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Mark Kleinman / Sky News: London-based Monument, a digital bank focused on mass affluent clients, raised a $50M Series B, a source says at a £150M+ pre-money valuation — Monument Bank's Series C fundraising is being launched immediately after the completion of a £40m injection from shareholders including Dubai Investments, Sky News understands. Mark Kleinman / Sky News: London-based Monument, a digital bank focused on mass affluent clients, raised a $50M Series B, a source says at a…

In a bid to expand wilderness protections to the mountains and foothills just north of the Los Angeles Basin, California Rep. Judy Chu and Sen. Alex Padilla have asked President Biden to add 109,167 acres to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument — an act they say would help preserve an area that is rich in historical and ecological significance and is within just an hour’s drive of 18 million people.The move would increase the monument by roughly a third, and extend its boundaries to the back door of San Fernando…

Dutch archaeologists on Wednesday revealed an around 4,000-year-old religious site – dubbed the "Stonehenge of the Netherlands" in the country's media – which included a burial mound serving as a solar calendar.The burial mound, which contained the remains of some 60 men, women and children had several passages through which the Sun directly shone on the longest and shortest days of the year."What a spectacular archaeological discovery! Archaeologists have found a 4,000-year-old religious sanctuary on an industrial…

Netflix is doubling down on its commitment to gaming. During a presentation attended by Digital Trends, the streaming service’s games team teased four new titles. It highlighted how many games are in the works for Netflix as it continues to put its mark on mobile gaming and ramp up its efforts on its cloud gaming service. The four games Netflix discussed were all from external studios. Following Valiant Hearts: Coming Home, Netflix is collaborating with Ubisoft again on the action roguelike Mighty Quest: Rogue…

In 2024, Netflix will be adding two of the most revered mobile titles of all time to its fledgling gaming service. The company announced that both Monument Valley and its sequel will be available to Netflix subscribers starting in 2024. It’s a big get, as both games were huge mobile hits on release and are currently available as part of Apple’s Arcade subscription service as well. (It’s not clear yet if the games will be available on both subscriptions simultaneously next year.)The announcement was made as part of a…

Main architectural features of a mustatil. Credit: Kennedy et al., 2023, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) A comprehensive analysis of an archaeological site in Saudi Arabia sheds new light on mustatils—stone monuments from the Late Neolithic period thought to have been used for ritual purposes. Melissa Kennedy of the University of Western Australia, Perth, and colleagues, in conjunction with The Royal…

Credit: Antiquity (2023). DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2022.169 Archaeologists in France have found one of the first residential sites belonging to the prehistoric builders of some of Europe's first monumental stone structures. During the Neolithic, people in west-central France built many impressive megalithic monuments such as barrows and…

Monterrey, Mex. —  Greetings, fellow earthlings. I have been running around Monterrey, Mexico, eating and drinking everything in sight. And I’m gonna keep the party going as I reenter the SoCal atmosphere, because this week our food team published their guide to the 101 Best Restaurants in L.A. I’m Carolina A. Miranda, art and design columnist at the Los Angeles Times, and I come bearing essential arts and tacos dorados:Getting monumental Wandering the streets of Monterrey’s Barrio Antiguo (the old colonial district), I…

This week in mobile games, a new-retro classic dropped on Apple Arcade that you'll definitely want to check out. There’s also a great new battle royale game on Netflix that will help fulfill any piratey desires you may have. Additionally, we learned that Monument Valley 3 is on the way — eventually. With so many fun games to discuss, let's not dilly-dally any further. On to the main event! Can you dig it? (yes you can) (Image credit: Yacht Club Games)Apple Arcade has got into a good retro groove lately – after the…

When one thinks of Michael Jackson and what his record-breaking achievements could have been, it would be easy to assume that those solely relate to such things as the sale of albums or number of singles in the Top 40. However, there was, and still is, a lot more to Michael Jackson’s career and his successes than meets the eye. The Ultimate Michael Jackson Platform Myidol.com, a digital monument to Michael Jackson, is dedicated to giving fans of the King of Pop access to previously unreleased material of and…