# NFT project partners with Afghanistan organization to help women get access to education

# NFT project partners with Afghanistan organization to help women get access to education

“# NFT project partners with Afghanistan organization to help women get access to education ” Non-fungible token company Bookblocks.io has partnered with a New York-based organization to help women in Afghanistan have access to education amid the Taliban takeover. Bookblocks.io announced it would be releasing a non-fungible token, or NFT, on Oct. 5 with the…

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# New industry, new rules: Building the Metaverse without bias

# New industry, new rules: Building the Metaverse without bias

“# New industry, new rules: Building the Metaverse without bias ” While the COVID-19 pandemic decimated certain industries like tourism and retail, other entirely new industries have emerged. Two years ago, the concept of a “metaverse” was virtually unknown. Today, the term is trending everywhere online, with new companies and funds entering the space every…

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#Steamships inspired a screenwriter, heroines and Hedy Lamarr

#Steamships inspired a screenwriter, heroines and Hedy Lamarr

“#Steamships inspired a screenwriter, heroines and Hedy Lamarr” In 1908, 21-year-old Violet Jessop began her new job as a steamship stewardess, assisting lady passengers aboard the Orinoco, headed to the West Indies from England.  Women workers were still a novelty at sea, and most shipping companies preferred hiring older widows who wouldn’t inflame the desires…

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