Month: January 2023
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It’ll be OK: DCG crisis likely won’t ‘include a lot of selling’ — Novogratz
Digital Currency Group’s ongoing financial distress isn’t likely to cause much further strain on crypto prices, said Novogratz.
First Mover Asia: Behind the Scenes on Indonesia’s New Official Crypto Exchange
PLUS: In crypto markets, there’s a mini-rally in bitcoin, a narrowing of the “Grayscale discount” and a rally in altcoins.
Apple’s next custom hardware trick might be its own microLED screens
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Apple is reportedly working on designing its own in-house microLED displays to use in devices like the iPhone and Apple Watch, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The report says that the screens could start showing up on devices as early as next year, following almost five years of … Read more
Esports and lifestyle brand 100 Thieves is laying off staff
A collection of 100 Thieves apparel. | Image: 100 Thieves 100 Thieves, a popular gaming, esports, and lifestyle brand, laid off about 30 employees on Tuesday, according to esports journalist Jacob Wolf. The cuts hit roles in sales, marketing, content and human resources as well as senior positions including chief revenue officer, director of people, … Read more
Initial approval given for Voyager and Binance.US deal amid national security probe
The deal has received initial approval from the bankruptcy judge but will require the approval of creditors and final court approval.
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Twitter defaults to a For You page now, just like TikTok
RIP to the Twitter star. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter is changing how you move between the algorithmically-driven timeline and the reverse chronological one and making the algorithmic feed the default. In a change rolling out to iOS users first, the company has taken away the star button at the top … Read more
Death and self-custody: How to pass on your crypto when you die
Crypto lawyers suggest including highly detailed instructions in one’s will and appointing a crypto-savvy next-of-kin, among other suggestions.
Parler’s parent company has laid off a majority of its staff
Illustration: The Verge Parlement Technologies, the parent company of “censorship-free” social media platform Parler, has laid off a majority of its staff and most of its chief executives over the last few weeks. The sudden purge of staff has thrown the future of Parler, one of the first conservative alternatives to mainstream platforms, into question. … Read more
Alphabet X graduates robotic agtech firm Mineral
A little over two years after its public debut, Mineral is becoming its own Alphabet company. The team, which was formerly known as the “Computational Agriculture Project” (no prizes for guessing why they adopted the new name), just graduated from the X “moonshot” labs. “After five years incubating our technology at X, Alphabet’s moonshot factory, … Read more
Binance.US Cleared to Buy Crypto Lender Voyager Out of Bankruptcy: Reuters
The exchange agreed in December to purchase the company after Voyager’s deal with Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX fizzled.
Oxbotica raises $140M more as its B2B autonomous vehicle platform gains ground
Activity in the self-driving car industry, frenetic for years, has somewhat stalled in more recent times, but a handful of the most promising companies are continuing to see their businesses grow and attract investment in the process. In one of the more recent developments, Oxbotica, a startup out of England that develops software to power … Read more
In Lebanon, solar power is booming
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Winter sports are triggering false iPhone Crash Detection alerts
The iPhone 14 Pro’s built-in Crash Detection feature is causing problems for some emergency dispatchers. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Despite Apple’s best efforts to ensure that its new Crash Detection feature is only triggered when there’s real trouble, winter recreation is proving to be a perfect storm for false alarms. … Read more
Daily Crunch: Citing ‘unscrupulous actors’ and market trends, Coinbase CEO lays off 950 workers
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. Haje is still dazed from spending a week deep in the bowels of Las Vegas for CES 2023 but is grateful to be back in the Daily Crunch saddle. Let’s see what’s … Read more
Samsung confirms February 1st Unpacked, its first in-person event in three years
Samsung is bringing the spotlight back in an in-person event on February 1st. | Image: Samsung Mark your calendar: Samsung is hosting its next Galaxy Unpacked on February 1st. The company is officially confirming a date that it kinda accidentally confirmed a few days ago. The event will take place at the Masonic Auditorium in … Read more
Want the Nothing phone in the US? Be a beta
Here’s something that seems all but a guarantee: The way we purchase expensive electronics is going to change. Years after the U.S. began moving away from the carrier-based model of phone purchases, it seems as though we’re heading toward another sort of subscription model in the form of hardware as a service. Even with that … Read more
The FAA hopes airplanes and 5G can get along by early next year
For over a year, the rollout of C-Band 5G around airports has been contentious. | Photo: Mitchell Clark / The Verge The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a solution to the long-running dust-up between the airline and cellular industries over 5G rollouts: stricter requirements for radio altimeters in airplanes, which would potentially go into effect … Read more
Crypto Markets Today: Coinbase Announces More Job Cuts Amid Market Jitters
ALSO: Both bitcoin and ether reached nearly four-week highs. Equities closed higher.
Blockchain privacy groups urge new US Congresspeople to protect privacy rights
Digital advocacy group Fight for the Future has rounded up a group of prominent signatories to its appeal for digital privacy, balanced power and human rights.