After eight years of work and delays, the blockchain Ethereum has transitioned to a new method of verifying transactions, known as Proof of Stake. The technical upgrade, called the merge, was completed in the early hours of Thursday morning. It significantly reduces the amount of energy used by the network and sets the stage for Ethereum to lower its fees and massively expand its user base.
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The question swirling around Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe, Mike Judge’s movie-length resurrection of his mid-1990s MTV slacker sensation Beavis and Butt-Head, is “Can Beavis and Butt-Head still be funny today, now that we have ostensibly evolved to be a more sensitive culture?” The answer is that Beavis and Butt-Head—bored, unattractive teenage …
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In the second episode of the third season of Apple TV+’s The Morning Show, audiences learn that the UBA network has been the victim of a newsroom-wide cyberattack. The hosts of the company’s titular Morning Show are in the middle of taping the day’s broadcast when the equipment begins to experience technical difficulties: the teleprompter cuts out, the producers get lock…
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