With the NFL season officially underway, we thought we'd do a little season preview...
a thread of Super Bowl contenders as cryptocurrencies
Kansas City Chiefs - Ethereum
The Chiefs didn't win the Super Bowl last year and ETH isn't the biggest crypto in the world, but these two are the future. They both perfectly marry power and potential.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Bitcoin
The defending champs led by the GOAT. Bitcoin and Brady may be a little old but they are far from washed. Who knows, maybe Brady IS Satoshi. We could see it.
LA Rams - Cardano
Have leaned on technological/tactical excellence to turn them into powerhouses. Right now the potential is there, but need to show results for people to pass more entrenched rivals.
San Francisco 49ers - Tether
Steady. Not super exciting to watch. Tether and the 49ers just go about their business with efficiency and don't generate the headlines of their flashier counterparts.
Buffalo Bills - Dogecoin
Generate more memes per capita than any other team or crypto. Even crazier—both have turned themselves into legit contenders after years of being one big joke.
Green Bay Packers - Litecoin
Everyone thought they were going to be really good, but after recent events, they look to be huge messes.
Cleveland Browns - Solona
Tons of hype, lots of talent, but no results to show for it yet. It could very well be their year but only time will tell.
Seattle Seahawks - Polkadot
A dual-threat that has the ability to compete in multiple ways with extreme efficiency.
The Polkadot blockchain or Russel Wilson?
New Orleans Saints - Cosmos
Bit of a wild card that no one is really sure what to do with. Could win the Super Bowl or implode.
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1/ The Port of Baltimore is responsible for $15 million in economic activity every day.
And the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse has it closed until further notice.
But what is the economic fallout from losing this key East Coast trade artery?
Let's get into it.
2/ Besides the loss of life and property, the bridge collapse is an economic nightmare.
"The railroads, the trucking industry, the regional distribution centers, commuters, and other segments of the economy," are all being affected, economist Anirban Basu told Business Insider.
3/ "The tentacles here are far-reaching. And they're all negative," Basu added.
He's referring to the tens of millions of dollars that will be lost until the shipping lanes are up and running again.
Although Baltimore isn't the largest port in the US, it is quite specialized.
1/ Google has halted its Gemini AI image generator due to historical and racial inaccuracies.
The AI was "missing the mark," per a company statement, after users came forward citing results like Nazi-era German soldiers being depicted as people of color.
Let's get into it.
2/ Google's Gemini AI (formerly Bard) started offering image generation a few weeks ago and is already under fire.
Users have noted that some of the generated images are chock-full of inaccuracy, especially when it comes to race and historical events.
3/ When prompted to produce a 1943 Nazi-era German soldier, the AI came back with a series of images that featured people of color in uniform.
And that's not the only prompt that brought back some questionable results.