Month: September 2024
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Risc Zero aims to bring blockchain security to ‘any’ off-chain app
Next-gen zero-knowledge proofs are “orders of magnitude” cheaper than existing options, Risc said.
Zynga’s Crypto Gaming Team Just Spun Out and Revealed a New Game
Now independent, the team at D20 Labs is continuing development on Sugartown and new games. Is Zynga itself done with blockchain gaming?
Improve RAG performance using Cohere Rerank
This post is co-written with Pradeep Prabhakaran from Cohere. Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) is a powerful technique that can help enterprises develop generative artificial intelligence (AI) apps that integrate real-time data and enable rich, interactive conversations using proprietary data. RAG allows these AI applications to tap into external, reliable sources of domain-specific knowledge, enriching the … Read more
Tile’s new AirTag competitor now doubles as a panic button
The new Tile Mate and Tile Slim. | Image: Tile Tile, one of the leading makers of Bluetooth item finders, has just added a twist — its newest trackers can now send SOS alerts that notify friends, family, and possibly even emergency services. The 2024 Tile Pro, Tile Mate, Tile Slim, and Tile Sticker are … Read more
Bitcoin price turns shaky ahead of potential Fed rate cut and weak global economic data
Bitcoin price wobbles near $58,000 as uncertainty over the Fed’s monetary policy decision looms and traders eyeball weak economic data in China.
New tokens are more likely to win if they find institutional investors
Most of the new tokens launched in 2024 have fared poorly compared to their predecessors. However, institutional investment has helped some succeed.
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Fisker Ocean owners stuck paying for recall repairs
As EV startup Fisker prepares to enter the fourth month of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, existing owners have received some bad news: they will have to pay labor costs to resolve two of the five outstanding recalls on their Ocean SUVs. Fisker broke the bad news Sunday night in an FAQ posted to its … Read more
VC Roundup: Asylum Ventures launches $55M fund to back startup “artists,” not assets
This edition of Cointelegraph’s VC Roundup features Asylum Ventures’ new fund, as well as startups Puffpaw, Permissionless Labs, Infinit, DRiP, IN1 and DeFi.Gold.
Chipotle’s testing an avocado-peeling robot and an automated bowl assembly line
The Autocado is in your Chipotle, peeling your avocados. | Screenshot: Autocado Chipotle has a new robot called the Autocado with a key assignment: peeling avocados. The prototype machine “cuts, cores, and peels avocados” by the case before workers mash them up for guacamole in a process Chipotle is describing as using cobots (collaborative robots). … Read more
Is an ex-Celsius exec planning to attend Token2049?
The timing of a travel request filed by Roni Cohen-Pavon in US court coincides with a crypto conference that Celsius executives have previously attended.
Kraken denies SEC claims, argues digital assets aren’t securities: Law Decoded
Kraken rejects the SEC’s securities allegations, Brazil lifts the freeze on Starlink’s bank account, the UK clarifies crypto property rights, and Coinbase backs NFT’s legal defense.
CZ Set to Be Released From Prison on September 29
The Binance founder is currently living in a halfway house in San Pedro, California.
Putting Code on a Nerves Device
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Price analysis 9/16: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, ADA
Bitcoin’s failure to hold $60,000 shows hesitation to buy at higher levels before the FOMC decision on Sept. 18.
How Google got away with charging publishers more than anyone else
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images For years, Google took the same 20 percent commission for ad transactions that ran through its platform, even though it was higher than what any other industry player charged. Executives privately worried the fee was difficult to defend. Now, the Justice Department argues it’s a key sign … Read more
Salesforce Ventures ups its AI fund to $1B, doubling it again
Salesforce Ventures just doubled its AI fund with another $500 million, and is helping San Francisco grow its attraction as the city for AI startups. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Onboard Secures Funding From Coinbase Ventures And LAVA To Drive Global Expansion
LAGOS, Nigeria, September 16th, 2024/Chainwire/–Onboard is excited to announce a significant expansion and rebrand, coupled with a successful capital raise from Coinbase Ventures and LAVA. This expansion marks the evolution of Onboard from a digital money app and a global P2P exchange, to a comprehensive platform and ecosystem designed to empower onchain builders and creators … Read more
How to Make HTTPS Verifiable
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Amazon mandates full 5-day return to office
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sent a memo to the company’s employees Monday morning, calling for a full return to office at the start of 2025. For the last 15 months, Amazon employees have been expected to work in the office three days per week. Now Jassy expects five days of in-person work from employees, with … Read more
Exclusive $150K Presale: Bitlauncher Debuts Masterbots.ai, The Revolutionary AI To Rival ChatGPT
PANAMA CITY, Panama, September 16th, 2024/Chainwire/–Bitlauncher, the groundbreaking platform at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency, is thrilled to announce its presale event starting on September 16th, 2024, with a goal to raise $150,000. This presale offers enthusiasts and investors an opportunity to shape the next wave of global AI unicorns. The Bitlauncher … Read more
Interning in Go
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