Month: January 2023
CME Crypto Trading Volume Slumped to 2-Year Low in December
Poor market sentiment and an extreme lack of volatility were the likely culprits behind the declines.
Mercedes-Benz plots ‘global’ EV charging network with 10,000 chargers by 2030
Today at CES 2023, a great-big tech conference in Vegas, Mercedes-Benz announced its answer to range anxiety and the great electric-vehicle charger shortage. Following the likes of Tesla and GM, the German automaker shared a plan to develop a new 10,000-charger network by 2030, starting with the U.S. and Canada, and later expanding into China, … Read more
Mercedes-Benz and ChargePoint are going to install thousands of EV fast chargers in the US
Image: Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz, MN8, and ChargePoint are joining forces to install 400 fast electric vehicle charging hubs across the US in a major bid to boost EV sales and improve the nation’s struggling EV charging infrastructure. The project will cost approximately €1 billion ($1 billion), which will be split 50-50 between Mercedes and MN8. Starting … Read more
The FTC moves to ban noncompete agreements
The Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule on Thursday that would block employers from using noncompete agreements to restrict workers from pursuing employment with competitors. In its push to throw out noncompete agreements, the FTC cites Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, which prohibits “unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce.” The … Read more
Crypto Lender Genesis Lays Off 30% More of Its Staff
The job cuts come a day after the company said it would be “reducing costs and driving efficiencies” amid a challenging environment for crypto companies.
Disney+ to add IMAX signature sound by DTS to select titles this year
Disney+ is going to add support for enhanced IMAX signature sound by DTS to select Marvel films and more in 2023. The streaming service has been offering movies in an IMAX Enhanced format for more than a year now, and plans to expand the experience even further with this upcoming addition. Disney Streaming, in partnership … Read more
Roku ends 2022 with new milestone, tops 70M active accounts
Roku reached a new milestone in 2022, the company announced today, surpassing 70 million active accounts globally, an increase of nearly 10 million users year over year. The company had 60.1 million accounts in Q4 2021 and 65.4 million in Q3 2022. Roku also reported a 19% year over year jump in global streaming hours. … Read more
Top AI conference bans use of ChatGPT and AI language tools to write academic papers
Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images One of the world’s most prestigious machine learning conferences has banned authors from using AI tools like ChatGPT to write scientific papers, triggering a debate about the role of AI-generated text in academia. The International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) announced the policy earlier this week, stating, “Papers … Read more
Trova launches a stylish hiding spot for your unmentionables
We all have one; a place in our house where we hide things that need to be kept out of reach of children. At CES in Las Vegas, one company believes it has a more stylish way of tackling that particular problem. Trova is releasing its third product, Trova Home, which is essentially a biometrically … Read more
Teach yourself growth marketing: How to set up a landing page
Jonathan Martinez Contributor Share on Twitter Jonathan Martinez is a former YouTuber, UC Berkeley alum and growth marketing nerd who’s helped scale Uber, Postmates, Chime and various startups. More posts by this contributor Growth hacking is really just growth testing Why growth activation matters Without customers, there can be no business. So how can you … Read more
Meet four more startups pitching at the CCC Web3 Demo Day
We have so many (12, in fact) outstanding early-stage startups ready to pitch at the Cross Chain Coalition Web3 Demo Day on January 11. If you want to learn more about who’s on the cutting edge of building the future of web3, DeFi, NFT and gaming, you do not want to miss this event. Tune … Read more
Crypto in 2023 — Do bulls have a chance? Watch Market Talks on Cointelegraph
Join us as we discuss what 2023 holds for crypto. Hosting the show will be Cointelegraph’s head of markets, Ray Salmond, with special guest Mohit Sorout.
Three Arrows Capital founders subpoenaed on Twitter
3AC founders Zhu Su and Kyle Davies have been ordered to provide all documents in their possession or control, regardless of whether the information is held by them directly, or is in control of a third-party.
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital Pays Off Silvergate Revolving Credit
Silvergate today announced it was cutting down 40% of staff, amid major outflows from its platform.
Apple Fitness+ to add kickboxing workouts, sleep meditation and more
Apple announced today that its Fitness+ service is getting a new kickboxing workout type, sleep meditation theme, artist spotlights and more for the new year. The company is adding kickboxing starting January 9. Each workout will consist of a distinct round of moves followed by one final round, which will combine the moves users just … Read more
TikTok users now have access to in-app movie and TV pages powered by IMDb
Through a partnership with online movie database IMDb, TikTok launched a new feature that allows users to tag a movie or TV show in their video. The link directs viewers to a dedicated in-app page with IMDb-provided information about the specific title as well as a collection of related TikTok videos. TikTok creators can also … Read more
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