Wednesday’s top tech news: It’s-a me, another Mario trailer
Mario Mario and Luigi Mario in the new Mario movie trailer. | Screenshot: The Super Mario Bros. Movie Plus production troubles for Apple’s flagship iPhones. Continue reading…
Month: November 2022
Pinterest shuts down its ‘Creator Rewards’ program
Pinterest has shut down its Creator Rewards program that allowed creators to earn money by creating content around monthly prompts and achieving certain engagement goals. “The Creator Rewards program will end on November 30, 2022. To all the creators who participated, thank you for your partnership. We’re committed to exploring more ways to help you … Read more
The Steam Deck arrives in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan on December 17th
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Valve’s Steam Deck handheld will start shipping to Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan on December 17th. Reservations for the handheld PC-meets-console opened up through Komodo in August, and customers who preordered will start receiving requests to finalize orders starting December 1st. The first Steam Deck units … Read more
The Omens (2004)
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Binance Enters Japan With Acquisition of Regulated Crypto Exchange Sakura
Binance bought Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC), a Japanese crypto exchange regulated by the country’s Financial Services Agency (FSA), for an undisclosed amount.
Samsung’s Galaxy S23 lineup will reportedly launch in early February
Unofficial renders point towards a new design for next year’s Galaxy S23. | Image: OnLeaks / Digit.in Samsung will announce its next flagship phone lineup, the Galaxy S23 series, in the first week of February 2023, according to a report from Korean news outlet Korea JoongAng Daily. The paper cites an unnamed Samsung Electronics executive, … Read more
How We Built Fly Postgres
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OnePlus says select 2023 phones will get four major Android updates
The recently released OnePlus 10T, which will only get three major OS upgrades. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge OnePlus is committing to a longer support period for some upcoming phones, with an announcement that “select devices launched in 2023 and beyond” will receive four major Android updates and five years of security … Read more
Perpetuals-Focused Decentralized Exchange GMX Surpasses Uniswap in Daily Fees Earned
On Monday, GMX earned $1.15 million in trading fees, surpassing Uniswap’s $1.06 million for the first time on record.
India pips North America to become the biggest smartwatch market
India surpassed North America to take the top global spot in the smartwatch market in the quarter that ended in September, according to a report from market research player Counterpoint. The festival sales and proliferation of affordable smartwatches helped grew the local market by 171% year-on-year. The affordable smartwatch models getting bigger displays and adding … Read more
South Korea issues arrest warrant for Do Kwon’s former colleagues
Arrest warrants were sought for Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin, three investors and four engineers responsible for TerraUSD (UST) and LUNA initiatives.
Brazil passes law to legalize crypto as a payment method
The law was approved by the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil but still requires the approval of the executive branch to be enacted.
Quarter-Scale Retrocomputing
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Blockchain-based supply chain platform canned by IBM and Maersk
Although the TradeLens platform will officially go offline in Q1 2023, Maersk said it’s not given up its effort to digitize the supply chain industry.
Bankruptcy court told FTX and Alameda owe BlockFi $1B… but it’s complicated
While BlockFi has attempted to separate itself from FTX and Alameda in its bankruptcy proceedings, it has many financial ties to firms owned by SBF.
Disney coughs up $900M to acquire MLB’s remaining stake in BAMTech streaming company
Disney paid $900 million to Major League Baseball (MLB) earlier this month to buy out the league’s remaining 15% stake in the streaming firm BAMTech, according to an SEC filing made public Tuesday. The transaction makes Disney a 100% owner of the streaming company that powers Disney+ and the firm’s other consumer services. The SEC … Read more
Bankman-Fried on the hook in Texas, called to appear at Feb. hearing
The Texas Securities Board has asked the judge to consider leveling a cease-and-desist order, administrative fines, and forced refunds against SBF and FTX US.
Telegram shares data of users accused of copyright violation following court order
Telegram has disclosed names of administrators, their phone numbers and IP addresses of channels accused of copyright infringement in compliance with a court order in India in a remarkable illustration of the data the instant messaging platform stores on its users and can be made to disclose by authorities. The app operator was forced to … Read more
Metaverse exploitation and abuse to rise in 2023: Kaspersky
Cybercriminals will flock to the Metaverse next year to prey on unsuspecting virtual world participants according to a report by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.
eFounders morphs into Hexa, a portfolio company of startup studios
Over the past 11 years, eFounders has refined the startup studio model in Europe. The company has contributed to the launch of more than 30 different startups, including three unicorns — Spendesk, Aircall and Front. While things seem to be doing well for the startup studio, eFounders is pivoting — sort of. As of today, eFounders … Read more
Being fatter than Homer Simpson
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