The Verge’s 2024 Mother’s Day gift guide
Illustration by Manon Louart for The Verge We found a collection of unique gift ideas that go beyond the flowers and chocolates that typically rule the day. Continue reading…
Month: April 2024
From Not to Hot 🔥7 Practices to Land a Trending Story
Every week, we publish hundreds of insightful articles. However, some catch the eye more than others. Today we’re highlighting the top 5 stories from this past week and, together, we’ll figure out what made them so popular amongst our readers. The 5 most-read stories of the week 2024 Marketing Insights: Content, Partnerships, AI Implementation and … Read more
Bitcoin Ordinals Dev Shares Tips for Mining Runes During the Halving—Without Getting Rekt
With the Bitcoin halving on the horizon, anon Twitter user Leonidas broadcasted some top tips when minting Runes.
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Emulators are taking over the App Store
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Delta, an app for emulating and playing retro games on your iPhone, has been at the top of the App Store rankings for days. Apple spent years keeping apps like this off its platforms before reversing course earlier this month in the face of European regulation and the threat … Read more
ChangeNOW Set to Enhance Web3 Payments with Upcoming USDT Listing
April 19, 4pm Dubai Time – ChangeNOW is excited to announce the upcoming listing of USDT in just four weeks—a new innovation in stablecoins, borne from a strategic collaboration between TON Foundation and Tether. This strategic collaboration is set to introduce USDT on The Open Network (TON), transforming the digital token landscape by offering a … Read more
Webflow acquires Intellimize to add AI-powered webpage personalization
Webflow, a web design and hosting platform that’s raised over $330 million at a $4 billion valuation, is expanding into a new sector: marketing optimization. Today, Webflow announced that it acquired Intellimize, a startup leveraging AI to personalize websites for unique visitors. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. But a source familiar with the … Read more
A16z promotes Jennifer Li to help lead the new $1.25B Infrastructure fund
Silicon Valley powerhouse venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz just promoted Jennifer Li to general partner to help lead infrastructure investments. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal
Tesla isn’t aware of any collisions, injuries, or fatalities attributed to the defective pedals. | Image: Parker Ortolani / The Verge Tesla has issued a recall for effectively every Cybertruck it’s delivered to customers due to a fault that’s causing the vehicle’s accelerator pedal to get stuck. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration … Read more
Scaling Fintech Startups in 2024: Strategies and Challenges
In 2024, businesses with innovative financial solutions called Fintech are constantly evolving, driven by digital technology development, along with an increasingly globalized world and a growing demand for services and products. They need to be at the forefront with strategies that drive scalability and enable them to face challenges in the coming years in order … Read more
Business Travel Trends to Watch in 2024
Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, the business travel industry has shown remarkable resilience, experiencing reasonable growth. In 2022, the global business travel market generated a substantial $901.51 billion in revenue and is projected to reach an impressive $2,518.61 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 10.82%. Regional features fuel this growth. Here … Read more
Crypto Markets Will Be Driven by Macro Factors Following the Halving, Coinbase Says
These influences include rising geopolitical tensions, higher interest rates for longer, reflation and ballooning national debts, the report said.
Langdock raises $3M with General Catalyst to help companies avoid vendor lock-in with LLMs
Plenty of large corporations want to join the AI revolution, but many feel it’s too early to be locked into one foundational model. That means there’s a market for a layer between companies and Large Language Models (LLMs) — something companies can use to pick LLMs easily without needing to commit for all time to … Read more
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Price Bounces as Halving Nears
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 19, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Meta AI is restricting election-related responses in India
Last week, Meta started testing its AI chatbot in India across WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger. But with the Indian general elections beginning today, the company is already blocking specific queries in its chatbot. Meta confirmed that it is restricting certain election-related keywords for AI in the test phase. It also said that it is working … Read more
Cryptocurrency Lingo 101: Your Essential Guide to Crypto Abbreviations
If you’re new to the world of cryptocurrency, you might feel like everyone is speaking in code. That’s because, well, they kind of are! Crypto enthusiasts love their abbreviations and acronyms. But fear not! We’re here to help you make sense of it all. Let’s break down some of the most common crypto lingo in … Read more
Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China App Store following state order
Apple has removed the Meta-owned end-to-end encrypted messaging app WhatsApp from its App Store in China following a government order citing national security concerns, the news agency Reuters reported Friday. Meta’s newer, Twitter-esque text-based social networking app, Threads, has also been pulled from the App Store for the same reason, it said. “The Cyberspace Administration … Read more