Taking place the week of June 20th, NFT NYC 2022 was the largest NFT conference yet, with over 15,000 attendees descending upon New York City to participate in panel discussions, side events, and parties. Despite weakness in the overarching crypto markets, $2 trillion of value has been wiped out since the peak of November 2021,...
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Sydney climate protests: Activists block streets and harbour tunnel
Climate protesters have brought parts of Sydney to a standstill, blocking key roads and a tunnel during rush hour. The Blockade Australia activists began disruptions on Monday in protest of “Australia’s ecological destruction”. Police said the protesters were “violent” and “erratic” while marching through the city and blocking streets with barricades and bins. Their actions...
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Geelong Cats star Tom Stewart cops lengthy ban for knockout blow on Dion Prestia
Geelong will be without star defender Tom Stewart for their next four AFL games after failing in their bid to reduce his rough conduct suspension. As expected, Stewart pleaded guilty on Tuesday night after he was referred directly to the tribunal for the ugly bump that concussed Richmond onballer Dion Prestia. Stewart will miss Geelong’s...
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Crypto Ads Crackdown Expected Soon to Protect Australian Consumers
Caroline Malcolm, the Australian-born head of international policy at crypto security firm Chainalysis, believes the federal government will soon introduce regulatory reforms to offer everyday Australians a higher level of consumer protection. Regulations Likely Within Next Year The former head of the OECD’s global blockchain policy centre told attendees at the Chainalysis LINKS conference in...
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Kanye West emerges from ‘hiatus’ with surprise, Kardashian-referencing speech at BET Awards
The 2022 BET Awards, which took place Sunday at Los Angeles’s Microsoft Theater, was full of surprises, from Janelle Monáe’s live, presumably unscripted F-bomb drop to a jarring In Memoriam segment that mentioned the “death” of Roe v. Wade. But one of the most unexpected moments, near the end of the three-hour ceremony, was Kanye...
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Nasa launches first rocket from Australian commercial spaceport
An unassuming patch of red dirt in remote Australia has made history as the site of Nasa’s first rocket launch from a commercial spaceport outside the US. The sub-orbital rocket blasted off from the tiny site early on Monday local time. It will enable astrophysics studies that can only be undertaken in the Southern Hemisphere,...
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At least 40 found dead in abandoned lorry in Texas
At least 46 people, believed to be migrants, have been found dead in an abandoned lorry on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas. A fire official said 16 people including four children had also been taken to hospital. The survivors were “hot to the touch” and suffering from heat stroke and heat exhaustion. San Antonio,...
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All eyes on Anthony Albanese as he mulls visit to war-torn Ukraine
Security experts say a visit to Ukraine by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese would send a strong message to authoritarian countries – including China. Albanese is currently in Spain for the NATO Summit, where the Russian invasion of Ukraine is likely to be a front-of-mind issue. Whether he visits Ukraine while in Europe remains to be...
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Apple battery lawsuit: Millions of iPhone users could get payouts in legal action
Millions of iPhone users could be eligible for payouts, following the launch of a legal claim accusing Apple of secretly slowing the performance of older phones. Justin Gutmann alleges the company misled users over an upgrade that it said would enhance performance but, in fact, slowed phones down. He is seeking damages of around £768m...
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Bitcoin briefly dropped below $17,800 as sell-off accelerates — here’s what happened
Bitcoin plunged to about $17,749 and ether fell to about $897 at around 4:15 E.T. on Saturday afternoon, as the sell-off in the crypto market accelerates. The world’s two most popular cryptocurrencies are down more than 35% in the past week, as both breach symbolic price barriers. Bitcoin bounced back to around $18,955 and ether...