Japanese city proposes two-hour daily limit on smartphones for all residents
A central Japanese town wants to limit smartphone use for all its 69,000 residents to two hours a day, in a move that has sparked intense debate on device addiction.…
AI boom boosts Nvidia despite ‘geopolitical issues’
Computer-chip designer Nvidia has been boosted by big tech firms keen to expand their AI capabilities, despite dealing with US and China tensions. On Wednesday it reported $46.7bn revenue (£34.6bn)…
4chan launches legal case against Ofcom in US federal court
Lawyers representing controversial websites 4chan and Kiwi Farms have filed a legal case against the UK Online Safety Act enforcer Ofcom. Their legal complaint filed in a Washington DC Federal…
Why it has one of the most digital governments
Ben Morris Technology of Business Editor Getty Images Ukrainians can access 130 services from the Diia portal Rounding a corner in Kyiv on 24 Feb 2022, Oleksandr Bornyakov remembers driving…
Kpop Demon Hunters becomes Netflix’s most viewed film ever
The animated musical KPop Demon Hunters has climbed “up, up, up” Netflix’s charts to become its most viewed movie ever, the streaming platform says. Since its release in June, the…
Musk firms sue Apple and OpenAI, alleging they hurt competition
Getty Images Two Elon Musk-backed businesses have officially sued Apple and OpenAI, accusing them of joining forces illegally to block threats from potential competitors. The lawsuit, filed in the US…
The Metaverse: What It Is, Where to Find it, and Who Will Build It — MatthewBall.co
Note: This essay was released in January 2020, expanding on a piece I wrote in 2018. In June 2021, I released a nine-part update, ‘The Metaverse Primer’. In July of…
Video platform Kick investigated over streamer’s death
French prosecutors have opened an investigation into the Australian video platform Kick over the death of a content creator during a live stream. Raphaël Graven – also known as Jean…
Why this CryptoPunk NFT sold for $532 million. Sort of – CNET – Crypto News
CryptoPunk #9998, part of a collection of 10,000 NFTs, “sold” for $530 million on Thursday. OpenSea/User 0xef764bac8a438e7e498c2e5fccf0f174c3e3f8db What’s the most expensive NFT ever sold? Beeple’s Everydays — a collage of…
Why this CryptoPunk NFT sold for $532 million. Sort of – CNET
CryptoPunk #9998, part of a collection of 10,000 NFTs, “sold” for $530 million on Thursday. OpenSea/User 0xef764bac8a438e7e498c2e5fccf0f174c3e3f8db What’s the most expensive NFT ever sold? Beeple’s Everydays — a collage of…