Month: October 2024
Google taps India’s love for gold to boost its credit play
Google is leveraging India’s deep-rooted affinity for gold to expand its reach in the lending market of the world’s most populous nation. The company said on Thursday that Google Pay has partnered with Muthoot Finance, India’s largest gold-backed loans provider, to offer secured loans to users across the country. Google said the move aims to … Read more
Google flexes its edge in India in AI showdown
Google is ramping up its artificial intelligence efforts in India to integrate AI across its products for Indians — a move that escalates the growing rivalry among U.S. tech firms in a market where competitors are lagging behind. At its 10th Google for India event on Thursday, the company said it was deploying its AI … Read more
Over $750 Million Stolen in Crypto Last Quarter Despite Drop in Hacks: CertiK
Phishing and private key compromises dominated Q3, with Ethereum as the top target, according to cyber security firm CertiK.
Oura Ring 4 debuts slimmer design, additional sizes, and improved sensing starting at $349
The Oura Ring 4 is up for preorder starting Thursday and starts shipping October 15. Users get one month of membership to its software offering for free. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The Oura Ring 4 has slimmer sensors, increased accuracy, and more sizes
The ring will come in six colors. | Image: Oura Oura is giving its popular smart ring and app a substantial makeover. The company just announced the $349 Oura Ring 4, which will feature a slimmer design, improved accuracy, and more sizes. Starting today, the Oura app will also be getting a complete redesign to … Read more
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Google is testing Gemini-powered video search in India
Google said it is now experimenting with Gemini-powered video search in India at its Google for India event. This feature enables users to shoot a small snippet and ask Gemini questions about it. Users, who would be part of this experiment, will be able to use this feature in Google Lens. The video search features … Read more
XRP’s ‘Bearish Skew’ Persists Amid 10% Price Slide Following SEC Appeal and ETF Filing
Just as optimism was about to surge, clouds rolled in, pushing prices lower.
Bitcoin Flat Near $61K as Whales Continue to Accumulate; XRP Down 10% as SEC Appeals Case
PLUS: AI tokens not moving despite a $6.6 billion fundraise from OpenAI.
Ethereum FUD returns as ICO whale offloads another $47M
An early Ethereum investor has continued a two-week Ether selling spree as Ether’s price has slumped 10% since the start of October.
The TechBeat: 30 Growth Hacking Examples to Accelerate Your Business (10/3/2024)
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Coinbase pushes CFTC for docs to defend against SEC
Coinbase wants the court to compel the CFTC to hand over its communications with certain crypto issuers, claiming its critical to its defense against the SEC.
Judge finds new California election deepfake ban unconstitutional
Federal Judge John A. Mendez has blocked a new California law that allowed any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes.
Trump Vows Once Again to ‘Save’ Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht
Trump vowed to come to the aid of Ulbricht on Wednesday, reviving his story and the Silk Road platform that defined Bitcoin’s early use.
Ethereum Options Volatility Outstrips Bitcoin’s as US Election Looms. Why it Matters
Traders are positioning for volatility tied to a cloud hanging over the future of decentralized finance regulations in the US.
LayerZero Labs, Eigen Labs raise the stakes on cross-chain transactions
The two firms have co-developed the Cryptoeconomic DVN Framework, bringing more security to decentralized networks through economic incentives.
Bitcoin is again forming a ‘three blind mice’ trading pattern: Peter Brandt
Veteran trader Peter Brandt’s warning to crypto traders suggests Bitcoin could fall into a deeper downtrend.
As data center usage heats up, Submer raises $55.5M to cool things down
The race is on for better chips and data center capacity to handle AI workloads, but all that activity comes with a catch. Heavy processing power means heat — a lot of it — and that has massive implications, both for how well servers operate and the environment. With traditional cooling methods like air and … Read more
WP Engine sues Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg
Hosting provider WP Engine has filed a lawsuit against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of extortion and abuse of power. The lawsuit comes after nearly two weeks of tussling between Mullenweg, who is also CEO of Automattic, and WP Engine over trademark infringement and contributing to the WordPress community. WP Engine accused Automattic and … Read more
Solving the Maker-Taker Problem
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Bank of America customers seeing $0 balances amid nationwide outage
Some Bank of America customers seeing $0 balances noted that their debt is “conveniently” still showing up.