Month: August 2024
CIEL Is an Extended Lisp
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India to the US: Jagadish Nimmagadda on Innovation and Excellence in Software Engineering
Despite numerous opportunities, aspiring talent is often deterred by rapid technological advancements, intense competition, demanding work culture, lack of diversity, and financial barriers within the tech industry. This is where Jagadish Nimmagadda serves as an inspiring example. For Nimmagadda, being born in India has only made him more dynamic in his approach to life. From … Read more
Be a volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 in San Francisco is just two months away, and we’re still looking for enthusiastic and driven volunteers to assist our events team. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of something big! If you aspire to be a startup founder, marketer or event coordinator, this experience is a rare chance to see … Read more
Bitcoin price technicals target $87K by 2025, with one key resistance level in the way
Bitcoin’s price breakout could be delayed until October unless it manages to overcome the key $59.600 resistance.
AnandTech shuts down after 27 years
It’s the end of an era. | Image: AnandTech, Future Hardware enthusiast site AnandTech is shutting down after nearly three decades of covering computers. AnandTech’s final editor-in-chief, Ryan Smith, announced the news in a farewell post this morning, writing, “…Few things last forever, and the market for written tech journalism is not what it once … Read more
Last Day: Exhibit your startup with big savings at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
Don’t miss out! Today is the last day to apply and scale your Series A to B startup at a significantly reduced exhibit cost with the ScaleUp Startup Exhibitor Package. Maximize your startup’s exposure without stretching the budget. Pay just a fraction of the regular exhibit price and showcase your Series A to B startup … Read more
Solutions without problems: How many Ethereum layer 2s are too many?
Layer 2s are a short-term success story, but the long-term picture appears less rosy.
Dailyhunt parent VerSe’s valuation gets slashed 42% to $2.9B: investor note
Indian tech and media startup VerSe, which operates popular news aggregator Dailyhunt, is worth about 42% below its last private valuation, according to estimates by its investor 360 One. The wealth and asset manager disclosed in a June update to its investors that it values VerSe at $2.9 billion, according to an internal document reviewed … Read more
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Google’s Play Store can finally install or update multiple Android apps at once
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google Play Store can now download, install, and update multiple Android apps simultaneously. Previously, if you attempted to run all your updates manually, Play Store would only process a single app at a time. Now, as we’ve tested, it can do up to three. As reported by Android … Read more
Bitcoin analysis warns BTC price risks 2023 rerun when stocks shed 10%
Bitcoin bulls may be in for a grim reminder of how the start of Q4 can be difficult for BTC price bullishness.
TikTok is adding new ways to fine-tune your For You Page algorithm
Image: The Verge TikTok is giving users a way to more precisely shape what kind of content they see on their feeds — or at least signal to the algorithm what they’re interested in. Under Content preferences > Manage topics (which can be found in “Settings and Privacy”), users can adjust sliders to signal they … Read more
Uber drives deeper into South Korea to take on Kakao Mobility
After seeing double-digit growth in South Korea, Uber Technologies has announced a strategic plan to double down in the country — directly challenging market leader Kakao Mobility, the ride-hailing unit majority-owned South Korean messaging and tech giant Kakao. Uber chief executive officer Dara Khosrowshahi outlined the plans in a press conference in Seoul, where he … Read more
Five crypto market predictions that haven’t come true — yet
Crypto narratives sometimes promise a trip to the moon, but not all rockets make it, and markets tend to have a sloppy memory, often falling into the same traps.
Why crypto miners are ditching debt for equity
Crypto miners are moving away from debt and embracing stock dilution to fuel their AI and HPC ambitions, but the payoff is still uncertain.
Will You Face Superhuman Opponents at the Next Olympics?
So the Olympics just ended… So the Olympics just ended with a lot of controversies. From the disastrous opening ceremony to how clean and safe the Seine was for swimming, the thing that sparked the most heated arguments, where people insulting each other, creating huge conspiracy, harassing and bullying each other, etc. Imane Khelif, a … Read more
Singapore, Hong Kong and UAE lead in crypto adoption: Report
Singapore scored high in the adoption index because of several criteria, including regulations, innovation and technology.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: LTC and BCH Lead as Index Gains 0.4%
Litecoin gained 2.4% while Bitcoin Cash rose 2% in overnight trading.
TikTok’s new ‘Manage Topics’ tool gives you more control over your For You feed, here’s how to use it
TikTok is introducing a new “Manage Topics” feature that will give you more control over what you see on your For You feed, the company announced on Friday. The new feature is rolling out to users in the U.S. With the new tool, you can tailor your For You feed to show you more or … Read more