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Feb
06
2022
By Troy Warren
GameStop partners with blockchain startup for its NFT marketplace

GameStop partners with blockchain startup for its NFT marketplace

Business, NFT, ,
Carrie Mihalcik | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business  #NFT The marketplace is expected to launch later this year. GameStop confirmed Thursday that it plans to launch an NFT marketplace, saying it's partnered with blockchain startup Immutable X to develop the project. The NFT marketplace is expected to launch later this year, GameStop said in a release. An NFT, or nonfungible token, is a blockchain-based technology used to determine ownership of unique digital or physical items such as art, music or even a tweet. NFTs began popping up everywhere in 2021, from the NFL to Twitter to Variety, and have…
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Feb
06
2022
By Troy Warren
Spotify Hits 180M Paying Subscribers Amid Joe Rogan Protests

Spotify Hits 180M Paying Subscribers Amid Joe Rogan Protests

Digital
BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #DigitalThe audio giant shared muted subscriber growth expectations of 3 million for its next quarter as multiple artists and podcasters leave the platform.Spotify said it had 180 million paid subscribers and 406 million monthly active users to end 2021, falling within its expectations for the quarter of 177 million to 181 million paying subscribers and 400 million to 407 million monthly active users.Advertising revenue grew to 394 million euros, or around $445 million, in the fourth quarter, up 40 percent year-over-year, while total revenue hit 2.69 billion euros, or about $3.04…
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Feb
06
2022
By Troy Warren
Box Office: ‘Jackass Forever’ Gets Last Laugh With $23.5M Opening

Box Office: ‘Jackass Forever’ Gets Last Laugh With $23.5M Opening

Entertainment,
BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #EntertainmentThe R-rated slapstick comedy easily out-grossed Roland Emmerich's big-budget 'Moonfall,' which crashed to earth in its box office launch.There was nothing gross about the opening of Jackass Forever at the box office.The R-rated movie took in a better-than-expected $23.5 million from 3,604 theaters to mark a triumphant return to the big screen for prankster king Johnny Knoxville and his crew.Jackass Forever, costing a mere $10 million to make, is the second box office win — and profit generator — for Paramount following January’s Scream.Paramount Pictures, MTV Entertainment and Dick Productions decided to…
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Feb
06
2022
By Troy Warren
NATIONAL FROZEN YOGURT DAY February 6, 2022

NATIONAL FROZEN YOGURT DAY February 6, 2022

Celebrations,
Troy Warren for CNT #CelebrationsNATIONAL FROZEN YOGURT DAYNational Frozen Yogurt Day on February 6th recognizes a sweet frozen dessert that has gone from fad status to staple freezer item in a few decades.Frozen yogurt sales are increasing every year as people want a healthier alternative to ice cream. The explosion of flavors and topping choices add to the popularity of frozen yogurt.H.P Hood developed the first frozen yogurt in 1970 in the United States. It was created as a soft-serve treat called Frogurt. Not long afterward, Humphreys and Dannon released their own versions of frozen yogurt. Its popularity grew in…
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Feb
06
2022
By Troy Warren
Younger Generations Are Leading the Niche Travel Trend

Younger Generations Are Leading the Niche Travel Trend

Travel
LACEY PFALZ | TravelPulse.ComTroy Warren for CNT #TravelWe’ve covered why travel advisors should consider specializing in a travel niche as well as some tips as to how advisors can choose their niches in previous articles, but new data suggests that niche tourism is growing among travelers, and among the younger generations of travelers specifically.GlobalData recently published a report entitled, “Niche Tourism, 2022 Update – Thematic Research,” which compiles data from its consumer surveys from 2018, 2019 and 2021 to measure the change in traveler sentiment across time.The report found that niche tourism – travel that focuses on fulfilling the specific…
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Feb
06
2022
By Troy Warren
What Mayo Clinic COVID-19 experts know about new omicron BA.2 subvariant

What Mayo Clinic COVID-19 experts know about new omicron BA.2 subvariant

COVID-19, Health, ,
By Jason Howland, Mayo Clinic News NetworkTroy Warren for CNT #Health  #COVID-19It’s more contagious, but so far it’s mostly found overseasThe highly transmissible omicron variant now accounts for almost all COVID-19 cases around the world, but a subvariant ― omicron BA.2 ― has emerged that appears to be even more contagious. Cases of omicron BA.2 are limited in the United States, but COVID-19 experts at Mayo Clinic say the number is growing, especially overseas.“In the U.S., we have identified cases in about half of the states, but it’s about 1% or less of all of the COVID cases occurring. Now…
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Feb
06
2022
By Troy Warren
Ikea Now Sells Its Own Plant-Based ‘Meat’ So You Can Assemble the Meatballs Yourself

Ikea Now Sells Its Own Plant-Based ‘Meat’ So You Can Assemble the Meatballs Yourself

Foodie,
By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.ComTroy Warren for CNT #FoodieLike similar products on the market, Ikea's plant-based mince can be used just like ground beef.If anyone were to ask you what Ikea is, you'd likely just say it's a furniture store. But as anyone who's ever actually shopped there knows, when you set foot in Ikea, you never know what you'll walk out with. (Swedish meatball scented candle, anyone?) And no, Ikea doesn't have a full-blown grocery department like Walmart or Target, but the chain does offer an intriguing selection of food and drink in its Swedish Food Market, and recently,…
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Feb
06
2022
By Troy Warren
Trump tirade on ‘racist’ DAs echoes other racist tropes

Trump tirade on ‘racist’ DAs echoes other racist tropes

In The News
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, Associated PressTroy Warren for CNTFormer President Donald Trump recently told a mostly white crowd at a rally in Texas that his legal troubles are the fault of Black prosecutors he called racistsNEW YORK (AP) — Looking out at a sea of faces at a Texas fairground, most of them white, former President Donald Trump seethed about his legal troubles and blamed them on malicious prosecutors.“These prosecutors are vicious, horrible people. They’re racists and they’re very sick, they’re mentally sick,” Trump said, before warning his audience: “In reality. They’re not after me, they’re after you.”He repeated his…
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Feb
06
2022
By Troy Warren
Joe Rogan apologizes for racial slur after video surfaces

Joe Rogan apologizes for racial slur after video surfaces

Editors Picks, In The News, ,
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks Spotify’s popular U.S. podcaster Joe Rogan has apologized after a video compilation surfaced that showed him using a racial slur in clips of episodes over a 12-year span NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify's popular U.S. podcaster Joe Rogan apologized Saturday after a video compilation surfaced that showed him using a racial slur in clips of episodes over a 12-year span. The mea culpa came after Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter India.Arie posted the compilation on Instagram and announced that she was removing her music from Spotify's streaming service because of it. Spotify…
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