Unique vending machines selling frozen food ranging from slices of fish to Swiss rolls have been gaining popularity in northern Japan, providing a new source of income for pandemic-hit businesses whil ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya art exhibition hands visitors umbrellas for socially-distanced viewing
Come on into the gallery, and open your umbrella! An art exhibition where visitors are loaned clear plastic umbrellas to hold as a coronavir ... ( read original story ...)
Ray Parks battles debuting Dwight Ramos in B.League
The faceoff between Ray Parks Jr. and the debuting Dwight Ramos highlights another busy weekend for Japanese-based Filipino players in the B.League. Parks and the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins battle Ramos ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama F Marinos – Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Follow the Meiji Yasuda J1 League live Football match between Yokohama F Marinos and Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo with Eurosport. The match starts at 12:00 on 16 October 2021. Who will come out on top ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles on Putting ‘Myself First’ at Tokyo Olympics: ’16-Year-Old Simone Would Never’
Simone Biles opened up about her 2021 Olympics experience during a Q&A on Instagram Stories, sharing that she's proud of 'having the courage to take care & put myself first' at the Tokyo Summer Games. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo restaurant’s bright idea: Lantern pods for you to sit in while you eat【Photos】
One Tokyo restaurant wondered if there wasn’t a more aesthetically pleasing way to do things, and the idea they’ve come up with is this. It’s called the lantern partition, and when you sit down at the ... ( read original story ...)
Michael Burry of ‘The Big Short’ asked about shorting crypto days before bitcoin hit $60,000
"The Big Short" investor Michael Burry inquired about ways to bet against bitcoin just before the world's largest cryptocurrency hit a six-month high. ( read original story ...)
Exscientia begins trading on the Nasdaq
Bringing you opinionated, authoritative research & analysis on the UK technology scene. ( read original story ...)
Even Without Spectators, the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Proved to Be a Successful Proving Ground for Technology – NEC Corporation
Officials at NEC Corporation a major supplier to the event, said October 8th Biometrics, congestion visualization systems and other cutting-edge technology solutions increased efficiency and security ... ( read original story ...)
Russia claims US Navy destroyer ‘turned back’ from its territorial waters during joint drills with China in Sea of Japan
It comes months after Moscow claimed to force HMS Defender from the Black Sea after the British destroyer deliberately entered the territorial waters belonging to Ukraine ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase Reverses Its 2018 Testimony To Congress, Argues For One Crypto Regulator
Forbes previously reported in 2018 on how Mike Lempres, the Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer at Coinbase at the time, asserted the U.S. did not need a new regulator for crypto to Congress. However, ... ( read original story ...)
Laguna Games raises $5M to launch Crypto Unicorns with egg NFTs
The seed round was led by Bitkraft Ventures, and the developer will use that game to release its Crypto Unicorns title. ( read original story ...)
Michael Burry says he’s not shorting crypto, but does believe it’s in a bubble
"I believe that cryptocurrencies are in a bubble and that most in it do not understand it well," Burry told CNBC. ( read original story ...)
This Week In Credit Card News: Biden May Push For Crypto Oversight; Debit Use Soars, Cash Falls During Pandemic
Ranging Push for Crypto Oversight. The Biden administration is weighing an executive order on cryptocurrencies as part of an effort to set up a government- ... ( read original story ...)
Stablecoin Giant Tether Hit With $41 Million Fine in Latest Crypto Crackdown
The CFTC accused the stablecoin giant of falsely claiming that it backed each of its digital tokens with an equivalent amount of U.S. dollars. Tether said the issues have since been corrected. ( read original story ...)
Steam Bans Games With Crypto and NFT Trading
Any "applications built on blockchain technology that issue or allow exchange of cryptocurrencies or NFTs" are now banned from Steam ... ( read original story ...)