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Photo via Lionsgate John Wick: Chapter 4 has been released to unprecedentedly positive responses from audiences and critics alike. The fourth installment in the Keanu Reeves-led franchise had a historic performance at the box office and on critics’ charts for an action-thriller, leading to a record-breaking domestic opening and being called the most excellent action film in the last ten years. The praises for the film’s action choreography and Reeves’ heartfelt acting work are continuously coming in, with…

Too Long; Didn't ReadMaciej Baj, founder and CTO at T3RN protocol was a special guest on this HackerNoon podcast. With host Utsav Jaiswal, Maciej discussed the need for smart contract interoperability (making smart contracts blockchain-agnostic), what’s happening in the space, and how far we've come in terms of crypto-adoption and DeFi proliferation. Too Long; Didn't ReadMaciej Baj, founder and CTO at T3RN protocol was a special guest on this HackerNoon podcast. With host Utsav Jaiswal, Maciej discussed the need for…

Too Long; Didn't ReadThis week’s blog post introduces the topic of smart contracts but in a language that most web developers might find easy to transition to: we're talking about Solidity. Most smart contract developers begin with Solidity and for which, the Remix Integrated Development Environment is the first tool that they generally begin their journey with. Too Long; Didn't ReadThis week’s blog post introduces the topic of smart contracts but in a language that most web developers might find easy to transition to:…

This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here.Almost 1,000 coal miners at Warrior Met Coal in Brookwood, Alabama, are returning to work after nearly two years without an improved contract, marking an end to the longest strike in the state’s history. It’s a disappointing outcome for the union, illustrating how declining industry and the lack of other job opportunities in coal country leaves even exceptionally well organized workers with little leverage.Miners at Warrior Met…

Tensions in long-running contract talks at West Coast ports are worsening, with employers accusing unionized dockworkers of slowing cargo handling at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the nation’s busiest gateway for imported consumer goods. The sharp rhetoric marks a shift from a longstanding agreement to maintain public silence on issues around the negotiations, which began last spring. The two sides appear to be no closer to bridging the gap on their disagreements, pointing to…

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new $50-million contract with the nonprofit generic drugmaker Civica to produce insulin under the state’s own label during a news conference Saturday in Downey.Newsom originally declared his intent to produce generic drugs three years ago in an attempt to lower the cost of pharmaceutical products for Californians who struggle to afford often life-saving medication. The deal with Civica would provide the first pharmaceutical product made under the CalRX brand of generic drugs. Under the deal,…

Pegatron and Wistron just got more competition as the iPhone maker Foxconn just won an order to make AirPods for Apple. The information comes from Reuters, which talked with two people familiar with the matter. This is the first time Foxconn will assemble AirPods. The Taiwanese manufacturer is already responsible for assembling around 70% of all iPhones Apple makes, and it now wants to diversify its production as it also pushes away from China. One of the sources told the publication that Foxconn would…

NASA on Tuesday said it had picked U.S. rocket builder Firefly Aerospace to put a lander on the moon's far side in 2026, under a nearly $112 million contract."The commercial lander will deliver two agency payloads, as well as communication and data relay satellite for lunar orbit, which is an ESA (European Space Agency) collaboration with NASA," the U.S. space agency said. The contract is part of the Artemis program's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative - an effort to deploy privately built lunar landers…

Rivian ($RIVN) is in discussion with its largest shareholder and commercial partner, Amazon ($AMZN), to end a significant part of its 2019 electric delivery van (EDV) agreement. Amazon initially invested $700 million in Rivian in 2019, releasing its first electric delivery van later that year, built and designed by the young EV maker. In September 2019, Amazon vowed to buy over 100,000 Rivian electric delivery vans (EDV), expected to roll out by the end of the decade as part of the Amazon…

Anitta is putting Warner Records on blast. The Brazilian singer took to Twitter last week to express frustration over her U.S. contract, and her failed attempts to terminate it. “… If there was a fine to pay, I would have already auctioned off my organs, no matter how expensive it was to get out,” she said about the deal. “But unfortunately, there isn’t. When you’re young and still don’t know a lot, you need to pay close attention to the things you sign… if you don’t, you could spend a lifetime paying for the…