In collaboration with the upcoming 2025 run of the Philippine Blockchain Week (PBW), actor and restaurateur Marvin Agustin has introduced “FishBlock,” a blockchain-themed fishball dish bundled with non-fungible tokens (NFTs). FishBlocks: Food with a side of NFT Marvin Agustin during Philippine Blockchain Week 2025 Press Conference Unveiled at the PBW …
Read More »Everything New in the iOS 18.5 Beta
Apple today provided developers with the first beta of an upcoming iOS 18.5 update for testing purposes. Work on iOS 18 is starting to wind down with iOS 19 set to be introduced in a couple of months, so iOS 18.5 has just a handful of minor new features. We’ve …
Read More »US Terror Victims Fight at Supreme Court to Sue Palestinian Sponsors of Terrorism
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Victims of terrorism are fighting for the right to sue Palestinian organizations in U.S. courts. Plaintiffs include a 7-year-old boy who suffered shrapnel wounds to his brain from a suicide bombing and the parents of four students who died in a bomb blast at a university cafeteria. The victims …
Read More »Researchers suggest OpenAI trained AI models on paywalled O’Reilly books
OpenAI has been accused by many parties of training its AI on copyrighted content sans permission. Now a new paper by an AI watchdog organization makes the serious accusation that the company increasingly relied on nonpublic books it didn’t license to train more sophisticated AI models. AI models are essentially …
Read More »‘In God We Trust’: The Mission of President Trump’s White House Faith Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. – When President Trump launched the White House Faith Office, he fulfilled a promise on the campaign trail. Some see the move as the president seeking to make America prayerful again. In choosing its leaders, he called on two people, Paula White-Cain and Jenny Korn, whom he has …
Read More »Rescued NASA Astronaut ‘Butch’ Wilmore Shares Test of Faith: ‘Vital to My Existence’
For NASA Astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore, it was a homecoming nine months in the making. “I dream of this day, being back with family,” he said. “My God given family and my church family.” Wilmore returned home after what was supposed to be an eight-day mission turned into a 286-day …
Read More »PDAX Celebrates 7 Years: Key Milestones, Innovations, and What’s Next for the Crypto Exchange
As the Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX) celebrates its seventh anniversary, the platform has, via its social media pages, reflected on a journey marked by innovation, partnerships and a growing user base in the country’s booming crypto industry. In this article, here’s a look at seven major milestones and what’s …
Read More »Construct Capital raises $300M fund for defense and manufacturing tech
Construct Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups applying technology to sectors like manufacturing, transportation, and defense, has closed its third fund with $300 million in capital commitments. The Washington, D.C.-based firm previously raised a $225 million second fund and a $75 million capital pool for later-stage …
Read More »Rescued NASA Astronaut ‘Butch’ Wilmore Shares Test of Faith: ‘Vital to My Existence’
For NASA Astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore, it was a homecoming nine months in the making. “I dream of this day, being back with family,” he said. “My God given family and my church family.” Wilmore returned home after what was supposed to be an eight-day mission turned into a 286-day …
Read More »Satanic Leader Arrested in Violent Scuffle While Holding Black Mass Ritual Inside Kansas Statehouse
A showdown between Satanists, Christian counter-protesters, and police turned violent in Kansas on Friday when a Satanic leader tried to perform a Satanic ritual inside the Statehouse in violation of an order by the governor. The leader of the Satanic Grotto group and three other people were arrested in the …
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