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Toyota searching for more partners to help it compete in hydrogen-powered car racing

Sep 08, 2021 23:36 pm UTC| Economy Sports

Toyota Motor Corp. is searching for more partners to help it compete in hydrogen-powered auto racing. The Japanese automaker is building a hydrogen supply network to cover the energy production source for transporting...

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry asks fans for pointers on cryptocurrencies

Sep 07, 2021 22:43 pm UTC| Digital Currency Sports

Golden State Warriors superstar guard Stephen Curry got a great number of pointers from his Twitter followers after he asked 15.5 million of them for some advice about crypto, saying he was just getting started. Among...

NBA's Dallas Mavericks to give e-gift cards to customers who pay its online store in cryptos

Sep 04, 2021 23:11 pm UTC| Sports Digital Currency

NBA team Dallas Mavericks will give its DallasMavs.Shop customers a $25 e-gift card if they pay with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash, and dogecoin in a promo dubbed Mavs Cryptomania. Billionaire...

Topps unveils Avalanche blockchain-minted Major League Baseball NFTs

Sep 01, 2021 22:07 pm UTC| Digital Currency Sports

The Topps Company Inc. will launch its 2021 Major League Baseball (MLB) NFT collection this September via the Avalanche blockchain, which boasts fast, low cost, and eco-friendly features. The Topps MLB Inception NFT...

Previously unseen Kobe Bryant photos auctioned off as NFTs

Aug 30, 2021 10:55 am UTC| Sports Digital Currency Economy

Non-fungible tokens (NFT) platform Cryptograph auctioned off eight never before seen photos of Kobe Bryant as NFTs on August 24, commemorated as Kobe Bryant Day, Sports Illustrated reported. The auction, bought with...

NFL great Tom Brady and Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka launch NFT platform Autograph

Aug 30, 2021 02:05 am UTC| Sports Economy Digital Currency

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka have launched an NFT Platform dubbed Autograph to facilitate digital ownership of sports memorabilia. Autograph will sell digital sports...

Lionel Messi kicks off NFT art collection dubbed 'Messiverse'

Aug 24, 2021 23:20 pm UTC| Sports Digital Currency

Professional football player Lionel Messi has joined the non-fungible tokens (NFT) bandwagon with the launch of Messiverse, featuring a collection of crypto artworks designed by Australia-based digital designer...

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Economy

Morgan Stanley Warns Against Overestimating EV Demand Boost from Rising Oil Prices

Morgan Stanley is urging caution among investors who believe that surging oil prices will automatically trigger a rapid recovery for South Korean battery manufacturers. While recent headlines have painted an optimistic...

Australia Extends Fuel Sulphur Relaxation Amid Iran War Supply Disruptions

Australia has extended its temporary easing of fuel-quality standards through September, as ongoing disruptions from the Iran war continue to strain the countrys fuel supply chains. Energy Minister Chris Bowen confirmed...

Stocks Surge as Strait of Hormuz Reopens, Oil Prices Plunge

U.S. stock markets closed sharply higher on Friday as easing Middle East tensions and the temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz sent investor confidence soaring. The SP 500 gained 1.2% to finish at 7,125.36, the...

Oil Prices Plunge as Strait of Hormuz Reopens Amid U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Talks

Global oil prices fell sharply on Friday after Iran and the United States jointly announced the temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, easing fears over a major disruption to the worlds oil supply. Brent crude...

IMF Warns Middle East War to Deepen Economic Divide Across Latin America and Caribbean

The ongoing Middle East conflict is expected to widen economic inequality across Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the International Monetary Fund. While oil-exporting nations stand to gain short-term...

Politics

North Korea Fires Multiple Ballistic Missiles Amid Growing Nuclear Ambitions

North Korea launched several ballistic missiles toward the sea off its eastern coast on Sunday, according to South Korea and Japan, marking Pyongyangs seventh ballistic missile test this year and its fourth in April alone....

U.S.-Iran Tensions Escalate as Hormuz Crisis Deepens Amid Ceasefire Strains

Fragile ceasefire negotiations between the United States and Iran are facing serious pressure after a dramatic weekend of escalating confrontations in and around the Strait of Hormuz. New reporting from the Wall Street...

Brazil, Spain, and Mexico Unite to Support Cuba Amid U.S. Blockade

During a high-profile international summit held in Barcelona, the leaders of Brazil, Spain, and Mexico came together to announce a strengthened commitment to providing coordinated humanitarian aid to Cuba. The meeting,...

Trump's Iran Claims Spark Market Confusion Over Strait of Hormuz

Global financial markets and world leaders are navigating a wave of cautious optimism mixed with uncertainty after President Donald Trump announced a breakthrough in U.S.-Iran negotiations, including what he described as...

Anthropic CEO Meets Trump Officials to Discuss Powerful New AI Model Mythos

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei sat down with senior Trump administration officials last Friday in what analysts are calling a pivotal move to repair a strained relationship between the AI company and the federal government....

Science

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

Technology

Iran’s AI memes are reaching people who don’t follow the news – and winning the propaganda war

A Lego-style Iranian military commander raps over a gangster beat: Our inbox is flooded with Americans saying they dont watch the news. They listen to our songs instead since your media is full of shit. This is the opening...

Apple Wins ITC Ruling, Keeping Blood-Oxygen Feature on Apple Watch

A U.S. trade tribunal sided with Apple on Friday, rejecting Masimo Corporations push to reinstate an import ban on Apple Watch. The U.S. International Trade Commission chose not to review an earlier judges ruling that...

OpenAI's $20 Billion Cerebras Deal Signals Massive AI Infrastructure Push

OpenAI is reportedly set to spend over $20 billion with AI chip startup Cerebras over the next three years, marking a significant expansion of an already substantial computing partnership. According to The Information, the...

Tesla's Terafab: AI Chip Factory Eyes Taiwan's Semiconductor Talent

Tesla is actively recruiting semiconductor engineers in Taiwan for its ambitious Terafab project a fully vertically integrated AI chip manufacturing facility that aims to consolidate logic, memory, packaging, testing, and...

Japan to Subsidize Sony's Image Sensor Plant in Kumamoto with $380 Million

The Japanese government has announced plans to provide Sony with subsidies of up to 60 billion yen, equivalent to approximately $380 million, to support the construction of an image sensor manufacturing facility in...