Crypto Lender Vauld Seeks to End Nexo’s Purchase Agreement After Rejecting Revised Offer
Cryptocurrency lender Vauld has rejected Nexo’s revised acquisition proposal and is seeking to terminate the negotiation between the two firms.
Month: January 2023
New York Attorney General sues former Celsius CEO for defrauding crypto investors
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Alex Mashinsky, co-founder and former CEO of Celsius Network, according to an announcement on Thursday. James alleged that Mashinsky defrauded “hundreds of thousands of investors…out of billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency.” The lawsuit also claims that Mashinsky “repeatedly made false and misleading statements about … Read more
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WhatsApp launches official proxy support for users globally
WhatsApp is launching proxy support for its users all over the world, the company announced on Thursday. The support will allow users to maintain access to WhatsApp if their connection is blocked or disrupted. Choosing a proxy enables users to connect to WhatsApp through servers set up by volunteers and organizations around the world dedicated … Read more
Stellantis’ Free2move expands car-sharing and subscriptions in U.S.
Free2move, the mobility service brand under automaker Stellantis, plans to expand its car sharing, rental and subscription services in the U.S. in 2023, with the ultimate goal of adding 200 new mobility markets globally by 2030, the company said at CES. Early this year, Free2move will launch all three services in Dallas and Pasadena. Currently, … Read more
Toyota stumbled as Hyundai was stealing the successful Prius playbook
Toyota has been taking a beating in the press these days. The new Prius, arguably the company’s standard bearer, has been damned with faint praise. One review called it “the best CD player in a download world.” Beyond that, the company has been called out for lobbying against California’s right to set emissions standards and … Read more
Lenovo’s new Yoga Book 9i laptop has a second screen above its screen
Two screens in landscape orientation make a Yoga Book 9i in portrait orientation, and two screens in portrait orientation make a Yoga Book 9i in landscape orientation. Okay, I think I need to sit down now. | Image: Lenovo Dual monitor setups are great and all, but how about dual screens in a strangely tall … Read more
Lenovo’s Project Chronos lets you beam yourself into virtual worlds
See that little silver box under the TV? That’s Chronos. | Image: Lenovo / Intel Lenovo usually shows up to CES with a bunch of laptops and monitors, but this year, it’s bringing along something quite a bit different: Project Chronos, a device that lets you beam an avatar of yourself into virtual worlds. The … Read more
The Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola is a collaboration nine years in the making
It’s usually tough to get excited about a rugged phone for enterprise customers, but the ThinkPhone by Motorola is a little different. It’s the first co-branded device since Lenovo bought the mobile company nine years ago and, unsurprisingly, is designed to work with Lenovo’s ThinkPad laptops. It’s heavy on security features and ThinkPad integrations, like … Read more
Lenovo’s new Android tablet looks like a really big iPad Pro
The Lenovo Tab Extreme comes with a dual-hinge keyboard that works just like the Magic Keyboard Folio for the iPad. | Image: Lenovo The 14.5-inch Lenovo Tab Extreme seems like Lenovo’s answer to the iPad Pro, right down to the sleek gray chassis, Magic Keyboard-like keyboard stand, and stylus. It’s just a little bigger. The … Read more
Lenovo’s new ThinkBook has modular accessories that add LTE, a webcam light, and more
Image: Lenovo The fourth generation of Lenovo’s ThinkBook 16p laptop comes with a unique feature: the ability to add modular accessories. Using the magnetic pin connector at the top of the display, you can attach the devices from Lenovo’s lineup of modular Magic Bay accessories, including the 4K wireless webcam, webcam light, and even an … Read more
Lenovo made a Kindle Scribe
Lenovo says the Smart Paper is built for note-taking. | Image: Lenovo Lenovo has announced an e-ink tablet called the Smart Paper, which appears to be aimed at Amazon’s writing-focused Kindle Scribe. The Smart Paper features a 10.3-inch display, a pen that doesn’t need to be charged, and the ability to detect when you’re tilting … Read more
Lenovo’s new all-in-one is all screen
If you told me this was a stylish monitor, I might just believe you. | Image: Lenovo Lenovo’s Yoga AIO 9i doesn’t look like a traditional all-in-one computer: the 31.5-inch 4K screen attached to it has relatively small bezels, giving it an all-screen look; it’s held aloft by what looks like a bent copper tube; … Read more
WhatsApp adds official proxy support to help users circumvent internet blocks
The proxy settings screen on WhatsApp. | Image: Meta WhatsApp is adding support for connecting to the messaging service via proxy, WhatsApp owner Meta announced today. It’s a move that WhatsApp hopes will allow users to continue to stay connected, even if the service is blocked by governments. Connecting via proxy won’t impact WhatsApp’s end-to-end … Read more
Redeeming physical NFTs: Easier said than done?
A number of challenges must be overcome in order for “phygital” NFT projects to gain traction.
Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Joins Chorus Objecting to Binance Voyager Buy
The $1 billion transaction has also been opposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Texas regulators
NY AG files lawsuit against Alex Mashinsky, alleging he hid Celsius’ ‘dire financial condition’
Alex Mashinsky’s actions leading up to Celsius declaring bankruptcy allegedly contributed to investor losses by misrepresenting the platform’s financial condition to investors.
‘Disruptive’ science has declined
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VR comes of age, as Rendever, a mixed reality startup focused on the elderly, acquires Alcove from AARP
Elderly people are not typically thought of as early adopters of cutting-edge technology, but there are startups looking to buck that trend, banking on an opportunity to provide them with them with new services like VR, to address the specific needs of elderly consumers, Today one of the bigger startups in the space, Rendever, is … Read more
Former Celsius CEO Mashinsky Sued By New York State for Defrauding Investors
New York’s attorney general has sued Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of Celsius Network, for defrauding hundreds of thousands of investors by making false statements about the condition of the company to encourage money to keep coming in.
What is institutional DeFi and how can banks benefit?
Institutional DeFi could be a new paradigm that banks can leverage for product innovation, new pricing models and operational efficiencies.
Crypto Layoffs: Here’s the Grim Count Since April
As a bear market sweeps the crypto industry, CoinDesk is keeping a running list of industry players that have been forced to cut back on staff.
Frosty fundraising environment may change early startups’ DNA for the better
There isn’t much hope that 2023’s fundraising environment will be better for startups than last year’s. It seems likely that it will get worse before it gets better — even at the earliest stages, which have largely been insulated thus far. But for burgeoning companies capable of building business models that reflect current conditions and … Read more
Ossia is taking its wireless power tech to consumers with a new charging base
Ossia’s wireless power tech, Cota, has been kicking for a long time now. In fact, we wrote about the thing nearly a decade ago. Certainly the promises attached to the technology are intriguing: over-the-air power at a distance, without a line of sight. So, where does one sign up? Today at CES, the Pacific Northwestern … Read more