Month: April 2022
Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg Invests in Crypto
Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg and Drake are among dozens of celebrities to invest tens of millions of dollars into the crypto startup MoonPay. The Miami-based firm, whose software allows users to buy and sell cryptocurrency, raised $87 million from the stars, adding to a previously announced $555 million funding round. The financing sees MoonPay valued
Threat to Satellites by 2030
Russia and China are developing weapons to “attack US satellites” according to a report from the Pentagon.. The two country’s space fleets have apparently increased by over 70 per cent in the past two years, following a longer period of expansion where the countries have increased their fleets by 200 per cent between 2015 and
illegal wildlife trafficking ‘thrives’ on Facebook
Facebook is a thriving marketplace for illegal wildlife trade, allowing “frightening” volumes of trafficking of endangered species, an investigation has found. Posts of animals for sale included pygmy marmosets, the world’s smallest monkey, as well as tigers, leopards, pangolins and African grey parrots. It accused Facebook of systematically failing to enforce its own policies by
” Control” the weather using chaos theory
Computer simulations suggest that it could be possible to artificially influence the weather by inserting “butterfly effect” perturbations. The butterfly effect, first theorised by mathematician and meteorologist Edward Lorenz in the 1960s, is a phenomenon whereby an infinitesimal perturbation, like “a butterfly flapping its wings”, can have huge consequences, like “a tornado in Texas”. It
Elon Musk to buy the entirety of Twitter
The billionaire offered just under $40 billion for the publicly traded company, and wants to take it private. “I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy,” he wrote. Mr Musk’s
Eastern European Presidents Travel To Kyiv
The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will meet their Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Wednesday, while western military aid continues to stream into Ukraine as it prepares to defend its eastern region of Donbas against the invading Russian army. Karis said the intent of the visit was to show “strong support
Ex Crypto CEO Likely Stole $11 Billion Of Ether
Ethereum, the second biggest crypto network, is worth $360 billion. Its creator, Vitalik Buterin, has more than 3 million Twitter followers, has made videos with Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, and has met with Vladimir Putin. Initial coin offerings , decentralized finance , non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and decentralized autonomous organizations . And it has spawned
Panera Is Testing Miso Robotics’ Artificial Intelligence System
Panera has found quite a bit of success with its Unlimited Sip Club subscription program, driving both traffic and check size and inspiring several similar initiatives throughout the restaurant industry. The company is leveraging artificial intelligence to ensure its coffee is of consistent quality for every cup. Miso Robotics today announced a partnership with Panera
Employees Vs Entrepreneurs Happiness
One of the issues gaining a lot of national attention today is people’s mental health. Starting a business, you might conclude, could make you wealthy, but there’s also a good chance it will impact your mental and physical health. While there are some entrepreneurs who suffer from the stress of creating a startup, science says
Captured Ukrainian Soldiers
The Russian defense ministry claimed on Wednesday more than 1,000 Ukrainian marines have surrendered in the besieged city of Mariupol, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed to swap recently detained pro-Putin lawmaker Viktor Medvechuk in exchange for captive Ukrainians. The capture of Mariupol will allow Russia to reinforce its land bridge connecting pro-Russian separatist-held areas