SoftBank Leads $680 Million Funding Round in NFT Fantasy Soccer Game Sorare

Read More LONDON—Blockchain-based fantasy soccer game Sorare has raised $680 million in a funding round led by SoftBank, with players including ex-England international Rio Ferdinand and Spain’s Gerard Pique also investing, the company said on Tuesday. Paris-based Sorare said the investment valued the company at $4.3 billion. Founded in 2018, Sorare is an online game […]

Nigeria’s military crackdown puts squeeze on bandit gangs

Read More Nigeria’s military campaign against criminal gangs in the northwest is pushing them into neighbouring regions as a result of a telecom shutdown and a squeeze on fuel and food supplies, local residents and officials said. Hundreds of troops backed by fighter jets began the offensive in early September in Zamfara State against gunmen […]

Digital multitasking sends our brains into overdrive

Read More The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we work and how we communicate with our colleagues. Many people around the world were forced to work remotely at some point or another making use of different digital technologies. It is well documented that online platforms paved the way for immediate access to institutional resources […]

School pays tribute to Derbyshire pupils killed during sleepover

Read More UK news School pays tribute to Derbyshire pupils killed during sleepover Outwood Academy City, in Sheffield, says children were popular and had bright futures North of England correspondent Tue 21 Sep 2021 07.56 EDT Last modified on Tue 21 Sep 2021 08.05 EDT Three children killed during a sleepover were “popular” and “positive” […]