It’s a sunny day for Google Cloud
Google Cloud had a blockbuster quarter, driving parent company Alphabet’s revenues — and stock price — to impressive highs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Month: April 2024
Stripe bringing back crypto payments, this time with a stablecoin
Stripe customers will be able to pay with USDC beginning this summer, president Jack Collison said, after the company canned BTC payments in 2018.
Will Dogecoin skyrocket 7 months after the Bitcoin halving again?
The top memecoins are far from previous highs, yet retail investors may view them as fairer opportunities than VC-backed coins with high fully diluted valuations.
The Noonification: This Javascript Code Generates Random Quotes (4/25/2024)
How are you, hacker? 🪐What’s happening in tech this week: The Noonification by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our top 5 stories of the day, every day at noon your local time! Set email preference here. ## Generative AI in 2024: Navigating the Evolution from Hype to Transformation By @tianchengxu [ … Read more
Why Meta is looking to the fediverse as the future for social media
Meta’s move into the open social web, also known as the fediverse, is puzzling. Does the Facebook owner see open protocols as the future? Will it embrace the fediverse only to shut it down, shifting people back to its proprietary platforms and decimating startups building in the space? Will it bring its advertising empire to … Read more
Rabbit R1 Reviews Herald ‘Standout’ AI Assistant After Disastrous Humane Pin Launch
Affordability, user-friendly design, and impressive capabilities help the latest AI gadget hop ahead of its scant competition.
Google will finally put Keep reminders in Tasks, where they always belonged
Illustration: The Verge The reminders you’ve jotted down in Google Keep will soon show up in Tasks. Google says the long-requested integration is coming over the next year, allowing you to see, edit, and complete your Keep reminders across Tasks, Calendar, and Assistant. The change will make Tasks the central hub for all to-dos and … Read more
A Roadmap For Web3 Adoption: What Is Needed?
In the realm of technological innovation, Web3 represents a paradigm shift toward decentralized, peer-to-peer networks that aim to reshape the way we interact with the internet. However, widespread adoption is essential for Web3 to realize its full potential. In this article, we’ll outline a roadmap for Web3 adoption and explore the key components needed to … Read more
Microsoft’s Surface and Xbox hardware revenues take a big hit in Q3
Image: The Verge Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $61.9 billion in revenue and a net income of $21.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 20 percent. This is the second quarter in a row that Microsoft … Read more
Google Earning Q1 2024 [pdf]
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Square merchants can now convert up to 10% of sales to Bitcoin via Cash App
Block gets 1% of every conversion.
John Carmack on Meta Horizon OS
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Leveraging LLMs for Generation of Unusual Text Inputs in Mobile App Tests: Discussion and Validity
:::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
Bitcoin’s funding rate flattens, but should BTC bulls rejoice and buy the dips?
Bitcoin bulls tend to celebrate when BTC’s funding rate is negative, but is it really a “generational buying opportunity?”
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Franklin Templeton Enables Peer-to-Peer Trades of Blockchain Fund
Participants in the OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund can now swap shares directly.
Health insurance giant Kaiser notifies millions of a data breach
Kaiser, one of the largest healthcare organizations in the United States, said it was notifying 13.4 million members of a data breach earlier in April. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Sanctuary’s new humanoid robot learns faster and costs less
Sanctuary AI often isn’t mentioned in the same breath as humanoid robotics firms like Boston Dynamics, Agility, Figure and 1X, but the Canadian company has been operating in the space for some time. In fact, a new robot introduced on Thursday is actually the seventh-generation of its Phoenix line. While a recent iteration introduced legs … Read more
The ‘Hollywood Con Queen’ gets a new documentary from Apple TV Plus
Apple TV+ Before AI meant you could impersonate someone’s voice with just a snippet of audio, con artists needed actual skill to impersonate famous figures. Take Hargobind Tahilramani, who allegedly impersonated such powerful Hollywood women as Amy Pascal, Kathleen Kennedy, and Wendi Deng Murdoch. Now, it’s a documentary from Tiger King’s Chris Smith. The scam … Read more
Boomers to pour $300B into crypto markets — Morgan Creek Capital
Morgan Creek Capital CEO Mark Yusko believes the full impact of Bitcoin ETF adoption has yet to be realized, as boomers will continue to gain more exposure to digital assets.
Consensys Sues SEC Over Attempts to Regulate Ethereum as a Security
Ethereum giant Consensys filed a preemptive suit against the SEC, revealing that it received a Wells Notice over MetaMask.
Velocity Labs And Ramp Network Facilitate Fiat To Crypto Onramp On Polkadot Via Asset Hub Support
ZUG, SWITZERLAND, April 25th, 2024/Chainwire/–Velocity Labs is proud to announce a fiat to crypto onramp using Ramp Network through the integration of Asset Hub. Through it, Ramp will be able to service any parachain in the Polkadot ecosystem. Onramps from fiat to crypto have historically been one of the biggest pain points with regard to … Read more
Gravitics to develop ‘tactically responsive’ orbital platforms for the Space Force
The contract is part of a larger push from the Force to procure space capabilities from private industry on timelines that have been previously unheard of. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Proof of Pitch: Transforming The Pitch Competition Landscape With AI-Driven Insights And Top Web3 VC
PARIS, France, April 25th, 2024, Chainwire Prize pool of over 1M€ value including media grant from Cointelegraph Proof of Pitch is part of Proof of Talk, where All Global Leaders in Web3 Meet 10-11 June 2024, Museum of Decorative Arts (MAD), Louvre Palace, Paris In a ground-breaking shift from traditional pitch competitions, Proof of Pitch … Read more
CISA ransomware warning program will launch this year
Illustration: Beatrice Sala The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, an arm of the Department of Homeland Security, is rolling out a program that warns organizations about potential ransomware attacks, CyberScoop reports. The program is currently running as a pilot and will be fully operational by the end of 2024. About 7,000 organizations have signed up … Read more