Month: August 2024
Europe’s most valuable fintech, and which startups became unicorns this year
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at Revolut’s reported valuation hike, fintech unicorns, the Disrupt Fintech Stage, and more. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Tuesday at 8 a.m. PT, subscribe here. The big story Revolut reportedly told staff last week of … Read more
Blockchains Against Corruption
From currency risk to judicial risk, companies face all sorts of unforeseen macro threats, particularly in an election year. Decentralized tech can ease the burden, writes Paul Brody, head of blockchain at EY.
Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Shares Spike After Signing $2B of Additional Computing Contract
The extension of the previous deal with CoreWeave brings total revenue potential for the miner to more than $6.7 billion over 12 years.
Disney Plus, ESPN, and Hulu are all getting more expensive this October
Image: Disney The next phase of Disney’s plan to make its streaming services profitable is another round of price hikes served up with more news and new playlist features. Disney is rolling out a new wave of price hikes that its subscribers will probably be none too pleased to be hit with. Beginning October 17th, … Read more
Waymo is expanding its robotaxi service areas in San Francisco and Los Angeles
Photo by Andrej Sokolow / picture alliance via Getty Images Waymo is spreading out a little more in the two major cities in which it operates. The robotaxi company announced today that it was growing its service areas in both San Francisco and Los Angeles, as the company seeks to attract more customers to its … Read more
Bluesky adds Techdirt founder Mike Masnick to its board
According to a company blog post, the team was already leaning on Masnick for advice, so adding him to the board is a “natural next step” in formalizing their relationship. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Bitcoin Bull-Bear Market Cycle signals potential bear market — analyst
Bitcoin fell to a low of approximately $49,000 following market turmoil brought on by the Bank of Japan’s rate hike and the Federal Reserve’s inaction.
Industry responds to Kamala Harris’ VP pick, despite no clear crypto platform
Crypto users recognized that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was a relative unknown on crypto policy, but many expressed concerns about his general approach to regulation.
Core Scientific shares climb 12% after CoreWeave expands GPU hosting deal
Core Scientific will add 112 megawatts for CoreWeave’s GPUs and projects $2 billion in additional revenue from the 12-year hosting agreement.
No-code, No life
Three years ago (perhaps more), there was a mini-controversy across LinkedIn and (RIP) Twitter over “team of one” game teams. Teams of one identified as such; others disagreed – an egregious case of political in/correctness. Recently I had a chat with a designer and startup founder. They shared hope around how automating coding via LLMs … Read more
Crypto Industry Tries to Tally Final Wins As U.S. Congressional Primaries Wind Down
After a very tight victory last week in Arizona that’s now facing a recount, the cryptocurrency industry’s political forces are shifting their attention toward some of the final U.S. congressional primaries of 2024, including Tuesday’s elections in Missouri and Washington state.
Boost Your Dev Career With These 18 Github Repositories 🚀🧑💻
In the ever-evolving landscape of software development, staying updated with the latest tools, techniques, and resources is essential for developers at all levels. I’ve decided to curate a compilation of some of my favorite GitHub repositories, that will help you to get more opportunities and boost your career as a developer. This list includes useful … Read more
X files antitrust lawsuit against advertisers over ‘illegal boycott’
Image: The Verge X is suing a group of major advertisers over accusations that they held an “illegal boycott” against the platform formerly known as Twitter. In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, X claims Unilever, Mars, CVS, Ørsted, and dozens of other brands conspired to “collectively withhold billions of dollars in advertising revenue” through a … Read more
Dell lays of 12,500 people
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CrowdStruck: How the CrowdStrike Outage Taught Me the Value of Listening
CrowdStrike, a leader in endpoint security, experienced an outage that was significant. CrowdStrike’s customers include some of the world’s largest tech companies, such as Google, Amazon, and Intel. The company has been in business since 2011 and is based in Austin, Texas.
Amazon Music’s new AI feature lets you browse podcast episodes by topic
Amazon Music announced Tuesday the launch of its new AI-powered feature, “Topics,” which allows users to explore podcast episodes by specific topics discussed in the episode. When you visit the page of a podcast episode, look for new Topic tags below the episode description. You can tap on a tag to see a list of … Read more
How Cybercriminals Are Weaponizing Sound Waves
Cybercriminals are weaponizing sound to launch, support, or drive sophisticated cyberattacks. Many are entirely imperceptible to humans, making them challenging to anticipate and detect. How can the average person defend themselves against these attacks? Why Attackers Are Weaponizing Sound Waves Bad actors can play malicious audio files or hijack a device’s speaker in various ways … Read more
Ronin Gaming Network Recovers Swiped Ethereum After $12 Million Bridge Attack
Three years after a massive $622 million hack, the bridge connecting Ronin to Ethereum has been attacked again. But there’s a happier ending.
The Noonification: Clear and Honest: The Benefits of Transparent Pricing in SaaS (8/6/2024)
How are you, hacker? 🪐What’s happening in tech this week: The Noonification by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our top 5 stories of the day, every day at noon your local time! Set email preference here. ## We Need to Go Beyond Tokens to Unlock Blockchain’s Financial Revolution, Says Cosmos’ Ethan … Read more
Bitcoin Whales Increased Holdings During Crypto Market Mayhem, but ETF Investors Didn’t Buy the Dip
Though posting net outflows on Monday, the spot ETF action did show some positive surprises, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas noted.
We Need to Go Beyond Tokens to Unlock Blockchain’s Financial Revolution, Says Cosmos’ Ethan Buchman
At EthCC, amid the buzz of new token launches, I had the chance to sit down with Ethan Buchman, co-founder of Cosmos and CEO of Informal Systems. A key proponent of collaborative finance (CoFi), Ethan offers a refreshing perspective on using blockchain to create sustainable and inclusive financial systems. His latest project, Cycles, aims to … Read more
Apple Intelligence’s writing tools stumble on swears and controversial topics
Apple’s Writing Tools feature will show a message notifying you that AI-generated suggestions might not be of the highest quality when tackling certain topics. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
TechCrunch Minute: With Venu Sports, streaming gets serious about live sports
Live sports are finally moving onto streaming in a serious way, with a new service called Venu Sports set to launch this fall. This is a joint venture between Disney and Fox (which are part of the same company), as well as Warner Bros. Discovery. It will include 14 live sports channels, including the various … Read more