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Apple TV+ acquires hot Sundance film ‘CODA’, in record-setting $25m deal

Apple TV+ has won the rights to hot Sundance film ‘CODA’, which premiered at the film festival on Friday. The film received a warm reception from early viewers and critics. As reported by Deadline, a bidding war for the film raised prices to a new record for Sundance film, with Apple securing the deal for […]

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Apple Lands ‘CODA’ $25 million Sundance Film Festival Record deal – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: In the first big deal of the 2021 virtual Sundance Film Festival, Apple has landed worldwide rights to CODA, for a number just north of $25 million. That sets a new a Sundance acquisitions record — above the $22.5 million that Palm Springs received last year from Hulu/Neon. But this time, all the premiere […]

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‘CODA’ Sells to Apple for $25 Million at Sundance

“Palm Springs” broke the Sundance record last year with its around $20 million deal to Neon and Hulu. “CODA,â€� the coming-of-age drama that premiered Thursday to raves, has sold to Apple for around $25 million, smashing the sales record set last year when Neon and Hulu teamed up to buy “Palm Springs.â€� Deadline first reported […]

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‘Chances are basically zero’ of recovering some Bitcoin passwords worth millions: cryptocurrency firm

TORONTO — Bitcoin, the ephemeral cryptocurrency currently experiencing a high on the market, has also provided some of the lowest of lows for those who forget or misplace the passwords to their digital wallets. Around 20 per cent of the existing Bitcoin — currently worth around $140 billion — appear to be in lost or […]

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Debunking“The Bit Short� – Bitcoin Magazine

As long time Bitcoiners, we are not shocked by the ongoing confusion around the nature of the bitcoin market. The reality is that, unlike other public markets, the bitcoin market has significantly more noise. There is noise around price valuation, noise around use cases, noise around data and noise from skeptics. It is very difficult […]

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Massive Apple VR leak reveals headset price, release window

A new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says that Apple’s first VR headset will cost well over $900 and could be faster than Apple’s M1 Macs. From the report: Apple Inc.’s first crack at a headset is designed to be a pricey, niche precursor to a more ambitious augmented reality product that will take longer […]

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Elon Musk-Prompted Bitcoin Price Surge Causes Liquidation of $387M in Shorts

For Elon Musk, whose hatred for short-sellers blazes hot enough to reforge Mjölnir a dozen times over, the millions in losses suffered by shorts after the Tesla CEO changed his Twitter bio to “Bitcoinâ€� it must feel like Christmas and his birthday rolled into one.  That one word addition caused the price of bitcoin to […]

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iMessage is safer than ever with Apple’s secret iOS 14 security measures

Apple has seemingly taken onboard feedback and criticism on iMessage security with the rollout of iOS 14 last year; a new BlastDoor feature has been discovered that’s been designed to parse untrusted data in the messaging app.  Whether you’re using an iPhone 12, or  a new iPad, Apple’s iMessage service is available across its family […]

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Bitcoin warning: China ‘can breach cryptocurrency’s security and destroy it’ | City & Business | Finance

Bitcoin: Expert discusses recent drop in cryptocurrency value The cryptocurrency was back with a boom this month, after its price soared to a previously unseen high of $41,000 (£30,000) on January 7. Despite this surge, just days later it would endure its worst decline in 10 months, leading many economists to criticise the volatile currency’s […]

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