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Month: August 2024
Binance to Pay $1.7M to Brazilian Securities Commission to End Probe Into Unauthorized Derivatives Offering
The Latin American country’s agency had rejected Binance’s previous proposal, made in August 2023, to end an investigation into its derivatives products.
Sonos lays off 100 employees as its app crisis continues
Illustration: The Verge Sonos laid off approximately 100 employees this morning, a source familiar with the situation tells The Verge. Those affected — I’m told the marketing division took a significant hit — abruptly lost access to the company’s internal network. Sonos is also in the process of winding down some of its customer support … Read more
BREAKING: US government moves 10,000 Bitcoin
The United States government is currently the largest geopolitical holder of Bitcoin, with 203,000 BTC under the control of the US.
The Anatomy of a Meltdown (and Just BTFD)
GSR’s Brian Rudick discusses the recent market meltdown, how towering bull tenets and fading risks could propel Bitcoin to $1m, and why the recent dip is a gift, all combining to make cryptocurrency’s risk-reward its most compelling in years.
4 Effective Ways to Find Influencers-Affordable Influencer Marketplace
In today’s digital age, influencer marketing has become a pivotal strategy for brand promotion and global outreach. By partnering with influencers who have substantial followings and significant impact, brands can swiftly boost their visibility, enhance product exposure, and engage directly with their target audiences. This approach is not only effective for consumer goods industries like … Read more
This Week in AI: AI isn’t world-ending — but it’s still plenty harmful
Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, a new study shows that generative AI really isn’t all that harmful — at least not in the apocalyptic sense. In a paper submitted to the Association for Computational Linguistics’ annual conference, researchers from the University of Bath and University of Darmstadt argue … Read more
UEFA Champions League Adds Crypto.com as Multi-Year Sponsor
The Singapore-based Crypto.com has become a global sponsor of the European soccer league, spanning gameday events and ad campaigns.
FaceStudio: Put Your Face Everywhere in Seconds: Conclusion and References
:::info Authors: (1) Yuxuan Yan,Tencent with Equal contributions and yuxuanyan@tencent.com; (2) Chi Zhang, Tencent with Equal contributions and Corresponding Author, johnczhang@tencent.com; (3) Rui Wang, Tencent and raywwang@tencent.com; (4) Yichao Zhou, Tencent and yichaozhou@tencent.com; (5) Gege Zhang, Tencent and gretazhang@tencent.com; (6) Pei Cheng, Tencent and peicheng@tencent.com; (7) Bin Fu, Tencent and brianfu@tencent.com; (8) Gang Yu, Tencentm … Read more
Camera app Halide’s latest update adds an option for ‘zero-AI’ image processing
Popular iOS pro photography app Halide launched its new version today with a new feature called Process Zero, which does not use AI in image processing. Lux Optics, the company behind the Halide app, believes that this option can be a creative tool for photographers to take different kinds of snaps. The company previously allowed … Read more
MetaMask Launches pilot self-custody debit card with Mastercard
More than one billion individuals remain unbanked or without adequate access to banking services, according to 2022 data from the World Bank.
Halide’s new ‘Process Zero’ feature takes photos with no AI, no processing, no nothing
Halide lets you pick the image processing you want, including no processing at all. | Image: Lux Optics It’s trickier than ever to know what a photo really is — and when AI and processing turn a photo into something else entirely. Google, Samsung, Apple, and others are making it easier than ever to tweak … Read more
Definity raises $4.5M as it looks to transform data application observability
Definity focuses on the data transformation plane on top of a data lake or warehouse, not the data ingestion part of the pipeline. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
You can snag a $30 gift card when you preorder Google’s Pixel Buds Pro 2
The Pixel Buds Pro 2 are more expensive than their predecessor, but they continue to deliver a lot of impressive features (and colors). | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Earlier this week, we highlighted preorder details on the Pixel Watch 3 and Google’s entire Pixel 9 lineup. However, if you’ve got your eyes … Read more
Bitcoin Price May Turn Lower as Crypto Exchanges See $1B USDT Withdrawal: IntoTheBlock
The previous two occasions when exchanges saw similar USDT outflows earlier this year occurred near local tops in bitcoin’s price, IntoTheBlock analysts noted.
Databricks reportedly paid $2 billion in Tabular acquisition
Analytics and AI giant Databricks reportedly paid nearly $2 billion when it acquired Tabular in June, a startup that was only doing $1 million in annual recurring revenue, according to Bloomberg. That’s a pretty outrageous exit multiple, and it was purportedly fueled by a battle between Databricks and Snowflake. Tabular had over $30 million in … Read more
US Government Moves $600 Million in Silk Road Bitcoin to Coinbase
More Bitcoin seized from Silk Road is on the move, with nearly $600 million worth transferred to Coinbase on Wednesday, said Arkham.
Low CPI print is fodder for Bitcoin to retest all-time highs — Grayscale research head
Bitcoin’s response to the CPI report was surprisingly muted.
Making ‘food out of thin air’
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