Month: November 2024
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Tap-to-Earn Isn’t a Telegram Game Genre, It’s a Launch Strategy: TON Society Founder
TON Society’s Jack Booth explains that tap-to-earn is a “viral mechanic” that can help Telegram projects build an invested user base.
Wesley Chan on what he looks for as he’s shopping for potential unicorns
Investor Wesley Chan has shown a knack for making very early investments into multi-billion-dollar unicorns, such as Plaid, Gusto, Flexport, and, most recently, Canva. Chan comes from an unconventional background — he grew up in an immigrant family and had only middling grades in high school. But he landed a job washing test tubes in … Read more
US immigration policy has a huge blind spot: climate change
Activists gather in New York City in August 2024. | Photo: Luis Yañez Joe Biden raised hopes that the US would finally plan for climate-displaced migrants. Today, it’s still a glaring hole in climate and immigration policy. Continue reading…
Women in AI: Sophia Velastegui believes AI is moving too fast
As a part of TechCrunch’s ongoing Women in AI series, which seeks to give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved (and overdue) time in the spotlight, TechCrunch interviewed Sophia Velastegui. Velastegui is a member of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) national AI advisory committee and the former chief AI officer at Microsoft’s business software division. Velastegui didn’t … Read more
Want a Job? Talk to Our AI Avatar
How job recruiters are turning to AI to screen candidates—much to the chagrin of job seekers.
7 Best Free Games to Play on Nintendo Switch
With the right free-to-play games, you can still get countless hours of fun out of your Nintendo Switch. These are some of the best.
Intel might be too big to fail
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GenAI suffers from data overload, so companies should focus on smaller, specific goals
“There is no AI without data, there is no AI without unstructured data, and there is no AI without unstructured data at scale,” said Chet Kapoor, chairman and CEO of data management company DataStax. Kapoor was kicking off a conversation at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 about “new data pipelines” in the context of modern AI applications, … Read more
7 favorite words and phrases used by crypto shillers
What crypto shillers say and what they mean aren’t always the same thing.
Companies without a crypto wallet will be left behind
Wallets can be a gateway to a multitude of functionalities that will expand businesses.
Rolls-Royce’s first electric vehicle sounds like no other
Tim Stevens My favorite feature of the new $420,000, all-electric Rolls-Royce Spectre isn’t the cosseting ride quality or the illuminated stars embedded in the headliner of the insanely ornate interior. It isn’t the 577 horsepower or the 266 miles of range. It’s neither the “yes, that’s the spot” massaging seats nor the curbside presence of … Read more
The AI search engines are here — and getting better
Image: David Pierce / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 59, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about HotWired and … Read more
Viral squirrel ‘Peanut’ triggers Solana memecoin frenzy
Following the controversial death of Peanut the Squirrel, memecoins themed after Peanut have surged on Solana, with some hitting market caps of more than $100 million.
Bitcoin Pulls Under $68K as Crypto Markets Falter Ahead of Election
At least according to betting markets, the U.S. presidential election has moved to nearly a 50/50 race versus an easy Trump victory just days ago.
Bitcoin analyst sees $66K 'local bottom' as BTC price liquidates $200M
Bitcoin sets up a volatile US election week with increasingly deep BTC price support retests below $70,000.
I2P Anonymous Network
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Matrix 2.0 Is Here
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What is BlackCat ransomware in crypto?
BlackCat ransomware is known for its advanced techniques and is often associated with programs that enable cybercriminals to launch attacks.
Crypto security incidents in October lead to $129M in losses: CertiK
The biggest incidents in October included the Radiant Capital hack, a phishing attack and the hacking incident involving crypto exchange M2.
Rust’s Most Subtle Syntax
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Crypto projects to unlock $2.6B in tokens in November
The most noteworthy token unlocks in November include Memecoin, Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche and Optimism.