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Source: The Verge The creator of the poker roguelike Balatro, who goes by the alias LocalThunk, has been sharing some frustrations over the game’s 18-plus rating in Europe. “Since PEGI gave us an 18-plus rating for having evil playing cards maybe I should add microtransactions / loot boxes / real gambling to lower that rating…
Source: Venture Beat Alphabet spinout SandboxAQ is advancing large quantitative models to help enterprise AI optimize value creation. Read Full Article
Source: Live Mint TOKYO, – Japanese government bond yields jumped on Thursday as investors awaited the Bank of Japan’s policy decision due later in the day, with a surge in U.S. Treasury yields overnight weighing on market sentiment. The two-year JGB yield, most sensitive to the BOJ’s policy rate, jumped 3.5 basis points to 0.62%….
Source: Bitcoinist The recent XRP price action has been highlighted by another notable surge that saw it reaching just above $2.7 briefly again after a 9% surge on December 17. Although the XRP price was rejected immediately after reaching this level, it continues to exhibit bullish momentum on the daily timeframe chart. Interestingly, popular crypto…
Source: Coin Tegraph El Salvador’s struck a loan deal with the IMF and will make Bitcoin acceptance voluntary and roll back government involvement in Bitcoin-related projects. Read Full Article
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Source: The Verge One of the more popular end-of-year items is music service recaps, and one of the best known is Spotify Wrapped. The company puts together a roundup of everything you listened to that year in various statistical formats, wrapped up (well, that’s what it’s called, right?) in bright, swirling graphics. For 2024, you’ll…
Source: Coin Tegraph The ETF, which Grayscale spun off from its older Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, now holds around $4 billion in assets. Read Full Article
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Source: The Verge 2024’s drone hysteria has gone on for weeks across the East Coast, and we still have far more questions than answers. The sightings may have started in New Jersey, but reports of possible drone sightings have continued to spread. Meanwhile, social media-fueled misinformation has rushed to fill the information vacuum about what…
Source: Live Mint Latest Market News Today Live Updates: Catch today’s market wrap-up! Track Nifty 50 and Sensex movements, along with top gainers and losers. See how Asian and US markets fared and which sectors led the charge (or declined). Summary: Follow Mint’s market blog for real-time updates on your favourite companies. This blog keeps…
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Source: The Verge Honda teased the reveal of the first two Honda Zero prototypes, which will be making their official debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. The company also said it would have a new proprietary operating system for the global electric vehicle series to show off. Honda announced Honda…
