A rare Pokémon card – a perfect-condition Holo Gengar from the Skyridge set – was recently traded at a GameStop in Grapevine, Texas, on December 1st. The card is worth an estimated $33,883, and GameStop paid $30,494.70 for it through their Power Packs Buyback Program.
In a recent announcement, Ripple and RedotPay have decided to launch a “Send Crypto, Receive NGN” feature. This will expand multimarket payouts through integration with Ripple’s cross-border payment solution. 🌍
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The popular LEGO brand is continuing its Star Wars line, with new sets already planned for release in 2026. Although a list of these sets has been circulating for a while, it wasn’t known when fans could expect to see them become available.
A new conversational AI system is tackling the challenge of financial inclusion in India by understanding and responding to users in multiple languages, including code-mixed queries.
Raiff wrote and directed Hal & Harper, which started as a simple idea he explored in a web series during his college years. The series, featuring him and his then-girlfriend, focused on siblings reflecting on how their father’s actions forced them to mature quickly. He expanded this into a show that jumps between their childhood and adult lives, revealing the origins of their unhealthy, overly-reliant relationship. (Adult and childhood versions of Hal and Harper are played by Cooper Raiff and Madelyn Cline, with Cline sporting a beard for the younger scenes.) The show beautifully captures tender moments between characters who genuinely care for each other but struggle to express it, and features strong performances from Cline, Mark Ruffalo, and Betty Gilpin, who plays the father’s current pregnant partner, Kate. Raiff believes this kind of realistic, character-driven storytelling is lacking in today’s entertainment. He explains, “The goal of filmmaking is to show relatable people and experiences. It can be hard to confront ourselves, so it’s sometimes easier to see our own struggles reflected in a movie without realizing it.”
The final concert, recorded in Vancouver on December 8, 2024, included five unexpected songs. Taylor Swift performed “A Place in This World” and “New Romantics” on guitar, and “Long Live,” “New Year’s Day,” and “The Manuscript” on piano. She even playfully changed a lyric in “Long Live” from “It was the end of a decade” to “It was the end of an era.” Fans can watch this special on Disney+ starting December 12, alongside the The End of an Era documentary about her Eras Tour. This release is just one day before Swift’s birthday on December 13, leaving many to wonder what she has planned next—and if it will somehow relate to the theme of Eras!
With the new year approaching, many websites and apps are starting to share summaries of your activity from the past year.
It’s expected that Metroid Prime 4 will require more storage space on the new Switch, as the game offers enhanced graphics with 4K resolution when played on a TV, and a smooth 120 frames per second in performance mode. It also supports HDR for richer colors and can be played with mouse controls using the Joy-Con controllers. Both versions of the game will be available this Thursday, December 4th.
Deadline announced today that a new show starring Nicholas Hoult and Daisy Edgar-Jones has been ordered for six episodes. Called Moquito, the series will be a darkly humorous exploration of a young couple’s relationship.