Trump’s crypto gambit in Bitcoin, NFTs and DeFi intensifies ahead of election
Trump and his family’s crypto ventures continue to expand as they aim to attract voters through supporting digital assets.
Month: September 2024
Brazil’s X ban: Are VPN users at risk for accessing the platform?
VPN providers agree that tracking individuals accessing X via VPNs in Brazil would be challenging but not impossible.
‘Nyan Heroes’ Returns to Epic Games Store With New Playtest, Solana Token Rewards
PREVIEW: Hero shooter Nyan Heroes returns for its third playtest and airdrop campaign as new characters, maps, and mechanics are added.
Theory Coherent Shrinkage of Time Varying Parameters in VARs: Abstract and Introduction
:::info Andrea Renzetti, Department of Economics, Alma Mater Studiorium Universit`a di Bologna, Piazza Scaravilli 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Theory coherent TVP-VAR Forecasting with the TC-TVP-VAR Response analysis at the ZLB with the TC-TVP-VAR Conclusion and References A Appendix Abstract Time-varying parameters Vector Autoregressive (TVP-VAR) models are frequently used … Read more
Revisiting Discrepancies in Diffusion Theory: The Solution to Milne’s Problem for B-particles
:::info Author: (1) K. Razi Naqvi, Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7094 Trondheim, Norway ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Preliminary material 3 Comments elicited by the solution to Milne’s problem for B-particles 4 Flux to a spherical trap 5 Molecular motion in liquids 6 Concluding remarks … Read more
Acer’s 14-inch laptops claim 24 hours of battery life from Intel, Qualcomm, or AMD
Image: Acer At IFA today, Acer announced it’s expanding its Swift AI laptop line with models featuring Intel’s new Lunar Lake chips, Qualcomm’s just-announced eight-core Snapdragon X Plus and AMD’s Ryzen AI 300. And, it claims, each of them can theoretically last over 24 hours playing back video, or over 17 hours in productivity tests. … Read more
DubClub wants amateur sports betters to win more
The American sports betting market produced $10.9 billion in revenue in 2023 for casinos, sportsbooks and iGaming, according to the American Gambling Association. One of the reasons this industry is so lucrative is because the majority of people who bet on sports lose. A three-year-old San Francisco-based startup called DubClub is trying to change that. … Read more
Dutch clean energy investor SET Ventures lands new €200 million fund, which will go toward digital tech
New climate tech VC firms have emerged in recent years, but existing ones are also raising larger funds. Founded in 2007, Dutch firm SET Ventures is one of the latter. Its fourth fund, which just closed at €200 million, is twice the size of its previous one, and will be deployed into 20 to 25 … Read more
Revefi seeks to automate companies’ data operations
Revefi connects to a company’s data stores and databases (e.g. Snowflake, Databricks and so on) and attempts to automatically detect and troubleshoot data-related issues. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
AI deepfake crypto scammers ramp up operations in Q2: Gen Digital
Gen Digital’s Siggi Stefnisson warned users that scammers are adept at using what is already on their target’s minds, including love, financial security and elections.
Echoes of Wisdom wants you to fight like a warrior and think like a princess
Image: Nintendo Zelda’s first mainline game feels like a clever crystallization of the franchise’s recent experimental era. Continue reading…
Zillow’s upgraded AI search will show you more homes you can’t afford
Image: Zillow Zillow is upgrading its AI search feature with the ability to find homes or rentals based on how far away they are from your office, school, or other points of interest. Instead of narrowing your search by selecting specific locations or filters, you can now simply enter, “Homes 30 min drive from Millennium … Read more
GoPro’s new flagship Hero 13 Black gets key upgrades and a wide range of lenses
The GoPro Hero 13 Black with some attachments. | Image: GoPro GoPro has announced two new action cameras, the GoPro Hero 13 Black and a smaller GoPro Hero. The Hero 13 Black will cost $399 while the Hero will go for $199. Both are up for preorder now and will be released on September 10th … Read more
Acer’s first handheld gaming PC is the Nitro Blaze
Acer has so far stayed out of the handheld gaming PC race, but that’s about to change. It’s just announced its first Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally competitor, the Acer Nitro Blaze 7, which looks like it fits somewhere between last year’s Asus ROG Ally and the newer ROG Ally X. Like Asus — … Read more
Binance Hires UK-Based Accounting Firm Grant Thornton To Advise on Audits
Binance has hired U.K.-based Grant Thornton to advise on accounting and tax matters, it announced Wednesday.
You.com ‘refocuses’ from AI search to deeper productivity agents with new $50M round
If you build an AI search product, you compete with Google. But Google has a lot easier time answering queries with a single, simple answer, such as “how many is a dozen?” than it does answering complex questions like “what influence did Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ have on Enlightenment ideals?” That’s why You.com is betting … Read more
Concord was worse than bad — it was forgettable
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Sony After eight years in development, it took less than a month for Concord to die. Yesterday, Sony announced that the game, which only launched on August 23rd, would be shutting down on September 6th. Ryan Ellis, game director at developer Firewalk Studios, said that it “didn’t land the … Read more
Google Drive is coming to Windows on Arm later in 2024
Image: Qualcomm Google has committed to releasing an Arm64 version of Google Drive on Windows later this year, after Microsoft and Qualcomm have been working hard to convince app developers to port their applications over to Windows on Arm. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon made the announcement onstage at the company’s IFA event earlier today, where … Read more
South Korea to inspect crypto exchanges for suspicious transactions
South Korea’s FSS to enforce stricter regulations on crypto exchanges, with possible legal repercussions for noncompliance.
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Solana price falls 12% as Pump.fun sells $41M SOL tokens
Memecoin launches and a sluggish Bitcoin price could continue to put downward pressure on the SOL token, which could be the next major crypto to receive a spot ETF.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops to Lowest Since August as U.S. Stocks Slide
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 4, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Revisiting Discrepancies in Diffusion Theory: Preliminary Material
:::info Author: (1) K. Razi Naqvi, Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7094 Trondheim, Norway ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Preliminary material 3 Comments elicited by the solution to Milne’s problem for B-particles 4 Flux to a spherical trap 5 Molecular motion in liquids 6 Concluding remarks … Read more