Why ETF Issuer 21Shares Is Launching a New Wrapped Bitcoin on Ethereum
Amid surging interest in decentralized finance, other players in the wrapped-BTC space have attracted controversy.
Month: September 2024
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Snapchat is going to put ads next to messages from your friends
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Snapchat will soon start “experimenting” with placing sponsored messages next to chat threads from friends, according to CEO Evan Spiegel. These “Sponsored Snaps” from brands will appear as unread messages in Snapchat’s main Chat tab, implying that they’ll sit above messages from a person’s contacts until they’re acted … Read more
Nvidia Market Cap Drop Sets Record as Tech Stocks Fall
Nvidia’s $270-billion drop in market cap was followed by news of an anti-trust investigation.
You’ll soon be able to leave comments on Instagram Stories posts
Image: Instagram Instagram is adding the ability to leave comments on Instagram Stories, the ephemeral posts that many people use even more than traditional posts these days. Previously, replying to an Instagram Story sent a private message visible only to the person who posted the content. The addition of comments adds a more public way … Read more
Apple Event 2024: iPhone 16, Apple Intelligence and all the other expected ‘Glowtime’ reveals
Apple’s Glowtime iPhone event will include the iPhone 16, but may also feature new AirPods, a new Apple Watch and possibly even new Macs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Snap CEO says the company is testing a ‘simplified’ Snapchat
Snap is testing a “simplified version of Snapchat,” CEO Evan Spiegel wrote in a letter to employees published on Snap’s website Tuesday. The CEO says the simplified version aims to improve the platform’s accessibility and usability. For those that remember Snapchat’s 2018 redesign, this news may do little to stoke confidence. Spiegel attempted to rally … Read more
LSP: The good, the bad, and the ugly
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Neko Health, the body-scanning AI health startup from Spotify’s Daniel Ek, opens in London
Prevention is better than cure, as the saying goes. Today, a splashy startup that has taken that concept to heart — literally and figuratively — is expanding. Neko Health was co-founded by Spotify’s Daniel Ek and Hjalmar Nilsonne with a mission to improve preventative healthcare with annual full body scans and AI-powered insights that can … Read more
Hyundai’s first EV with native Tesla Supercharging is the new Ioniq 5
The port is on the wrong side of the car for most Tesla Supercharger stalls, but at least Hyundai didn’t tape it on this time. | Image: Hyundai The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 refresh revealed today looks like it will be one of the first non-Tesla vehicles to get a native Tesla-based charging port, now … Read more
Signs point to a likely altcoin rally in the final months of 2024
Altcoins fought an uphill battle for the first eight months of 2024, but several signs are suggesting that an explosive recovery is imminent.
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Polygon Is Migrating From MATIC to POL: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Polygon is switching its native token to POL, a step toward using the versatile token in transactions across its ecosystem.
Windows 11’s new gamepad keyboard lets you type with an Xbox controller
Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Microsoft has started testing a new gamepad keyboard layout in Windows 11 that’s designed for Xbox controllers. The gamepad keyboard layout improves the on-screen keyboard in Windows 11, so you can use an Xbox controller to type or navigate around the OS. The gamepad keyboard is … Read more
Starlink says it will block X in Brazil
Image: The Verge In a reversal, Starlink says it’s “complying with the order” to block access to X in Brazil. The company previously refused to restrict X unless Brazil unfroze its financial assets. Starlink, the satellite internet company controlled by Elon Musk, has been caught in the crosshairs of an ongoing feud between the billionaire, … Read more
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Behind bars: 6 crypto execs who did time and one who got away…
These crypto leaders had it all, but that couldn’t stop them from going to jail.
The Nvidia AI antitrust investigation is ‘escalating,’ reports Bloomberg
Cath Virginia / The Verge An antitrust investigation by the Department of Justice focusing on Nvidia’s AI dominance as the hardware company of choice is escalating, reports Bloomberg. The outlet reports that Nvidia and other companies have received legally binding requests for information as its sources say regulators are investigating whether Nvidia is “making it … Read more
Starlink confirms it will block access to X in Brazil
The SpaceX subsidiary claimed the Brazil Supreme Court decision was “illegal,” but it would comply by suspending access to the social media platform.
Penpie protocol exploited, suffers $27M loss
Cryptocurrency hacks have stolen $1.21 billion in funds so far in 2024, a 15.5% increase from 2023.
Bitcoin ATMs are a hotbed for scams, FTC says
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a report about increasing fraud at Bitcoin ATMs. These ATMs allow people to turn their cash into crypto, but they’ve become a tool for scammers to perpetrate fraud. Since 2020, the FTC says, fraud at Bitcoin ATMs has ballooned nearly tenfold, and just in the first half of 2024, … Read more
Bitcoin price loses traction as miner profits drop and spot BTC outflows persist
Bitcoin has lost more than 10% in the past two weeks as fear of a US recession, spot Bitcoin ETF outflows and the threat of miner capitulation grows.
Bitcoin Could Go Lower Despite Fed Rate Cuts, Analysts Say
Fed interest rate cuts are typically bullish for risk assets, but not so fast—here’s why analysts expect more pain ahead for Bitcoin.
Build a generative AI image description application with Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet on Amazon Bedrock and AWS CDK
Generating image descriptions is a common requirement for applications across many industries. One common use case is tagging images with descriptive metadata to improve discoverability within an organization’s content repositories. Ecommerce platforms also use automatically generated image descriptions to provide customers with additional product details. Descriptive image captions also improve accessibility for users with visual … Read more