Month: September 2024
SparkLabs closes $50M fund to back AI startups
SparkLabs — an early-stage venture capital firm that has made a name for itself for backing OpenAI as well as a host of other AI startups such as Vectara, Allganize, Kneron, Anthropic, xAI, Glade (YC S23) and Lucidya AI — is gearing up to double down more startups in the space. The VC firm announced … Read more
Trump’s platform favors crypto, but what about his inflationary policies?
Crypto single-issue voters back Trump in pursuit of deregulating the US crypto industry and probably boosting their wallets, but do they grasp the broader economic policies at stake?
BNB Chain DEX volumes drop 24% in a week — Is BNB in trouble?
BNB price has struggled, but some investors claim Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s release will pump BNB price even as network fundamentals worsen.
Brazilian Supreme Court panel upholds X ban, while Starlink refuses to comply
Image: The Verge A panel of five Brazilian Supreme Court justices voted Monday to uphold a decision (PDF) requiring the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) to limit access to X, the service formerly known as Twitter. Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued the ban on Friday in response to X owner Elon Musk’s refusal to comply with … Read more
The Art of Finishing
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Price analysis 9/2: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, ADA
Bitcoin is attempting a slight recovery, but closing above the $60,000 market will be the first step to achieve before BTC and altcoins can bounce from their recent lows.
Lumoz Quidditch Match is live! Claim 50 Million Points and 30+ top-tier ecosystem project rewards!
Dear Wizards, We are thrilled to announce that after over two years and nearly 1,000 days of preparation, Lumoz is about to launch its third and final incentive testnet — the Lumoz Quidditch Match. This will be an unprecedented adventure. The Lumoz Quidditch Match officially started on August 27th, and we are offering 50 million … Read more
Bluesky Signups Soar By 1 Million After X is Banned in Brazil
The decentralized alternative to X is flooded with new users and sees 15 times its normal traffic over the weekend.
Ethereum layer-1 network revenue collapses. What's causing it?
Layer-2 monthly active users and daily transaction counts have both doubled since March 2024, according to Token Terminal.
Big Tech Sees Like a State (2020)
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Jacob Wohl is running an AI lobbying company under a pseudonym, Politico reports
Alex Castro / The Verge Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman are far-right activists, convicted felons, and engineers of questionable political stunts. Politico reports that they are now also running LobbyMatic, a company that sells an “AI automation platform for lobbyists.” LobbyMatic claims on its website that its AI-powered software can do everything — like automatically … Read more
Ask HN: Resources for GPU Compilers?
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US Government ‘Must Do More’ to Help Jailed Binance Exec in Nigeria, Wife Says
The wife of senior Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, accused of money laundering in Nigeria, says the U.S. must intervene to end his “unlawful detention.”
Brazil Supreme Court upholds judge’s decision to suspend Elon Musk’s X
The Tesla CEO has used his platform on X to hint that Brazilian residents should defy the judge’s order using VPNs despite the risk of fines.