Month: April 2024
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Exploding Gold Sales at Pawnshops Offers Lesson for Bitcoin Bulls
As always, rising prices bring forth boosted supplies.
The Rise of NFTs: The Future of Digital Ownership
Do you remember seeing an image of an egg receiving millions of likes on Instagram, unlike any other post? If you have, you would know that there wasn’t anything extraordinary about that simple, plain picture of an egg. Likewise, you cannot even fathom how a digital image of a particular subject matter, such as a … Read more
GovDash aims to help businesses use AI to land government contracts
Tim Goltser and Curtis Mason have been building things together since high school, when the two were the co-captains of their school’s robotics team. In college, Goltser and Mason teamed up to create an app — Hang, for scheduling hangouts with friends — with Sean Doherty, who Mason had met while an undergrad at Boston … Read more
SOSV founder says climate investing is a ‘war effort’ as firm closes $306M fund
SOSV’s new fund makes it one of the largest pools of deep tech venture capital to be raised in recent years. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Indaband’s new app lets you create music with people around the world
The app is designed to make people who usually play an instrument on their own feel like they’re part of a worldwide band. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Learn how to master cap table management with Fidelity Private Shares
Are you gearing up to secure funding for your startup or maybe you’ve raised a little bit already? If so, ensuring your cap table and data room are pristine could be the difference between a smooth, swift raise and a drawn-out, costly process. At TechCrunch Early Stage 2024, join Fidelity Private Shares’ session, “Preparing to … Read more
Sony wants 60fps PS5 Pro ‘Enhanced’ games, but it’s happy to settle for less
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sony is working on a new “high-end version” of the PS5, codenamed Trinity and likely to debut as the PS5 Pro later this year. The Verge confirmed leaked specs about the PS5 Pro earlier this week, and we’ve also obtained details on how existing and new PS5 games … Read more
TikTok partners with AXS to sell tickets for live events worldwide
Tiktok said today that it has partnered with ticketing company AXS to sell tickets for events worldwide. The ByteDance-owned app is introducing this feature in the US, UK, Sweden, and Australia at launch. Users in these regions can tap on the events highlighted in videos or on artists’ profiles to buy tickets through AXS. TikTok had … Read more
Design firm Zypsy will do $100,000 worth of work for 1% equity for early-stage startups
Zypsy, a design firm with a track record of helping early-stage startups, has launched a new and somewhat unique venture investment program. It will be offering 10 startups up to $100,000 of brand and product design services, spanning 8 to 10 weeks of engagement, for no cash payment. Instead startups will pay by issuing Zypsy … Read more
Binance.US Taps Former New York Fed Compliance Chief for Board Role
Binance.US added Martin Grant, a one-time New York Federal Reserve Bank official who spent 17 years as its chief compliance and ethics officer, to its board of directors.
Homium Raises $10M and Tokenizes Home Equity Loans on Avalanche
The loans are currently live in Colorado and plan to extend to other states.
Insta360’s first 8K camera comes with a removable lens guard
The Insta360 X4 is the latest action camera from Insta360. Insta360 has launched its latest 360-degree action camera, the X4. The most obvious upgrade that the $500 camera offers over its predecessor, the X3, is the ability to shoot video in 8K at 30 frames per second. That extra boost in resolution and detail may … Read more
The React AI Library Upgrade You May Have Been Looking For
I have been building tons of applications. My latest one is Gitroom. It helps you to: Schedule your posts on multiple social media platforms and cross-post them to publishing platforms such as DEV, Medium, and Hashnode. Track your GitHub repository metrics. Monitor GitHub trendings (it’s open-sourced 🙏🏻)That’s nice and all, but here is the real … Read more
First Mover Americas: BTC Below $62.5K While Altcoins Wipe Gains
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 16, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Overture Maps Foundation releases the first beta of its open map dataset
The Overture Maps Foundation today launched the first beta of its global open map dataset. With this, the foundation, which is backed by the likes of Amazon, Esri, Meta, Microsoft and TomTom, is getting one step closer to launching a production-ready open dataset for developers who need geospatial data to power their applications. “This Beta … Read more
Code Smell 247 – Javascript Function Naming
TL;DR: Bad function names will lead you to defects Problems Misleading Names The least surprise principle violation Solutions Avoid ambiguous or bad names Wrap with your functions Use mature languages Context Some names in immature languages break the bijection principle. When you use them, you agree on some semantics that are not the actual behavior. … Read more
Recent Market Dynamics in Crypto: ETH Whales, SHIB’s Downturn, and Furrever Token’s Presale Surge
Recently, the dynamics of Shiba Inu (SHIB), Ethereum (ETH), and Furrever Token (FURR) exemplify the diverse strategies and outcomes unfolding in the market. Shiba Inu, often swayed by market sentiments, is currently experiencing a downturn, with its price dipping below $0.000019 earlier in the day before coming to its current level. Despite this, the team … Read more
Meet Neurahub – The Perfect Coding Buddy to Help You Learn and Create
Coding has just become simpler, thanks to Neurahub. This all-in-one generative AI platform provides easy-to-use tools for beginner and expert developers. Neurahub is an up-and-coming platform allowing users to harness the limitless power of artificial intelligence to learn, create, and earn. Among its numerous AI tools is an AI code generator that can save you … Read more
Anker’s latest Soundcore Sleep earbuds actually improve slumber for less than $90
The Soundcore Sleep A20 are decent passive earbuds that are great for side sleepers, even if Anker overpromises. Continue reading…
Motorola is bringing the wooden phone back with its new Edge series
Weird phones are back, baby. | Image: Motorola Motorola is introducing three new Edge series phones, reviving a classic design feature it first introduced a decade ago: a wooden back panel. The Motorola Edge 50 Ultra is the highest spec’d device of the trio, and it’s the only one with the “real wood” back panel … Read more