Quantum Fund Cofounder Jim Rogers Insists Governments Could Ban Cryptocurrencies
Veteran investor Jim Rogers, who co-founded the Quantum Fund with billionaire investor George Soros, is still worried about governments outlawing bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. “If cryptocurrencies become successful, most governments will outlaw them, because they don’t want to lose their monopoly,” he said. Jim Rogers Still Worried About Government Banning Bitcoin Renowned investor and George Soros’ former business partner who...
RIP: The Uncanny Business of Dead Celebrity Endorsements on Social Media
The dead are more alive than ever. Thanks to social media and inherited ‘intellectual property rights,’ stars of the past enjoy digital immortality. Icons including Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, and John Lennon remain active on blue-checkmarked social media accounts that are often controlled by for-profit corporations, which don’t require a family tie to the deceased. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles,...
How we built an open source design system to create new community logos
As interaction designers on Red Hat’s User Experience (UX) Design and Ansible product teams, we worked for about six months to build a logo family with the Ansible community. This journey started even earlier when a project manager asked us for a “quick and easy” logo for a slide deck. After gathering a few requirements, we presented a logo to the stakeholders within a few days and without much need for iteration. A...
Signal’s Founder Hacked a Notorious Phone-Cracking Device
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African Digital Media Company Set to Hold NFT Auction Featuring Artwork by Kenyan Filmmaker Rich Allela
A Kenya-based digital media company, Picha Images, is reportedly set to hold one of the first non-fungible token (NFT) auctions in Africa. The auction event, which is set to be held between April 26 through May 3, 2021, will initially feature the works of Rich Allela, the award-winning photographer and filmmaker from Kenya. Perpetual Royalties According to a report, in return for purchasing the NFTs, the buyers will get a...
