Technology

Rebecca Black on ‘Friday’ Backlash, Katy Perry, and Queer Liberation

May 11, 2025

It’s a Thursday evening, but it spiritually feels like a Friday at Rebecca Black’s sold-out Brooklyn concert. There’s a lack of aluminum deodorant, dancers are making out on stage, and whiffs of weed and poppers hang in the air. All of the girls and gays in the audience are bowing down to the queen of […]

Meta mulls stablecoins three years after Diem’s demise

May 11, 2025

Yesterday Fortune reported that Meta is exploring re-entering the stablecoin sector to use the digital currencies for payouts to creators. The social media firm was the founder of the Diem (formerly Libra) stablecoin project in June 2019. Libra sent central bankers into a collective panic, and was eventually blocked and shuttered in late 2021. However, […]

The Osaka Virtual Expo 2025 Is A Fully Playable Video Game

May 11, 2025

My avatar, wearing a Suntory vending machine skin and looking out over the city fo the future, in … More the virtual "Future of Life Pavilion" at Osaka Virtual Expo 2025. It recalls Norman Bel Geddes's Futurama exhibition at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Photo by author I love world’s fairs and expos. I’ve […]

What to know about the Eurovision Song Contest as Switzerland prepares to host

May 11, 2025

Vernon News What to know about the Eurovision Song Contest as Switzerland prepares to host FILE – Loreen of Sweden performs after winning the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, England on May 13, 2023. Image Credit: (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) LONDON (AP) — Get out the glitter balls, sew on the […]

Flora Enters Crypto Space with Strategic Investments in Ethereum, Solana, Sui and Ripple

May 11, 2025

Flora Enters Crypto Space with Strategic Investments in Ethereum, Solana, Sui and Ripple May 05, 2025 8:01 AM EDT | Source: Flora Growth Corp. Fort Lauderdale, Florida–(Newsfile Corp. – May 5, 2025) – Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) (FSE: 7301) ("Flora" or the "Company") today announced an investment into the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector. As […]

In Trump’s circle, some expect high tariffs even after trade deals

May 11, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement about a trade deal with the U.K., in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab Item 1 of 5 U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement about a trade deal with […]

Jurassic Park, Black Mirror, dire wolves: A foreshadowing worth revisiting

May 11, 2025

Dire wolves are back — not the pack that prowled the halls of Winterfell but the real things, in flesh and blood. When George R R Martin chose the sigil of House Stark in the Game of Thrones, he took a cue from the Pleistocene era. The dire wolves that feature in the blockbuster fantasy […]

Katy Perry Lifetimes setlist: All the songs on her effervescent tour

May 10, 2025

Katy Perry Lifetimes setlist: All the songs on her effervescent tour Show Caption Hide Caption Katy Perry reveals her 'California crunchy' Lifetimes Tour necessities As she kicks off her Lifetimes Tour, Katy Perry dished on the snacks she eats before going on stage and the necessity of meditating as a mother. For her fifth tour […]

Canada’s F-35 Nightmare

May 10, 2025

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. There are "alternatives" to the U.S.-made F-35 fighter jet, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said before winning a new term in office amid […]

Binance Pay Powers Crypto Travel Payments Across Bhutan

May 10, 2025

Bhutan is pioneering the future of travel by becoming the first nation to implement a national-level crypto payment system for tourism. Bhutan's innovative mechanism allows travelers with Binance accounts to experience truly cashless journeys. In collaboration with Binance Pay and Bhutan’s fully digital DK Bank, this initiative offers travelers using Binance Pay a seamless, secure, […]