Let’s praise abstractions first so we can move into the topic of the article. It’s important to acknowledge their invaluable role in the world of programming. Without abstractions, we would still be navigating the intricate complexities of Assembly language. Abstractions have revolutionized the software industry, propelling us forward in a never-ending race to create new … Read more
Solana ETF approvals are extremely unlikely this year, though VanEck’s head of digital assets, continues to believe in them.
The best way to use Midjourney is now on the web, not Discord. Let’s review all the new tools you can now use.
SleekFlow, a Singapore- and Hong Kong-headquartered social commerce platform that has built a conversational AI suite for customer engagement targeted to Asian markets, said Wednesday it had secured a further $7 million in funding. The money will be used to continue developing its AI, as well as penetrate deeper into Southeast Asia and the Middle … Read more
The story of how I met the disciple of the most hated man in the world is illustrative of how to (NOT) spend money on personal development. https://youtu.be/DQj04kGu-94?embedable=true I Had Just Arrived in an Exotic, New (to Me) City. I knew nobody there. I started by requesting to join the local Real Social Dynamics’ wingman Facebook group. … Read more
Efforts to secure regulatory approval for spot Solana ETFs have apparently stagnated in the U.S., but asset manager VanEck says its planned fund is “still in play.”
As a big advocate of Test-Driven Development (TDD), I have spent a good amount of time wondering why 95% of my conversations about TDD with other engineers go something like this: “Yes, TDD is clearly the right way to build software. But I don’t actually do it.” At this point, the usual reasons and explanations … Read more
On July 24th, Ferrari announced that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies will now be accepted as payment in Europe. By the end of July, all Ferrari dealerships in Europe will offer an “alternative payment system”, accepting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, to its customers. Ferrari first started accepting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the United States back in October 2023; … Read more
Condé Nast’s CEO says the deal with allow them to recover losses in revenue and protect and invest in journalism.
Illustration: The Verge Google is upgrading its Gemini writing tools in Gmail to help you polish drafts that you’ve already written. Now, among other Gemini-powered “Help me write” options like Formalize and Elaborate, you can tap “Polish” to refine your emails, Google says in a blog post. The company has also added shortcuts that appear … Read more
X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, looks like a pretty bad investment right about now. As readers might recall, billionaire Elon Musk borrowed $13 billion from Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and five other major banks to help finance the $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, as it was then called. According to the … Read more
While the precious metal has surged in value, the volatility of so-called “digital gold” is through the roof.
Testing is checking if your code works the way it’s supposed to. When you write a program, you have an idea of what it should do. Testing is the process of making sure it does that. It’s like double-checking your work. In this article, we’re diving into the world of React testing using two powerful … Read more
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Drift Protocol spun up a new prediction market on Monday, and the price of its own token has surged.
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CARY, North Carolina, August 20th, 2024, CyberNewsWire In modern business, cybersecurity is not merely a technical concern but a crucial financial safeguard. With cyber threats growing in sophistication and frequency, the financial implications of neglecting cybersecurity training are severe and multifaceted. INE Security, a global leader in cybersecurity training and certifications, is exploring how overlooking … Read more
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge Google will have to face a class action lawsuit that accuses it of collecting users’ data through Chrome without their consent. In a decision on Tuesday, a federal appeals court reversed a December 2022 ruling that dismissed the case, saying the lower court should’ve reviewed Google’s disclosures and … Read more
Illustration: The Verge Today Google announced it’s making assigning group work in Google Classroom easier and faster with a new feature called Student Groups. Teachers will now be able to add individual students to pre-defined groups before creating and assigning group work. Google is entering this school year with a bunch of new updates for … Read more
A list of some of the alternative app stores iPhone users in the EU can try today. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
How many of those $5 skirts do these retailers have to sell to pay their lawyers? | Image: The Verge The Shein complaint about Temu kicks off with a bang, accusing Temu of being “an unlawful enterprise built on counterfeiting, theft of trade secrets, infringement of intellectual property rights, and fraud” in just the first … Read more
While securing a non-fungible token (NFT) might sound like a good idea, doing so comes with cybersecurity risks for buyers. Anyone getting into this alternative investment type should understand the cyberthreats they’re up against. 1. Reentrancy Attack A reentrancy attack exploits a vulnerability to force smart contracts into infinite loops. Since these self-executing agreements execute … Read more