Apple and Starlink ‘Literally Saving Lives’ During Hurricane Helene Crisis
Starlink and Apple’s satellite services restored communication in hard-hit areas post-Hurricane Helene while thousands remained without power.
Month: October 2024
Anduril speeds up launch of defense payloads by buying Apex satellite buses off the shelf
Anduril is expanding even further into the “ultimate high ground.” The company, which is best known for AI-powered defense products that span air, land and sea, is partnering with satellite bus manufacturing startup Apex Space to rapidly deploy payloads on orbit for the U.S. Department of Defense. It is a rare instance of the growing … Read more
Tier becomes Dott following the merger of the two micromobility companies
With this merger, Dott and Tier didn’t want to build a conglomerate of micromobility services; the operation was all about scale. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Crypto founders increasingly look to ‘geofencing’ amid US uncertainty
Variant Fund chief legal officer Jake Chervinsky says geofencing is an extreme measure to ensure compliance with US law.
CleanSpark still to restore 165MW in aftermath of Hurricane Helene
The massive category 4 hurricane has killed at least 137 people, and many more are still missing — while millions of homes and businesses remain without power.
SEC wins case against defunct crypto firm over $18M ICO
A US federal judge found Rivetz and its CEO Steven Sprague sold unregistered securities when it offered an Ethereum-based token in 2017.
Restaking is growing like crazy… but it could crash and burn
Users are flocking to yield farm restaking protocols, but poor risk management and due diligence is a ticking time bomb.
Beyond Microservices: Why Platform Engineering is the Key to Future-Proofing Software Architectures
The software industry has witnessed a dynamic evolution, moving from monolithic applications to microservices, and now, a more comprehensive and sustainable approach: platform engineering. While microservices have served as a crucial step in improving scalability and flexibility, they bring new challenges that require an even more integrated solution. Platform engineering emerges as the answer, providing … Read more
PlayStation Network is down, knocking PS5 and PS4 gamers offline
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Gamers hoping to spend an evening in front of their PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 4 may be out of luck unless they enjoy single-player experiences (have you tried Astro Bot?). Sony’s gaming network is suffering a massive outage on Monday night. The official PSN Service Status page confirms … Read more
Abandoned Mines Cover the West
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Cross-Functional, Self-Organized, or Self-Managed Teams
If you recently graduated from the University – there is a high probability that you have never seen a waterfall software development process. Most likely, all you have had experience with is some sort of Agile framework. However, even if you have been taught from a blank page and don’t have any legacy thoughts in … Read more
Diamond Hand Moo Deng Millionaire Still Hodling Despite Rapidly Declining Price
One of the most prominent Moo Deng wallets is sitting on millions of unrealized dollars, and they haven’t cashed out on their investment.
How to Build a Telegram Bot That Queries Rootstock Data Using Rootstock RPC API
Can Bots be useful in blockchain? Bots are becoming relevant nowadays due to their usefulness. You may have noticed people using bots to gain visibility, send messages to thousands of people, and gather information. They mostly run on messaging platforms. So, the answer to the question is YES. These bots are useful. They help get first-hand information … Read more
Meta won’t say whether it trains AI on smart glasses photos
Meta’s AI-powered Ray-Bans have a discreet camera on the front, for taking photos not just when you ask them to, but also when their AI features trigger it with certain keywords such as “look.” That means the smart glasses collect a ton of photos, both deliberately taken and otherwise. But the company won’t commit to … Read more
Solving the Paradox of Decentralized Coordination
Paradox! What an interesting, cool-sounding word with pharmaceutical undertones. However medicinal it sounds though, this word is more likely to cause you a headache than cure it. Simply put, a paradox is a self-contradicting phenomenon. For example, a very popular scientific paradox is what is called the grandfather paradox. It is a time travel problem … Read more