Month: August 2024
Nearly everyone working on Nova Launcher has been laid off
Nova Launcher, in a very dated screenshot on top of the project’s website. | Image: Nova Launcher Nearly the entire team working on Nova Launcher, one of the biggest names in Android homescreen replacements, has been laid off. The team is now down to just one full time developer: Kevin Barry, the launcher’s founder. Barry … Read more
Google vs Bing vs Yahoo: The Search Engine Competition
:::tip United States of America v. Google LLC., Court Filing, retrieved on April 30, 2024, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. You can jump to any part of this filing here. This part is 7 of 37. ::: B. General Search Competition 1. Search Competitors 73. General search competitors—all of which are significantly smaller than … Read more
FOMO HOUR 176 – ETH LEADS THE CHARGE
ETH leads gains in majors, ETHE outflows slowing. Putin signs crypto mining bill. Tether mints another $250m on SOL. Tether plans to double staff to improve compliance. Turkey sees surge in exchange applications. SEC plans to appeal XRP ruling. Franklin Templeton launches fund on ARB. SUI leads altcoins after Grayscale fund announced. TIA rises 20%, … Read more
Anthropic launches $15K jailbreak bounty program for its unreleased next-gen AI
The program will be open to a limited number of participants initially but will expand at a later date.
What Are General Search Engines?
:::tip United States of America v. Google LLC., Court Filing, retrieved on April 30, 2024, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. You can jump to any part of this filing here. This part is 6 of 37. ::: A. General Search Engines 57. General search engines (GSEs) answer a wide range of user queries by … Read more
Instagram is testing its own take on Snap Maps
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram has starting testing a new feature that looks a whole lot like Snap Maps. This allows Instagram users to post text and video updates to a map based on where they were taken. The map is shared with friends, whose updates can all appear alongside each other. It … Read more
How to ask Google to remove deepfake porn results from Google Search
The internet is full of deepfakes — and most of them are nudes. According to a report from Home Security Heroes, deepfake porn makes up 98% of all deepfake videos online. Thanks to easy-to-use and freely available generative AI tools, the number of deepfakes online — many of which aren’t consensual — skyrocketed 550% from … Read more
Increasing Ethereum network use strengthens the case for ETH price rally to $3K
Surging Ethereum network activity and growing adoption of layer-2 scaling solutions pave the way for an ETH price rally to $3,000.
Crypto Biz: Massive inflows to exchanges amid market turbulence
This week’s Crypto Biz examines Hong Kong’s crypto ETF market, Morgan Stanley’s green light for Bitcoin funds, Xapo Bank license in the UK, and Core Scientific’s billionaire deal with CoreWeave.
Signal has been blocked by Venezuela and Russia
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Signal is being blocked in Venezuela and Russia. The app is a popular choice for encrypted messaging and people trying to avoid government censorship, and the blocks appear to be part of a crackdown on internal dissent in both countries. In Venezuela, the blockage follows the disputed results … Read more
City of Santa Monica launches Bitcoin Office, plans October festival
The “Silicon Beach” wants to make sure Bitcoin has a place there, with help from a blue-collar-oriented nonprofit.
Amazon, Apple, AT&T, and More Get Referenced in the U.S. v Google Antitrust Lawsuit
:::tip United States of America v. Google LLC., Court Filing, retrieved on April 30, 2024, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. You can jump to any part of this filing here. This part is 5 of 37. ::: II. INTRODUCTION TO THIRD PARTIES A. Amazon 4. Amazon is a technology company with a focus on … Read more
D23 2024: all the biggest trailers and news out of Disney’s biennial showcase
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Disney’s D23 showcase of new projects from Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Pixar, and more is upon us. Continue reading…
Ecovacs home robots can be hacked to spy on their owners, researchers say
Researchers found flaws that could allow anyone to spy on the owners of Ecovacs home robots by hijacking their cameras and microphones. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
SEC Punts on Decision for Hashdex Combined Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF
Hashdex aims to launch a single spot ETF in the United States that tracks both Bitcoin and Ethereum, but the SEC isn’t ready to make a call.
Will the Harris-Walz presidential campaign prioritize crypto policy?
With the US election in November and polls showing Harris in a dead heat with Donald Trump in battleground states, Democratic voices in the crypto industry are speaking up.
Scientists illuminate a path to quantum AGI with new light-based chips
Recent breakthroughs in photonic computing could finally make human-level AI possible.
Mario Mosböck Partners With CoinPoker To Build The Best Online Poker Site
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, August 9th, 2024/Chainwire/–Online poker site CoinPoker has released a proof of reserves (PoR) report showing that user deposits are covered 1:1 in cold wallets, visible on the blockchain, alongside additional reserves in hot wallets to process instant withdrawals. Praising the move by the crypto-based poker site to increase transparency, former Austrian footballer and … Read more
Ripple Starts Testing Its New Stablecoin on Ethereum and XRP Ledger
The company moves forward with its Ripple USD (RLUSD) coin, but will still need regulatory approval for a full launch.
Synthetix to add Chainlink when v3 exchange launches on Arbitrum
It could be followed with deployments on Optimism and Base.
Trump Jr. to launch DeFi platform, $510B sell-off wipes 2024 crypto gains: Finance Redefined
The crypto industry could gain significant mainstream attention following Trump’s eldest son’s plans to launch a bank-rivalling DeFi platform.
NeurochainAI Launches $NCN Token Ahead Of Node Staking
LONDON, United Kingdom, August 9th, 2024/Chainwire/–NeurochainAI, a decentralized AI-as-a-Service (DeAIAS) network, today launched its Token Generation Event (TGE) with its $NCN token becoming available for trading at 12 pm UTC on two centralized exchanges, Gate.io and WhiteBIT, with listings on additional CEXs to be announced in the near future. With over 150,000 users already onboard … Read more