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Australian wildlife: Native bird decline

A recent study has revealed that Australia has experienced several local extinctions of up to 17 birds since the country was colonised over 200 years ago. Research conducted by The University of Queensland discovered that in areas of Australia certain bird species no longer exist where they originally were found (local extinction). According to The…

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Johnny Depp to sell NFTs based on his own artwork

Film star Johnny Depp is about to launch into the world of NFTs with a collection of artworks called ‘Never Fear Truth’ which has been inspired by ‘Friends and Heroes’. The collection will consist of 11,111 NFTs created by Depp with majority of the paintings being portraits of friends, heroes and family members. Several notable…

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Facebook Cryptocurrency project comes to an end

Meta’s cryptocurrency Diem has been sold to Silvergate Capital Corporation for approximately $255 million AUD as Zuckerberg’s digital currency was met with resistance from US federal and international regulators. Diem (previously known as Libra) was a cryptocurrency created under The Diem Association in 2019 which was separate to Facebook but received funding from Meta. According…