Comment on The L.A. wildfires show how social media has become just another spin room

Cryptocurrency market sentiment drops back down to levels not seen since October as Bitcoin’s (BTC) price falls. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index, a multifactorial measure of crypto market sentiment, currently indicates a level described as “neutral.” The index stands at 50, indicating that the crypto market is now overrun by greed. The crypto market has not been this low since Oct.

As Marvel Rivals enters Season 1, alongside new heroes to learn in the Fantastic Four, there are more missions to complete as you play. Akin to Season 0’s Entangled Moments, Season 1 has its own ‘event’ containing a few missions and rewards, completely free of charge. Here, we’ll take a closer look at the Marvel Rivals Midnight Features season event, showcasing what the missions are and the goodies on offer for finishing them. All missions and rewards in Marvel Rivals Midnight Features season event As previously mentioned, this new season event follows a similar pattern to that of Entangled Moments with missions gradually being released over time via ‘Investigations’. Missions begin on January 10, 2025 — the start of Season 1 — and end on February 7, giving you almost a full month to make it through everything. We do know all of the page one rewards since you’ll need to complete a full set of missions for each of them. Taking a look at the first page of missions — which are the only ones currently available — there are three in total with a couple of different avenues to go down with the latter two: Who Needs Damage Control? Task: Trigger Recursive Destruction three times in Empire of Eternal Night: Midtown Rewards: 100x Chrono Tokens Everybody Hates Reed Task: Defeat five enemies with Brainiac Bounce as Mister Fantastic OR Launch 10 enemies with Force Physics as Invisible Woman Reward: Scientific Stretch Spray If You Can Make It Here… Task: Win two matches in Empire of Eternal Night: Midtown OR win five matches in Quick Match, Competitive, or Practice vs.

The Senate Banking Committee is reportedly on the verge of announcing an inaugural subcommittee dedicated to the oversight of crypto.  The new body is set to be led by Senator Cynthia Lummis, the Republican delegate from Wyoming. She has been tipped to be joined by the likes of fellow Republicans, Senators Bernie Moreno, Dave McCormick, Thom Tillis, and Bill Hagerty. The panel is likely to have an initial focus on stablecoins. As part of the fresh government focus on crypto and digital assets, President-elect Donald Trump is determined to establish the United States as the crypto capital of the world.

Civilization VII is just around the corner, as it releases on February 11. In the run up, developers Firaxis have confirmed that the game is verified by Valve for the Steam Deck. The strategy game will not only get a Windows version, but a native Linux version too. This has been the case since Civilization V launched in 2010.

Amazon could be looking to bring regular news shows to its Prime Video service, according to a new report. After drawing an Amazon-reported 4 million viewers for its Election Night 2024 coverage, the retailer is now exploring making it part of the subscription service. Industry giants like Meta and X have recently taken to blocking news stories, contributing to a decline in engagement and views.

Google is gearing up to test a new AI feature that will convert your Google Discover and Search history into a podcast. This will be rolling out first to the US on Android and iOS, and presumed if successful will start to appear in other countries. It’s being made available in the Google app, but at the moment you’ll need to enable it in Search Labs in the top left-hand corner of the app. Discover is Google’s algorithm-run feed that collates articles, videos, and web pages that you might be interested in. Source: 9to5Google Daily Listen is potentially using the company’s NotebookLM Audio Overview tech.