiDAG 2.0 that will be the equivalent of the ERC20 token standard on Ethereum. With MultiDAG 2.0 […]
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has been fined $3.35 million over illegal operations and violation of Dutch money-laundering laws in the Netherlands. In an announcement on Monday, the reserve bank of the Netherlands (DNB) said it fined Binance $3.35 million […]
The impacts of climate change are global in scope, unprecedented in scale, and can no longer be denied. According to multiple studies, the burning of fossil fuels accounts for about 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions, which is the largest driver of climate […]
Last month, embattled crypto lender Celsius froze withdrawals for 1.7 million of its crypto holders in the wake of a collapse in cryptocurrency prices, citing what it described as “extreme market conditions.” Three days later, we suggested that “bankruptcy may be the only option […]
Transportation emits more carbon pollution than any other sector of the U.S. economy, making up about 29% of emissions, according to the US Department of Energy. But the US is not alone. Europe is also experiencing carbon emissions from millions […]
In April, we wrote about Netflix after the streaming behemoth suffered subscriber loss for the first in more than a decade. The announcement caused the company to lose $50 billion in just one day. During the earnings call in April, Netflix reported a […]
Miranda Rights, also known as Miranda Warning is a well-known statement that reads: “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to […]
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has not only resulted in the deaths of thousands of people on both sides but also caused global downturn and economic losses. As the ripple effect of the war spread around the world, the […]
Grocery delivery tech startup Gopuff announced today it is cutting off 10% of its global workforce and closing 76 warehouses in the United States, the company said in a letter to investors. The announcement comes just two months after the Pennsylvania-based startup received […]
