Month: November 2021
Pushed Around by the Stars
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rally Stalls After US Central Bank Chair’s Comments; Ether Rises
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening this morning: Market moves: Bitcoin dropped on U.S. Fed Chair Powell’s comment, while ether gained more market share. Technician’s take: Support levels remain intact, which could establish a tight trading range between $55,000-$60,000 BTC into the Asian trading day. Catch the latest episodes of CoinDesk TV for insightful interviews with … Read more
Microsoft is selling ugly Windows sweaters again, and this time, it’s Minesweeper
Image: Microsoft Microsoft has launched a new Windows software-themed ugly sweater on its Xbox Gear Shop dedicated to the infamous Windows game Minesweeper. It’s well done: not only is the whole Minesweeper level shaped like a Christmas tree, but it’s also got mines masquerading as snowflakes and “buttons” to minimize the window or exit the … Read more
What Is CityCoins and How Does it Work?
CityCoins describes itself as an avenue for citizens to generate crypto-based revenue for themselves and the cities where they live. Think of it as a win-win system that allows users to contribute crypto funds to their home city, or support other cities, in exchange for rewards. Users of the CityCoins platform have already begun to … Read more
With $3B expected in 2021, Singapore is becoming a fintech capital
Lee Li Contributor Share on Twitter Lee Li is a project manager and B2B copywriter with a decade of experience in the Chinese fintech startup space as a PM for TaoBao, MeitTuan and DouYin (now TikTok). More posts by this contributor With open banking on the horizon, the fintech-SME love story is just beginning Investment … Read more
Edge users aren’t happy about Microsoft’s built-in ‘buy now, pay later’ tool
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is tacking on a “buy now, pay later” extension to Edge that prompts users to use short-term financing service Zip (formerly QuadPay) when making a purchase on the browser. The option to sign up and use Zip will appear on checkout pages The company introduced the service … Read more
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Daily Crunch: AWS unveils new open source autoscaling tool Karpenter at customer conference
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Tuesday, November 30, 2021! This is the last newsletter of the month, which means that tomorrow is December. Get ready for the last few weeks … Read more
TechCrunch+ roundup: Jack leaves Twitter, Black Friday data, Nubank lowers IPO pricing
Jack Dorsey was Twitter’s first CEO — and also its fourth. He led the platform from its launch in 2006 until he passed the torch to co-founder Ev Williams two years later. In 2015, Dorsey returned to the role after Dick Costolo’s stint, even though he was simultaneously serving as CEO of fintech platform Square. … Read more
Bitcoin Mining Continues to Strain Kazakhstan’s Power Grid. Here’s Why
Even if Kazakhstan’s share of the Bitcoin network has remained at 18% since August, the network hash rate has increased 43% and price gains have brought additional pressure.
Amazon faces new pressure over COVID protections in warehouses
Amazon workers protested outside a warehouse last year | Spencer Platt / Getty Images Amazon is facing new questions over failed COVID protections in its fulfillment centers, spurred on by New York Attorney General Letitia James. After more than a year of protests from workers and inquiries from legislators, James is now seeking a court … Read more
Qualcomm’s new mobile flagship, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, arrives on devices this year
It’s that time of year again. Analysts and journalists from across the globe have convened in Hawaii to witness Qualcomm announce its big chip news for the year. Just a few days of sun, surf, Snapdragons and summits. As promised, the latest version of the SoCal chip giant’s flagship SoC arrives with a rebrand — … Read more
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip is here to power the Android flagships of 2022
Qualcomm has a new flagship smartphone processor: the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, announced at the company’s annual Snapdragon Tech Summit, giving an early preview at the brains behind the most powerful smartphones of 2022. The successor to last year’s Snapdragon 888, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is the first chipset to bear Qualcomm’s new naming … Read more
Energy Dome uses CO2 for long-term power storage for solar energy
Longer-term energy storage is a drag, and a lot of battery tech has been focusing on “how quickly can we charge these batteries so I can drive my EV for another couple of hundred miles.” That’s a fundamentally different problem than trying to capture the power of the sun for 12 hours, before releasing the … Read more
What Is Decentralized Finance (DeFi)?
DeFi is a term for financial applications that use blockchains instead of banks.
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Ethereum approaches a new ATH, but derivatives data reflects mixed emotions
Ethereum price appears en-route to a new all-time high, but data shows retail and pro investors are slightly skeptical about the current rally.
Twitch’s newest moderation tool spots accounts trying to get around channel bans
Twitch introduced a new way for streamers to fight accounts that evade channel-level bans Tuesday. The automated tool is called “Suspicious User Detection” and can spot users trying to get around bans, giving anyone moderating a Twitch channel more recourse for dealing with potentially disruptive behavior before it starts. The company announced that the new … Read more
Twitch will use machine learning to detect people evading bans
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitch is furthering its efforts to reduce harassment with a new tool that uses machine learning to detect people who may be attempting to evade bans. It’s the company’s latest addition to combat things like hate raids, where streamers’ chats are overrun with trolls sending hateful messages. The … Read more
Bret Taylor has been promoted to Salesforce co-CEO
There has been speculation for some time that Marc Benioff was ready to step back, perhaps take the same path as Jeff Bezos and move to chairman of the board. The scuttlebutt had it that Bret Taylor was in line for a promotion. Seems Benioff wasn’t ready to go out to pasture just yet, but … Read more
8 disappointing investor archetypes: How founders can stop falling for them
Lak Ananth Contributor Share on Twitter Lak Ananth is founding CEO and managing partner of the global venture capital firm Next47 and serves on the board of several companies that he has helped to grow beyond $1 billion valuations. I recently wrote a piece discussing how all capital is not created equal and we are … Read more
The Transhumanist Case for Crypto
If you want to live forever, you need a money fit for purpose. Bitcoin, for many, is the ticket. It’s the first, largest and most decentralized cryptocurrency. It’s widely adopted – from retail investors to pension funds to nation-states. It has a durable brand. There’s a case to be made that it’s the most recent … Read more
$3.3B Bitcoin mining company Griid to list on NYSE via SPAC deal
The company projects it can mine up to 25,000 BTC per year by 2024.
The latest Quest update brings cloud backups and a mixed reality view
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Meta has delivered a new batch of features for Quest headsets in an update rolling out today. The changes include cloud backups, a mixed reality camera mode, and other settings that round out the Quest’s already impressive feature set. I’m most excited about the cloud backups feature, … Read more
Gift Guide: 15 gift ideas for gamers when the next-gen consoles aren’t an option
Welcome to TechCrunch’s 2021 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We’ve got lots of them. Looking for our other guides? Find them here! The giving season has arrived, but an ample supply of next-gen consoles has not. Between chip shortages and resellers/bots, the chances of someone getting their hands on a PS5 or … Read more