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Nothing Ear (3) review: stunning looks and nifty Super Mic, but is it enough given premium pricing?

by admin September 28, 2025

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Nothing Ear (3): Two-minute review

Okay, so it’s still hard to stop oneself from playing a game of Spot the Difference concerning Nothing’s earbuds offering – but what of it? Apple’s AirPods lineup is much the same, no? The problem is that this time (unlike Nothing’s last major earbuds release, which came in at $50 / £30 cheaper than their older siblings) there’s a price hike involved; and simply put, I’m not quite sure the extra perks here do enough to justify the extra outlay.

Sure, I’d say the new Nothing Ear (3) are they still among the best earbuds of the year – but one option in the duo of buds they replace has dropped so low in price that they’ve actually jumped into our best budget earbuds buying guide. So you see, to build a case for paying quite a bit extra for the new Ear (3), they’d need to be quite a bit better – and that’s where I’m struggling.

To put the pricing into context, their closest rivals now would no longer be Sony’s class-leading WF-C710N, which sell for around $120 / £100. No, at $179 / £179 / AU$299, the Nothing Ear (3) aren’t exactly rubbing shoulders with the likes of the $299 / £299 / AU$450 Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen), but they have moved up a level – and it’s tough company to keep.

There’s no head-tracked spatial audio support (the device- and service-agnostic spatial audio option is either ‘Static’ or ‘off’) in the Ear (3), and although the ANC is solid and a new ‘Super Mic’ is fun to play with in calls, it hasn’t become the new must-have earbuds feature for me – and if it was going to appeal to anyone, someone who remembers a world of landline phones only was probably the Nothing Ear (3)’s best shot.

My biggest gripe is the battery life, which I’ll explain fully later. That said, I experienced no small sense of pride when wearing and showing off the Ear (3), thanks to the new aluminum ‘elevated’ build quality and finish – along with the return of the fidget-spinner case detail.

Is all of this enough to make the Ear (3) a hit? Perhaps, when you consider that the splendid hearing tests remain, along with advanced EQ tabs and LDAC support – all of which make the sound engaging, if a shade off excellent for dynamic nuance and treble clarity. Oh, and it’s worth noting that if you have a Nothing phone, that Super Mic becomes a quick transcription tool, which admittedly makes it much more useful (I don’t have a Nothing handset, so I’m typing out this review, dear reader)…

(Image credit: Future)

Nothing Ear 3 (White) at Amazon for $179

For anyone scratching their heads as to how many Nothing earbuds iterations we’re into now (because it certainly isn’t three), Nothing fully admits its earbuds naming strategy to date may not have been the smartest. So to explain, the Ear (3) is an update on the flagship Nothing Ear primarily, but also on the Nothing Ear (a), which both launched in April 2024 on the self-same day – with the cheaper pair still sitting happily at the tippy-top of our best budget earbuds guide.

And here’s my problem with that: a quick scan of current prices reveals that the aforementioned five-star Nothing Ear (a) are currently available for $89 / £69, which means they’re half the price of the new Ear (3). And honestly, that makes the newest set even harder to recommend…

Nothing Ear (3) review: Price & release date

Released on September 18, 2025
Priced $179 / £179 / AU$299

The Nothing Ear (3) come in black or white finishes (no yellow this time around), and at this pricier level – Nothing’s previous flagship Nothing Ear arrived with a list price of $149 / £129 / AU$249 – their closest competition may even be Apple’s AirPods Pro 3, which retail for $249 / £219 / AU$429.

Yes, there’s still a $70 / £40 difference between Apple’s new top-tier AirPods Pro and Nothing’s best buds, but if your budget stretches a bit further it does bring Apple’s flagship earbuds into the conversation. And given that those AirPods now offer heart-rate monitoring, live translation and better stamina, Nothing is squaring up against some stiff competition.

Hello, yellow! (Image credit: Future)

Nothing Ear (3) review: Specs

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Drivers

12mm custom driver

Active noise cancellation

Yes

Battery life

Buds: 5.5hrs (with ANC; up to 10 hours without) Total with case: 22hrs (ANC on; up to 38 hours without)

Weight

5.2g per earbud

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.4 with LDAC, USB-C

Frequency range

20Hz–40 kHz

Waterproofing

IP54 buds

Other features

New Super Mic case, 3 mics per earbud, Nothing X App support, Custom EQ with Advanced options, Static Spatial Audio, Personal Sound (Audiodo)

(Image credit: Nothing)

Nothing Ear (3) review: Features

‘Static’ spatial audio and Personal Sound curation
Total Radiated Power (TRP) up 15%; Total Isotropic Sensitivity (TIS) up 20%
‘First of its kind Super Mic’ in the charging case

Like many of tech’s heavy-hitters (Samsung, Sony, Apple, I’m looking at you), Nothing would love to snag you and embroil you in its ecosystem with the promise of walled garden perks – and here, Nothing really does start to come into its own.

The ace up the collective sleeve of Nothing’s earbuds prior to now has been that for owners of the Nothing Phone (3), the Phone (2), Phone (1) and Phone (2a) – because Nothing has been far more sensible concerning the naming of its handsets – Nothing has offered instant access to ChatGPT via a pinch-to-speak motion on the stems. Now, users of a Nothing smartphone can use the Super Mic on Nothing Ear (3)’s case to capture transcription of your voice notes, which will sync to your on-device ‘Essential Space’ for easy location.

Nothing calls Super Mic a “first of its kind” breakthrough, and although it initially struck me as very similar to the ‘record’ button on the Viaim RecDot earbuds, there are of course those aforementioned walled-garden perks.

Otherwise, Nothing’s Super Mic is quite like those little clip-on wireless mics that content creators like to hold very close to their mouths (does this look a bit silly to anyone else?). Nothing calls Super Mic a “breakthrough dual-microphone system driven by ambient-filtering technology.”

In a nutshell, the dual MEMS beamforming mics built into the case are designed to hone in on your voice, cutting through surrounding noise (up to 95dB is the claim) for clearer capture in calls or notes – and in my tests, it worked well. On a very blustery day on the cliffs and beaches of the UK’s ‘Jurassic coast’ in Dorset, I found using the Super Mic over the three-mics-per-bud in the earpieces a welcome aid; “much better” was the general feedback from calls.

Voice AI using ChatGPT is coming using Nothing Ear (a) using your Nothing smartphone… (Image credit: Future)

You’re also getting Bluetooth v5.4 (the older set used 5.3), and LDAC support for hi-res audio (the Sony-developed codec that lets you stream high-resolution audio up to 32-bit/96kHz over Bluetooth at up to 990kbps), which is a valuable inclusion at any level, but will benefit Android users most since iPhones can’t support LDAC natively.

There’s now onboard spatial audio wizardry too, irrespective of your phone or the music service you’re streaming from – but only the ‘static’ kind (so you don’t get to use your phone as a fixed-point source device) and in my tests, it was a little clunky and not quite as immersive or convincing as similar offerings from Bose, LG or of course Apple.

However, you do get in-ear detection (to pause music when they’re out and resume it when they’re in), an Auto-Transparency mode to make transparency kick in whenever you’re on a phone call, an ear tip Fit Test, Find My earbuds (which issues a trigger sound from whichever earbud you’ve lost), a Low Lag toggle for gaming, issue-free multipoint to two devices, a Bass Enhancement toggle, an 8-tab EQ graph that lets you adjust both gain and the actual frequency of certain registers (provided you’re prepared to switch off the spatial audio augmentation), and Personal Sound.

This last perk is perhaps my favorite, because the tests only take around three minutes – they involve sounds at different frequencies being piped into each ear, getting gradually quieter until you tap the screen to say you hear nothing – but the result (a fully curated personal sound profile) is very good indeed.

Now, the noise cancellation: hit ANC (rather than ‘Transparency’ or ‘Off’) and you can pick from High, Mid, Low, and Adaptive profiles. High is not bad at all – and it shouldn’t be when the claim is 45dB (effective to 5kHz). The Transparency option is still signified by a woman exhaling, and it’s still one of the best prompts in the business (aside from Matt Berry in Cambridge’s headphones and earbuds), and it too is perfectly acceptable. But here’s the thing: I did not find any of the ANC profiles better than on the Nothing Ear (a), which makes sense because that 45dB claim is the same as the older model.

And when that older model is now half the price of these newer earbuds, you have to be asking yourself if a Super Mic in the case and spatial audio that doesn’t offer dynamic head-tracking is worth the extra outlay.

The new Ear (a) next to the Ear (2): a fun game of Spot the Difference (Image credit: Future)

Nothing Ear (3) review: Sound quality

LDAC adds to the performance (but the spatial audio can be beaten)
Forward, full-bodied sound
A shade off excellent for dynamic nuance

Occasionally in hi-fi circles, you’ll come across the ‘integrated hi-fi listen versus fun and exciting’ sonic debate concerning portable audio. It boils down to this: do you want a faithfully accurate, neutral representation of a recording with everything as intended, or an energetic, potentially more emotive version of the track?

In the second option, certain frequencies might be augmented just slightly, to give you the ‘feels’ of a live gig from small drivers fitted into your ear. And the odd thing is that what you may think you want may not actually be what your ear prefers (as mystical and strange as that may sound)…

Anyway, the Nothing Ear (3) sit firmly in the latter camp. What you’ll get here is excitement, energy, bass clout and oomph. Those with a Sony smartphone (I’m still using the Sony Xperia 1 IV, because it isn’t broken, so why would I fix it?) will find LDAC codec files are delivered with extra expanse and detail over more ‘vanilla’ Bluetooth streaming, but the tuning is the same regardless – very little has been held back.

Streaming Fontaines D.C.’s Starburster is a head-nodding celebration of the track, where drum fills and Grian Chatten’s voice leap two-footed into each ear with all of the bite and impetus the group could possibly want, but there is a downside. Some lesser backing vocals and sloping string elements occasionally get lost just slightly; it’s hard to compete when so much emphasis and energy is placed on sounds at the forefront.

Yes, there are plenty of ways to tweak things more to your liking in the Nothing X app and here, the eight-tab EQ graph is the place to go – it does help. What I personally would leave well alone is the Bass Booster. It isn’t necessary – this is a meaty listen from the box. Also, I’d tone down the treble; I know my own ear is sensitive to these frequencies, but nevertheless, stream Kate Bush’s Army Dreamers and if you’re anything like me you’ll hear occasional harshness through the treble that can become a little wearying.

Sound quality score: 4 / 5

See how Ear (a) is just slightly bigger than Ear (2), across the board? (Image credit: Nothing)

Nothing Ear (3) review: Design

Solid, cool, pocketable case with ‘TALK’ button
IP54 earbuds are secure – but the comfort levels can now be beaten
Nothing’s design language is even more striking now

After switching out to the smaller ear tips (you get four in total now: an XS, S and L options are supplied in addition to the pre-fitted M set), Nothing’s ear tip fit test tells me I’ve nailed the fit.

I say that if you’ve got smaller ears I really would encourage you to try before you buy – and my guide to the best earbuds for small ears is worth consulting – because I found the driver housing just that little bit harder to accommodate this time around. It could be because of that larger 12mm driver (and “patterned diaphragm” which Nothing claims gives these buds “a 20% larger radiating area when compared to the previous generation”), or it could be because said earpiece is mounted at a slightly different angle to the stem now – see a close-up of Ear (3) next to the Ear (a) above – but they weren’t as comfortable this time.

(Image credit: Future)

On this, readers might simply remark “Well, they’re based on AirPods, can’t really knock them for that – Apple did it first” but here’s the thing: AirPods are different now! You might not have spotted it because it’s all very new (and the heart-rate monitor and live translation perks have hogged headlines), but the AirPods Pro 3’s fit has been completely reworked. I’m working on a full review of those too (they keep me chained up in TR HQ you know) but even at this early stage and during my testing, I can tell you that for me, the AirPods Pro 3 are much comfier than the Nothing Ear (3) now.

Nothing’s pinch stems still work really well, but again (and at the risk of sounding like a broken record) it’s only as good as the older, cheaper Nothing set. You can still customize what the morse code short- and long-press combinations do for each stem – including volume – and they also work with gloves on, unlike a lot of touch-capacitive solutions.

Now, the new case. If you’ve got a metallic-finish smartphone, the Nothing Ear (3) are going to look glorious beside it. Aesthetics really is one of Nothing’s strong suits, and these earbuds are the ace in the pack. ‘Elevated’ is the word Nothing’s team keep repeating on this; and it’s true, they look more high-end now. There’s a new custom Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) antenna, engineered to just 0.35 mm thick, that now runs along the still-see-through stems of the earbuds to keep connections stronger than ever. It’s the same, but refined – it looks like a more expensive version of what was there before.

And if it’s elevation we need to be focusing on, the charging nest is the thing that’s, er, risen the most. It is now crafted from a block of 100% recycled aluminum and CNC machine finished through 27 processes. Nano injection moulding also “fuses the metal and transparent plastic without glue, achieving tight ±0.03mm tolerances for a seamless, compact body” according to Nothing, so there’s no glue anywhere here. And the shiny ‘TALK’ button is placed directly under a nice snappy magnet where the case opens. Nothing assures me it has been positioned so that you won’t cover it with your hand, and the green light-up LED to denote that you’re recording is a strong touch.

Rarely have I had so many colleagues strike up a conversation with me over a set of earbuds (Image credit: Future)

Nothing Ear (3) review: Value

Great-looking earbuds
LDAC adds sound-per-pound value
…but this is higher-end territory, and the Nothing Ear (a) still exist

The older Nothing earbuds were near-rivals for Sony’s cheaper earbuds, but that’s no longer the case: Sony’s excellent affordable WF-C710N cost $119 / £100 / AU$189, so they’re in a different category to the $179 / £179 Nothing Ear (3).

And although there’s a lot to enjoy in the Ear (3), unless you have a Nothing handset for transcription features, the Super Mic really is just a better mic for calls and certain voice notes – it doesn’t support WhatsApp voice notes (yet), which I explain in more depth in my early Ear (3) experiential.

The personalization is very very good, but the audio has suffered a little for me in this iteration, becoming a little harsher through the treble on occasion, probably due to the slightly bigger driver and tweaked acoustic architecture.

Should I buy the Nothing Ear (3)?

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Section

Notes

Score

Features

Solid spec sheet, but the Super Mic is really only a standout feature if you own a Nothing phone

4.5/5

Sound quality

Zeal and get up and go to a fault? Almost. They’re vigorous and exciting, but there’s occasional treble harshness

4/5

Design

Beautiful design language, but the earpieces are no longer among the comfiest around

4.5/5

Value

Given the price of older iterations, it’s hard to see huge value for money here

3/5

Buy them if…

Don’t buy them if…

Nothing Ear (3) review: Also consider

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Nothing Ear (3)

Nothing Ear (a)

Sony WF-C710N

Price

$179 / £179 / AU$299

$99 / £99 / approx AU$192

$119 / £100 / AU$189

Drivers

12mm custom

11m custom

5mm

Active noise cancellation

Yes

Quoted battery life

Buds: 5.5hrs (with ANC; up to 10 hours without) Total with case: 22hrs (ANC on; up to 38 hours without)

Buds: 5.5 hrs (9.5 hours without ANC Total with case: 24.5 hrs (42.5 hrs without ANC)

8.5 hrs (ANC ON) / Max. 12 hrs (ANC off); up to 30 hours with the case

Weight

5.2g

4.8g

5.2g per earpiece

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.4 with LDAC, USB-C

Bluetooth 5.3, LDAC, USB-C (no wireless charging)

Bluetooth 5.3, USB-C, Sony 360 Reality Audio, AAC, SBC

Frequency range

20kHz-40kHz

5000Hz range

20Hz-20kHz

Waterproofing

Yes, IP54

Yes, IP54 earbuds; IPX2 case

Yes, IPX4

Other features

Static spatial audio, Super Mic case feature, Personal sound profiles, advanced EQ

Row 8 – Cell 2

Sony 360 Reality Audio

How I tested the Nothing Ear (3)

(Image credit: Nothing)

Tested for two weeks, listened against AirPods Pro 3, Bose QCUE (2nd Gen) and Technics EAH-AZ100
Listened at work (in the office, walking on a beach, on a train) and at home
Listened to Tidal, Qobuz, Apple Music and Spotify on an iPhone 15 Pro Max, MacBook Pro and heard LDAC on Sony Xperia 1 IV

The Nothing Ear (3) became my primary musical companions for 13 days – after a thorough 48-hour run-in period.

They accompanied me to London (walking brusquely from St. Pancras Station to Waterloo owing to strike action on the London Underground and my need to get a train back to Dorset in 43 minutes!) and at home – where I actually missed delivery of a review sample owing to the efficacy of Nothing Ear (3)’s ANC.

It goes without saying that to better test the comfort levels (and battery life claims), I followed TechRadar’s meticulous methodology testing. I also used TechRadar’s reference playlist (spanning everything from hip-hop to folk music) on Apple Music and Tidal, and also my own musical selections and podcasts. I wore the Ear (3) to watch YouTube videos (mostly about the Austrian singer Falco, since you ask) from my MacBook Pro.

I’ve been testing audio products for well over five years. As a dancer, aerialist and musical theater performer in another life, sound quality, fit, and user experience have always been imperative for me personally, but having heard how wonderful ANC can be when done well, I know what I’m listening out for here also.

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First reviewed: September 2025

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XRP OI Soars Stunning 8.6% as Price Goes Parabolic

by admin September 14, 2025

The Ripple-associated cryptocurrency is showing renewed strength as the broader crypto market resumes its rally. Among the top assets, XRP is emerging as one of the strongest performers.

According to data from Coinalyze, XRP’s open interest surged 8.6% over the past 24 hours, signaling that traders are holding positions in anticipation of a rebound.

This spike in open interest reflects growing confidence that XRP may recover from its recent pullback.

Source: CoinMarketCap

At press time, XRP is trading at $3.17, up 13.11% over the past seven days. Its market cap stands at $189.01 billion, a 4% weekly increase, with 24-hour trading volume rising 9.17% to $6.45 billion.

The fully diluted valuation (FDV) is currently $317.09 billion, with a healthy volume-to-market-cap ratio of 3.4%.

XRP price prediction

XRP’s latest surge has pushed it back into the top 100 global assets by market capitalization, now sitting in 98th place, above companies such as Arista Networks and HDFC Bank.

Earlier, XRP reached an intraday high of $3.07, underscoring renewed market enthusiasm.

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Technically, XRP’s weekly Bollinger Bands show an upper boundary at $3.51. While a 15% price move may seem modest compared to other cryptocurrencies, such an advance would add roughly $27 billion to XRP’s market cap.

Following its recent consolidation within the $2.70–$2.90 range, XRP has resisted further downside and is now trading in the upper half of its price corridor.

With the daily Bollinger Bands finally widening after weeks of compression, this setup suggests that upward momentum is building and further growth appears more likely than additional decline.

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Strategy’s Saylor Reacts to Stunning MSTR S&P 500 Rejection

by admin September 6, 2025

Michael Saylor, the renowned Bitcoin advocate and the co-founder of the Bitcoin treasury company Strategy, has issued a tweet showing his reaction to the rejection of his company from being included in the S&P 500 index.

He has posted data that shows that the only thing Strategy needs to be part of S&P 500 is merely a formal recognition, basically, since MSTR has already left SPY lying in the dust in terms of market performance.

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On Friday, Sept. 5, the official decision was made on whether or not to add Strategy to the S&P 500 index. The decision was negative, while another large company, also directly related to crypto, but through trading and investment, was included in it — the Robinhood platform, which allows retail users to invest in both traditional stocks and crypto as well as crypto-related products.

Saylor reacted to this decision by posting a tweet with an infographic showing that MSTR has long left the S&P 500 (SPY) behind thanks to its Bitcoin strategy. What is even more curious and notable — the infographic shows that MSTR has outperformed Bitcoin itself, too. MSTR shows a 92% surge on the chart, while SPY lags with a 14% increase, and Bitcoin shows 55% annualized growth in terms of “Bitcoin Standard Era Return.”

As the rejection from the S&P 500 inclusion news made its way into news reports, MSTR immediately dropped 2%. However, the official X account of the company tweeted that despite this unfortunate event, Strategy will certainly maintain its course and will not be deterred from the Bitcoin path.

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The Stunning Lord Of The Rings Collector’s Box Set Illustrated By Alan Lee Is 60% Off

by admin September 1, 2025

A beautiful box set of the best edition of The Lord of the Rings–the Centenary Edition illustrated by Alan Lee–is on sale for a fantastic price at Amazon and Walmart. Published last October with a lofty $325 price tag, The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Illustrated Box Set is discounted to only $135.37. The current price is roughly $1 higher than the all-time low ($134.25). In 2025, the price has generally hovered in the $180-$200 range, and the last discount as good as this one didn’t stick around for long.

The Deluxe Illustrated Box Set is is absolutely stunning. As someone who personally owns this edition of The Lord of the Rings–sadly, I paid considerably more for my copy–I think all big Tolkien fans would love to have this in their collection. So if you have a Lord of the Rings fan on your shopping list, the Deluxe Illustrated Box Set would make for a wonderful gift this holiday.

The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Illustrated Box Set (William Morrow, 2024)

You can read all about The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Illustrated Box Set below. The store pages at Amazon and Walmart only include one image of the books inside the display case, so I also included some of the gorgeous promotional images from Barnes & Noble’s store page.

We also included a look at the upcoming 2025 edition of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Illustrated Box Set, which is also illustrated by Alan Lee, and a list of deals on other collectible editions of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and Tolkien’s other Middle-earth tales. There are some terrific deals, including a limited-time price cut on the brand-new Great Tales of Middle-earth Box Set.

$135.37 (was $325)

The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Illustrated Box Set is a revamped version of the gorgeous Centenary Edition from 1992. Across the three hardcover volumes–The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King–there are more than 50 new pencil sketches and full-color paintings by beloved Lord of the Rings artist Alan Lee. All told, the box set has 1,332 pages, which makes it longer than most, if not all, editions of LOTR currently in print.

The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Illustrated Box Set (William Morrow, 2024)

The top and bottom page edges are sprayed dark blue, while the side edges were designed to resemble billowing smoke from Mount Doom’s eruption. Lee created new artwork for the covers, too. Each cover has a framed rectangular drawing in the center. The illustrations are inset on gray cloth board and surrounded by an elegant, silver foil-stamped border. Each book is quarterbound in blue leather, and the pages are sewn into the spine. You can mark your spot using the attached ribbon bookmark.

The silver-foil text along the spine and on the covers was stamped onto each book. The custom display case was constructed from cloth board and features stamped circular emblems designed by Lee. The case has rounded front edges to make it easy to remove each book. With all three books removed, you can peer inside the fully illustrated interior of the case. Lee’s depiction of Mount Doom’s eruption covers every surface inside the lovingly crafted slipcase.

The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Illustrated Box Set (William Morrow, 2024)

Inside each book, you’ll find a large art card that can be removed and displayed separately. Along with three art cards, you get a pair of foldout maps of Middle-earth drawn by Christopher Tolkien, the author’s literary executor who edited, expanded, and organized many supplementary writings about Middle-earth, including The Silmarillion and Tolkien’s Legendarium, which became the foundation for the massive 12-part series now known as The History of Middle-earth.

2025 Edition: $139.50 (was $150) | 2020 Edition: $72-$126

William Morrow is publishing another Lord of the Rings box set illustrated by Alan Lee on October 14. It’s not nearly as fancy as the three-volume Deluxe Illustrated Box Set, but it comes with a notable addition: The Hobbit, also illustrated by Lee. This four-volume hardcover set features the Centenary Edition of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit’s 60th Anniversary Edition.

The dust jackets and display box have fully illustrated artwork by Alan Lee. Overall, the exterior design aesthetic is similar to the 2024 History of Middle-earth Box Sets and the recently released pair of box sets: Tolkien Myths and Legends and The Great Tales of Middle-earth.

You’d miss out on the exclusive paintings and sketches from the Deluxe Illustrated Box Set as well as premium features like quarterbound blue leather, cloth board covers, the custom case, etc. In return, you’d get The Hobbit with Lee’s wonderful illustrations.

Due to the deal on the Deluxe Illustrated Box Set, you’d actually pay more for this four-volume, $150 collection–unless you bought the 2020 edition.

It’s all a bit confusing, but this box set was originally published in the UK in 2020. The upcoming US edition appears to be the same as the old one. The 2020 version is available to buy from resellers at Amazon and Walmart for far less than $139.50. Strangely enough, Amazon actually has it in stock, too–sold and shipped by Amazon–for $126.67.

You can buy the 2020 set from a third-party seller for $89 at Amazon. Notably, your order will still be shipped directly from Amazon. You can buy the set from a reseller at Walmart for $72, and your order will be shipped from Walmart’s warehouse.

2025 Edition

2020 Edition

The History of Middle-earth Box Sets (William Morrow, 2024)

William Morrow’s ongoing series of hardcover box sets with decorative slipcases and reversible dust jackets kicked off last year with the publication of four box sets compiling The History of Middle-earth. Although originally a 12-volume series, the new box set series has 15 books and starts with The Silmarillion, which isn’t technically part of The History of Middle-earth–though you should read it before diving into the wide-ranging collection that further demonstrates Tolkien’s mastery of building fantasy worlds. All four History of Middle-earth Box Sets are on sale for huge discounts. Alternatively, the three-volume, 5,440-page Complete History of Middle-earth is on sale for $106 (was $250). All five box sets below include hardcover books and slipcases.

Tolkien Myths and Legends & The Great Tales of Middle-earth (William Morrow, 2025)

The most recent Tolkien box set edition is a new hardcover collection of The Great Tales of Middle-earth, which are considered the author’s final three novels and were published posthumously from 2007-2018. Released on August 19, this new box set is already on sale for 33% off, dropping the price to $84. It’s worth noting there’s a 2018 hardcover box set edition of The Great Tales of Middle-earth for $50 (was $100). You can also save $55 on Tolkien Myths and Legends, which includes two myths written by Tolkien as well as his personal translations of four epic poems, including Beowulf. The three box sets below include hardcover books and decorative slipcases.

More Tolkien Collector’s Editions & Hardcover Box Sets

Unfinished Tales Collector’s Edition / The Lord of the Rings Collector’s Edition /

We rounded some of the other notable hardcover box sets and collectible editions of Tolkien’s work below. This includes the beautiful Unfinished Tales: 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition, a slipcased, limited edition of The Silmarillion, and Tolkien’s Collected Poems, which were published in a three-volume set last fall.

For a cheaper Lord of the Rings hardcover box set, we’d recommend the 2024 Collector’s Editions and the vintage set with cover art from the 1988 editions. If you buy the 2024 box set, you can also get matching editions of The Silmarillion and The Hobbit separately.

Tolkien Illustrated Edition Series

Tolkien Illustrated Editions

The Tolkien Illustrated Editions of LOTR, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion are probably the most popular hardcover editions of Tolkien’s three best-known works. These are unique because they are illustrated by the author himself. Each one has premium features like sprayed edges with Elvish, Dwarvish, or Tengwar script, gold- and silver-foil trim, stamped cover art, ribbon bookmarks, and two fold-out maps. The Deluxe Special Editions have quarterbound leather spines and cloth board cases. These editions also come with custom slipcases and additional collectible inserts.

If you’re interested in owning collectible editions of Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, all three movies will soon be available as standalone 4K Blu-rays with steelbook cases. The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers launched earlier this year, and The Return of the King’s Steelbook Edition is up for preorder for $30 (was $35) at Walmart.

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Cheetahs Feast and Sloths Snooze in These Stunning Wildlife Photographer of the Year Entries

by admin August 27, 2025

Can you spot the second coyote in the image above? It may look like this amber-eyed pup is peering out from beneath his own tail, but that’s actually his sister’s. The Natural History Museum in London released this illusionary photo in a sneak peek of some of the best submissions for this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

The jaw-dropping images, selected from a record-breaking 60,636 entries, feature cheetahs, jellyfish, slime molds, and so much more. But let’s not forget the humans behind the lens. Some went to great lengths to get the perfect shot. For “A Tale of Two Coyotes,” California-based photographer Parham Pourahmad tracked this pair of siblings for hours across the rocky hillside of Bernal Heights Park, San Francisco, snapping a picture at the exact moment the sister’s black-tipped tail hung low over her brother’s face.

Judges will whittle the photos down to 100 for display in the museum’s exhibition, with the Grand Title, Young Grand Title, and category winners to be announced on October 14. Here are some of the most favored images so far. Scroll through to take a walk on the wild side without leaving your seat.

“Jelly Smack Summer” by Ralph Pace

A smack of Pacific sea nettle jellyfish in Monterey Bay © Ralph Pace

Speaking of doing anything to get the shot, Ralph Pace deserves some serious kudos for this one. The California-based underwater and environmental photographer slathered every inch of his exposed skin in petroleum jelly before swimming through this group—or “smack”—of Pacific sea nettle jellyfish in Monterey Bay.

This provided a layer of protection against the jellys’ sting. What feels like a bee sting to humans is deadly for the Pacific sea nettle jellyfish’s prey. This species hunts tiny drifting sea creatures by trailing its frilly, stinging-cell-laced tentacles, paralyzing any prey they touch.

“Inside the Pack” by Amit Eshel

A pack of Arctic wolves on Ellesmere Island in Canada © Amit Eshel

To create “Inside the Pack,” wildlife photographer Amit Eshel, from Israel, endured temperatures as low as -31 degrees Fahrenheit (-35 degrees Celsius) on Ellesmere Island in Canada, The Guardian reports. Eshel laid down on the frozen tundra and allowed an Arctic wolf pack to creep close enough to smell his breath before snapping the photo.

“Through this photograph, I wanted to highlight how the behavior of these stunning animals challenges the negative reputation and “Wolf Hate” culture that often arises from misunderstanding, myths, and folklore stories passed down through generations,” Eshel wrote in an Instagram post.

“No Place Like Home” by Emmanuel Tardy

A brown-throated three-toed sloth clings to a fence post in El Tanque, Costa Rica © Emmanuel Tardy

French wildlife photographer Emmanuel Tardy waited patiently for the crowds to disperse along a roadside in El Tanque, Costa Rica, before taking this photo. Traffic slowed to a crawl as a brown-throated three-toed sloth lumbered across the road and then clung to a fencepost—the first tree-like thing it saw.

Sloths usually keep to the lush canopy of the jungle, but as deforestation increasingly fragments their habitat, more of them are forced to move around at ground level. The Costa Rican government is working with conservation groups to establish aerial bridges that will help sloths navigate the thinning treeline.

“Rutting Call” by Jamie Smart

A red deer stag bellows in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, U.K. © Jamie Smart

This photo by U.K.-based wildlife photographer Jaime Smart captures a red deer stag mid-mating call in Leicestershire’s Bradgate Park. At just 9 years old, Smart had to stretch and make herself tall to see over the high grasses and capture a clear view of the stag.

Each year, red deer stags gather in Bradgate Park to compete for females. Their rutting calls are deep and guttural, resonating across distances up to two miles. The frequency and intensity of their bellowing can indicate the stag’s size and strength, making it a critical part of the mating ritual.

“Slime Family Portrait” by Kutub Uddin

Slime molds grow on a tree in Slindon Wood, West Sussex, U.K. © Kutub Uddin

When photographed at macro scale, these creatures resemble bizarre, Seussian trees. They’re actually slime molds—amalgamations of single-celled amoeba-like organisms that come together to feed and reproduce.

The molds were growing on an actual tree in Slindon Wood, West Sussex, when they caught the eye of U.K.-based photographer Kutub Uddin. His photo shows their bulbous, blueberry-like reproductive parts perched atop stalks only a couple millimeters wide, next to a tiny yellow insect egg.

“Deadly Lesson” by Marina Cano

Three young cheetahs proudly display the dik-dik they captured in Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve. © Marina Cano

When learning to hunt in the Kenyan Savannah, teamwork makes the dream work. Spanish wildlife photographer Marina Cano captured this image of three young cheetahs showing off their prize after catching a Günther’s dik-dik in Samburu national reserve.

The deadly cats wasted no time tearing into their meal, chowing down soon after Cano snapped the photo.

“Toxic Tip” by Lakshitha Karunarathna

A lone elephant walks across a waste-disposal site in Ampara, Sri Lanka © Lakshitha Karunarathna

Lakshitha Karunarathna, a wildlife photographer from Sri Lanka, has documented the conflict between people and the island’s roughly 7,500 elephants for years. In this heart-wrenching image, a lone Asian elephant crosses a waste-disposal site in Ampara.

Elephants are increasingly foraging for food among Sri Lanka’s open trash dumps. About 20 elephants died over the course of eight years from consuming plastic waste at the dump in Ampara’s Pallakkadu village, the Associated Press reported in 2022.

“Special Delivery” by Bidyut Kalita

A potter wasp carries a green caterpillar home to its larvae in Goalpara, Assam, India © Bidyut Kalita

Bidyut Kalita, a macro wildlife photographer from India, snapped this stunningly detailed photo of a potter wasp in his hometown of Goalpara, Assam. The wasp clutches a bright green caterpillar between its mouthparts and legs, carrying it home to its developing larvae.

Aptly named potter wasps build tiny, vase-shaped nests of clay and stock them with paralyzed prey to feed their young. When Kalita spotted this one, he wedged a door open to allow it to fly into the room, snapping a photo at the perfect time.

“Fragile River of Life” by Isaac Szabo

A female longnose gar spawns in a Florida river © Isaac Szabo

Check out the snouts on these longnose gars. This species of ray-finned fish has been around since the time of the dinosaurs and may have been present in North America for about 100 million years.

Isaac Szabo, an underwater photographer from Arkansas, specializes in documenting the freshwater ecosystems of North America. To snap this photo, he wrapped his feet around a downed tree in a Florida river, capturing the moment a female spawned in the crystal-clear waters.

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Reloaded, aka the most visually stunning way to use a chainsaw-gun, is available now

by admin August 27, 2025

If you’ve been waiting to play Gears of War: Reloaded, the time is now. Especially if you’ve never played it before, which quite a few PlayStation players haven’t. Our reviewer is one of those, and he’s had a blast with the campy nature of the campaign. Check out our review-in-progress, along with more details, below.

Gears of War: Reloaded review-in-progress — Xbox 360 as f**k

Gears of War on PS5? I never thought I’d see the day.

Gears of War: Reloaded is now available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Steam, PlayStation 5, and arrives day one with Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass with Xbox Play Anywhere support.

Gears of War: Reloaded is Out Today – Here’s Everything You Need to Know – Xbox Wire

Gears of War: Reloaded is out today on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Steam and PlayStation 5 – and available with Game Pass. Here’s what you need to know.

First released in 2006, Gears of War has been faithfully remastered and re-engineered for today’s hardware and introduces this legendary franchise to a new generation.

Gears of War: Reloaded delivers the most complete version of the original game yet, featuring all Ultimate Edition content plus every post-launch add-on — including the bonus Campaign act, all multiplayer maps and modes, and a full roster of classic characters and cosmetics at no extra cost.

No matter where you play, Gears of War: Reloaded looks and feels incredible, featuring:

4K Resolution
60 FPS in Campaign
120 FPS in Multiplayer
Cross-progression and cross-play, across all platforms
High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Dolby Vision & Dolby Atmos
7.1 3D Spatial Audio
Variable Refresh Rate (VRR)
4K assets and remastered textures
Enhanced post-processing visual effects
Improved shadows and reflections
Super resolution with improved anti-aliasing
Zero loading screens during Campaign
PlayStation 5 / PlayStation 5 Pro-specific features

Stay tuned to GamingTrend for more Gears of War: Reloaded news and info!

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Stunning New H.P. Lovecraft Complete Box Set Restocked At Amazon

by admin August 24, 2025

H.P. Lovecraft is responsible for a long list of classic horror stories that continue to be highly influential in the world of literature, film, television, and video games. The author’s blend of unsettling cosmic horror with sci-fi/fantasy and Gothic settings–almost always with an ample dose of weird–is so recognizable that the word Lovecraftian is used to describe stories inspired by his work. Stories like The Call of Cthulhu and At the Mountains of Madness are still well-worth reading nearly 100 years after they were first published. Those stories and the rest of Lovecraft’s writings are now available in a premium box set that looks absolutely stunning.

The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society worked with publisher Weldon Owen–an imprint of Insight Editions–to craft a comprehensive two-volume collection called The H.P. Lovecraft Experience Deluxe Box Set. It quickly sold out on release day (August 5) earlier this month, but it’s back in stock for $97.64 (was $100) on August 22.

$97.64 (was $100)

This is almost certainly the most stunning Lovecraft collection you can find at a major retailer or bookstore.

The 1,888-page collection is spread across two striking, dark green volumes hardbound in leatherette to resemble high-quality books from Lovecraft’s time. The cover and spines have foil-stamped insignias and lettering.

The H.P. Lovecraft Experience includes all of the author’s work, so this is a one-stop shop for his novels, novellas, short stories, and other writings.

The two books are packaged inside a sculpted display case featuring a new 3D depiction of Cthulhu. When we say 3D, we mean that Cthulhu rises from the surface of the case, which makes the cosmic entity more terrifying than it already is.

The oversized display box houses more than just the two books, though. The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society created a brand-new Reader’s Guide that examines 10 of Lovecraft’s short stories. The guidebook was written by Sean Branney and Andrew Leman, the co-founders of the Lovecraft Historical Society, and should be an interesting read for newcomers and experienced readers alike. The Reader’s Guide matches the look of the two main volumes, but it’s sized like notebook. The format here keeps with the overarching theme of the collectibles.

All of the supplements are tied to Miskatonic University, a fictional Massachusetts college that plays a major role in many of Lovecraft’s stories, including all of his work related to the Cthulhu.

Big Lovecraft fans will probably want to frame their diploma from Miskatonic University that’s included here–but only after you follow The Undergraduate Course Book, presented as a small booklet. Other Miskatonic-themed collectibles you’ll find in the box include a bookmark, a library card, a patch, and a decal.

The H.P. Lovecraft Experience is also available as a Kindle ebook for $20. Obviously, you’ll miss out on the collectibles and premium presentation, but you’ll still get both volumes and the Reader’s Guide.

The H.P. Lovecraft Experience Deluxe Box Set

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More Lovecraft Box Sets & Collections

Since most of Lovecraft’s work is in the public domain, you can read many of his horror stories for free online. You’ll also find a dizzying number of Lovecraft collections on Amazon. But keep in mind that Lovecraft being in the public domain means that there are a lot of terribly designed editions created by random people across the world.

Strangely, The H.P. Lovecraft Experience is one of the rare editions of the author’s complete writings that actually looks nice. There are cheaper options that that readers like, but they aren’t always as comprehensive.

One solid budget-friendly option is The H.P. Lovecraft Collection: 6-Book Deluxe Box Set. The set includes clothbound editions of six of the author’s best-known works in a display box. The artwork and cover designs aren’t super exciting, but the books themselves are well-made. It’s on sale for $28 (was $60) at Amazon. Here’s the list of books included in the box set:

At the Mountains of Madness
The Dunwich Horror
The Call of Cthulhu
The Shadow over Innsmouth
Polaris
The Color Out of Space
Rats in the Walls

The same publisher released The Necronomicon: 5-Book Box Set in paperback in 2021. The Necronomicon includes Lovecraft stories as well Cthulhu Mythos tales by other authors. You can get The Necronomicon Box Set for $23 (was $40).

H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction – Barnes & Noble Collectible Edition

We’d also recommend the Barnes & Noble Collectible Edition of Lovecraft’s Complete Fiction. This beautiful hardcover edition has a premium binding, illustrated endpapers, and a ribbon bookmark. Plus, it’s only $27 (was $30) and is eligible for Barnes & Noble’s Buy One, Get One 50% off Collectible Edition sale until September 2.

For another respected edition, check out The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft for $14 (was $18). This 1,112-page hardcover was published by Chartwell Books in 2016 and remains a great option today. The Complete Tales of H.P. Lovecraft, published in 2019 by Rock Point, is essentially the same book, but it has more evocative cover art–though it costs roughly $19.60 (was $35).

H.P. Lovecraft Manga Adaptations

H.P. Lovecraft manga adaptations by Gou Tanabe (Dark Horse Manga)

Lovecraft fans and horror manga readers in general should definitely check out the manga adaptations of Lovecraft’s work. Written and illustrated by Gou Tanabe and translated to English by Zack Davisson, the manga is hauntingly beautiful. You can probably already tell by the cover art above, but Tanabe’s illustrations are simply incredible.

Five Lovecraft manga adaptations have already been published in the US by Dark Horse Manga, including the 288-page adaptation of The Call of Cthulhu for $13 (was $20) and At the Mountains of Madness, which has a 626-page hardcover Deluxe Edition for $26.65 (was $50). The English translation of The Shadow Out of Time releases December 23 and is available to preorder for $22.

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Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Makes Stunning Prediction: Details

by admin August 23, 2025

Buterin makes important AI prediction
The Black Swan’s author on future of AI

Ethereum co-founder and its frontman, Vitalik Buterin, has made an important prediction about one of the ways AI bots may impact the future generation of people positively.

He also shared his take on a phenomenon that is quite popular at the moment — doomscrolling.

Buterin makes important AI prediction

Responding to a tweet published by X user @RuxandraTeslo about doomscrolling, Vitalik Buterin shared his take on this issue. He stated that he believes “there are good things to doomscroll and bad things to doomscroll.”

Right after that, he jumped onto another linked subject, which can be considered the doomscrolling of the future — using AI chatbots.

He predicted that AI can help shape “some of the smartest people of the next generation.” They may become that if they “spend their teenagehood curiously asking the bot all kinds of questions about science, the world, etc for hours a day.”

there are good things to doomscroll and bad things to doomscroll

I predict some of the smartest people of the next generation will be people who spend their teenagehood curiously asking the bot all kinds of questions about science, the world, etc for hours a day

(And this will…

— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) August 23, 2025

On the other hand, per Buterin, there will be lots of teenagers who will “waste their lives talking to AI all day about much less meaningful things.”

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The Black Swan’s author on future of AI

Earlier today, the renowned scholar, statistician and author of such popular books as “The Black Swan” and “Skin in the Game,” Nassim Taleb, also opined on the future impact of artificial intelligence on humanity.

In particular, he spoke about one sphere so far — medicine. Taleb said that while AI can hardly replace doctors yet, it can disrupt the sphere of medical education by helping autodidacts educate themselves much more efficiently.

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3 Potential Reasons for AAVE’s Stunning Performance

by admin August 23, 2025

AAVE surged nearly 19% to $355 over the past 24 hours, according to CoinDesk Data, leading the top 40 cryptocurrencies by percentage daily gain as investors responded to its recent Aptos expansion and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s dovish remarks.

What Aave is and why it matters

Aave is a decentralized finance protocol that lets users lend and borrow cryptocurrencies without intermediaries. Loans are managed by smart contracts, with borrowers required to post collateral valued above their loans.

The AAVE token underpins this system. It can be staked to support security and earn rewards, used as collateral for borrowing and grant holders governance rights. In return, tokenholders gain voting power and fee benefits, making AAVE central to protocol operations.

Aptos expansion

On Aug. 21, Aave Labs announced that Aave V3 had gone live on Aptos, its first deployment on a non-EVM blockchain. Developers rewrote the codebase in the Move language, rebuilt the user interface and adapted the protocol for the Aptos virtual machine.

The launch was supported by audits, a mainnet capture-the-flag competition, and a $500,000 bug bounty. The first market supports assets including APT, sUSDe, USDT and USDC, with supply and borrow caps to be raised gradually. Chaos Labs and Llama Risk conducted risk assessments, and Chainlink provided price feeds.

Aave Labs founder and CEO Stani Kulechov called the launch “an incredible milestone,” highlighting the shift beyond EVM chains after five years of exclusivity.

Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech

Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech on Friday morning at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium added momentum. Powell said the balance of risks between inflation and employment had shifted, signaling that interest rate cuts could begin in September.

Markets viewed his remarks as dovish, with CME FedWatch data showing expectations for a quarter-point cut in September rising to 83% from 75% earlier in the week. U.S. equities and crypto have rallied broadly since Powell’s speech, with AAVE among the biggest movers.

WLFI exposure resurfaces

Another factor one analyst claims may not be fully priced in is Aave’s alleged exposure to WLFI, the governance token of World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the DeFi project associated with Donald Trump’s family.

In October 2024, the startup proposed launching its own Aave V3 instance on Ethereum mainnet.

The proposal stated:

“AaveDAO will receive:

20% of the protocol fees generated by the WLF Aave v3 instance
Approximately 7% of the total supply of $WLFI tokens for:
- Participation in WLF Governance procedures
- Liquidity mining
- Promoting decentralization of the WLF platform”

Simon, an analyst at Delphi Digital, noted on Saturday that with WLFI’s token set to begin trading Sept. 1 at an implied $27.3 billion valuation, Aave’s allocation could be worth around $1.9 billion — more than a third of its current $5 billion fully diluted valuation. He argued that this alleged exposure may be contributing to AAVE’s rally, even if investors are only now revisiting its significance.

However, according to a post on X by WU Blockchain published at 4:16 p.m. UTC on Saturday, the WLFI team is saying that the claim that “Aave will receive 7% of the total WLFI token supply” is false.

The post stated: “The WLFI team told WuBlockchain that the claim that “Aave will receive 7% of the total WLFI token supply” is false and fake news. Previously, a community member claimed that, according to a previously released proposal, AaveDAO would receive 20% of the protocol fees generated by the WLFI Aave v3 instance and approximately 7% of the total WLFI token supply.”

Technical analysis highlights

According to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis data model, AAVE posted significant gains during the 24-hour trading period from Aug. 22 at 12:00 UTC to Aug. 23 at 11:00 UTC, climbing from $297.75 to $353.22 — an 18.65% increase that reflects growing confidence in the platform’s expansion strategy.
The digital asset traded within a $62.11 range, fluctuating between $294.50 and $356.60, with the most pronounced price movement occurring at 14:00 UTC on Aug. 22 when trading volume reached 340,907 units, significantly exceeding the daily average of 102,554 units.
Sustained buying pressure was observed during the final hour of the analysis period from 10:49 UTC to 11:48 UTC on Aug. 23, with AAVE advancing from $349.61 to $353.79.
Trading volumes consistently exceeded 3,000 units during key price levels at $352.55, $353.98, and $355.52, compared to the session average of 1,647 units, indicating what market participants describe as methodical institutional positioning.

Disclaimer: Parts of this article were generated with the assistance from AI tools and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy and adherence to our standards. For more information, see CoinDesk’s full AI Policy.

Updated at 6:19 p.m. UTC on Aug. 23 to include more information about Aave’s alleged exposure to the WLFI token, especially the X post by WU Blockchain that was published at 4:16 p.m. UTC on Aug. 23.

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Stunning AI Prediction Comes from ‘The Black Swan’ Author Nassim Taleb

by admin August 23, 2025

AI to disrupt medical education, Taleb believes
Taleb remains rigid Bitcoin opponent

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a Lebanese-American scholar and risk manager who predicted various financial crises and authored a number of books, including “The Black Swan” and “Antifragile,” has taken to his X account to talk to the community about the future of AI and its impact on humanity.

He made an interesting prediction regarding one of the potential AI use cases.

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AI to disrupt medical education, Taleb believes

Nassim Taleb tweeted that one of the potential disruptions artificial intelligence can make for humanity is to radically change medical education. The scholar believes it can help autodidacts study far more efficiently.

Autodidacts are self-learners who prefer to bypass traditional medical schooling to master medicine. Taleb stated that so far, AI “remains more educational than operational” and cannot replace doctors. However, he also hinted that it will become possible in the futur,e too.

Even if AI cannot replace doctors (yet), it may still replace medical school, particularly for autodidacts. It remains more educational than operational.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) August 23, 2025

Taleb remains rigid Bitcoin opponent

Nassim Taleb’s Bitcoin case is peculiar and unique since, while many crypto haters gradually warmed to Bitcoin, such as BlackRock’s boss Larry Fink or Michael Saylor, Taleb did the other way round.

In 2019, he praised Bitcoin during the WhatsApp revolution in Lebanon, when banks refused to give cash to customers. Taleb then called it “the first organic currency” and even wrote a foreword to “The Bitcoin Standard” book by Saifedean Ammous. However, in 2021, Taleb made a U-turn on Bitcoin and began lambasting it as a “tumor”, “detector of imbeciles.”

This year, he referred to Bitcoin as a “technological tulip,” thus referring to the Dutch Tulip mania that took place in the Netherlands from 1634 and 1637. It was one of the largest market bubbles that collapsed loudly, too.

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