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When the first trailer of Barbie came out and shared the first footage of Ryan Gosling as Ken, it was met with a polarizing response of people coming down hard on the actor’s age. Then once the movie came out, the critics who saw the comedy film felt Gosling stole the show, and his performance even landed him among this year’s Oscar nominees. With all of the positivity that’s come from the Canadian actor playing the Mattel Inc. doll, his real-life partner, Eva Mendes, called out all of the haters who ever doubted him.The…

Following the SEC decision on Bitcoin ETF, Bitcoin (BTC) has experienced massive inflows. The US SEC finally gave in and approved all 11 spot Bitcoin ETF applications on January 10, a development that will cement Bitcoin’s mainstream status in years to come. With momentum rising, many are hoping to see BTC surpass its current all-time high and reach $100,000 soon. Meanwhile, Polygon (MATIC) and InQubeta (QUBE) have emerged as favorites and earned the backing of analysts. Poised for significant growth, they…

The Reagan-era Chevron decision that reined in judges has given federal agencies too much leeway, challengers say. The Reagan-era Chevron decision that reined in judges has given federal agencies too much leeway, challengers say. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their…

Launched by Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, Artifact is set to shut down just one year after its January 2023 debut. The founders revealed that the overall market opportunity wasn't substantial enough to justify ongoing investment…

A humanoid just has taken a step towards consumer households after robot maker 1x raised a cool $100mn. The Norwegian startup will spend the funds on bringing an android named Neo to the market. The bipedal is designed for everyday domestic tasks, from laundry to tidying. “The once-distant dream of having a versatile, intelligent home assistant is now becoming a reality,” Bernt Øivind Børnich, CEO of 1X, told TNW. Børnich co-founded 1X in 2014. He envisions the company producing commercial…

South African aerospace startup Cloudline has secured $6 million in funding as it aims to lead the global frontier of carbon emissions-free autonomous flight. Schmidt Futures, the philanthropic venture founded by ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Wendy Schmidt, is an investor in the seed round. Other backers include pan-African funds such as the Raba Partnership, Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures, 4Di and other venture firms.  When Cloudline founder and CEO Spencer Horne started the company six years ago, he intended to…

POCO, a prominent technology brand, has officially launched its latest gadget, the Poco C65 smartphone, exclusively on Flipkart. Priced attractively at INR 7,499, INR 8,499, and INR 9,999 for the 4+128GB, 6+128GB, and 8+256GB variants respectively, the device boasts a MediaTek Helio G85 chipset, emphasizing both style and exceptional performance. A special INR 1,000 discount is available with ICICI Debit/Credit cards/EMI transactions or an equivalent product exchange offer.The focus is on offering compelling features at…

Rain at one point has claimed to investors that it has held advanced talks to sell systems to Google, Oracle, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon. Microsoft declined to comment, and the other companies did not respond to requests for comment.Security FearsThe funding round led by Prosperity7 announced last year brought Rain’s total funding to $33 million as of April 2022. That was enough to operate through early 2025 and valued the company at $90 million excluding the new cash raised, according to the disclosures to investors.…

The Joe Biden-led administration cajoled Prosperity7, a tech venture capital firm backed by the Saudi government to pull out of a startup backed by Sam Altman. The startup, Rain AI was focussed on developing an AI chip that would take on NVIDIA and AMD…

In Western markets, freight forwarders are well into digitizing their operations, but the same doesn’t hold true in Southeast Asia, say the founders of Fr8Labs. The reasons for that include the lack of localized software and a more fragmented logistics industry where SMBs dominate. Fr8Labs wants to digitize Asia’s logistics industry with its SaaS operating system and has plans to turn it into an open ecosystem that multiple players can tap into with APIs. The Singapore and Indonesia-based startup announced today it…