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Month: April 2024
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Coding bootcamp Lambda School — now BloomTech — is finally getting punished
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In 2020, we wrote how coding bootcamp Lambda School seemed like a bit of a bait-and-switch. Four years later and one rebranding to “BloomTech” later, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is finally slapping it on the wrist — it’s permanently banning it from issuing any more … Read more
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Gaming Tokens Crash Hard as Bitcoin Falls Ahead of Halving
Game over? Major tokens like Gala Games, Pixels, Portal, and Xai have dipped by 30% or more in the past week, with some setting new lows.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fines BloomTech for false claims
The CFPB is permanently banning BloomTech from consumer lending activities and its CEO, Austen Allred, from student lending for a period of 10 years. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
7 Waymo robotaxis block traffic to San Francisco freeway on-ramp
Waymo can operate on San Francisco freeways without a human driver, but the company is still only testing on freeways with a human driver in the front seat. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Bitcoin Market Is Deleveraging—Here’s What’s Going On
Notional Bitcoin futures have fallen by $5.2 billion over the past week.
Ramp raises another $150 million co-led by Khosla and Founders Fund at a $7.65B valuation
Spend management startup Ramp has raised another $150 million at a post-money valuation of $7.65 billion, the company confirmed to TechCrunch today. New investor Khosla Ventures and existing backer Founders Fund co-led the raise, which also included participation from new backers Sequoia Capital, Greylock and 8VC. Other existing investors Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Sands Capital, … Read more
Twitch is bringing its TikTok-style feed to everyone this month
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge After nearly a year of testing, Twitch’s new TikTok-style discovery feed will finally roll out to all users later this month. During a Patch Notes livestream on Wednesday, Twitch announced the new feed that will let you scroll through separate feeds dedicated to clips and current livestreams. The … Read more
Sega is turning Golden Axe into an animated series
Bleeeeeaaaagggghhhhh. | Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge Comedy Central has ordered 10 episodes of Golden Axe, an animated show based on the fantasy beat ’em up sidescroller games. Deadline writes that it will be both “hilarious and loving” in its adaptation of the game. If I remember my Sega Genesis days well, I think … Read more
TikTok to restrict users who repeatedly post problematic topics from ‘For You’ feed
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok will make entire accounts temporarily ineligible for its For You feed if users have a pattern of posting about extreme fitness, conspiracy theories, sexually suggestive material, and a wide range of other topics that the platform won’t promote on the feed. The change was included in an … Read more
Worldcoin Reveals Ethereum Chain Where ‘Verified Humans Get Priority’
Using tech from Optimism, World Chain will be a dedicated, privacy-preserving network for Worldcoin users.
My 24 Hours in the Flooded Crypto Apocalypse of Dubai
Decrypt reporter Sander Lutz braved the flooded streets of Dubai this week en route to the Token 2049 crypto conference. Here’s his report.
Decrypt’s Sander Lutz Braves the Dubai Floods for a Crypto Conference
Decrypt reporter Sander Lutz reports from Dubai amid a historic storm that flooded the famed city, trudging through the streets to complete his essential task: Attending the Token 2049 crypto conference.
Performance Best Practices Using Java and AWS Lambda: Conclusion and References
:::info This paper is available on arxiv under CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED license. Authors: (1) Juan Mera Men´endez; (2) Martin Bartlett. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Initial Application Performance Tests Best Practices and Techniques Combinations Discussion Related Work Conclusion and References VIII. CONCLUSION Performance is an aspect that should always be taken into … Read more
Is Bitcoin Slipping Back Toward a Bear Market?
The price of BTC has fluttered downward since flying higher than ever a month ago. How low could it go?
Decoding Success: Case Studies of 3 Successful Tech Enterprises
Millions of tech startups launch yearly; however, only a very small number of them make it to maturity. This is primarily because there are numerous challenges in the tech landscape. As such, startups and their founders have to scale many hurdles just to achieve any measure of lasting success. Now, building a successful tech startup … Read more