The ETH Merge Did Little to Energize a Tepid NFT Market
Volume on one of the industry’s top marketplaces, OpenSea, has had little movement before and after the Merge, to the surprise of many.
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CFTC Penalizes Blockchain Protocol $250K, Files Action Against Successor DAO
The commission said bZeroX offered illegal, off-exchange trading of digital assets, and has also filed a civil action against the Ooki DAO.
Daily Crunch: A closer look at Google’s remote-controlled $30 Chromecast
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. Hey, folks! Chromecasts have been a hacker and nerd favorite for a moment or two, and we’re pretty psyched to see the price (with a remote!) dropping to $30. Apropos hardware, Brian … Read more
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NFT Marketplace TravelX Launches With Tickets From Low-Cost Argentinian Airline Flybondi
The platform hopes to offer the inventory of 60 more airlines within the next 12 months.
Nothing is prepping a new pair of earbuds
When Nothing was unveiled early last year, founder Carl Pei promised that the hardware startup had a full road map. Early stories about the London-based firm alluded to a pitch deck full of Pokémon characters, each representing a different product in the pipeline. Roughly a year and a half later, Nothing has delivered two major … Read more
Apple fixes camera shaking issues and the paste permissions bug in today’s iOS 16 update
Apple today released the first major update to its new iOS 16 mobile operating system ahead of schedule. Earlier this week, Apple confirmed it would roll out an update next week aimed at addressing a handful of bugs that had been plaguing users, including an annoying copy and paste permissions-related bug and another that saw … Read more
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Detect population variance of endangered species using Amazon Rekognition
Our planet faces a global extinction crisis. UN Report shows a staggering number of more than a million species feared to be on the path of extinction. The most common reasons for extinction include loss of habitat, poaching, and invasive species. Several wildlife conservation foundations, research scientists, volunteers, and anti-poaching rangers have been working tirelessly … Read more
DocuSign has hired former Google ad exec Allan Thygesen as its new CEO
DocuSign announced today that it has hired Allan Thygesen as its next CEO, effective October 10. Thygesen was most recently at Google where he was president of the Americas and global partners. He was in charge of Google’s $100 billion advertising business in the Americas, a rather significant business by any measure, and a position … Read more
Push to Enhance CFTC’s Crypto Watchdog Role Gets a Boost in US Congress
Congress’ attempt to make the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) the primary U.S. cryptocurrency regulator took a procedural step forward on Thursday, with a House lawmaker introducing a bill supporting a parallel effort in the Senate.
The best noise-canceling headphone deals
You can currently buy the AirPods Max for around $449 instead of $549. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge With more people working from home than they used to, owning a good pair of noise-canceling headphones has become more appealing than ever. However, they can be expensive and difficult to shop for due … Read more
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Holds Over $19K, Continues Wild Ride
Both bitcoin and ether saw wide swings in price over the past day. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today’s crypto markets.
Crypto Mining Data Center Provider Compute North Files for Bankruptcy Protection
The company earlier this year raised $385 million in fresh capital.
Want a glimpse at the Apple Watch Series 9? Look no further than the Ultra
With the Ultra, Apple has taken a page from its now-familiar playbook for how to broaden the appeal of its mobile devices and applied it to its watch lineup: Step 1: Introduce a solid but still not fully realized version 1.0. Step 2: Refine, refine, refine. Step 3: Make a “pro” version. The Ultra is … Read more
Apple has picked up the next show from Breaking Bad’s creator
The Untitled Vince Gilligan Project is now in officially in the works. | Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TNT Apple has picked up the next show from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan. The two-season Apple TV Plus show, which Apple currently calls the “Untitled Vince Gilligan Project,” will star Rhea … Read more
Cardano’s Vasil Upgrade Marks an Important Milestone in the Blockchain’s Evolution
Chief scientist at IOG Aggelos Kiayias explains why Cardano has re-thought smart contracts and how it prioritizes security over speed.
Crypto-Mixing Service Tornado Cash Code Is Back on GitHub
The move by GitHub comes as Ethereum developers have called for platforms that host the mixer service to not ban Tornado Cash code.
Apple releases fixes for iPhone 14 Pro camera shaking and constant copy / paste prompts
Image of an iPhone 14 Pro sitting in a ball pit full of colorful pastel dots. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple is fixing a bunch of big iOS 16 bugs today. A new update that’s out now, iOS 16.0.2, is meant to fix the issue where the iPhone 14 and … Read more
XRP price breaks out of range with a 25% rally, but why?
XRP attracts buyers after the hope of a positive court ruling triggers a 25% rally above a key longer term resistance level.
Q1 performance data shows maturing VC fund vintages aren’t doomed
It can be hard to tell how venture capital firms are doing. Sometimes it’s easier after a big exit, like Figma’s last week, which gave us a window into the sizable returns some of its early backers, including Index Ventures and Greylock, could capitalize on. But VC firms are usually an opaque bunch when it … Read more
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UK gov’t introduces bill aimed at empowering authorities’ to ‘seize, freeze and recover’ crypto
King Charles announced the bill in May to both houses of the U.K. Parliament, saying it was aimed at tackling illicit finance, reducing economic crime and helping businesses grow.
The Dynamic Island is already available on Android devices
The DynamicSpot app gives Android users their own private island. I’ve always been on team Android, but every so often, Apple rolls out a feature that makes me just a little jealous. Thankfully, with the introduction of the divisive Dynamic Island, I didn’t have to wait very long before somebody shoehorned that sweet pill-shaped void … Read more
Amazon Fire 7 review: a budget tablet for the basics
Sure, it’s slow, and the screen is low-res and dim, but it’s the best tablet you can get for $59.99. At this price, decent is perfectly fine. Continue reading…
Helium migrates its blockchain to Solana following T-Mobile partnership
The project’s developers cites Solana’s ability to improve efficiency as scalability as reasons for the move.