Three Manga Pirates Sentenced to Prison in Japan
With the support of the Japanese government, content creators in Japan are attempting to crack down on the unauthorized reproduction and sharing of copyrighted content. Due...
Axa Venture Partners raises $150 million early-stage fund
Axa Venture Partners, the venture capital arm of insurance company Axa, is raising an early-stage fund. Today’s new $150 million fund (€130 million) is called AVP...
Geek Trivia: Which Star’s Height Added $150,000 To Star Wars Set Construction Costs?
Which Star’s Height Added $150,000 To Star Wars Set Construction Costs? Peter Mayhew David Prowse Liam Neeson Harrison Ford Think you know the answer? Source :...
Rapping with Fanon
Rocé’s anthology album carries more than a whiff of radical chic nostalgia, which he does little to conceal when he describes the 1960s and 1970s as...
Digital Garage teams up with Blockstream to develop blockchain financial services in Japan
The global crypto market may have tanked last year, but notable names have joined forces to develop Bitcoin and blockchain financial services in Japan, which has...
GoFundMe Set Up for Fyre Festival Victim Raises More Than $150,000 in Days
A pair of dueling Fyre Festival documentaries—one on Hulu and one on Netflix—are giving viewers a better idea of how a festival-turned-shitshow managed to so badly...
After raising $125M, Munchery fails to deliver
On-demand food delivery startup Munchery is ceasing operations effective immediately, the startup announced in an e-mail to customers on Monday. Founded in 2010, the San Francisco-based...
Who Did the Worst MLK Day Tweet?
For most of us, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a time to reflect on one of the most honorable and morally righteous figures in our...
Pacquiao vs. Broner Recap – Filipino Slugger Solves ‘The Problem’
This past weekend, WBA welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao scored a unanimous decision victory over Adrien Broner at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.The bout was...
Original Content podcast: We conquer clutter with Marie Kondo’s new show
On the surface, “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo” sounds like a simple show: Over the course of eight episodes, organizing guru Marie Kondo helps a variety...
