Blockchain or broke: Why Japan's anime industry needs Web3

May 18, 2025

byWeb Desk

Published May 18, 2025

Deadly car explosion under investigation in Palm Springs

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Buildings damaged and trees scattered across St. Louis and Kentucky

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Cassie testifies in trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

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Nearly 18,000 containers of ice cream recalled for potential plastic contamination

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Critics question why exhibits at the African American History Museum are rotating out

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At least 25 dead as tornadoes and thunderstorms devastate parts of Kentucky, Missouri

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Arkansas pitcher throws third no-hitter in College World Series history
Arkansas’ Gage Wood pitched the third no-hitter in College World Series history and first in 65 years on Monday, striking out a record 19 batters and never letting Murray State come close to getting a hit in the Razorbacks’ 3-0 victory. Wood joined Jim Ehrler of Texas in 1950 and Jim Wixson of Oklahoma State…
ICE detains Utah college student in Colorado after brief traffic stop, raising questions
Questions are surfacing about the immigration detention of a 19-year-old college student from Utah after a traffic stop in Colorado this month. Caroline Dias Goncalves, a student at the University of Utah, was driving on Interstate 70 outside Loma on June 5 when a Mesa County sheriff’s deputy pulled her over. The Mesa County Sheriff’s…
Hot dog-eating machine Joey Chestnut will return to Fourth of July contest
Legend competitive eater Joey Chestnut will return to this year’s Nathan’s Famous July Fourth hot dog contest, officials said Monday, one year after a sponsorship squabble kept him off the Coney Island stage. Chestnut had taken home the Mustard Belt eight straight times between 2016 and 2023 before he was forced out of last year’s…
Meta is finally bringing ads to WhatsApp
It took 11 years since Facebook acquired it for $19 billion, but Meta is finally bringing ads to WhatsApp, marking a major change for an app whose founders shunned advertising. Meta announced Monday that businesses will now be able to run so-called status ads on WhatsApp that prompt users to interact with the advertisers via…
Diddy trial judge tosses juror as prosecutors lay out more evidence
This is a free article for Diddy on Trial newsletter subscribers. Sign up to get exclusive reporting and analysis throughout Sean Combs’ federal trial. Today, U.S. government prosecutors laid out more of their evidence, including text messages and flight records underlying their racketeering conspiracy and prostitution charges. The prosecution team is expected to rest its…
‘SALT’ deduction in limbo as Senate Republicans unveil tax plan for Trump’s spending package
As Senate Republicans release key details of President Donald Trump’s spending package, some provisions, including the federal deduction for state and local taxes, known as SALT, remain in limbo. Enacted via the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, or TCJA, of 2017, there’s currently a $10,000 limit on the SALT deduction through 2025. Before 2018, the…
Copper prices rise on tariff worries as demand spurs US inventories
TOKYO — Copper prices are soaring on recent demand from the U.S., where President Donald Trump has hinted at slapping tariffs on the metal, causing global traders to send their supplies to the country and triggering ripple effects from the resulting inventory shortages. London Metal Exchange (LME) three-month copper futures stood at $9,645 per metric ton Friday.…
Trump formalizes tariff cuts for U.K. as trade talks continue
President Donald Trump signed an agreement Monday formally lowering some tariffs on imports from the United Kingdom as the countries continue working toward a formal trade deal. Trump lowered tariffs on the U.K. aerospace sector to zero, which will take effect by the end of the month according to the U.K. Department for Business and…
Japan’s Ishiba meets with Trump to discuss tariffs
KANANASKIS, Canada — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit here, seeking a reassessment of American tariffs on Japan and emphasizing a mutually beneficial relationship. This is Ishiba’s second in-person meeting with Trump, following their first in Washington during Febru.…