Following outcry from players, Epic Games is purging racist AI-generated images uploaded by users to the popular battle royale game Fortnite, according to a report by Kotaku. One of the features that made Fortnite the smash online game it is today is the ability for users to create their own maps and share playable experiences with the world. This outlet…
In its latest earnings call on Wednesday, Microsoft affirmed that artificial intelligence is not just a part of its future strategy—it’s a critical component of its growing success. The tech giant, led by CEO Satya Nadella, was overflowing with good news, and credited a significant portion of this achievement to its deep and expanding integration of AI across its suite…
Billionaire biohacker Bryan Johnson is at it again, announcing on Twitter that he injected Botox into his penis. Hijinks, as they say, ensued. Johnson claimed that his penis has already grown by one centimeter and that the injection improves erection hardness, peak systolic velocity, end-diastolic velocity, and sexual health satisfaction. Describing his actions as “therapy,” he said the unorthodox move…
A new game studio called GG.zip launched early access for “Solana Hunger Games” Monday and quickly almost melted Crypto Twitter (Crypto X). As of today, more than 100,000 people are following the account on X, and their site crashed yesterday after being hit with over 2 million page views in its first 24 hours, the founders said. Solana Hunger Games,…
A Bitcoin-based decentralized exchange (DEX) is coming—and its architects are hoping to save users from the messy and hack-prone world of bridges. Portal, a San Francisco-based startup, just raised $34 million in a seed funding round from the likes of Coinbase Ventures, OKX Ventures, and Arrington Capital to support the development of the product. The DEX allows anyone to swap…
Jupiter’s massive JUP token airdrop claim began Wednesday, and volume on the Solana decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator soared to new heights in the process. According to data from both CoinGecko and Jupiter itself, the platform has racked up more than $1.2 billion worth of daily trading volume over the past 24 hours. That makes it top among all crypto DEXes,…
An unofficial GameStop-themed meme coin on Solana keeps pumping, more than doubling over the last 24 hours as traders attempt to recreate some of the “meme stock” magic associated with the major video game retailer. GME, which was minted just days ago, has climbed to a price of $0.0087 as of this writing, per data from GeckoTerminal. While not a…
Argentina’s President Javier Milei has opted to remove proposed cryptocurrency taxes from a controversial omnibus reform package that he introduced to the nation’s congress as part of a strategic move to expedite its approval and avoid long debates on matters he deems less critical. The “Ley Ómnibus” bill—formally known as the “Law of Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom…
Influential first-person shooter Doom can run on just about anything, from ATM machines to pregnancy tests and beyond, including blockchain networks. But even with a fervent group of fans hellbent on porting Doom to everything, this example is way out of left field. A new student study out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) says that Doom could theoretically…
If Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin ever aspired to be the face of the cryptocurrency space, he doesn’t want be that anymore. Buterin published a blog post Wednesday in which he meditated on the “end of his childhood” as a young pioneer in crypto, marking a transition in the industry. Buterin also mapped out his vision for the future growth of Ethereum…
