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How crypto bros wrested Flappy Bird from its creator

Decadelong trademark fight culminates in new game hinting at "Web3 innovation." Enlarge / Imagine owning one of those funky birds as an NFT! (credit: Flappy Bird Twitter/X) Fans of ultra-viral mobile gaming hit Flappy Bi.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagSep 17th, 2024

MultiVersus is underperforming, but Warner Bros. is still focused on IP

Warner Bros. Discovery is tripling down on its IP for its gaming division despite MultiVersus underperforming to the tune of $100 million......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

North Korean hackers employ new tactics to compromise crypto-related businesses

North Korean hackers are targeting crypto-related businesses with phishing emails and novel macOS-specific malware. The crypto-related phishing campaign Since July 2024, phishing emails seemingly containing helpful information on risks related to the.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

New bird flu outbreak confirmed in UK

The UK government warned bird keepers to remain vigilant after bird flu was detected at a commercial poultry farm in northern England, the second outbreak this year and first of the season......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

30 years ago, this movie gave video game adaptations a bad name

Which film set back video game adaptations more than the live-action Super Mario Bros. movie? It was this 1994 martial arts adventure......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Fossil of huge terror bird offers new information about wildlife in South America 12 million years ago

Researchers including a Johns Hopkins University evolutionary biologist report they have analyzed a fossil of an extinct giant meat-eating bird—which they say could be the largest known member of its kind—providing new information about animal li.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Slitterhead review: Silent Hill creator’s latest aims high, misses the mark

Slitterhead is an experimental horror-action game from Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, but many of those experiments don't quite pay off......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

WandaVision creator reveals the series’ scrapped MCU cameo

It turns out that one popular WandaVision fan theory actually came very close to coming true......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

Agatha All Along creator wrote multiple post-credits scenes for the Marvel series that weren’t used

Agatha All Along's lack of a post-credits scene isn't because its creator didn't have any ideas for one......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

Collisions between planes and birds follow seasonal patterns and overlap with breeding and migration—new research

Bird strikes with aircraft pose a serious threat to human safety. The problem dates back to the early days of aviation, with the first death of a pilot recorded in 1912 when an aircraft crashed into the sea after striking a gull......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

Velotric: One of our favorite e-bike brands is having a huge sale right now

Velotric is having an Early Bird Black Friday e-bike sale today allowing you to save big, but there's a small twist. Learn all about it here......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

H5N1 Detected in Pig Highlights the Risk of Bird Flu Mixing with Seasonal Flu

Humans and pigs could both serve as mixing vessels for a bird flu–seasonal flu hybrid, posing a risk of wider spread.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Citizen science platforms reveal more resources needed to protect birds in Germany

Member states of the European Union are obliged to designate Special Protection Areas (SPAs) as part of the Natura 2000 network. These areas are designed to guarantee the preservation and restoration of bird populations. However, due to the paucity o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

A comparison of bat and bird wings reveals their evolutionary paths are vastly different

Bats are incredibly diverse animals: They can climb onto other animals to drink their blood, pluck insects from leaves or hover to drink nectar from tropical flowers, all of which require distinctive wing designs......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Lottie Player supply chain compromise: Sites, apps showing crypto scam pop-ups

A supply chain compromise involving Lottie Player, a widely used web component for playing site and app animations, has made popular decentralized finance apps show pop-ups urging users to connect their wallets, TradingView has reported. The pop-up (.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

A Bird Flu Vaccine Might Come Too Late to Save Us from H5N1

If the influenza virus infecting cattle workers starts a pandemic, help in the form of a vaccine is months away.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

Celebrating Spooky Lake Month with Its Creator Geo Rutherford

An open body of water can be particularly eerie. It’s part of what led creator and author Geo Rutherford to make her viral videos on Spooky Lakes......»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Iconic Bird of American Horror Stories Faces Its Own Terrifying Fate

The Whip-Poor-Will’s shrill, death-proclaiming song populates the works of Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft. But the bird itself has fallen on hard times. Could it become a ghost of Halloweens past?.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

An Enormous Meteorite, Bird Flu in Washington State and a Troubling Scurvy Case Study

We cover a 3.26-billion-year-old meteorite impact, the spread of bird flu and a scurvy case study that serves as a cautionary tale in this week’s news roundup......»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Agatha All Along creator confirms the show’s deaths will remain permanent

Agatha All Along fans shouldn't hold their breath waiting for any surprise resurrections in the Marvel show's two-part finale......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 27th, 2024

Agatha All Along creator confirms the show’s deaths will remain ‘permanent’

Agatha All Along fans shouldn't hold their breath waiting for any surprise resurrections in the Marvel show's two-part finale......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024