Month: January 2023
Amazon to Lay of 18k Workers
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin, Ether Rise Slightly After Genesis’ Chapter 11 Filing
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Jan. 20, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Grazzy wants to stop letting people use ‘no cash’ as an excuse to avoid tipping
Carrying cash used to be a thing, but now with credit cards, and more recently digital wallets, having more than a couple of dollars in your physical wallet is hard to come by. Unfortunately, that also leaves many of us ill prepared to show gratitude, especially when traveling, to give a cash tip to the … Read more
Replacing Pandas with Polars
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Is “The Howey Test” outdated? Modernizing regulations for the digital age
The rate and reach of cryptocurrency adoption in recent years signals the dire need for modern regulation that simultaneously safeguards investors and enables innovation to flourish.
Genesis bankruptcy filing sparks various community responses
A crypto analyst illustrated how crypto firms were potentially connected throughout all the recent bankruptcies.
Practical Scheme
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EU watchdogs agree on how to handle certain cookie consent dark patterns
Cookie consent banners that use blatant design tricks to try to manipulate web users into agreeing to hand over their data for behavioral advertising, instead of giving people a free and fair choice to refuse this kind of creepy tracking, are facing a coordinated pushback from the European Union’s data protection regulators. A taskforce of … Read more
Sundance Film Festival embraces blockchain and crypto film initiatives
Film festivals have seen an increase in blockchain and crypto-funded film projects and initiatives as Web3 technologies continue to merge with the entertainment industry.
Shadow acquires Android emulation startup Genymobile
Shadow is making its first acquisition as it announced that it would snatch Genymobile, the company behind Genymotion. Shadow is better known for its cloud computing service that works particularly well for cloud gaming. It also offers a cloud storage service based on Nextcloud. As for Genymobile, the French startup has been around for more … Read more
D&D responds to community backlash with new licensing terms
The new OGL 1.2 is subject to community feedback known as playtesting, which will be addressed on or before February 17th. | Image: Wizards of the Coast In an announcement on the DnD Beyond website, Kyle Brink, executive producer of D&D, has introduced OGL 1.2, the latest version of the Dungeons and Dragons Open Gaming … Read more
Bybit CEO offers clarity on exposure to Genesis, but community demands more
The community questioned Bybit’s timing in revealing their exposure now and many demanded proof to back up the reassurance from the CEO.
Microsoft has copied the best Windows audio app
Microsoft is copying features from a popular third-party audio tool for Windows. In the latest test build of Windows 11, a new volume mixer can be enabled that looks a lot like EarTrumpet. The new Windows 11 feature provides quick access from the taskbar to switch audio outputs and control individual app volumes. That’s exactly … Read more
Google parent Alphabet cuts 6% of its workforce impacting 12,000 people, saying it had ‘hired for a different economic reality’
Alphabet, parent holding company of Google, has announced that it’s cutting around 6% of its global workforce. In an open letter published by Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, the narrative followed a similar trajectory to that of other companies that have downsized in recent months, noting that the company had “hired for a different … Read more
Friday’s top tech news: job cuts come for Google
Illustration: The Verge And it’s all-change over at Netflix. Continue reading…
Choosing a Postgres primary key
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Google cuts 12,000 jobs in latest round of big tech layoffs
Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Google is cutting approximately 12,000 jobs — the latest technology firm to initiate significant layoffs as inflation rises and global markets brace for a downturn. As reported by Bloomberg News, Google SEO Sundar Pichai announced the cuts in an email to staff on Friday. The job losses constitute … Read more