Crypto Market Sell-Off Was Driven by Retail Investors, JPMorgan Says
Crypto markets have seen significant profit taking in recent weeks with retail investors playing a bigger role than institutions, the report said.
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Crypto for Advisors: Digital Asset Custody’s Future
Once they reach a certain level of sophistication, there’s a clear trend for Web3 asset holders to transition their digital asset wealth to self-custody.
Amazon Personalize launches new recipes supporting larger item catalogs with lower latency
Personalized customer experiences are essential for engaging today’s users. However, delivering truly personalized experiences that adapt to changes in user behavior can be both challenging and time-consuming. Amazon Personalize makes it straightforward to personalize your website, app, emails, and more, using the same machine learning (ML) technology used by Amazon, without requiring ML expertise. With … Read more
Google is getting even worse for independent sites
Illustration: The Verge An article in by HouseFresh, a site dedicated to air quality, hit a nerve in February: it outlined how independent publishers have been gradually bumped out of Google search results, with big media companies taking their place. Months later, the situation has only gotten more dire, according to a follow-up published by … Read more
U.S. Senate’s Warren Warns National Security Chiefs About Iranian Crypto Mining
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), one of the most prominent critics of cryptocurrency hazards, warned the top military and financial officials that Iran relies on digital assets mining as a source of revenue that can lessen the pressure from U.S. sanctions.
Nigerian court postpones money laundering trial of Binance and execs
A judge in Nigeria reportedly adjourned proceedings in a case against Binance and two executives until May 17 to allow lawyers to review certain documents.
What are Parachains? Polkadot’s Secret Weapon Explained
Polkadot’s parachains offer a unique technical approach to achieving scalability and interoperability for blockchains.
5 Effective Methods for Passing Parameters to Apache APISIX
I recently read 6 Ways To Pass Parameters to Spring REST API. Though the title is a bit misleading, as it’s unrelated to REST, it does an excellent job listing all ways to send parameters to a Spring application. I want to do the same for Apache APISIX; it’s beneficial when you write a custom … Read more
Rabbit R1 review: nothing to see here
Artificial intelligence might someday make technology easier to use and even do things on your behalf. All the Rabbit R1 does right now is make me tear my hair out. Continue reading…
Pickup artists using AI, deep fake nudes outlawed, Rabbit R1 fail: AI Eye
Deep fake nudes to be outlawed in UK and Australia, pick up artists fake big live stream audiences to meet women, plus more news: AI Eye.
MicroStrategy Unveils Plan for Bitcoin-Based Decentralized Identity Using Ordinals
MicroStrategy has already built one application using its service. “Orange For Outlook” integrates digital signatures into emails to enable recipients to verify the identity of the sender.
Spotify’s shortform videos could spread to more parts of the app
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Spotify could soon bring shortform video clips to more areas of the app. A test spotted by Music Ally shows clips surfacing on playlist pages, allowing you to swipe through a vertical feed with videos less than 30 seconds long. Spotify first introduced clips last year as a … Read more
Ethereum Blogging Protocol Mirror Embraces Farcaster in Social Media Pivot
Mirror’s team is now building a Farcaster-based social app called Kiosk, while Paragraph will take over Mirror. Collectively, they’ve raised $15 million.
Google expands passkey support to its Advanced Protection Program ahead of the US presidential election
Ahead of the U.S. presidential election, Google is bringing passkey support to its Advanced Protection Program (APP), which is used by people who are at high risk of targeted attacks, such as campaign workers, candidates, journalists, human rights workers, and more. APP traditionally required the use of hardware security keys, but soon users can enroll … Read more
Yet Another Guide for Embarking on Your PM Journey
Breaking into product management may seem daunting, but with the right approach and mindset, you can pave your path to success. As someone who transitioned into product management after consultancy work, I’ve come to understand that the journey is not about following a predetermined checklist but rather about embracing a mindset of continuous learning and … Read more
TikTok expands its premium ad slots despite potential U.S. ban
TikTok is adding new ad products that will allow marketers to better control what sort of content their ads appear against. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Nintendo’s Orlando theme park will have Yoshi and Donkey Kong rides
Image: Universal Studios / Nintendo The Super Nintendo World area opening at Universal Studios in Orlando next year will include every attraction from the existing theme parks in Hollywood and Japan — including the first Donkey Kong Country realm in the US. That’s according to Universal’s latest teaser for its fourth Orlando-based park, Epic Universe, … Read more
Apple adds more carve-outs to its EU core tech fee after criticism from devs
Apple is tweaking how it applies a new fee that can apply to iOS developers in the European Union as it continues to configure its approach to the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA): Developers of free apps will be able to avoid the fee entirely under changes it announced Thursday, which apply from today, while … Read more
Online course platform Kajabi allows creators to build their own branded apps
Kajabi, the video and web hosting platform for content creators to sell online courses, announced Thursday the official launch of its no-code branded mobile app offering, letting users host their own customized native app through the App Store and Google Play. Kajabi already has a mobile app for hosting online courses, however, this new product … Read more
Bitcoin price correction 'very common' if $56K lows hold — Peter Brandt
Bitcoin bulls see signs of the worst being over as a BTC price bounce gathers pace toward $60,000.
Get started with Amazon Titan Text Embeddings V2: A new state-of-the-art embeddings model on Amazon Bedrock
Embeddings are integral to various natural language processing (NLP) applications, and their quality is crucial for optimal performance. They are commonly used in knowledge bases to represent textual data as dense vectors, enabling efficient similarity search and retrieval. In Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), embeddings are used to retrieve relevant passages from a corpus to provide … Read more