Prices have slumped, raising fears about a crypto winter.FTiare/Getty Images A crypto “ice age” might be coming as the Fed slashes its support for markets and the economy.Crypto prices have slumped, with bitcoin tumbling to a six-month low below $38,000 on Friday.With the Fed hiking interest rates, and nagging questions […]
Plastic gold: How Lego is attracting the eyes, and wallets, of collectors
FOLLOW ON Advertisement Various Lego mini figures sit for sale, Nov.29, 2021, inside It’s A Block Party in Indianapolis.(Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star via AP) For decades, Lego has captured the minds and imaginations of children and adults alike from around the world. And as new research has shown […]
Twitter users are comparing Elon Musk’s Neuralink chip implants to a similar device featured in the hit dystopian anthology series, ‘Black Mirror’
Elon Musk is developing a brain implant for humans he formerly said may have the potential to “save and replay memories.” Several Twitter users compared the technology to a similar device seen in an episode of Netflix’s “Black Mirror.” The brain-chip technology is primarily aimed at helping provide more agency […]
The Supreme Court supported compulsory vaccinations in 1905. What changed in 2022?
When reports first trickled out that Justice Neil Gorsuch refused to wear a mask in the courtroom, and that as a result his fellow Supreme Court judge Sonia Sotomayor needed to work through Zoom as a result, the backlash was swift and unsurprising.No doubt with an eye toward protecting its […]
Opinion: Skills, not schools. It took a pandemic and BLM to get employers looking at new ways to hire
“Skills, not schools” might not be the best-known motto of our times, but it’s increasingly popular among employers.A growing number are willing to consider applicants for well-paid, white-collar jobs based on what they can do rather than on whether they hold a bachelor’s degree. Earlier this month, the technology consulting […]
Scientists think 2020 lockdowns may have caused less lightning
Scientists have theorized that COVID-19 lockdowns may have helped decrease the amount of lightning produced in the atmosphere in the year 2020, according to a recent study .A study presented at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) analyzed atmospheric factors that may have contributed to reductions of […]
What it’s like to cruise during Omicron
Editor’s Note — Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter .Get news about destinations opening and closing, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments.(CNN) — Cruise ships turning around mid-voyage.People placed in quarantine cabins on […]
Monks in NM desert dedicated to hospitality reflect on two years without guests…
CHAMA RIVER CANYON, N.M.- Hidden in this canyon of crimson sandstone cliffs encompassed by miles of federally protected wilderness, the Monastery of Christ in the Desert seems like an ideal place to ride out a pandemic. For more than 50 years, a small community of Benedictine monks has quietly lived, […]
Washington DC ‘Defeat the Mandates’ march calls to end for COVID-19 vaccine requirements: ‘draconian laws’
The “Defeat the Mandates” march took to the streets and monuments of Washington, D.C., as protestors and speakers called for an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates nationwide.A number of major U.S.cities including D.C., New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Boston have implemented citywide rules requiring residents to show […]
“I Was Devastated”: Tim Berners-Lee, the Man Who Created the World Wide Web, Has Some Regrets | Vanity Fair
From the Magazine August 2018 “I Was Devastated”: Tim Berners-Lee, the Man Who Created the World Wide Web, Has Some Regrets Berners-Lee has seen his creation debased by everything from fake news to mass surveillance.But he’s got a plan to fix it.By Katrina Brooker July 1, 2018 Facebook Twitter Email […]