Month: May 2022
The Wikimedia Foundation has stopped accepting cryptocurrency donations
The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), the organization behind Wikipedia, has announced that it will no longer accept donations in cryptocurrency, as first reported by Web3 Is Going Just Great. In an update, the WMF says it “has decided to discontinue direct acceptance of cryptocurrency as a means of donating.” It also…
Read More
The Fisher-Price baby’s first gamepad has just been modded to play Elden Ring
I never thought I’d be writing about my baby’s Fisher-Price gamepad again, but here we go: a modder has turned the cheap tune-filled toy into a complete Xbox gamepad with everything you’d need to play Elden Ring. And incredibly, he did so without losing any of the Fisher-Price Game &…
Read More
Bored Ape Yacht Club creator’s metaverse mint rocks the Ethereum blockchain
Yuga Labs, the web3 company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club, disrupted the entire Ethereum blockchain as a flood of users rushed to purchase NFTs representing virtual plots of land in its upcoming metaverse project, Otherside. A total of 55,000 Otherdeeds sold at a flat price of 305 ApeCoin, or…
Read More
Amazon ends its PTO policy for workers with COVID-19
Amazon will no longer grant up to seven days of paid time off (PTO) for workers sick with COVID-19, the company announced in an internal memo obtained by The Verge (via CNBC). Starting Monday, Amazon will offer up to five days of unpaid, excused leave, with the option for workers…
Read More
Google Pixel phones might soon get a serious search upgrade
Audio player loading… Google Pixel phones like the Google Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro come with a few software tweaks and extras that help to differentiate them from all the other Android phones on the market, and it looks like another significant new feature is on the way.…
Read More
World leaders sign landmark ‘future of the internet’ pact
Audio player loading… World leaders from more than 60 countries including the US and the UK have come together to commit to a new agreement aimed at safeguarding the future of the internet. The so-called Declaration of the Future of the Internet (PDF) will help strengthen democracy online as the…
Read More