Digital artwork which only exists as a JPG file sells at Christie’s for $69.3MILLION

A digital collage by American artist Beeple which exists only as a JPG file sold Thursday for a record $69.3 million at Christie’s, fetching more money than physical works by many better-known artists. ‘Everydays: The First 5,000 Days’ became the most expensive ever ‘non-fungible token’ (NFT) – a collectible digital asset that uses blockchain technology … Read more

Culture of bullying, racism and sexual harassment exists at Sellafield nuclear plant, workers claim

‘Toxic culture’ of bullying, racism and sexual harassment exists at Britain’s largest nuclear plant Sellafield that could lead to ‘disaster’ whistleblowers claim Workers said behaviour could lead to a ‘disaster’ at the Sellafield site in Cumbria One employee claimed that managers did nothing when he was ‘racially taunted’ Another said a manager asked if she … Read more

Influencer brutally mocked for admitting she’s only just discovered that decaf coffee exists

‘Surely this can’t be real’: Instagram influencer, 21, is brutally mocked for admitting she’s only just discovered that decaf coffee exists By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:40 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 22:49 GMT, 10 February 2021 Instagram influencer Amarni Skaff is the latest celebrity to be ripped to shreds by … Read more

Racism exists in UK because Britons don’t ‘wholly understand’ slave trade history, says academic 

Racism and discrimination exist in UK because Britons don’t ‘wholly understand’ nation’s slave trade history, says National Trust academic National Trust published report on links between slavery and Trust properties  Rita McLean is chair of a group examining how to act upon the findings  In 2007 Ms McLean said: ‘A lot of the problems in society … Read more

DNA from an unknown human ancestor that bred with Denisovans still exists among people today 

DNA from an unknown ancient ancestor of humans that once bred with Denisovans still exists among people today, study reveals Researchers from the US developed a new tool to analyse ancient DNA Three per cent of the Neanderthal genome can from an ancient human group This genetic transfer is thought to have occurred some 300,000 years ago Also, … Read more

Managers who believe gender bias in the workplace no longer exists are more likely to perpetuate it

Managers who think gender bias no longer exists in the workplace are more likely to value male employees over women and give them higher wages, a study found. Experts from Exeter University conducted an experiment where managers in a profession with a high proportion of women employees were asked to evaluate fake workers. Despite the … Read more

How anti-vaxxers are already peddling bizarre theories about COVID-19 vaccine BEFORE it even exists 

Anti-vaxxers have already started to peddle misinformation about coronavirus vaccines before one even exists, potentially eroding confidence in what could be humanity’s best chance to defeat the virus. In recent weeks, vaccine opponents have made several unsubstantiated claims, including allegations that vaccine trials will be dangerously rushed or that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious … Read more