Airdrop geoblocks help projects avoid tangling with U.S. laws. But the safeguards aren’t very effective. America’s crypto scene doesn’t respect the rules they help write.
“Going Infinite” author Michael Lewis defended his book about the disgraced FTX founder as a “fuller description of events” in a new essay.
Ring announced on Wednesday the next generation of its Battery Doorbell. For $100, customers get extended battery life, color night vision, a head-to-toe view of visitors, and a new push-pin mounting system. Head-to-toe HD video was previously only available with the Doorbell Plus and Pro models. Now, according to Ring, the Battery Doorbell provides a … Read more
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Aptos blockchain strengthens its ecosystem with Myco partnership, paving the way for decentralized streaming and the upcoming native token launch.
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Preliminaries 3 End-to-End Adaptive Local Learning 3.1 Loss-Driven Mixture-of-Experts 3.2 Synchronized Learning via Adaptive Weight 4 Debiasing Experiments and 4.1 Experimental Setup 4.2 Debiasing Performance 4.3 Ablation Study 4.4 Effect of the Adaptive Weight Module and 4.5 Hyper-parameter Study 5 Related Work 6 Conclusion, Acknowledgements, and References … Read more
In today’s data-driven world, a startling 70% of organizations are struggling to unlock the value of their data and innovate effectively (Digitalisation World). Despite massive investments in data infrastructure and analytics tools, many companies view data as a technology problem rather than a management problem (Harvard Business Review). This misalignment is at the heart of … Read more
In 2020, Kathryn Wu launched a side hustle while she was working as a product engineer at Pinterest. Wu started a milk tea company, Ohtea, with the hopes of connecting with local grocery stores and gift shops to get them to carry the tea. She quickly realized how difficult it was to not only be … Read more
Even those unfamiliar with venture investing know that 90% of startups fail, with the failure rate in technology and e-commerce reaching up to 80%. Despite investing in these industries, I have only experienced 5 failed projects and 2 unsuccessful exits, compared to 10 successful ones that have already covered my entire portfolio. In 2023 alone, … Read more
Polygon and Uniswap gain ground as Litecoin and others drag CoinDesk 20 index down by 0.3%.
Six Super Mario: Mario Kart themed Lego sets will debut on January 1st, 2025. | Image: Lego After teasing the next expansion of its Super Mario line back in March, today Lego announced the first six Mario Kart sets that will release just after the holidays on January 1st, 2025. Lego’s Mario Kart collection includes … Read more
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Paramount Plus recently raised its prices, and sadly, it’s too late to lock in a subscription at the previous rate. Luckily, in honor of the NFL season opener on September 5th, new and returning subscribers can get 50 percent off an annual subscription to Paramount Plus Essential and … Read more
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Ford is canceling its electric three-row SUV and delaying the launch of a new electric pickup truck until 2027. The Expedition-like SUV had already been delayed to 2027; with its cancellation, the company will now pivot to making new gas and hybrid-powered three-row SUVs. Ford now says it … Read more
As part of the acquisition, Stronghold shareholders will receive 2.52 shares of Bitfarms for each share held.
Microsoft’s new Xbox console options will be available worldwide by the end of October. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft is launching three new Xbox Series S / X console options in October. There’s the $449.99 white discless Xbox Series X, a 2TB “Galaxy Black” special-edition Xbox Series X priced at $599.99, and a $349.99 1TB Xbox … Read more
While Buterin believes pluralistic philosophy can enhance existing systems, he acknowledges that it cannot replace them.
Photo by Steve Jennings / Getty Images for TechCrunch After launching remotely during the covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Nothing has now mandated that its 450 employees will have to come into the company’s London office five days a week. In an email to staffers last week, Nothing CEO Carl Pei suggested that those unable to … Read more
While billionaires have pushed Kamala Harris to depart from President Joe Biden’s antitrust policy, the Democratic Party seems to be doubling down. The word “competition” comes up 18 times in the party’s 2024 platform, compared to nine in the 2020 version. Other key policy areas, like tackling junk fees and noncompetes, are mentioned several times … Read more
Investors who purchased NFTs just a few years ago may have reason to regret their decision.