8 February 2021

ESE Entertainment partners with Rio Ave FC

Entertainment and technology company ESE Entertainment has partnered with football team Rio Ave FC to manage and create esports-related content for the Portuguese Premier League side. Through ESE’s esports team, K1CK, the…

lecrab 8 February 2021

Blockchain

Tesla buys $1.5bn in Bitcoin, plans to begin accepting it as form of payment

Tesla announced on Monday that it has invested $1.5 billion (£1.1bn) into Bitcoin back in January, and that it plans to start accepting it as a form of payment soon.…

lecrab 8 February 2021

Blockchain

BIS survey explores central banks’ ongoing plans for digital currencies worldwide

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has found in a new report that more and more countries are moving into advanced stages of development for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)…

lecrab 8 February 2021

Technology News

Here’s how Elon Musk’s $100 million Xprize competition for carbon removal will work

Elon Musk notified the world that he would be donating $100 million to pursue new technologies for carbon capture, methods through which carbon dioxide can be actively extracted from the…

lecrab 8 February 2021

Technology News

Google-backed Dailyhunt and Josh’s parent firm raises over $100 million

VerSe Innovation, the parent firm of popular news and entertainment app Dailyhunt and short video app Josh, said on Monday it has raised over $100 million as part of a…

lecrab 8 February 2021

Technology News

China court accepts ByteDance case filing against Tencent over alleged monopoly

ByteDance is bringing its battle with archrival Tencent to the court at a time when the Chinese government moves to curve the power of the country’s internet behemoths. The Beijing…

lecrab 8 February 2021