Ripple ‘should act in its own interest’ when selling XRP — Ripple CTO

Ripple Labs is free to sell XRP tokens to raise operational capital, according to comments from the company’s chief technology officer. His remarks have sparked concerns among cryptocurrency investors. “XRP isn’t a security because Ripple doesn’t actually owe you ‘utility’ or anything else,” Pierre Rochard, vice president of research at Riot Platforms, wrote in a … Read more

Review: “Vivid, A Fresh Take” at the Hunter Museum of American Art

Kehinde Wiley, Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Charles-Henri, Duc d’Orleans, 2014; oil on canvas. Photo: Robert Wedemeyer, © Kehinde Wiley Acquisitions are an integral part of a collecting museum. Not only because the museum will act as a safekeeper for generations, but also because these acquisitions are wind vanes for the museum’s mission and vision. As such, any exhibition presenting … Read more

Most Boring Finishers In WWE Right Now

In WWE, finishing moves are crucial in defining a wrestler’s style and intensity. However, not all of them manage to capture the audience’s emotion or convey the desired impact. While some finishers become legendary, others end up being considered unexciting or repetitive. Related 10 Worst Wrestling Finishers Of The 1980s The 1980s is considered the … Read more

Boubacar Kamara is back: Aston Villa’s best player and Unai Emery’s mentality monster in midfield is key to their season | Football News

With a drop of the shoulder, Boubacar Kamara moved serenely away from trouble and spread the play left. Later in the move, he received the ball back and played the penetrative pass to Morgan Rogers that led to Aston Villa restoring their lead. Kamara’s return from injury during the second half of Villa’s Champions League … Read more

This AI Paper from Aalto University Introduces VQ-VFM-OCL: A Quantization-Based Vision Foundation Model for Object-Centric Learning

Object-centric learning (OCL) is an area of computer vision that aims to decompose visual scenes into distinct objects, enabling advanced vision tasks such as prediction, reasoning, and decision-making. Traditional methods in visual recognition often rely on feature extraction without explicitly segmenting objects, which limits their ability to understand object relationships. In contrast, OCL models break … Read more

Every Wrestler Who Won The WWE And World Heavyweight Championship, Ranked

The WWE Championship is the most prestigious title in company history. The title is the biggest prize in the business, with the top title functioning since 1963. Many legendary wrestlers won the WWE Championship. However, with WWE gaining the acquisition of WCW in March 2001, WWE’s roster became bloated, and a year later, the brand … Read more

Animoca Brands revenue climbs as AI cuts costs by 12%

Animoca Brands reported $314 million in bookings for 2024, marking a 12% year-over-year increase. Bookings is a term commonly used in the gaming sector to represent the sum of revenue and deferred revenue. It includes all payments received and potential sales based on contracts not yet fulfilled.  According to Animoca Brands, its Digital Asset Advisory … Read more