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Mar32021 by adminNo Comments

People are paying millions for clips that can be viewed for free. Welcome to the world of ‘NFTs’

Finance

A virtual art piece titled "Everydays: The First 5000 Days." Created by digital artist Beeple, it's the first NFT-based work of art to go on auction at Christie's.Christie'sFrom art to sports trading cards, people are spending millions of dollars on digital collector's items.These crypto collectibles, known as NFTs, have exploded in popularity lately. A video clip created by digital artist Beeple, whose real name is Mike Winkelmann, was flipped for a record $ 6.6 million last week. It had originally been bought for around $ 67,000.Meanwhile, one of thousands of computer-generated avatars called CryptoPunks recently sold for $ 2 million. And a crypto art rendition of the Nyan Cat meme from 2011 sold for about $ 590,000 in an online auction.Proponents of NFTs say they fix a big problem w...

Apr102018 by adminNo Comments

Despacito YouTube music video hacked plus other Vevo clips

Technology

YouTube's music video for the hit song Despacito, which has had over five billion views, has been hacked.More than a dozen other artists, including Shakira, Selena Gomez, Drake and Taylor Swift are also affected. The original clips had been posted by Vevo.The Despacito video has been removed, but its cover image had shown a group wearing masks and pointing guns.The hackers, calling themselves Prosox and Kuroi'sh, had written "Free Palestine" underneath the videos.Several of the clips remain live at time of writing. Of those, the actual video content itself appears to be unaltered. Many titles have been changed to include the names of the hackers, but only some feature the replaced cover image.Both YouTube and the music video hosting service Vevo have been contacted for comment.A Twitter ac...

Mar212018 by adminNo Comments

Beheading clips played in Kim Wall's murder trial

World

Jurors watched videos found on a murder suspect's hard drive which showed women being decapitated and impaled.Danish inventor Peter Madsen, 47, is accused of torturing and killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall during a private submarine trip.The eccentric inventor strongly denies killing Ms Wall, telling prosecutors:"I've never been violent to any human being - and no dead human being either".Madsen says the 30-year-old freelance journalist died when the air pressure suddenly dropped and toxic fumes filled his homemade submarine, while he was up on deck.He has admitted dismembering her body and throwing it overboard, but denies the charge of premeditated murder.The prosecution has meanwhile painted a picture of Madsen as a sexual sadist who was obsessed with beheadings and murdered Ms Wall a...

Feb172018 by adminNo Comments

Amanda Holden squeezes assets and talks threesome fantasy in vintage clips

Entertainment

After the blonde bombshell turned 47 yesterday, Daily Star Online has looked back through the archives at what made the Britain’s Got Talent judge one of our favourite stars.Back in the early years if her career, Amand revealed her sex fantasy to Men & Motors show Talking Dirty.The short clip sees Amanda rubbing a washing machine pipe, before saying: “My biggest fantasy would involve another woman.“She would have to accidentally kiss me and then it could go on to something else.“But I would like my husband to be there because I think I’d be a bit scared.“He’d either have to watch what happens or take part.”ITVBIRTHDAY GIRL: Amanda Holden once claimed she had a sex fantasy about a womanAround the same time, Amanda was playing sexy teacher Geraldine Titley in ITV series The Grimleys.Her ...

Jul92017 by adminNo Comments

Moeen spins England to first-Test win – report, reaction & video clips

Sports

Media playback is not supported on this device First Investec Test, Lord's, day fourEngland 458 & 233: Cook 69, Bairstow 51, Maharaj 4-85South Africa 361 & 119: Bavuma 21, Moeen 6-53, Dawson 2-34England win by 211 runs; 1-0 up in four-game seriesScorecardMoeen Ali ripped through South Africa's batting to give England a 211-run win in the first Test on a wonderfully entertaining fourth day at Lord's. Off-spinner Moeen took 6-53 for match figures of 10-112 as the Proteas, set 331 to win, were bowled out for 119. England had earlier collapsed from their overnight 119-1, dragged to 233 by Jonny Bairstow's 51. The win is England's first in seven Tests and gives Joe Root victory in his first match as captain. It came moments after Engl...