Here’s a new way to miss a flight … a Waymo passenger says his driverless ride to the airport wouldn’t stop taking him around in circles … and he documented his travel nightmare on video.
Footage shows a man named Mike Johns sitting in the back of his Waymo ride, which won’t stop circling a parking lot.
Mike calls Waymo customer service to report the issue, telling them he’s in danger of missing his flight … but the rep is unable to stop the car in its tracks … and Mike keeps being driven in a circle.
It’s funny … Mike wonders if he’s being pranked, and he says it feels like he’s in a science fiction thriller.
Ultimately, Mike says his Waymo drove him around in 8 circles … and he ended up missing his flight.
Mike claims he’s yet to be reimbursed for the missed flight, ripping Waymo for having no empathy and ignoring him with a customer service division that’s fully automated and run by artificial intelligence.
Sounds like the experience is souring Waymo for Mike … next time he needs a ride, he says he’s going to keep it old-fashioned with a Lyft or Uber.
Waymo — run by Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc. — is still pretty new to the taxi biz … and it’s clear there are still some hiccups to iron out.
Wilmington, DE, January 03, 2025 –(PR.com)– Dark Carz, an on-demand technology platform for luxury transportation, today announces the launch of its series A first funding round. The Series A round includes $5.3 million seed capital from the company’s founders, underscoring strong confidence in Dark Carz’s market potential and business strategy.
The Series A raise is poised to accelerate Dark Carz’s global expansion, focusing on key regions in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, and supporting the company’s continued innovation in AI-driven transportation.
“This investment sets the stage for scalable growth as we enhance our platform and cater to the evolving demands of modern travelers,” says CEO Patrick McAuliffe.
Global Footprint and PartnershipsDark Carz maintains a significant presence in prominent markets, including:
Middle East: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Riyadh, Kuwait, BahrainAsia: China, Singapore, ThailandEurope: Italy, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, France, Czech RepublicAmericas: Puerto Rico
Backed by nearly 2,000 operator partners, Dark Carz delivers consistent, premium services while creating new revenue opportunities for livery operators. The Series A round further supports the company’s goal of broadening market coverage and refining customer experiences.
AI-Driven InnovationA key component of Dark Carz’s platform is its AI technology, which identifies the nearest coffee shop to a traveler’s pickup point, ensuring hot and fresh beverages are ready upon arrival.
Strengthening the Business Model
Diverse Revenue Streams: Partnerships with varied livery operators help reduce potential risks.Market Opportunity: Growing demand for specialized, on-demand transport underscores Dark Carz’s expansion plan.Advanced Tech Approach: Real-time route optimization and location tracking enhance efficiency and traveler satisfaction.
Crowdfunding InitiativeIn addition to the Series A round, Dark Carz has also introduced a crowdfunding campaign, making it possible for a broader audience to participate in the company’s future.
Crowdfunding Link: Join Dark Carz to Revolutionize Global Luxury Transportation
About Dark CarzDark Carz is a on-demand technology platform focusing on premium transportation services. By integrating AI-driven solutions, strategic global partnerships, and an unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction.
Media Contact:Email: media@darkcarz.comWebsite: www.darkcarz.comInstagram: @darkcarzluxury
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Tekken Winter Update 1.11 offers more control over custom characters and adds 20 slots. A “shared” tab organizes custom characters, enhancing the player experience. Season 2 will bring new fighters and moves, teasing crossovers like Heihachi Mishima and Clive Rosfield.
Tekken Winter Update 1.11 will give you more control over how you display custom characters and offer twenty more slots. Another introduction is the “shared” tab, which solves the problem of having to sift through a disorganized menu to switch your characters.
Bandai Namco tweeted the two upcoming features on X, promising to revamp the way you experience the game. If you’ve been itching for more creativity, this update could be what you’ve been hoping for.
An overhauled main menu will surely accommodate more options on how you showcase your custom characters. Currently, favorite fighters in Tekken 8 get lost in a deluge of designs, but the new update will let them stand tall and clearly portray their creativity.
The Shared tab also favors the customization aficionados, as it offers 20 more slots to help players experiment without sacrificing previous work. These two additions set the ground for the additional fan art integration expected to land with season 2.
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Update 1.11’s release date has yet to be announced, but it’s estimated to arrive in a month or so. In spring, Season 2 will introduce new fighters and introduce new moves for each one.
Developers have already teased crossovers with characters such as Heihachi Mishima and Clive Rosfield from Final Fantasy XVI. With all these anticipated changes, it is clear that this latest fighting game in the franchise isn’t coasting on its success but keeping players eager to test the customization options and gameplay mechanics.
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Sister Wives star Kody Brown boosts about a night of intimacy with Meri Brown, almost as if he threw her a consultation prize. But hearing this did nothing but disgust Meri on the TLC series.
Fans of the show suggest this is just one more example of Kody’s need to come off looking like a caring guy. Still, most didn’t buy it, and that seems to include Meri Brown.
Sister Wives: Kody Brown Pats Himself on the Back
During a recent Sister Wives episode, Kody Brown painted a lovely verbal portrait of himself. The viewers thought he gave himself quite the pat on the back.
He seems to recall a comfortable night with Meri Brown after their legal divorce. Kody made it sound like he wanted things to be as usual with Meri Brown, despite their divorce proceedings earlier that day.
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This divorce paved the way for Kody to marry Robyn Brown. Then, he seemed to remember sharing that night getting intimate with Meri Brown, who he had just divorced. But the Sister Wives patriarch made that night sound differently than what Meri remembers.
Meri Brown Chokes on Kody’s Recollection
Sister Wives celeb Kody Brown suggested how that night, with their legal marriage dissolved, he made love to her. But a distraught Meri remembers it differently than Kody’s report of a dinner and a roll in the hay.
Kody said, “Meri and I, after that divorce, left Robyn and went to dinner together. I gave her a special ring, and we probably went home and made love.”
Hearing this, ripped through Meri. She felt he wouldn’t dare talk about intimate moments with Robyn. But he had the gall to throw this out there about her. It became a double whammy for Meri, as she doesn’t remember it that way. She explained how during that time, intimacy was no longer part of their marriage. So, it sounds like Kody’s version didn’t happen.
Sister Wives: Meri Tells An Opposite Side of the Story
Meri Brown shared her disgust over Kody’s distorted story about that event. Kody recalls bedding down Meri the night they signed the divorce papers. But she said, “Kody and I were not in the kind of relationship at that time that we would be doing those kinds of things anyway.”
So, intimacy was not a consultation prize for Meri for clearing a path for Robyn to legally wed Kody. Meri explained that she and Kody were not acting much like a married couple before their legal divorce. But she was disgusted that he would even mention her in an intimate setting on the show.
“It’s kind of disgusting that he would bring up a potentially intimate moment with somebody that he’s divorced from,” She then said, “I can guaran-damn-tee you that he would never talk about those moments in this setting with his wife”.
So, there you have it, Kody Brown didn’t do Meri Brown any favors, and it sounds like she wants the viewers of her TLC series to know this today.
Head back to Sister Wives for the latest buzz on Sister Wives.
Get your popcorn ready, folks! Another “Club Shay Shay” interview with Katt Williams could be dropping soon, according to podcast host, Shannon Sharpe.
“Club Shay Shay” dropped its first interview with the comedian on Jan. 3, 2024, and it quickly went viral. The nearly 3-hour-long video was streamed more than 86 million times.
Shannon Sharpe hinted that a second interview with the provocative comedian may be happening during an episode of “Nightcap” with Chad Ochocinco.
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Will There Be A Second ‘Club Shay Shay’ Interview With Katt Williams?
Sharpe has the internet talking after a clip of him hinting at a second Williams interview resurfaced.
The “Club Shay Shay” host said during the November 22 episode of “Nightcap” that Williams had been working on new material. He also noted the date that the first interview dropped — Jan. 3.
“Ocho, Katt Williams said he left career-ending knockout blows out of his ‘Club Shay Shay’ interview,” said Sharpe. “Katt said he intentionally held back, leaving out all the knockout blows and left just jabs.”
Ochocinco noted that Williams’ interview revealed several truths about the people in Hollywood. “I’m sure he could have ended careers based on some of the things that he knows,” said Ochocinco.
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“There’s a possibility that you might hear the haymakers very, very soon,” said Sharpe. “I can tell ya this — he’s been writing more material… January the 3rd, 2025, is right around the corner,” he said, adding that Jan. 3 was the date of the first interview with Williams.
“I may have my popcorn ready,” replied Ochocinco. “Orville Redenbacher, too.”
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‘Club Shay Shay’ Interview With Katt Williams Roasts Diddy
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The Blast previously reported people loved the infamous Katt Williams interview on “Club Shay Shay” due to the comedian spilling the tea about several Hollywood players.
The interview was streamed more than 86 million times despite it being nearly three hours long. Williams went after several celebrities in the interview, including music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.
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Williams claimed he turned down $50 million “four times” to “protect my integrity and that virgin hole I was telling you about,” he said. “Because P Diddy be wanting to party, and you’ve got to tell him ‘no.’ You’ve got to tell him ‘no.’ I did.”
The comedian predicted that Diddy and other deviants would be “catching hell in 2024.”
Diddy was arrested later in 2024 and is currently in a New York jail awaiting trial for sex trafficking. He also has multiple lawsuits pending accusing the Bad Boy Records founder of rape.
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Fans Love The Idea Of Another Katt Williams ‘Club Shay Shay’ Interview
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The Neighborhood Talk shared a clip of Sharpe hinting at a second “Club Shay Shay” interview with Williams, and fan seem to love the idea of another sit down with the comedian.
The outlet shared the clip with the caption, “Uh oh! Neighbors, y’all here for a second installment of Katt Williams’ viral ‘Club Shay Shay’ interview?”
One fan exclaimed, “DO IT AGAIN!!!!!”
“Ohhhh I gone be the first one to watch katt ain’t told a lie yet,” added another. “Yes. Unk need to tell us what’s about to happen this year…cause he was spot on last year,” concluded one fan.
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Sharpe didn’t only have the internet talking about Williams.
The former NFL star had some drama of his own after he accidentally recorded himself having sex with a woman on Instagram Stories. Audio of the encounter went viral, and Sharpe apologized for the accidental content.
“The moans are cracking me up,” noted one X user. Another added, “Get it shay shay!!!!”
Sharpe said on Nightcap that he was “embarrassed” by the mishap.
“I threw my phone on the bed, engaged in an activity,” he said. “All of a sudden, people are calling me, ‘Shannon, you’re on IG Live. They can hear.’ I’m like, ‘Doing what?’ ‘You were having sex.’ My heart sank. It dropped.”
American banks seeking to offer customers services built on public blockchain networks appear to have been discouraged from doing so by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, documents released Friday revealed.
The disclosure came courtesy of a trove of newly unredacted crypto-related correspondences between the FDIC and member banks. San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase obtained the documents via the Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA. Last month, Coinbase secured heavily redacted versions of 23 such letters.
Thanks to a court order, the contents of those letters—and two new ones—were revealed today in their (near) entirety.
One of those letters, sent in March 2022 from the FDIC’s New York office to a member bank, detailed how the federal agency had learned that the bank planned to roll out a “Bank Digital Deposit” program built to run on a public blockchain. The name of that public blockchain remains redacted.
In the letter, the FDIC appears to take issue with the bank opting to use a public blockchain instead of a private, permissioned network. Blockchains like Ethereum and Solana are decentralized and permissionless, meaning that activity on them is fully public and cannot be overridden by third-party human administrators. By contrast, private blockchain networks, like those used by nation states to issue central bank digital currencies, place limits on who can use them and for what purpose.
The FDIC is apparently not a fan of member banks launching products on anything-goes, fully transparent networks. The regulator instructed the New York bank in the March 2022 letter to submit to a new, detailed review process before launching any products on public blockchains.
Other letters disclosed Friday show the FDIC ordering member banks to halt the implementation of services related to the buying and selling of Bitcoin. Sections of the same letters unredacted last month showed the FDIC instructing member banks to “pause all crypto asset-related activity.”
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal touted today’s revelations as further proof of an alleged Biden administration initiative waged against the crypto industry via banking regulations that’s become known as “Operation Chokepoint 2.0” (borrowing the name from the Obama era scheme that targeted firearms dealers and payday lenders).
“They show a coordinated effort to stop a wide variety of crypto activity,” Grewal said on X (formerly Twitter) of Friday’s FDIC letters.
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On Thursday, Meghan Markle released the first trailer for her new Netflix lifestyle show.
The series, titled With Love, From Meghan, features the duchess and her celebrity pals cooking meals, arranging flowers, and offering a wide array of tips and tricks for aspiring hosts and hostesses
In other words, it’s Meghan’s way of confirming her intention to become her generation’s Martha Stewart.
Meghan Markle in a scene from her upcoming Netflix cooking show. (Netflix)
Meghan’s New Show Meets With Criticism
Unfortunately, Martha’s successs might be a product of a bygone era.
These days, dinner parties are mostly a thing of the past, and folks who are in need of culinary tips are probably finding them on TikTok.
Perhaps that’s why Meghan’s latest Netflix project is receiving such an icy reception.
When the trailer debuted on YouTube, haters rushed to the comments section to blast the Duchess of Sussex for being “tone deaf” and “out of touch.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in a scene from her new Netflix show. (Netflix)
And now, Meghan has attracted the unwanted attention of one very high-profile critic: media personality and self-described political nepo-baby Meghan McCain.
Meghan vs. Meghan
“I was originally a Meghan Markle supporter, I thought she was cool, stylish and refreshing. Like the rest of the world my opinion changed when she disrespected the royal family,” McCain wrote on X (formerly Twitter) today.
“Now that she wants to be American again instead of British aristocracy what she seems to forget is Americans want real, raw, uncensored. All of this even in the trailer is highly curated, produced and out of touch.”
Meghan McCain attends the 2023 Time100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 26, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
From there, McCain cited the recent rash of terroristic violence in the US and accused the other Meghan of announcing her posh new project at an inappropriate time.
“There have been 2 terror attacks in 2 days, major wars raging and Americans can’t pay for groceries. We are a country in rage, uncertainty and intensity right now,” she wrote.
“This concept is ill advised. I would have told her to do a show helping bring fresh food to food deserts in low income neighborhoods. Do something to help people instead of your ego,” she continued.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrives for The Paley Center for Media gala honoring actor and director Tyler Perry, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills on December 4, 2024. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images)
“This is why the world doesn’t like you, nothing else. Just completely and utterly tone deaf to the moment.”
McCain’s remarks echo many of the reactions to the show on YouTube and across social media.
(Although in asserting that “the world” doesn’t like Meghan, McCain went a bit further than most anonymous trolls.)
Obviously, these judgments are premature, as the eight-episode series doesn’t premiere until January 15.
A Lot on the Line
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attends The Paley Center for Media hosts Paley Honors Fall Gala honoring Tyler Perry at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on December 04, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Unique Nicole/Getty Images)
But Team Meghan might be feeling a bit nervous at the moment, as the stakes for this project couldn’t be higher.
Meghan and Prince Harry signed a lucrative deal with Netflix back in 2020, and thus far, the couple has yet to deliver any huge hits.
The couple’s latest project, a docuseries about the world of professional polo, was met with bad reviews and minimal viewership.
Insiders say that after a disappointing 2024, Meghan and Harry are hoping to make a comeback in the new year.
So they’d better hope that Netflix subscribers don’t arrive at the same conclusion that Meghan McCain reached. Otherwise, they’ll have one more setback to overcome.
Fans of The Traitors were happy to see Traitor Armani be banished from the round table during tonight’s (January 3) episode.
Armani was chosen to be one of three female Traitors this year alongside Minah and Linda and became the first to be caught out. She entered this year’s series with her sister Maia, who is currently playing as a Faithful.
During episode three, Armani was banished (Credit: BBC)
The Traitors: Armani becomes the latest contestant banished at the round table
After contestants had suspicions of Armani, the majority voted for her at the round table, including fellow Traitor Minah. Even her sister admitted she was “60 percent” sure she was a Traitor.
As a result, Armani was banished and confessed she was a Traitor. In total shock, Maia burst into tears.
However, judging by viewers’ response on X, formerly Twitter, sadness appears to be the last emotion they feel about tonight’s result.
Viewers react positively to Armani’s banishment (Credit: BBC)
‘Armani going has made me so happy’
“So glad Armani has been caught out. She was too cocky. Really hope Minah goes the whole way and wins though!” one user wrote.
“Armani‘s leaving my screens yessss,” another person shared.
“Armani going has made me so happy. The fact she was so cocky before that round table thinking no one would say her name and then her sister does!!! Can’t believe it,” a third remarked.
“ARMANI IS GONE!!!!!! A TRAITOR HAS BEEN UNVEILED!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!!!!” a fourth user said.
“Armani to cocky and confident by half. Got what she deserved GONE!!” a fifth wrote.
Following Armani’s exit, two more Traitors — Minah and Linda — currently remain.
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Crypto.com, Floki, and E-Trade are partnering to redefine finance, sports, and technology in 2025, demonstrating the innovation driving blockchain and digital assets toward mainstream adoption.
The crypto world has started 2025 with groundbreaking collaborations that redefine finance, sports, and technology. From Crypto.com’s venture into Islamic banking to Floki’s sports partnerships and E-Trade’s crypto aspirations, these alliances showcase the innovation driving blockchain and digital assets toward mainstream adoption.
Let’s explore them one by one.
In a landmark move toward bringing together Islamic banking and cryptocurrency, Crypto.com inked a memorandum of understanding with Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the largest Islamic financial institution in the United Arab Emirates. Together, the companies hope to promote the Crypto.com App and Card on DIB’s platforms, provide DIB customers with new ways to earn rewards, and make it easier for users to buy and sell fiat cash on Crypto.com.
The agreement also explores tokenization of real-world assets, such as Islamic sukuks and real estate portfolios, utilizing the Cronos blockchain. Additionally, DIB’s systems will facilitate cryptocurrency payments, and the bank will consider integrating Crypto.com’s trading, custody, and over-the-counter (OTC) solutions for retail clients.
Crypto.com’s President of UAE Operations, Mohammed Al-Hakim, noted the agreement as a unique opportunity to merge crypto with Islamic banking. Musabbah Al Qaizi, DIB’s Chief Digital Officer, also pointed out that this partnership can be the start of many Sharia-compliant crypto solutions, putting the UAE ahead of the pack.
Floki Partners with Kings World Cup Nations for Global Sports Exposure
Floki has made a bold entry into the sports and Esports industries by partnering with the Kings World Cup Nations. This innovative 7-a-side football tournament combines traditional football with competitive gaming and is set to take place in Italy from January 1 to 12, 2025, culminating at the iconic Allianz Stadium in Torino.
Packed with global Football stars like Iker Casillas and Gerard Piqué, this tournament can surely be a global sensation, running all over YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok for about 600 million viewers around the world.
LED boards, banners, and social media platforms will all include Floki’s branding, and the company will also have exclusive sponsorship of the matchday results. The cryptocurrency views this collaboration as an opportunity to connect with global communities and showcase its utility in an engaging context. According to Kings League representatives, the partnership underscores both entities’ focus on innovation and growth.
Oriol Granell, COO of Kings League, stated that this partnership creates a fertile ground for “innovation and growth,” showing his enthusiasm for the future of this collaboration.
While the partnership offers immense exposure, it carries risks, as success depends heavily on the tournament’s reception. However, Floki’s strategy aligns with cryptocurrency’s ethos of disruption and decentralization, cementing its bold approach to expanding its brand through high-profile collaborations in sports and entertainment.
Morgan Stanley’s E-Trade Explores Crypto Trading
Morgan Stanley’s E-Trade is considering offering cryptocurrency trading services, signaling its readiness to embrace the growing digital asset sector. This move has the potential to establish E-Trade as a formidable competitor to Coinbase and other prominent platforms in the cryptocurrency business, which is expected to see significant development in 2025. Some have speculated that the initiative is in line with the positive regulatory shifts that will occur after the US presidential transition.
It would be a huge step forward for people to trade digital assets if E-Trade joined the bitcoin market. By purchasing Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Morgan Stanley has shown its faith in the cryptocurrency market. Its investment includes a $272 million stake in the iShares Bitcoin Trust, launched by BlackRock.
This move is indicative of a larger trend toward crypto adoption by more conventional financial institutions. E-Trade, with its large user base and knowledge of conventional stock trading, might serve as a link between the two worlds.
There are still risks, like market volatility and competition from established crypto exchanges, but Morgan Stanley’s involvement shows that big companies are becoming more interested in digital assets. E-Trade’s possible crypto trading services could give investors a way to get into the market and elevate cryptocurrency as a legitimate financial tool.
Spiking and BipTap Revolutionize Payments with TradeGPT
The blockchain-based payment pioneers BipTap and Spiking have joined forces to integrate TradeGPT into BipTap’s ecosystem and, therefore, transform the payment industry. Spiking’s cutting-edge generative AI tool, TradeGPT, offers predictive analytics and real-time insights. By embedding this technology, BipTap aims to unify cryptocurrency and fiat transactions, offering users enhanced financial decision-making tools.
With the combined strengths of Spiking’s AI analytics and BipTap’s blockchain payment infrastructure, they have come up with a more robust and effective platform. Powerful data-driven insights will be available to users, providing frictionless transactions across various blockchains and conventional financial platforms. Spiking’s CEO, Dr. Clemen Chiang, stressed that this relationship democratizes access to advanced financial tools, allowing users to manage complex payment conditions confidently.
BipTap’s founder, Jonathan Low, highlighted the alignment of both companies’ missions to bridge traditional finance with the emerging digital economy. By integrating TradeGPT, BipTap enhances its ability to deliver cost-effective and user-friendly payment solutions while addressing privacy and efficiency concerns.
This partnership represents a significant step toward inclusive financial ecosystems, blending the advantages of cryptocurrency and traditional banking. It underscores the growing potential of AI and blockchain technology to redefine global financial transactions.
TON Partners with Jupiter for Liquidity Aggregation
Jupiter and the TON Foundation have joined forces to build a liquidity aggregator on the TON blockchain. The goal is to improve liquidity and make cross-chain swaps possible. By combining TON’s scalable infrastructure with Jupiter’s knowledge of decentralized exchanges (DEXs), the collaboration hopes to maximize trading efficiency in the TON ecosystem, giving users access to deeper liquidity pools and better rates.
By means of a DeFi competition that will continue until March 15, 2025, our collaboration further promotes community-driven development. The contest is open to developers, and TON and Jupiter will back the projects that come out on top. In the DeFi sector, this effort highlights a dedication to community participation and innovation.
As the decentralized banking environment changes, blockchain interoperability becomes more crucial, and cooperation places TON as a prominent participant in this space. If TON can address liquidity concerns and encourage cross-chain integration, it could entice institutional investors and larger users who were previously turned off by the cryptocurrency.
The relationship between TON and Jupiter, as DeFi keeps expanding, shows how strategic alliances play a crucial role in determining the trajectory of blockchain networks going forward. By fostering innovation and expanding user acceptance, this program aims to establish TON as a prominent participant in the DeFi ecosystem.
Illuminex and Dashpay Enhance Privacy in Digital Transactions
Illuminex has teamed up with Dashpay, a cryptocurrency that is well-known for its quick and cheap transactions. By combining the best features of both systems, this strategic partnership is set to make online transactions safer and more efficient.
Dash’s swift transaction capabilities complement Illuminex’s focus on privacy, creating a robust framework for secure cryptocurrency exchanges. By merging technologies, the partnership seeks to address growing consumer demands for privacy and efficiency in digital financial interactions.
This collaboration reflects a shared vision of leveraging integrated technologies to benefit global users. This kind of collaboration points to the possibility of new solutions that promote confidence in the use of digital currencies as the industry develops.
A new era of privacy and speed in cryptocurrency transactions is on the horizon, thanks to the partnership between Illuminex and Dash. This will benefit both experienced and novice users.
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It’s been a strange few days for Palworld on Steam Deck. Originally it was rated Steam Deck Playable, then after the major Feybreak update Valve set it as Steam Deck Unsupported and now it’s back to Steam Deck Playable again.
We still don’t know what happened. Valve’s Deck Verified system is quite the mystery on why exactly they tag each game as they do. When a game is set as Steam Deck Unsupported, it rarely actually says why other than very specific times where the anti-cheat is clearly not enabled or the graphics cannot be set to perform well enough.
So here we are again! 3 days after Valve set it as Unsupported, it’s now rated Steam Deck Playable again. However, Valve do clearly list multiple issues with it including:
Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration.
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons.
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard.
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read.
This game requires manual configuration of graphics settings to perform well on Steam Deck.
This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu.
Even when a game is set as Steam Deck Unsupported, it doesn’t always mean it won’t run at all, just that Valve for some reason don’t recommend it.
After the update Palworld continues to see a lot of players jumping in with a 24 hour peak concurrent count of 198,212 players. We’re still waiting to see what happens from the Nintendo lawsuit though, as there’s been no official update since November last year.
