| NBA LANDS FIRST CRYPTOCURRENCY SPONSORSHIP WITH COINBASE As the National Basketball Association prepares for its 75th anniversary, it's also increasing its presence in the cryptocurrency space as it braces for the future. The NBA agreed to its first cryptocurrency sponsorship deal with Coinbase, the publicly traded company that makes an exchange for crypto trading. In the agreement, Coinbase will leverage just about all the NBA's platforms including the WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League, and USA Basketball. CNBC | | ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP PLAN It's totally annoying when you run out of room on your smartphone or computer. Downloading apps to your phone, games to your computer, or videos to your tablet takes up a lot of space. And sure, while you can always delete a few apps and scrap the pictures you never look at or the videos you never watch, you really shouldn't have to. That's what the cloud is for, and it's easy to secure more space than Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive combined. Cult of Mac | | 94% OF THE UNIVERSE'S GALAXIES ARE PERMANENTLY BEYOND OUR REACH The universe is expanding, with every galaxy beyond the Local Group speeding away from us. Today, most of the universe's galaxies are already receding faster than the speed of light. All galaxies currently beyond 18 billion light-years are forever unreachable by us, no matter how much time passes. Big Think | | TAKE YOUR HEALTH INTO YOUR OWN HANDS WITH BASE, THE PLATFORM THAT TRACKS AND IMPROVES YOUR WELLBEING Ready to improve the way you feel every day? Enhance your quality of life with help from Base, the platform engineer Lola Priego founded to empower consumers with data about their health — right from their blood. The Base app gives users personalized recommendations on how to improve energy levels, stress, sex drive, and more, thanks to easy at-home blood and saliva tests. The at-home testing trend isn't just for detecting illness anymore, it's for feeling better than you've ever felt. Start now and take 20% off a Base membership. [Partner] | | FACTORY FARMS OF DISEASE: HOW INDUSTRIAL CHICKEN PRODUCTION IS BREEDING THE NEXT PANDEMIC One day last December, 101,000 chickens at a gigantic farm near the city of Astrakhan in southern Russia started to collapse and die. Tests by the state research center showed that a relatively new strain of lethal avian flu known as H5N8 was circulating, and within days 900,000 birds at the Vladimirskaya plant were hurriedly slaughtered to prevent an epidemic. Avian flu is the world's other ongoing pandemic, and H5N8 is just one strain that has torn through thousands of chicken, duck, and turkey flocks across nearly 50 countries including Britain in recent years and shows no sign of stopping. The Guardian | | DON'T LET THE SHORTER DAYS FOOL YOU The sun is bright all year long, and that winter glare is no joke. Snap up a new pair of shades and ride out the cooler seasons in style while channeling warmer days. The Quay brand of sunnies started roadside on the Australian festival circuit, inspired by the good vibes and bold style of everyone on the scene. Cool, affordable designs for men and women start at $55, and new customers can save 15% with code QUAY15. Quay Australia | | FACEBOOK IS PLANNING TO REBRAND THE COMPANY WITH A NEW NAME Facebook is planning to change its company name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The coming name change, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to talk about at the company's annual Connect conference on October 28th, but could unveil sooner, is meant to signal the tech giant's ambition to be known for more than social media and all the ills that entail. The rebrand would likely position the blue Facebook app as one of many products under a parent company overseeing groups like Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, and more. The Verge | |
![Take Your Health Into Your Own Hands With Base, The Platform That Tracks And Improves Your Wellbeing | [Partner]](https://static.iterable.com/40bd9518025f4054bd691f353eefaddb/21-10-21-10-22-futurist-Base.png)
0 Comments