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This guy accidentally bought the Google domain from Argentina for less than $ 3 | Gadget theory

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Have you ever thought about how great it would be if you could have been one of the early buyers of domain names? These days, just about everything is taken well, so people need to be creative. However, a web designer in Argentina named Nicolas Kurona was able to purchase Google.com.ar in a completely legal and legit process. Not only that, it costs him less than $ 3! Kurona was for a short time the owner of the Google Argentina domain Kurona told BBC : “I never imagined it would allow me to buy it.” Google Argentina replied: “For a short period of time, the domain was acquired by someone else.” A representative also said the company gained access to the domain name shortly thereafter. One day, Kurona worked at his office in Buenos Aires, designing a website for one of his clients. He noticed an influx of WhatsApp messages saying that Google was down, and when he typed www.google.com.ar into his browser, it did not. He said, “I thought something stra...

Do you remember Tamagotchi? They are officially back | Gadget theory

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If you were there in the 1990s, chances are you either heard of or owned a Tamagotchi. The beloved toy icon from the 90s is officially back, but it got the treatment in 2021. Bandai America, the parent company behind Tamagotchi, announced that the Tamagotchi Pix is ​​officially the new toy in the line of Tamagotchi. The new Tamagotchi Pix The features that make Tamagotchis what they are remain: egg shape, three buttons and raising of a virtual pet. The goal is still the same, keep the virtual pet alive as it goes through the various stages of its life like hatching from an egg, increasing its needs and requirements and needing to be fed and entertained. The pet can also die within a few days, just like the original. So where is the new feature? Well, the days of pixelated black and white screens are gone. Now the Tamagotchi Pix comes with a full-color color that comes complete with a camera that lets you take pictures with your virtual pet. Just like in real life, you can cook yo...

Meet the Tech Billionaire Who Seeks Women | Gadget theory

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Whitney Wolfe is a tech billionaire whose name you might not have heard, but that’s a shame. While other billionaires are known (think Kim Kardashian and Elon Musk), Wolfe worked tirelessly to become the youngest self-made billionaire (she accomplished this feat at 31). So it’s time to give her the respect and role model she deserves. The woman behind Bumble She is the founder of the highly successful female dating app Bumble. While ringing the Nasdaq bell, she balanced her 18 month old baby and in her speech she said she wanted to help create an Internet that is “a kinder, more responsible place.” She said BBC in a 2017 interview that the secret to being a good CEO is not to take yourself too seriously. She said making time for family and creating a work-life balance is essential, even if that means “taking an afternoon off.” Before creating Bumble, she was a founding member of the team behind Tinder. After a lot of tension with other Tinder ex...