WAO ART #368

MultiChoice, a South African company, has been honored with the Ubuntu Award in the Economic Diplomacy in Africa category. MultiChoice's commitment to economic diplomacy and its positive impact on the African continent earned it this prestigious accolade.

Following the recent success of Solana’s Saga, crypto phones are currently having a moment in the sun. The latest Web3 player to enter the space is Aptos. The platform, founded by ex-Meta developers, has teamed up with Hong Kong-based company Jambo on a new handset.

Uruguay has become the 36th country to sign the Artemis Accords, a set of principles for international cooperation in space exploration. The signing ceremony took place at NASA Headquarters in Washington, with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Uruguay's Foreign Minister Omar Paganini in attendance.

MicroStrategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, could have a significant impact on the investment landscape if it joins the S&P 500 index. He believes that if MicroStrategy secures a spot on the index, it would lead to widespread exposure of Bitcoin across various investment portfolios.

KuCoin, a global crypto exchange, will join forces with Mocaverse, a non-fungible token project from Animoca Brands, and Halo Wallet, a web3 social wallet. The partnership aims to revive the recently deteriorated web3 landscape, which has seen a downturn in sectors like the Metaverse and NFT.

The European Union is expanding its digital crackdown on toxic content and dodgy goods to almost all online platforms in the bloc. The EU's Digital Services Act, which has already been implemented for major platforms like Facebook and YouTube, imposes strict requirements to keep internet users safe.

As the world gets hotter and extreme weather becomes more frequent, solar panels will degrade faster. Research in Australia shows that solar panels in the hot and humid north will degrade the fastest, while those in the arid interior and more moderate climates will fare better.