Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge If kids are asking to hear one song from Encanto on repeat, it can filter back into the algorithm and recommendations for a parent’s Spotify profile. The company tried addressing the issue with a dedicated kids app, and last year, Spotify added a feature to exclude specific playlists from … Read more
Bitcoin’s “anxiety stage” suggests more potential September downside before the next leg up, recent price analysis suggests.
“Tether has many of the same issues that FTX and Celsius had before their collapse,” the watchdog wrote on its letter.
Introduction I am a software engineer who worked on many systems ranging from small and simple to large and complex. I have had the opportunity to design, build, maintain, and support those systems. In my years of experience, I have realized that quality begins in the design phase. I attempt to summarize that experience and … Read more
Christina Cacioppo, CEO and co-founder of Vanta, will be on the SaaS Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 to reveal how Vanta is redefining security and compliance automation and driving innovation through AI. Under her leadership, Vanta has achieved a $2.45 billion valuation in just five years and has scaled rapidly to serve over 8,000 companies, … Read more
Michael Saylor’s software firm MicroStrategy now holds over $14 billion worth of Bitcoin after four years of buying up BTC.
In addition to offering a $70 discount, OnePlus is also throwing in your choice of a free strap or charging base. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Google Pixel Watch 3 is here while the new Apple Watch Series 10 is on its way, but they’re not for everybody. Luckily, there … Read more
Image: Team Asobi / Sony Astro Bot is a game I cannot help but to evangelize, raving about its cute characters, its bright and varied level design, and its short but dense 8–10 hour runtime. But perhaps the biggest element contributing to the game’s joyousness is its sound design, which makes Astro Bot something that … Read more
Polygon introduced last week the upgraded version the network’s token, POL, migrating from its longstanding token MATIC with some tokenomics changes.
Apple’s higher-end iPhones feature a titanium finish and a new “desert” option. (That just means dark gold.) | Screenshot: Apple Apple’s new iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro, and 16 Pro Max are already up for preorder ahead of their debut on September 20th. It’ll be a few more weeks before the Apple Intelligence AI … Read more
On Thursday, cybersecurity giant Fortinet disclosed a breach involving customer data. In a statement posted online, Fortinet said an individual intruder accessed “a limited number of files” stored on a third-party shared cloud drive belonging to Fortinet, which included data belonging to “less than 0.3%” of its customers. The company said that the incident “did … Read more
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images The Biden administration is addressing the “de minimis” exemption that it says some Chinese e-commerce companies “abuse” to ship products under $800 to US customers without tariffs. New rules proposed on Friday subject certain shipments from China to closer inspection and tariffs — a move that will … Read more
Churn and Customer Lifetime Value In this series of articles, I am going to shed some light on churn prediction and customer lifetime value usage through the following topics: Introduction to churn-a high-level overview of what it is, its common applications, and how you can easily calculate it. Introduction to LTV (customer lifetime value). An … Read more
Kraken accused the SEC of blocking efforts to register or cooperate, saying they were “stonewalled” by inconsistent rulings and guidance.
Meta has confirmed that it’s restarting efforts to train its AI systems using public Facebook and Instagram posts from its U.K. userbase. The announcement comes three months after Facebook’s parent company paused its plans due to regulatory pressure in the U.K., with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) raising concerns over how the company might use U.K. user data … Read more
Image: Annapurna Marielle Heller’s defanged adaptation pulls back from the book’s ferocious strangeness to lean into a more quirky, feel-good vibe. Continue reading…
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Google changed the rules of its publisher ad product in a way it knew online websites selling ad space would protest in order to gain back more control in the ad tech market, the Department of Justice alleged on the trial’s fourth day in its antitrust case … Read more
The SEC’s latest lawsuit update targets additional tokens like Axie Infinity, Filecoin, and Cosmos as unregistered securities, continuing its crackdown on the crypto industry.
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tl;dr People come for the long-term vision but stay for the short-term gains. Success is measured only by how good your NGU algorithm is: Number Go Up. A vaporware product with good marketing can go the distance until it memes into existence. There is a lot of cynicism and politics behind open doors. Intelligent and … Read more
A new law in North Carolina seeks to ban CBDCs in the state, but there are questions about whether the new legislation is even legal.
If it turns out that the judge’s ruling preempts the CFTC’s proposed rulemaking, election event contracts may now be completely legal.
Following the moves of other tech giants, Spotify announced on Friday it’s introducing in-app parental controls in the form of “managed accounts” for listeners under the age of 13. The new feature will initially be offered as a pilot program for parents or guardians on a Family plan in select markets, including Denmark, New Zealand, … Read more
“The celebrity meta is official dead,” Bubblemaps CEO says after celeb pushed token fails to break $20,000 market cap.
The CoinDesk 20 inched lower, despite 10.6% gains by Polygon.
Reducing computational complexity has always been one of the primary goals of blockchain technology. One effective approach to achieving this is by reducing the bit width of the computation field. For example, SNARKs based on elliptic curves perform arithmetic operations in fields with bit widths of 256 or higher, while STARKs have evolved from using … Read more