Month: January 2023
Old man yells at cloud
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Korean handmade goods marketplace Backpackr gears up to expand into Southeast Asia
About a decade ago, Donghwan Kim helped his cousin, a ceramist, look for sales channels, like flea markets, to sell his ceramics. But they had a hard time locating a suitable platform, so after about a year, Kim decided to create a marketplace for handmade goods himself in South Korea called Backpackr. Today, Backpackr, which … Read more
Hong Kong Firm With Ties to Bitmain Reorganizes to Focus on Crypto Asset Management and Hedging
Newly-named Metalpha has its work cut out for it, hedging an uncertain market for institutional clients.
Russia to begin work on CBDC settlement system in Q1 as sanctions endure: Report
The country’s central bank will begin studying two possible cross-border CBDC settlement models this quarter.
Google Docs adds a feature we thought it already had: non-printing characters
If you’ve ever needed to see exactly where your line breaks and spaces are, I have great news. | Image: Google Google is adding a feature to Google Docs that lets you see non-printing characters such as spaces, tabs, and various types of breaks, the company announced in a blog post on Monday. The option, … Read more
UPS and the package wars
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Extending the Android SDK
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Get smarter search results with the Amazon Kendra Intelligent Ranking and OpenSearch plugin
If you’ve had the opportunity to build a search application for unstructured data (i.e., wiki, informational web sites, self-service help pages, internal documentation, etc.) using open source or commercial-off-the-shelf search engines, then you’re probably familiar with the inherent accuracy challenges involved in getting relevant search results. The intended meaning of both query and document can … Read more
Layer-1 EVM oracle platform Flare launches to boost interoperable DApps
Layer 1 EVM blockchain Flare goes online, aimed at providing developers a platform to build decentralized interoperability applications.
NY law firm investigates potential ‘securities fraud’ at Core Scientific
The investigation was prompted by a report from Culper Research, which alleged that Core Scientific had “wildly oversold” its mining and hosting businesses.
Fyrox Game Engine 0.29
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FCC moves to form Space Bureau as its role in regulating orbit intensifies
The Federal Communications Commission regulates lots of industries and practices relating to telecommunications and the internet, but it is now cementing its role as a space regulator by voting to create a brand-new bureau specializing in the topic. Bureaus are the divisions of the agency that handle different areas of industry: media, wireless, consumer, and … Read more
How companies at CES are taking on climate change (or pretending to)
I can’t get it out of my head: A honkingly big Caterpillar sign that read, “JOIN US AS WE BUILD A BETTER WORLD.” The digital recruitment billboard at CES 2023 followed promos for an autonomous compactor and excavator, and proceeded another callout: “CHECK OUT OUR BIG AUTONOMOUS TRUCK .” I did, and boy was it … Read more
Daily Crunch: In an all-cash transaction, private equity firm buys insurtech startup Duck Creek for $2.6B
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. Welcome to the beginning of the week. My thumb got smashed in my standup waffle iron while I was cleaning it this morning, so it can only get better from there, right? … Read more
Meta’s new ad system addresses allegations that it enabled housing discrimination
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Meta’s launching a new ad distribution system in the US as part of the settlement it reached with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) last year. In an announcement on its site, Meta says its new Variance Reduction System (VRS) will create a more “equitable distribution of ads” … Read more
Max Q: Hitting the ground running
Hello and welcome back to Max Q! We’re hitting the ground running at TC HQ, and it seems the space industry is, too — there was a lot of news, which means a lot to get to in this issue! Read on for more. In this issue: A catch-up with Impulse Space SpaceX kicks off … Read more
YouTube will start sharing ad money with Shorts creators on February 1st
The money machine is coming. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube has announced that creators can start making ad revenue on Shorts starting February 1st, following a promise from September that the monetization option was on its way. The change is coming as part of a broader update to YouTube’s Partner Program, … Read more
Crypto Markets Today: Big Options Trade in Ether Market Would Profit from 69% Price Slide
ALSO: Bitcoin and ether traded up. Solana saw double-digit gains amid strong transactional activity.
Meta’s done making new features for the Quest 1 — all updates will end next year
Image: Oculus Meta is planning to stop supporting the original Quest VR headset with new software updates, and soon anyone using the older hardware will be locked out of some social features. Several users on Reddit and Twitter, along with journalist Janko Roettgers, have posted screenshots of an email saying the company will stop shipping … Read more
Apple is reportedly making an all-in-one cellular, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth chip
The chip would be a major addition to Apple’s lineup. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple is working on a new in-house chip that would power cellular, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth functionality on its devices, according to a report from Bloomberg. The company is also developing its own chip that would replace … Read more
Beaten-Down FTT, Serum Tokens Lead Altcoin Rally, Triggering Short Squeeze
Traders liquidated some $245 million worth of short positions, according to Coinglass.
Bitcoin derivatives data suggests a BTC price pump above $18K won’t be easy
The BTC futures premium remains a topic of concern, but it appears that traders are starting to price similar risks for the upside and downside.