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Wordle Prototype's Obscure Word List Makes Its Current Puzzles Look Easy
26.3.2022
Wordle’s creator, Josh Wardle, gave a talk at this year’s GDC, which has been bringing people joy. Described by one member of the audience as “the opposite of every NFT and Metaverse panel,” during the talk Wardle explained the hit game was created as long ago as 2013.Read more
The Feared NYT Wordle Divergence Has Begun
15.2.2022
Millions woke up today and played Wordle just like they always do, but not all of them were chasing the same right answer. Contrary to earlier statements by new owner The New York Times, the internet puzzle sensation has undergone a few changes, leading to a split between those playing the...
Everyone's Convinced The NYT Made Wordle Harder, But It's Exactly The Same
14.2.2022
Following Wordle’s dream-like purchase for over a million bucks, people have assumed new owners the New York Times would inevitably make changes for the worse. I mean, of course it would. It’s a big billion-dollar corporation buying a tiny morsel of joy. That always ends in sadness, right?...
Wordle’s New Owner Is Banning ‘Offensive’ Guesses
11.2.2022
Internet language sensation Wordle is now owned by The New York Times and housed firmly on the Gray Lady’s servers. That’s meant a rickety migration for some players, but also changes to the game itself. Words like “sluts” have recently been banned from being used as guesses, and the paper...
The New York Times Rushes To Fix Broken Wordle Streaks
11.2.2022
You may know The New York Times for its reputation as the paper of record and the paper of recommending-you-put-peas-in-guac. But now the Gray Lady has joined the likes of EA, Bungie, 343 Industries, and other developers of live-service games as it rapidly tries to extinguish fires for its newly...
Fed’s Outgoing Vice Chair Richard Clarida’s ‘Rebalancing’ Trades Ignite Fed Trading Ethics Scandal
8.1.2022
Members of the U.S. Federal Reserve are getting criticized this week after the central bank published its minutes report from the policy meeting on December 14-15. Following the update, the outgoing vice chair of the Federal Reserve’s trading activities has reignited ethics conversations....
Apple’s CEO Owns Crypto – Tim Cook Thinks ‘It’s Reasonable to Own as Part of a Diversified Portfolio’
9.11.2021
The CEO of the tech giant Apple, Tim Cook disclosed that he owns cryptocurrency and said that he thinks it’s reasonable to own it as part of a diversified portfolio.” Cook’s statements stemmed from an appearance with the New York Times Dealbook’s host Andrew Ross Sorkin....
Lifestyle and Entertainment Company Playboy Plans to Launch NFTs With Nifty Gateway
6.4.2021
Playboy the American men’s lifestyle and entertainment magazine created by Hugh Hefner is joining the non-fungible token (NFT) craze. While the company used to mint Playboy collectible keys for fans to gain access to the mansion, Playboy now plans to offer collectibles in the cryptographic...
Nifty News: NYT says NFTs in pandemic-fueled bubble, Polkamon eggs produce $1M gas ...
31.3.2021
NYT likens the NFT bubble to the plague induced “tulip mania” of the 1600s, Polkamon NFTs generate more than $1 million in gas fees, and a man fails to sell 50% of a house as an NFT
[aktualita] NYT: Majitel skupiny PPF Petr Kellner zemřel při nehodě vrtulníku
29.3.2021
Majitel skupiny PPF, která vlastní operátora O2 či infrastrukturní firmu CETIN, zahynul. Petr Kellner spolu s dalšími čtyřmi lidmi nepřežil nehodu vrtulníku na Aljašce, informovala s odvoláním na úřady americké média, například New York Times. Připravujeme podrobnosti
The NFT of record: New York Times raises $500,000 for charity in NFT column sale
25.3.2021
The NYT goes NFT as tokenized article auctions for over $500,000
NYT Study: Coinbase Underpaid Female and Black Employees at Much Larger Rates Than Those in the Technology Industry
1.1.2021
An analysis performed by the New York Times of internal pay data at cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase unveiled disparities in salaries, showing their women and Black employees were underpaid. Coinbase Underpaid Women and Black Employees, Claims NYT Study According to the report, women employees were...
Bitcoin’s Early Days: Reporter Recalls $200K Sushi Dinner After Spending 10 BTC, Former Bitcoin Dev Sells 55,000 BTC for Under $30 a Coin
19.12.2020
As bitcoin touched an all-time price high this week, the tech reporter at the New York Times, Kashmir Hill, recalled how she spent 10 BTC ($224k) for a sushi dinner for a couple of dozen strangers. Hill wrote about the dining experience in a recent article called “How I Blew My Bitcoin...
Coinbase on Defense As NYT Report Alleging Racial Discrimination Goes Live
27.11.2020
Yesterday, US-based major crypto exchange Coinbase warned of a scathing report in The New York Times, and, today, the major news outlet published the article, stating that 15 former Coinbase employees who have either quit or were fired from the company have one thing in common — they were...
NYT Reports Claims of ‘Racist or Discriminatory’ Treatment of Employees at Coinbase
27.11.2020
The NYT critique of Coinbase’s internal diversity policies quotes former employees who complain of “racist or discriminatory” treatment
Ripple CEO Fires Back at NYT Reporter, 'Ripple Has No Plans to Reset Our Strategy'
14.8.2020
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says the network is working as planned
[aktualita] NYT: za únosem účtů na Twitteru stojí skupinka mladých hackerů
20.7.2020
Twitter o víkendu publikoval několik dalších informací o únosu desítek twitterových účtů známých osobností, firem a kryptoměnových serverů. A deník New York Times zjistil zajímavé detaily o lidech, kteří za útokem nejspíš stojí. Podle Twitteru útočníci pomocí tzv. sociálního inženýrství...
Facebook s partnery sdílel množství dat. I soukromé zprávy, napsal NYT
19.12.2018
Nejméně do loňského roku poskytovala sociální síť Facebook více než 150 partnerům výrazně širší přístup k osobním informacím uživatelů, než jaký umožňovala obecně platná pravidla o ochraně soukromí. Napsal to v úterý americký deník The New York Times (NYT), který k tomuto závěru dospěl...
NYT: Facebook s partnery sdílel množství dat. I soukromé zprávy
19.12.2018
Nejméně do loňského roku poskytovala sociální síť Facebook více než 150 partnerům výrazně širší přístup k osobním informacím uživatelů, než jaký umožňovala obecně platná pravidla o ochraně soukromí. Napsal to v úterý americký deník The New York Times (NYT), který k tomuto závěru dospěl...