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On the 27th of October, Telegram, a famous instant messaging app, launched its marketplace for Telegram handles, including usernames and channels. In a press release, Telegram explained that this new marketplace would enable Telegram handles, comprising usernames and channels, to be bought and sold using Toncoin. Toncoin, TON, which Telegram is using as a currency for their new marketplace, is the token of The Open Network. The Open Network is the spiritual successor to Telegram’s independent blockchain ambitions. This network is the one that was thwarted by federal regulators two years ago. However, the auction will be hosted on Fragment.com,…
On the 3rd of November, after Meta’s Instagram announced to offer of NFT tools for creators, the value of Polygon and Arweave increased. According to data from CoinGecko, over the past 24 hours, the value of Polygon has increased by over 14%. This value increase is because Instagram has selected the Polygon blockchain to let users mint and sell NFTs. While the AR token of the decentralized data storage protocol Arweave has also increased by over 59% over the past 24 hours, according to data from CoinGecko. Arweave’s value increase is because Instagram has chosen it to store its creators’…
Australia’s domestic airlines will continue to allow tracking devices to be used in luggage despite an overseas carrier banning the lithium-charged tags. German airline Lufthansa has said it would now classify luggage trackers, such as Apple AirTags, as similar to laptops and phones and will not allow them to be checked in with luggage. The airline is now advising passengers to remove the lithium batteries from any trackers before they check in, or to turn them off so their transmission function does not interfere with the aircraft. But Australian airlines have said they currently have no plans to follow Lufthansa’s example. A spokesperson…
Elon Musk on Saturday announced that his company would continue to pay for Starlink satellite internet in war-torn Ukraine, a day after suggesting he could not keep funding the project. “The hell with it,” the world’s richest man wrote on Twitter. “Even though Starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $, we’ll just keep funding Ukraine govt for free.” Musk had said on Friday that SpaceX would not be able to pay for Starlink in Ukraine indefinitely, as the US military confirmed it was communicating with the billionaire’s company about funding for the key network. The discussions follow Musk…
The Wallabies are still angry from late decisions in their opening Bledisloe Cup defeat and have no issue with French referee Mathieu Raynal officiating their rematch with the All Blacks. French referee Mathieu Raynal has been appointed as an assistant for Saturday’s Rugby Championship decider with Irishman Andrew Brace in the middle at Auckland’s Eden Park. Wallabies pair Jed Holloway and Jake Gordon said the side was still smarting from the method of the 39-37 defeat, which hinged on Reynal’s time-wasting call with less than two minutes remaining, which hinged on Reynal’s time-wasting call with less than two minutes remaining.…
NBA fines Anthony Edwards $40,000 on Tuesday for homophobic comments that he made on social media earlier this month. Edwards used homophobic and derogatory language to describe a group of people he was filming as they stood on a sidewalk. He published this video to his more than 1m followers Instagram account, which circulated online this month, and the video has since been deleted from his account. Edward later apologized for the post on Sept. 11 from his Twitter account. He tweeted last week, What I said was immature, hurtful, and disrespectful, and I’m incredibly sorry. It’s unacceptable for me…
Brittney Griner’s jailed in Russia and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have prompted the WNBA players to play this off-season in another place. For the past few decades, most of the WBNA players in their off-season went to Russia to play because the players can earn seven-figure sums playing in Russia. The players can earn salaries up to $1 million and get better resources and amenities while playing in Russia. Since Griner’s jailed and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, most WNBA players said, ‘It’s hard to think it’s safe. Due to these reasons, the WNBA players will shun playing in…
England men’s cricket team tour of Pakistan 2022 – England won the first t20 against Pakistan by six wickets. Alex Hales hit a half-century of 53 runs on his comeback to the team. Harry Brook played spectacular innings of 42 of 25 balls to lead England to victory. The PCB – Pakistan Cricket Board has spent more than $5 million on security to make this series secure for both teams. They have issued 5,000 soldiers, a helicopter escort, a Swat unit on the stadium roof, and dozens of sniper teams on the surrounding apartment blocks to guard both teams. This…
British junior cyclist Zoe Backstedt takes victory in the junior women’s time trial at the road world championships in Wollongong, Australia. Zoe completed 14.1km in 18min 26.78sec time in New South Wales and took victory by 1min 35.58sec ahead of Germany’s Justyna Czapla and Febe Jooris of Belgium. Justyna completed the race in the second position, while Febe was in the third. Zoe now holds junior women’s world titles in a road race, cyclo-cross, time trial, and Madison. She said It feels incredible, and I wanted this one. It means a lot to me, and I am happy about this…
San Francisco 49ers’ starting quarterback Trey Lance’s season ended due to a broken ankle. It is less than five quarters into his first year as starting quarterback. Trey was the first quarter of the 49ers in Sunday’s battle against the Seattle Hawks, but he broke his right ankle at 2:20. Backup Jimmy Garoppolo replaced Lance, entered the game, and led San Francisco to a 27-7 victory over Seattle. Head Coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed the injury and announced that Lance would require season-ending surgery. Coach Shanahan said, “It’s always tough, especially when it’s a big one. It’s unfortunate for Lance, but…