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Month: January 2023
There’s plenty to be afraid of in the first trailer for Beau Is Afraid
Joaquin Phoenix in Beau is Afraid. | Image: A24 The title for Beau Is Afraid really seems to nail the premise — at least based on the first trailer. The A24 film is the latest from Midsommar and Hereditary director Ari Aster, and it stars Joaquin Phoenix as a stressed-out guy who goes “on an … Read more
New functional tea brand, buoyed by $6.7M in new funding, debuts in Wegmans, Whole Foods
The Ryl Company, a healthy beverage company making a line of functional ready-to-drink tea, raised $6.7 million in funding and is launching into retailers across the Northeastern U.S. in Wegmans and select Whole Foods Market and Wakefern stores. Functional beverages, those offering healthier benefits then your average drink, are hot right now, especially in the … Read more
Cameron Winklevoss: ‘There is no path forward as long as Barry Silbert remains CEO of DCG’
Recursive trades between Grayscale trust and the Three Arrows Capital hedge fund allegedly inflated assets and fees, according to open letter from the Gemini president.
Crypto Exchange Operator Bithumb Investigated by South Korean Tax Authorities: Report
The former chairman of Bithumb Holdings was recently acquitted of fraud charges.
HBO Max offloads European shows to Comcast and Paramount
Image: SkyShowtime SkyShowtime, a European streaming service jointly operated by Comcast and Paramount, has swooped in to acquire the exclusive streaming rights to 21 local HBO Max shows across the continent, the streaming service announced today. Rights to the shows became available after HBO Max halted its original programming plans in Europe last year in … Read more
The lightweight OnePlus Buds Pro are nearly half off today
The OnePlus Buds Pro are currently on sale in white for a mere $79.99. | Image: OnePlus If you ask me, one of the best things about new products releasing is seeing the steep discounts on older models. With the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 set to debut next month, we’re starting to see some terrific … Read more
Gemini’s Cameron Winklevoss Calls For Barry Silbert’s Ouster From DCG
Winklevoss, on behalf of Gemini, called for Silbert’s removal for his involvement in the disagreement between Genesis and its creditors.
South Korean regulators target Bithumb in new probe
South Korean National Tax Service agency launches an investigation on Bithumb, according to local reports.
New Avatar: The Last Airbender mobile game will let you play with avatars from across the series
Image: Navigator Games The Avatar: The Last Airbender content machine is ramping up with a new mobile RPG. Ahead of the live-action movie and rumors of a new animated series, Paramount is launching Avatar Generations, a mobile RPG that will feature characters throughout the Avatar universe. Developed by Navigator Games, Avatar Generations will allow players … Read more
Instagram and Facebook introduce more limits on targeting teens with ads
Meta is making some changes to how its apps handle advertising and young users. Under the new rules, advertisers on Instagram and Facebook won’t be able to leverage as much personalized data to target ads to teens. Users under age 18 will also be newly empowered with more choices about what ads they see and … Read more
Data observability startup Metaplane lands investment from YC, others
The need for data observability, or the ability to understand, diagnose and orchestrate data health across various IT tools, continues to grow as organizations adopt more apps and services. (Nearly 10% of businesses now have more than 200 apps to manage, according to a recent Okta study.) In a large-scale survey of IT decision makers … Read more
Observability platform Chronosphere raises another $115M at a $1.6B valuation
The market for cloud native observability tools remains hot. As with so many new technologies, containerization solved a fair number of problems but also introduced its share of new ones, including a lot of added complexity that is, in part, driven by the dynamic nature of this architecture. That’s both its strength and downfall, so … Read more
The Easy Company raised $14.2M to build an easy-to-use ‘social’ crypto wallet
The Easy Company has raised $14.2 million in a seed round and launched its “social” crypto wallet to help onboard more mainstream audiences, it shared exclusively with TechCrunch. Easy aims to combine user-curated profiles with engaging social features so that people can search, navigate and discover the world of web3 on their own. Today, its … Read more
Servant’s final season gets off to a blistering start
Nell Tiger Free, Rupert Grint, Katie Lee Hill, and Toby Kebbell in season 4 of Servant on Apple TV Plus. | Image: Apple As the Apple TV Plus thriller from M. Night Shyamalan kicks off its fourth season, the mysteries continue to pile up. Continue reading…
IonQ acquires quantum networking specialist Entagled Neworks
IonQ, the trapped ion quantum computing company that went public via a SPAC in late 2021, today announced that it has acquired Entangled Networks, a Toronto-based startup that helps industrial and academic users build and optimize multi-quantum-processor solutions, using specialized networking techniques. The two companies did not disclose the price of the acquisition. This marks … Read more
Microsoft ends Windows 7 security updates
Pour one out for Windows 7, the decade-old operating system that today reached the end of the security line. Some three years after Microsoft called time on mainstream support of Windows 7, the technology giant will no longer provide security updates, leaving the remaining users the option to upgrade to a newer operating system or … Read more
UK ‘Fully Behind’ Stablecoin for Wholesale Settlements, Says Treasury Official
Crypto technology could “turbocharge all of those (financial) industries,” Economic Secretary to the Treasury Andrew Griffith said in a meeting.
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First Mover Americas: Another FTX Insider Is Talking, Bloomberg Says
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Jan. 10, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Binance employees to adhere to 90-day period prior to trading
The cryptocurrency exchange confirmed its 3-month policy to prohibit insider trading by employees and their relevant family members.