Just months after Samsung announced that it’s bringing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to its TVs, now LG’s doing the same. The company’s new NFT marketplace, called LG Art Lab, lets you “buy, sell and enjoy high-quality digital artwork” from your TV. For now, only users in the US with an LG Read more…
A simple digital card praising Islamist militants for an attack on a Taliban position in Afghanistan last month is the first known nonfungible token created and disseminated by a terrorist sympathizer, according to former senior U.S. intelligence officials. It is a sign that Islamic State and other terror groups may Read more…
In 2021, 9% of the world’s auto sales were electric vehicles, reports CNBC (citing statistics from the International Energy Agency). Yet CNBC also notes that electric vehicles “require 30% fewer parts and components manufacturing than conventional cars,” according to researchers for an Industrial Heartland case study.” So will that create Read more…
A surprise from the Associated Press. The head of America’s Environment Protection Agency “said Friday that advanced nuclear technology will be ‘critical’ for both the United States and Japan as they step up cooperation to meet decarbonization goals.” Michael Regan, after holding talks with his Japanese counterpart Akihiro Nishimura in Read more…
“Scientists at the Florida Aquarium have made a breakthrough in the race to save Caribbean coral,” reports CNN. “For the first time, marine biologists have successfully reproduced elkhorn coral, a critical species, using aquarium technology. It’s a historic step forward, and one they hope could help revitalize Caribbean ecosystems and Read more…
“Across the United States, parents are increasingly buying Apple Watches and strapping them onto the wrists of children as young as 5,” reports the New York Times: The goal: to use the devices as a stopgap cellphone for the kids. With the watch’s cellular abilities, parents can use it to Read more…
It’s the one-year anniversary of El Salvador’s adopting Bitcoin as a legal tender, so Bloomberg follows up, finding a country where “Adoption has moved slowly, and steep declines in Bitcoin’s price from those lofty levels last fall have dampened the early euphoria that swept across the nation.” “Bitcoin hasn’t replaced Read more…