Joon Ian Wong Why Loot, where users pay thousands to "own" fantasy swords and tomes, is the hottest new NFT project The hottest NFT project of late is just lines of text, referencing items like "divine hoods" and "studded leather gloves." It has sparked the whole ecosystems of creative endeavors.
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Luxury travelers are flocking to resorts where they can “taste the freedom” of COVID-free living Hotels are massively upgrading technology and systems to be able to offer guests peace of mind, as the high-end travel market shows signs of growth. Stav Dimitropoulos 9.13.21 8:36 PM
Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin’s space race sent both companies’ social media presence skyrocketing Say what you will about billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson who launch themselves into space — if it was all just a publicity stunt, it sure worked. Ivan De Luce 8.31.21 7:27 PM
5 reasons Tesla’s Autopilot is a fixation for U.S. safety officials The NHTSA is investigating 11 instances where Teslas crashed into vehicles at emergency scenes. Christie Smythe 8.17.21 5:07 PM
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Crowdtangle data was a window into how Facebook works — and now it's closing New York Times reporter Kevin Roose used Crowdtangle to track the rise of far-right media on Facebook. Instead of making the company more transparent, it's made them more closed off. Danny Konstantinovic 7.15.21 9:30 PM