Month: February 2023
Digital Asset Provider Raises $65M in Series B Led by Credit Suisse
The company said the funds will be used to expand Taurus’ new offices in Europe, the UAE, and later in the Americas and Southeast Asia.
Coinkite’s New Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Looks Like BlackBerry, Takes AAA Batteries
The new Coldcard Q1 model aims to blend security and convenience – with a physical QWERTY keyboard recalling the look of a 2000’s-style waffle phone. It relies on a flashlight and LED scanner to read QR codes – instead of using a camera, which can be an attack vector.
Billionaire George Soros’ Fund Dives Deeper on Crypto Bets
The fund purchased or added to positions in Marathon Digital, MicroStrategy and Silvergate Bank, according to an SEC filing.
NFT Marketplace Blur Releases Native Token for Community Ownership
After a delay, the zero-fee marketplace has airdropped its highly-anticipated token to traders. The marketplace, which launched in October, aims to incentivize pro traders to transact on Blur.
The tech meltdown comes for Gen Z
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US lawmakers and experts debate SEC’s role in crypto regulation
Senator Tim Scott questioned whether the SEC had been “asleep at the wheel” amid major bankruptcies in the crypto space causing the loss of millions in user funds.
Tesla workers in New York are trying to form the company’s first union
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A unionization campaign has kicked off at Tesla’s second Gigafactory in upstate New York, as reported by Bloomberg News. Workers at the Buffalo plant have submitted their intent to unionize with the help of Workers United, which has been behind widespread organized labor efforts among Starbucks employees and, … Read more
Facebook is going to explain more about how machine learning decides the ads you see
Image: Meta Meta is updating Facebook’s ad transparency tools to better explain how it uses machine learning to decide which ads you see you. Starting Tuesday, when you tap the “Why am I seeing this ad?” message on an ad, you’ll see the following information, according to a blog post from Meta’s Pedro Pavón: Information … Read more
Expect the SEC to use its Kraken playbook against staking protocols
Some observers have suggested the SEC’s action against Kraken will push users toward DeFi protocols. The reality is that the SEC is coming for those as well.
Brainard reportedly moving from the Fed to head National Economic Council
Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard became vice chair of the Fed after a partisan fight and has been considered for other top positions.
Measure the Business Impact of Amazon Personalize Recommendations
We’re excited to announce that Amazon Personalize now lets you measure how your personalized recommendations can help you achieve your business goals. After specifying the metrics that you want to track, you can identify which campaigns and recommenders are most impactful and understand the impact of recommendations on your business metrics. All customers want to … Read more
BuzzFeed’s first AI-generated articles are ad-lib quizzes
Image: BuzzFeed BuzzFeed’s first quizzes that integrate AI writing tools are live today, with Valentine’s Day-themed content like, “Date Your Celeb Crush With The Magic Of AI” and “This AI Quiz Will Write A Rom-Com About You In, Like, Less Than 30 Seconds.” The result is a slightly more interesting Mad Libs — and a … Read more
NFT marketplace tokens soar in 2023, and Blur’s recent airdrop may extend the trend
NFT marketplace tokens are gaining the market’s attention, and Blur’s recent airdrop could extend the trend.
Stablecoin Issuer Paxos Burns $700M Binance USD in 27 Hours Amid Regulatory Pressure
The BUSD supply has decreased by more than 6% since Paxos announced on Monday that it would halt issuance due to regulatory pressure.
These are Microsoft’s Bing AI secret rules and why it says it’s named Sydney
Illustration: The Verge Microsoft’s new Bing AI keeps telling a lot of people that its name is Sydney. In exchanges posted to Reddit, the chatbot often responds to questions about its origins by saying, “I am Sydney, a generative AI chatbot that powers Bing chat.” It also has a secret set of rules that users … Read more
How Spotify's podcast bet went wrong
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Super Bowl LVII was the most-streamed Super Bowl yet
The quality of the livestreams still needs some work, though. | Photo by Adam Bow / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images This year’s Super Bowl LVII was the most-streamed Super Bowl yet, hitting an average of 7 million streams across the services showing the game. According to data Fox Sports obtained from Adobe Analytics, Super … Read more