UK looks for a crypto crime fighter with a $50K salary
The United Kingdom’s top crime agency is looking to hire a crypto investigator with experience of identifying and recovering seed phrases.
Month: January 2023
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First Mover Americas: Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Jan. 4, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Drop’s desktop computer speakers are tempting me to ditch the headset
The Drop BMR1 Nearfield Monitors are apparently inspired by the mechanical keyboard community, allowing for customization and flexibility. | Image: Drop Drop has announced the new Drop BMR1 Nearfield Monitors today at CES 2023, the company’s first desktop speakers that promise to provide “high-quality” and “big sound” from an affordable and compact package. They support … Read more
Salesforce to cut workforce by 10% after hiring ‘too many people’ during the pandemic
Salesforce has announced that it’s cutting some 10% of its workforce, impacting more than 7,000 employees, while it will also shutter offices in “certain markets.” In a letter to employees and a corresponding filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff referenced the “challenging” environment in which it’s operating, pointing to … Read more
Nowatch is a health-focused smartwatch without the watch part
Your health is all you’ve got, and you can’t change what you can’t measure, so it’s little wonder that health trackers are everywhere. The problem with a lot of them, however, is that in addition to measuring steps and heart rate and what-have-you, they also deliver a deluge of notifications. Nowatch takes another tack, offering … Read more
5 failure points between $5M and $100M in ARR
Tracy Young Contributor Share on Twitter Tracy Young is the co-founder and CEO of TigerEye, a sales software company currently in stealth. Previously, she co-founded and served as CEO of PlanGrid, which was acquired by Autodesk in 2018. I had the privilege of leading PlanGrid to $100 million in ARR before I stepped down as … Read more
SurrealDB raises $6M for its database-as-a-service offering
There’s plenty of vendors in the managed database services market — and plenty that are well-financed. Take a look at SingleStore, which last October raised $30 million to bring its database tech to new customers. There’s also EdgeDB, which landed $15 million in November ahead of the launch of its cloud database product. Tobie Morgan … Read more
JBL’s earbuds with a touchscreen case are coming to the US
JBL’s Tour Pro 2. | Product images: JBL JBL recently announced a set of wireless earbuds with a touchscreen on the charging case that let you control your music — but at the time, they were only headed to Europe. Now, at CES, JBL has announced plans to bring the earbuds to the US. JBL’s … Read more
HP’s ‘enterprise’ earbuds (yes, really) have a touchscreen on the case
An OLED screen gives you several controls. | Image: HP HP has joined the list of companies making wireless earbuds and then sticking a screen on the charging case, with its announcement of the Voyager Free 60 Plus. Oddly, the company’s marketing the earbuds directly toward enterprise users rather than gadget heads, but we’ll get … Read more
JBL’s Quantum 910 headsets bring head-tracking spatial audio to consoles
The JBL Quantum 910P (left) and 910X (right) are identical, but the 910X offers broader platform compatibility. | Image: JBL JBL has launched a range of new Quantum gaming headsets for PS5 and the latest Xbox consoles. The most interesting duo includes the 910P and 910X (two different colors but the same model), its flagship … Read more
The HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook is neat, but what’s with the RGB?
Guess which one is the Chromebook. | Photo by Owen Grove / The Verge For years, the HP Elite Dragonfly has been one of the most sleek, luxurious, and exorbitantly expensive business laptops you can buy. The new Dragonfly Pro is HP’s attempt to market those models to a broader, consumer-focused, and more price-conscious audience. … Read more
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Ether-Bitcoin Ratio On a Bullish Path After Triangle Breakout, Trader Says
We could see a bears in disbelief rally in ether in coming weeks, Decentral Park’s Lewis Harland said.
Ethereum in 2023: Here’s What to Look Forward To
Staked ETH withdrawals, scalability, and more cool events are on the horizon. Valid Points is CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter breaking down Ethereum’s evolution and its impact on crypto markets.
Nvidia’s latest AI tech can upscale old blurry YouTube videos
Image: Nvidia Nvidia has turned its AI upscaling technology on a new target: blurry web video. Announced this week during its CES 2023 presentation, RTX Video Super Resolution is designed to upscale video watched through the Chrome or Edge browsers on a PC to the equivalent of 4K. The catch is that you’ll need a … Read more
UK’s Top Crime Agency Is Assembling a Team of Crypto Experts
The National Crime Agency’s Crypto Cell follows the posting of crypto experts with local police across the country.
Wireless Power Consortium is working with Apple to bring MagSafe-like capabilities to Android
Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) — an organization that overlooks wireless charging standards — announced a new standard called Qi2. The headline is that the WPC is working with Apple to bring Magsafe-like capabilities to Android. It’s been over two years since Apple introduced MagSafe for iPhones — a wireless standard that opens up a ton … Read more
Bird Buddy’s new smart hummingbird feeder can photograph and identify 350 different bird species
Bird Buddy, the maker of a smart bird feeder that snaps photos of your bird visitors which are collected in a companion mobile app, is out today with another product for its nature enthusiast and birdwatching community. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the company is showing off a prototype of its new … Read more
Bird Buddy’s smart bird feeder snaps photos and identifies hummingbirds
The birds get nectar — you get a picture of them. It’s a win-win. | Image: Bird Buddy Internet of Things devices and CES go hand in hand, but the Bird Buddy Smart Hummingbird Feeder is in a category that’s entirely new to me. Sure, I’ve been aware of devices that are meant to feed and … Read more
Online grocery startup Kurly scraps IPO amid market uncertainty
Kurly, a South Korean startup that provides next-day grocery delivery service, just announced that it has called off its plan to go public amid worsening economic situations that have put startups’ market debuts on hold. “We have decided to postpone listing on the Korea Exchange (KOSPI), considering market sentiment remained weak amid the global market … Read more
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Year of Bitcoin miners’ merge? Analysts predict key mining trends for 2023
Public Bitcoin miners will actively work to minimize costs in 2023 by going private or merging with other firms, Hash Rate Index analysts predicted.