Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has been ordered by Nigeria’s markets regulator to stop its operations in the country. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said that Binance Nigeria Limited, which solicited Nigerian investors through a website, was illegal and unregistered, making it illegal to continue its operations. Binance has not yet commented on
Twitter is set to begin paying verified content creators for ads in their replies. Company owner, Elon Musk, announced the first payment block of around $5 million, but only verified users will be eligible. Struggle to Retain Advertisers After purchasing Twitter last October, billionaire Musk has struggled to retain advertisers who have been wary about
Netflix’s new policy of cracking down on password sharing seems to be having the desired effect, as the streaming giant has seen a boost in its subscriber base. The company notified its members in May that it was changing its sharing guidelines, and since then, it has had its four largest days of signing up
Two Colorado-based companies, Ursa Major and Orbit Fab, have laid off employees as they seek to adapt to a new reality of tight funding environment in the space industry. The layoffs come at a time when the sector is experiencing the lowest period of investment since 2015. The job reductions at Ursa Major and Orbit
A team of researchers from POSTECH and Sungkyunkwan University has developed a new technology for high-performance organic polymer semiconductors, which exhibit both stretchability and electrical functionality. To enable semiconductors to be used in diverse flexible devices like flexible displays and skin-attachable medical devices, it is necessary to use stretchable materials instead of rigid ones. However,
Gas-insulated equipment (GIE) is widely used in the power industry and has been using sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) as an insulating gas and arc-quenching medium. However, SF6 is one of the most potent greenhouse gases with a global warming potential of 25200 and an atmospheric lifetime of 3200 years. As a result, seeking eco-friendly insulating gas
Streaming platforms including Netflix, Amazon, Disney and JioCinema have protested against new tobacco warning rules imposed by the Indian government, describing them as “onerous” and impractical to implement. The country’s health ministry ordered streaming services to insert static health warnings during smoking scenes within three months, and demanded that at least 50 seconds of anti-tobacco
This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Coinbase and Binance for securities violations, causing a selloff in the crypto industry. According to CoinMarketCap, four out of the top 10 coins experienced a plunge in value of at least 15%, leading to crypto investors taking the hint. The selloff was sparked
A study conducted by Charles Darwin University (CDU) and Torrens University researchers explored the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to combat cybersickness in virtual reality (VR) users. The study used AI techniques and machine learning algorithms to predict when potential users of VR technology with headsets would experience symptoms of cybersickness such as nausea, headaches,
Modular robots are becoming increasingly popular among roboticists as they are composed of different elements or modules that can be reconfigured to carry out specific tasks more effectively. Origami, the Japanese art of folding paper to create 3D decorative shapes, can be an inspiration for the creation of modular robotic structures because it offers predefined