Month: June 2024
Revisiting Video Game ‘God Mode’ With Space Invaders and a Debugger
Back in the day, computer games were different. Not only have graphics and mechanics evolved since, but there’s also one characteristic that doesn’t seem very common in games today: nearly all of them had cheat codes. Cheat codes were sequences of keys that would give you something extraordinary, such as infinite ammo or the ability … Read more
Python’s many command-line utilities
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“Our Biggest Growth Goal is to Double our Revenue Year-over-Year,” says SecureFrame CEO Shrav Mehta
10 Questions with Shrav Mehta, Founder and CEO at Secureframe via [The Startup Founder Interview Template]. HackerNoon: What is your company in 2–5 words? Shrav Mehta: Security compliance automation software provider. Why is now the time for your company to exist? SM: Several years ago, everything to do with compliance was completely manual. There were no … Read more
Binance prepares for MiCA rules, updates stablecoin strategy
Binance will ease European users’ transition from unauthorized to regulated stablecoins with a “sell-only” strategy.
You can now customize your For You feed on Threads using swipes
Instagram Threads is rolling out the ability for users to signal which sort of posts they wanted to see more or less of by swiping. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Bitcoin futures premium hits 7-week high: is the rally sustainable?
Bitcoin flirted with $70,200 on June 3, but traders fear excessive leverage might be a double-edged sword.
Japanese billionaire pulls plug on private ‘dearMoon’ lunar Starship mission
The Japanese billionaire who commissioned SpaceX for a private mission around the moon on a Starship rocket has abruptly canceled the project, citing ongoing uncertainties around when the launch vehicle will be ready to fly. “I signed the contract in 2018 based on the assumption that dearMoon would launch by the end of 2023,” Yusaku … Read more
There Is a Second Best: Bitcoin Bull Michael Saylor Softens on Ethereum
In the wake of spot Ethereum ETF approvals, the MicroStrategy founder appears to be warming to the notion of a crypto industry bigger than just Bitcoin.
Instagram is testing ‘unskippable’ ads that you can’t scroll past
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram is testing “ad breaks” that force you to stop and look at an ad for a period of time before you can continue scrolling. Several X and Reddit users reported seeing the feature, and Instagram spokesperson Matthew Tye confirmed to The Verge that ad breaks are being … Read more
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People are using AI music generators to create hateful songs
Malicious actors are abusing generative AI music tools to create homophobic, racist, and propagandic songs — and publishing guides instructing others how to do so. According to ActiveFence, a service for managing trust and safety operations on online platforms, there’s been a spike in chatter within “hate speech-related” communities since March about ways to misuse … Read more
Biden vetoes House and Senate votes on SEC’s anti-crypto resolution: Law Decoded
United States President Joe Biden has vetoed a resolution that would have overruled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121.
VC Roundup: OKX Ventures wants to onboard ESG, bring AI on-chain
This edition of Cointelegraph’s VC roundup features Cysic, WeatherXM, GaiaNet, Switchboard, API3, and Scrypt.
The Moral Economy of the Shire
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What to expect from Apple’s AI-powered iOS 18
As WWDC 2024 nears, all sorts of rumors and leaks have emerged about what iOS 18 and its AI-powered apps and features have in store. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Crypto fund inflows hit $2B in May led by BTC — CoinShares
Weekly inflows into crypto funds totaled $185 million for the last week in May, with monthly investment fund inflows reaching $2 billion.
Bitcoin, Ethereum Funds Attract Another $185 Million Amid ETH ETF Hype
Crypto funds worldwide have brought in $15 billion so far this year, with most of the fresh cash flowing into Bitcoin spot ETFs.
GM’s Cruise is testing robotaxis in Dallas again
Dallas is the second city that Cruise is easing its way back into after pulling its entire U.S. fleet late last year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Wisconsin Pension Plan Likely to Invest Much More in Bitcoin ETF, Marquette Professor Says
The first quarter addition of two spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to the portfolio of Wisconsin’s pension plan was likely just the beginning for that U.S. state’s investments into crypto, said David Krause, a professor of finance at Milwaukee-based Marquette University.