A Swedish sports brand is trolling Russia by launching a blockchain same-sex 'marriage' service – just days before the World Cup

Swedish sports brand Björn Borg has thrown shade at the Russian government's attitude to LGBT+ people days before the World Cup, launching 'Marriage Unblocked' — a campaign and platform aiming to open access to gay marriage using blockchain.

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A Swedish sports brand is trolling Russia by launching a blockchain same-sex 'marriage' service – just days before the World Cup Swedish sports brand Björn Borg has thrown shade at the Russian government's attitude to LGBT+ people days before the World Cup, launching 'Marriage Unblocked' — a campaign and platform aiming to open access to gay marriage using blockchain. Read More »

Kim Jong Un left the summit in a $1 million bulletproof Mercedes limo — take a look inside North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left the summit in Singapore with President Donald Trump in a $1 million Mercedes limo. The Mercedes-Benz S600 is bulletproof and loaded with amenities. Read More »

Mueller dropped a hint that he's nowhere near finished charging people in the Russia probe Prosecutors are seeking to scale back evidence sharing in their case against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities. The special counsel Robert Mueller cited the risk of revealing who "uncharged individuals and entities" are believed to be "continuing to engage in interference operations." Read More »

Toyota just sunk another $1 billion into Asian ride-sharing giant Grab Toyota is investing a further $US1 billion in ride-sharing giant Grab. Until March this year, Grab was Uber's biggest competitor in the Asian region. Read More »

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Tesla will stop selling its solar panels and battery packs at Home Depot Tesla will not renew its agreement with Home Depot to sell solar panels and battery packs at the retailer's stores, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday. Musk said most Tesla employees who had worked at the company's Home Depot displays will be allowed to work at Tesla's stores. Read More »

A 40-year-old mystery about rising temperatures on the moon has been solved — and it was probably the Apollo astronauts' fault Scientists have recovered years of hidden temperature data from the NASA moon landings in the 1970s. They think there's only one possible explanation for a warming shift in surface temperatures on the moon: human footprints. Read More »

An Australian man is suing Google for defamation because his photo pops up alongside criminals in their image search Milorad Trkulja was shot by an unknown gunman in 2004. He sued Google in 2012 after searches for his name returned pictures of mafia bosses. The ruling was overturned in 2016 but Australia's High Court has now ordered Google to pay costs. Read More »

Nintendo just blew the lid off at E3 2018 — and competitors could learn a thing or two Nintendo just delivered an incredible video presentation at E3 2018 — and it pulled it off by keeping it simple, and focusing on games that are actually arriving in the next six months. played to its strengths, which is something other game companies could learn from. Read More »

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