This week wasn’t the first time a Kardashian-linked token turned heads in crypto, but the stakes could be higher this time around.
This week’s Crypto Biz explores Solana’s comeback, BlackRock funds’ growing exposure to Bitcoin, Riot Platforms’ bid for Bitfarms, Semler Scientific using BTC as a treasury reserve, and more.
Ockam teamed up with Redpanda to launch Redpanda Connect with Ockam: the first zero-trust streaming data platform. This is a natural partnership because both companies have the same ethos; to enable every developer to build distributed systems, at scale, with simple tools. Both companies’ products are based on popular open-source projects and are built by veteran, high-performing teams. … Read more
The design brief was simple: each grind and dry cycle had to be completed before breakfast. Here’s how Mill made it happen. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The Senator pointed to the troubling manner in which the Securities and Exchange Commission issued its controversial staff accounting bulletin.
Power-intensive crypto mining is controversial in Paraguay, where an attempt at crypto regulation was vetoed because of it.
Google is embarrassed about its AI Overviews, too. After a deluge of dunks and memes over the past week, which cracked on the poor quality and outright misinformation that arose from the tech giant’s underbaked new AI-powered search feature, the company on Thursday issued a mea culpa of sorts. Google — a company whose name … Read more
In the last week, the value of assets on the Runes protocol for Bitcoin meme coins has doubled—and DOG is leading the charge.
In a bold move to combat crypto scams, Iggy Azalea pledges to burn her own coins.
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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says a safe space for blockchain experimentation could foster better crypto regulations—but experts doubt it will happen.
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images ElevenLabs already offers AI-generated versions of human voices and music. Now, it will let people create sound effects for podcasts, movies, or games, too. The new Sound Effects tool can generate up to 22 seconds of sounds based on user prompts that can be combined … Read more
Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje‘s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. In a twist that shocks absolutely no one and thrills pyromaniacs who love seeing money burn, Elon Musk’s newest venture, xAI, has snagged a casual $6 … Read more
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Python provides many useful libraries and functions to work with strings. Sometimes, you may need to split a string at every Nth character. It can be tedious to loop through the string and extract substrings, one at a time. In this article, we will learn three simple ways to quickly split a string into substrings … Read more
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Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge If you’ve been on the Facebook app lately, you might’ve seen Meta’s AI inject itself into the comment section with summaries of what people say. Given how wild Facebook comment sections often become, it’s not hard to imagine how ridiculous some of these summaries turn out. (This isn’t … Read more
Note: Above is an image generated by Stable Diffusion. A classic example of Generative AI! Welcome back to the thrilling conclusion of the Generative AI Series. In part 1 of the series, we discovered the different components of GANs. Whereas in part 2, a very important concept of cross entropy is explored. Before you go … Read more
The product, which ZeroMark calls a “fire control system,” has two components: a small computer that has sensors, like lidar and electro-optical, and a motorized buttstock. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Google’s AI Overviews shake up the search landscape, sparking debate on content quality and SEO impact. While some hail them as a boon for SEO and accurate information, others worry AI Overviews might steal content and reduce website traffic. The article explores these concerns and the potential impact on creators, consumers, and the future of search. It’s been over two … Read more
The Donald Trump-themed MAGA meme coin surged late Thursday after a short-lived crash prompted by his “hush money” trial verdict.