NEAR Protocol partners with Google Cloud to support Web3 devs
Under a partnership with NEAR Protocol, Google Cloud will support NEAR developers in building and scaling their Web3 projects and DApps.
Former SEC Attorney: ‘It’s Much Easier If You Launch Your Network In a Compliant Way’
The problem, according to Teresa Guillén, is launching without first receiving legal guidance or advice.
Know the price-matching policies for Best Buy, Target, Walmart, and others
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Nothing is more frustrating than buying a new pair of headphones, an OLED, or a backpack just to find out that you could have gotten it for a lot cheaper somewhere else. In order to keep customers happy — and prevent them from going elsewhere — many … Read more
Phones from and by Google: a visual history of the Pixel and its predecessors
The 2016 Google Pixel next to the 2017 Google Pixel 2. This is the midpoint in Google’s journey of delivering phones by Google. | Photo by Vlad Savov / The Verge Several years ago, if someone told you they had an Android phone, then it would have been safe to assume they were not talking … Read more
Opensea to allow users to submit bulk NFT listings and purchases
The company said that users can now list and buy up to 30 items in a single flow.
JPEGs Are ‘Not the Future of Web3 and NFTs’: Polygon Studios Metaverse Lead
Polygon’s Brian Trunzo sees a broader array of NFT use cases taking hold in the future, from fashion to gaming and beyond.
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Daily Crunch: Google will use private subsea cable to launch its first full-scale cloud region in Africa
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Wednesday! Haje is enjoying a well-deserved day off, but I’m here to dive into some news with you. Let’s join hands and jump in at the same time, shall we? — … Read more
SpaceX notches eighth human spaceflight mission with Crew-5
SpaceX successfully launched another batch of astronauts to the International Space Station Wednesday, part of an ongoing astronaut transportation contract with NASA. Like the company’s seven other human spaceflight missions, it was completely routine — and that’s what made it so remarkable. The Crew-5 mission (so named because it’s SpaceX’s fifth crewed mission with NASA’s … Read more
US lawmakers request Justice Dept share CBDC assessment
The House members claimed the “appropriate place for the discussion” on legislation concerning a digital dollar would be in the U.S. legislative branch.
Popular censorship circumvention tools face fresh blockade by China
Tools helping China’s netizens to bypass the Great Firewall appear to be facing a fresh round of crackdowns in the run-up to the country’s quinquennial party congress that will see a top leadership reshuffle. Greater censorship is not at all uncommon during countries’ politically sensitive periods, but the stress facing censorship circumvention tools in China … Read more
Bored Ape Yacht Club Community Council Formed by Yuga Labs
Seven holders of the coveted Ethereum NFTs have been appointed to serve, but not everyone is pleased.
Three Arrows Capital’s NFTs collection to be liquidated
As part of 3AC’s bankruptcy proceedings, over 300 NFTs from Starry Night Capital were moved this week.
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Market Wrap: Crypto Markets Flatten as Latest Employment Data Throws a Setback for Inflation Hawks
Crypto markets remain fretful about any suggestion the economy is not slowing enough to staunch rising prices. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today’s crypto markets.
Prevent account takeover at login with the new Account Takeover Insights model in Amazon Fraud Detector
Digital is the new normal, and there’s no going back. Every year, consumers visit, on average, 191 websites or services requiring a user name and password, and the digital footprint is expected to grow exponentially. So much exposure naturally brings added risks like account takeover (ATO). Each year, bad actors compromise billions of accounts through … Read more
How to use Microsoft’s new Windows HDR Calibration app
Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge Back in February, Microsoft announced that an HDR Calibration app to help Windows 11 users optimize color accuracy and consistency for gaming on their HDR displays was on its way. The app, spotted by Thurrott, has now arrived and is available for download. The app includes three test … Read more
South Carolina treasurer goes on Bitcoin ‘fact-finding trip’ to El Salvador
The state official reportedly used his own funds to pay for the trip, which included discussing Bitcoin with government officials and exploring financial literacy programs.
Startups and VCs are increasingly embracing the federal government. Here’s why
On paper, the federal government looks like an ideal customer for an enterprise startup: Its seemingly endless budget doesn’t fluctuate with market conditions and it’s always in the market for new tech. But it’s a slog to break into, and for a long time, startups and VCs didn’t seem to want to associate with it. … Read more
Space billboards could cost $65M and still turn a profit
Space-based advertising has been on the minds of every marketer on the planet since the Apollo era, yet no one has made it happen. A new study suggests that a billboard-like constellation of about 50 satellites, costing $65 million all in, could shine ads to every corner of the Earth for months — and potentially … Read more
US CFTC as Crypto’s Regulatory Savior? Crypto Firms Might Not Like What They Get
Just because Rostin Behnam is the rare government official who can casually drop a comment that suggests a future explosion in bitcoin price, doesn’t mean he’s a crypto bro. The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is widely seen in crypto circles as a relatively friendly face in government, but his recent record … Read more
Crucial US Jobs Report Could Test Fed’s Resolve, Bitcoin’s Resilience
Friday’s report from the U.S. Labor Department on nonfarm payrolls is expected to show an addition of 250,000 jobs in September, in a slowdown from the 315,000 reported for August.