CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Tumbles 3.2%, With RNDR the Only Asset to Advance
RNDR was the lone gainer while MATIC and NEAR suffered steep losses of 8.9% and 7.5% respectively.
Month: August 2024
SpaceX Falcon 9 booster ‘tipped over’ into the ocean during landing
Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty Images The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crashed during an attempted landing on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean last night. The booster had nearly completed its touchdown when it tipped over, dropping into the sea. It was the first time the company has failed to recover … Read more
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Japan eyes Web3 growth with startup-focused tax reforms
Japanese minister Takeru Saito hopes to create an environment to lure businesses and developers worldwide.
Breaking: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov taken to court in Paris
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov was taken to court from custody on Wednesday, several reports suggested.
WazirX Seeks 30-Day Moratorium to Restructure as Rival Sues for Locked Funds
WazirX needs “breathing space while Zettai progresses with a restructuring,” the company said of its parent entity.
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Blockchain ‘conjuring’ fails to improve humanitarian aid — Study
Margie Cheesman investigated a blockchain charity project for more than a year but found that the technology seemed to cause more problems than it solved.
AccentFold: Enhancing Accent Recognition – Related Work
:::info Authors: (1) Abraham Owodunni, Intron Health, Masakhane, and this author contributed equally; (2) Aditya Yadavalli, Karya, Masakhane, and this author contributed equally; (3) Chris Emezuem, Mila Quebec AI Institute, Lanfrica, Masakhane, and this author contributed equally; (4) Tobi Olatunji, Intron Health and Masakhane, and this author contributed equally; (5) Clinton Mbataku, AI Saturdays Lagos. … Read more
Pryzm is a new kind of defense tech startup: one that helps others win lucrative contracts
Pryzm announced its $2 million pre-seed round, led by XYZ Venture Capital and Amplify.LA. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Fast-growing immigrant-focused neobank Comun has secured $21.5M in new funding just months after its last raise
Comun, a digital bank focused on serving immigrants in the United States, has raised $21.5 million in a Series A funding round less than nine months after announcing a $4.5 million raise, TechCrunch is the first to report. This is a crowded space, filled with a number of startups, including Tanda, Bloom Money, Majority, Welcome … Read more
Calm’s new Story-like mindfulness exercises offer an alternative to social media
Calm is rolling out a suite of new features to make it easier for people to fit mindfulness into their lives. Most notably, the app is launching “Taptivities,” which are interactive text-based stories that take a minute or two to complete. The app is also adding Playlists and personalized search. While users tend to spend … Read more
Plaud takes a crack at a simpler AI pin
The NotePin, which hits preorder Wednesday, is $169 and comes with a free starter plan or a Pro Plan, which costs $79 per year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
ICP claims it’s achieved a first by hosting ‘fully onchain’ AI model
An AI company deployed OpenAI’s GPT-2 on the ICP blockchain aiming to test new ways to train, maintain and deploy AI models.
Lemniscap secures $70M to back early-stage Web3 startups
The new fund will back startups working on blockchain-based solutions, including zero-knowledge infrastructure and emerging Bitcoin ecosystems.
Plaud’s NotePin is another AI wearable for remembering everything
The NotePin is a voice recorder in the body of a Fitbit. | Image: Plaud After creating an impressive (not to mention somewhat TikTok famous) AI-powered voice recorder, Plaud is launching a more ambitious gadget: a wearable designed to be with you all the time, recording your notes and meetings and helping you get stuff … Read more
Investment Firm Lemniscap Raises $70M Fund Targeting Early Stage Web3 Projects
Lemniscap is targeting zero-knowledge infrastructure, consumer applications and decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN).
Bitcoin holdings of publicly listed firms increased to $20B in one year: Data
A survey showed that 26% of institutional investors and wealth managers support Bitcoin’s use case as a reserve asset.
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Solana Restaking Protocol Solayer Closes $12 Million Round Led by Polygon
The Solana restaking protocol said it would use the new funding to emulate EigenLayer’s approach to “shared economic security.”
OpenAI supports California bill on marking AI content — Report
After previously opposing another AI-related bill, SB 1047, OpenAI has expressed support for AB 3211, which would require watermarks on AI-generated content.
Telegram CEO and brother’s arrest warrants were issued in March: Report
The news come hours after a WSJ report revealed that Durov’s phone was hacked back in 2017, a year before he met with the French President.