Tron Founder Justin Sun Reportedly Lost His Diplomatic Status
Grenada recalled all diplomats after the June 2022 election, when the party that granted Sun’s title was ousted from power, the Grenada Broadcasting Network reported.
Month: March 2023
Yeah, of course, YC’s winter class is oozing with AI companies
Being an artificial intelligence company has become the soup du jour of startup land. Companies are scrambling to either incorporate AI into their existing business model or change up their marketing so whatever they were already quietly using AI to do is front and center. Y Combinator’s latest class is no different. Angel investor Gokul … Read more
The Framework Laptop 16 is trying to bring back snap-on removable batteries
Turns out the Framework Laptop 16’s Expansion Bay is designed to accommodate secondary batteries, too. | Image: Framework I may have changed my mind about buying a Framework Laptop 13 this year, but I’m not done being excited about the company’s products. Heck, I’m more enthusiastic than ever — because it looks like Framework is … Read more
The Last of Us on PC gets patches to fix some performance issues
Image: Naughty Dog The Last of Us Part I on PC hasn’t had a smooth launch. PC players have reported crashes, performance issues, and plenty of weird visual glitches. Now, Sony-owned developer Naughty Dog has started issuing bug fixes to try and fix some of the widespread problems and investigate other bugs that are affecting … Read more
BuzzFeed is using AI to write SEO-bait travel guides
Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge BuzzFeed has taken its next step into AI-written content and started publishing AI-generated travel guides, as reported by Futurism. The publisher’s first AI-generated articles were ad-lib quizzes that were largely innocuous, but the travel guides appear to be a more brazen play to attract search traffic about different destinations. … Read more
Reliance-backed Dunzo nears fresh funding of $50 million
The Indian hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo is in late-stage discussions to secure about $50 million in a new financing round, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, as the Bengaluru-headquartered startup scrambles for comfort in an otherwise funding winter for younger firms. Reliance Retail and Google, two existing backers of Dunzo, are among those … Read more
Pace Gallery Holds First Web3 Solo Exhibit Featuring Tyler Hobbs
The New York City show, titled QQL: Analogs, features large-scale physical derivations of the generative artist’s popular NFT collection.
The OverDrive library ebook app is shutting down on May 1st
Image: Victoria Song / The Verge Starting on May 1st, OverDrive app users who still use it to digitally access a library’s collection will need to upgrade to Libby, a newer app from the same company that also lets you rent library ebooks for free. OverDrive’s digital platform started in 2002 and continued to operate … Read more
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Solana-Based Crypto Exchange Raydium Proposes $2M Bug Bounty Fund
Raydium, Solana’s second-biggest decentralized exchange, envisons a bug bounty program to clean up its market maker smart contracts.
Where to preorder Samsung’s Galaxy A54 phone
Samsung’s Galaxy A54 starts at $449.99. | Image: Jon Porter / The Verge Like the looks of Samsung’s Galaxy S23 but turned off by the price? You might want to check out this preorder deal on Samsung’s new Galaxy A54 phone then. Starting at just $449.99 with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, the … Read more
Ring’s best video doorbell is 30 percent off today for Verge readers
Ring’s flagship video doorbell has a lot to offer, including a sleek design and a great field of view. | Image: Dan Seifert / The Verge In case you needed a reminder, you no longer have to shell out for an all-in-one security system just to monitor what’s happening at your front door. A competent … Read more
There’s a new supply chain attack targeting customers of a phone system with 12 million users
Multiple security firms have sounded the alarm about an active supply chain attack that’s using a trojanized version of 3CX’s widely-used voice and video-calling client to target downstream customers. 3CX is the developer of a software-based phone system used by more than 600,000 organizations worldwide, including American Express, BMW, McDonald’s and the U.K.’s National Health … Read more
Visa and Bitcoin Rewards App Fold Expand Partnership to New Regions
Crypto rewards app Fold and Visa (V) have expanded their ongoing partnership to North America, Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean, an announcement said.
The English dub trailer for Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume is for closers
A scene from Suzume. | Crunchyroll Ahead of director Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume finally being released outside of Japan, Crunchyroll’s debuted a new English dub trailer that spotlights some of the animated feature’s most magical ideas. Like everyone from her town in Kyushu, 17-year-old high school student Suzume (Nichole Sakura) knows all about the abandoned ruins … Read more
Unstoppable Domains Launches AI-Generated Avatars
The Web3 domain provider is helping users enhance their digital identities through AI avatars that can be minted as NFTs on Polygon.
Crypto Custody Firm BitGo Releases Security Features Aimed at Bitcoin Ordinals
Custody provider BitGo has released a security tool for protecting Bitcoin Ordinals Inscriptions from accidental transfers.
Music producers revolted against an app’s subscription scheme — and won
Image: Waves A sigh of relief came to many in the audio production field this week after the software company Waves reversed a plan to exclusively sell its audio plug-in library via a subscription. The subscription offers Waves Essential at $14.99 per month and Waves Ultimate for $24.99 per month and launched as a permanent … Read more
Meta tries to keep denying EU users a free choice over tracking — but change is coming
After major privacy enforcement finally hit Meta’s tracking ads business in Europe earlier this year, the tech giant has confirmed it will be changing the legal basis it claims for microtargeting users in the region. It’s still not going to ask people for their up-front consent to its data-fuelled behavioral advertising. But it will have to … Read more
Waymo retires its Chrysler Pacifica minivans as it switches to an all-electric robotaxi fleet
Waymo’s minivans at its Arizona depot in 2018. | Image: Waymo Waymo’s Chrysler Pacificas are heading off into the sunset. On Thursday, the Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle operator announced it was phasing out the plug-in hybrid minivans it had been using for the last seven years. Instead, Waymo will rely on the all-electric Jaguar I-Pace as … Read more
French Crypto Influencer Ban Will Harm Country’s Attractiveness, Industry Group Says
Proposals to stop social media stars promoting unlicensed companies were approved by the National Assembly Thursday.