Month: April 2024
$6B scam accused in court, China loophole for Hong Kong Bitcoin ETFs: Asia Express
There’s only one way left for Chinese nationals to access the Hong Kong Bitcoin ETFs, $6B scam accused in court, and more: Asia Express.
Solana ‘Chapter 2’ Airdrops Could Cover the Price of the Phone
Solana Saga Chapter 2 pre-orders could have their price offset by new MEW and MANEKI airdrops.
Visualizing malicious IP addresses
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Synth wars: The story of MIDI (2023)
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Norwest Venture Partners raises $3B for 17th vehicle, maintaining fund size despite market downturn
Norwest Venture Partners, a 65-year-old firm backed solely by Wells Fargo, has raised its 17th fund at $3 billion. That’s a noteworthy number, given that NVP last raised the same amount in December 2021. That was the peak of the venture boom, and at that time, the firm said it increased its capital pool by … Read more
Defense startup True Anomaly lays off around 25%, cancels summer internship
Space and defense startup True Anomaly has laid off around 25% of its workforce and cancelled its summer internship program, TechCrunch has learned. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Jeff Lawson buys The Onion
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UK Law Enforcement Agencies Can Now Seize Crypto More Easily as New Rules Take Effect
New powers that will help law enforcement agencies seize crypto used for crime came into effect on Friday, the U.K Home Office said in a press release.
Ethereum Game ‘MetalCore’ Adding MON Token Rewards From ‘Pixelmon’
Immutable zkEVM allies MetalCore and Pixelmon are teaming up, with the mech shooter set to add MON token rewards for completing quests.
Sony’s PlayStation Portal handheld is back in stock at multiple retailers
It’s not the Vita comeback we were hoping for, but the Sony’s portable remote player is still a handy companion. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge We may be out of the scarcity woods as it pertains to the PlayStation 5, but some of its accessories can still be hard to … Read more
Payments Giant Stripe Reenters Crypto With USDC on Ethereum and Solana
A decade after an early attempt to support Bitcoin payments, the company sees a stablecoin-powered future.
Inside Sasha Stiles’ Experiential, AI-Infused NFT Drop with Bang & Olufsen
At a launch party for the collection in New York’s SoHo neighborhood, the artist broke down her latest art experiment, “Four Core Texts,” with Decrypt’s Sander Lutz.
Anti-crypto SEC commissioner’s term is up in 41 days — Will she be replaced?
Caroline Crenshaw may continue to serve at the SEC for an additional 18 months after her term ends in June if the White House doesn’t nominate a replacement.
Boeing’s Starliner set to fly astronauts for the first time on May 6
This will mark Starliner’s second flight to the ISS: The first, an uncrewed mission called Orbital Flight Test-2, took place in May 2022. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Leveraging LLMs for Generation of Unusual Text Inputs in Mobile App Tests: Related Work
:::info This paper is available on arxiv under CC 4.0 license. Authors: (1) Zhe Liu, State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Game, Beijing, China Institute of Software Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; (2) Chunyang Chen, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; (3) Junjie Wang, State Key Laboratory of Intelligent … Read more
BONK, POPCAT and Solana memecoins stay green even as Bitcoin price drops
Memecoins in the Solana ecosystem defy the recent bearish downtrend in the crypto market by managing to generate double-digit gains.
Immutable zkEVM Offering Up to $50 Million in Token Rewards to Ethereum Gamers
Ethereum users can earn IMX rewards for playing games, using exchanges, trading NFTs, and more on Immutable zkEVM.
How to Implement Multi-Group Bar Chart and Interact With Highlighting by Grouping Dimension
😊 I am a developer of VChart, so I will introduce the solution in VChart. Description Solution for implementing a multi-group bar chart similar to the following figure: Expect two groups to differentiate in style through color transparency. When the mouse hovers over a column block, all blocks of the same color are highlighted in … Read more
Investing in IoT Applications: All You Need to Know
The Internet of Things (IoT) is an advanced technology that has evolved from being just a trendy phrase to a groundbreaking innovation with countless applications across various sectors. In agriculture, IoT sensors can monitor soil moisture, temperature, and other factors to optimize crop growth. In healthcare, they can track patients’ vital signs, medication adherence, and … Read more
Open Sourcing DOS 4
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Snap says total watch time on its TikTok competitor increased more than 125%
As part of its Q1 2024 earning release, Snap revealed that total watch time on its TikTok competitor, Spotlight, increased more than 125% year-over-year. Snapchat launched the TikTok-like feed in late 2020 as a way to compete with the rising popularity of TikTok. The company is touting the success of its short-from video feed a … Read more
From Chat-Bots to Killer-Bots?
How memory, reasoning, and action-based learning transform AI agents from language processors to practical collaborators. Introduction A language model might be able to write an eloquent poem about a flower or generate instructions on how to plant one. However, ask it to physically plant a flower, and you’ll be met with silence. This stark contrast … Read more
Baltimore coach accused of using AI voice cloning to try to get a high school principal fired
Image: The Verge A former athletic director of a Baltimore high school has been arrested and charged with using an AI voice cloning service to frame the school’s principal. The Baltimore Banner reports that Baltimore police believe a purported recording of Pikesville High School principal Eric Eiswert making racist and antisemitic comments was faked. Experts … Read more
The Sound of Software
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