Facebook threatens to block news sites in Canada, as it did in Australia

After caving in to authorities in Australia just a few months ago, Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, is threatening to block news sharing on its platform in Canada. Canadian authorities have proposed a new law, called C-18, …

LG announces Smart Monitor, a 4K PC monitor with Smart TV features

Samsung and LG compete in many market segments, and over the years, the two South Korean companies have “borrowed” ideas from each other without hiding much. LG continues this rivalry in the monitor market as well, announcing the new LG …

Stablecoins are used to fight devaluation and inflation in Latin America

According to Chainalysis, a crypto auditing and blockchain tracking company, the use of stablecoins pegged to the dollar is on the rise in Latam, specifically Argentina and Venezuela, due to the common economic problems the two countries are facing. 34% …

After three years on the job, Apple’s top phone and computer designer is leaving the company

Jony Ive’s departure from Apple a few years ago marked the end of an era for the world’s most valuable company. In his place came two designers, Evans Hankey on the hardware side as Industrial Design Vice President and Alan …

Leonard Nimoy wasn’t the first choice: who should have played Spock in Star Trek, actually

When you say Star Trek, inevitably the image of Spock, the Vulcan alien played so well by actor Leonard Nimoy, comes to mind. Basically, even decades after the release of the original franchise, fans can’t conceive of the Trek universe …

How Maker will use U.S. Treasuries to buy Ethereum

Maker, the project behind the largest decentralized stablecoin DAI, has recently been heavily involved in the centralized finance industry with companies like Coinbase, Gemini and Coinshares. He has also reportedly purchased U.S. Treasuries and corporate bonds from BlackRock. According to …

What features North Korea’s newest smartphones have

Quite a few smartphone models are produced in North Korea, and most of them are clones of devices from China or made by famous Western companies like Apple or Samsung. However, these devices do not have access to the big …

Google Pixel team caught on Twitter using iPhone, not Android

Just days after the launch of the new Pixel models, Google doesn’t seem to have much faith in its new phones. Or at least the team in charge of the Pixel brand’s social media presence, as they seem to be …

The love story that never happened on Friends: what Matthew Perry, the actor who played Chandler, had to say about it

Beloved Friends actor Matthew Perry has revealed that he had a crush on his co-star Jennifer Aniston and his attempt to ask her out didn’t go well. Still enjoying significant cultural relevance across the globe nearly two decades after the …

Dogechain up 228% in the past week!

Dogechain, launched earlier this year to bring smart contract capabilities to the Dogecoin community, has seen its exchange value jump over 200% in the past week and over 70% in the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko. This peak also …

TV, other electronics and accessories, available Thursday at Lidl. Price and features

Lidl will again have electronics and accessories on offer, and among them is a TV. The products we feature in this article go on offer in stores on Thursday 27 October. The television, branded Telefunken, is a standard one. It …

Here’s how the SEC’s investigation makes crypto-currency attractive to institutions

This year’s crypto winter has caught the attention of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as well as regulators around the world. Some of the major players in the market say they are pleased that the SEC is investigating some …