Month: November 2024
Crypto Reverses Early Gains, Bitcoin Dives Back to $69K
Prices had rallied early in U.S. trading on Friday alongside a soft economic data and a rebound in stocks.
Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm’s Trial Delayed Until April
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s upcoming criminal trial has been pushed to April instead of a previously scheduled December start date, a New York judge ruled Friday.
Trump Advisor Vivek Ramaswamy Adds Bitcoin to $1.7 Billion Asset Management Firm
Financial services firm Strive, which was co-founded by Donald Trump advisor Vivek Ramaswamy, will begin offering Bitcoin under a new wealth management business.
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Plan a Crypto Mine Near a U.S. Military Base? Expect a Bigger Hassle Now.
Foreign real estate deals near sensitive U.S. military bases will get more government scrutiny under a new rule from the U.S. Department of the Treasury that has emerged after President Joe Biden ordered a China-tied crypto mining operation beside a Wyoming nuclear missile base shut down earlier this year.
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew looks like a wild ride in new trailer
Image: Disney Disney released a new trailer for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, its new Star Wars Disney Plus show premiering next month, and it looks like the show is going to be pretty fun. “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew follows the journey of four kids who make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly safe home planet, … Read more
CreationNetwork.ai Emerges As a Leading AI-Powered Platform, Integrating Over Twenty Two Tools
LONDON, United Kingdom, November 1st, 2024/Chainwire/–CreationNetwork.ai, a groundbreaking digital platform, today announces its public launch, redefining digital engagement for businesses, content creators, and influencers. As an all-in-one solution for content creation, e-commerce, social media management, and digital marketing, CreationNetwork.ai combines 22+ proprietary AI-powered tools and 29+ platform integrations to deliver the most extensive digital ecosystem … Read more
Midnight To Launch The World’s First Deconstructed MMO On Aptos, Unveiling The Future Of AA Gaming
LAS VEGAS, US, November 1st, 2024/Chainwire/–Midnight Evergreen Technologies, Inc. (Midnight) dares to reimagine the role of an AA game publisher, with a mission to fundamentally reshape how we play together. Midnight is building The Evergreen, the first (of-its-kind) publishing platform designed as a deconstructed, composable MMORPG, delivering immersive, cross-genre experiences that seamlessly span across various … Read more
Why Waiting Matters: Making Automated Tests Reliable
I remember working on a project where I was implementing a regression suite for a web app using Cypress. Initially, everything was going smoothly, and the tests were running well. However, I soon encountered a frustrating situation: some tests began to fail for seemingly no reason. It wasn’t as if I had introduced any changes … Read more
Track, allocate, and manage your generative AI cost and usage with Amazon Bedrock
As enterprises increasingly embrace generative AI , they face challenges in managing the associated costs. With demand for generative AI applications surging across projects and multiple lines of business, accurately allocating and tracking spend becomes more complex. Organizations need to prioritize their generative AI spending based on business impact and criticality while maintaining cost transparency … Read more
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Designing and Implementing Request Throttling
Managing request flow effectively in distributed systems is crucial to maintaining stability, reliability, and performance. If unchecked, incoming traffic can overwhelm services, leading to degraded performance or complete failure. Developing a robust throttling mechanism ensures that requests are handled gracefully, balancing availability with system protection. :::info This is part 2 of a 3-part series. Read … Read more
The Chainsmokers want to bring a different kind of value add to B2B companies
The potential value a celebrity investor can bring to a consumer company, beyond just writing a check, is obvious: marketing and promotion. But that value is less clear when it comes to backing B2B startups. Alex Pall and Drew Taggart, also known as the Chainsmokers, think their VC fund Mantis VC can bring a value … Read more
Memecoin Market Analysis: 4 Strategies for Better Returns in 2024
Bitcoin’s surge past $70,000 has reignited the memecoin market, with tokens like $GOAT delivering mind-bending returns of 10,000x in just five days. After analyzing trading data from the TOP 25 memecoins, we’ve uncovered four proven strategies that separate successful traders from the crowd. Here’s your comprehensive playbook for navigating this high-reward market. :::warning Editor’s note: … Read more
Battle Royale Game ‘Off the Grid’ Adds Trump and Harris Skins Ahead of Election
With the U.S. election just days away, Avalanche-based game Off the Grid is drawing fresh buzz with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris skins.
Niue’s Digital Paradox: A Tale of Selective Connectivity
In the vast expanse of the South Pacific Ocean, a fascinating technological controversy is unfolding on the tiny island nation of Niue. With just 1,820 residents as of 2024 according to worldometers.info, this small coral atoll has become an unexpected focal point in the debate over digital access, infrastructure protection, and the selective application of … Read more
With Decentralized AI and Tokenized Ownership, We Can Fight ‘The Six’
Orthodox venture capital will never provide the resources for decentralized AI to take on Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple, et al. The only way is to supplant equity financing with user-owned, token-based systems, says Michael J. Casey, Chairman of The Decentralized AI Society.
Meta’s new OS update for Quest includes a redesign and train mode
Photo by David Pierce / The Verge Meta is introducing some big changes with its Quest v71 update, including a redesign of Meta Horizon OS, a calendar app, and the ability to use Travel Mode on a train. The update will start rolling out gradually next week. Let’s start with the redesign. Meta says that … Read more
Kalshi rolls out more betting markets ahead of US elections
The US-based prediction market is vying to catch up with industry leader Polymarket.
AI Can Help Track Your Missing Packages
It’s November, which means the holiday season has started — and with it, an influx of online orders. Most consumers who have ordered something online have experienced delays, failed delivery attempts or worse — lost packages. Frankly, tracking numbers and text message updates aren’t cutting it. Could artificial intelligence finally provide a solution to this … Read more
Bitcoin Mining Bans Can Backfire on Climate Conscious Governments, a New Research Finds
The intensive energy usage of the Bitcoin network could tempt governments to ban mining due to environmental concerns. A new research paper indicates that could be a mistake, depending on the jurisdiction.
New funding rounds confirm that money attracts money
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. Money attracts money, as the saying goes. This week seemed to confirm it, with a couple startups announcing new rounds of funding only months after their previous … Read more
Schwinn resurrected its classic ‘70s Hurricane as a modern e-bike
The Hurricane Compact Electric Bike offers a range of 30 miles. | Image: Schwinn The Schwinn Hurricane, an iconic kids bike of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, could soon be a staple of the suburbs once again thanks to an electric revival. The new Schwinn Hurricane Compact Electric Bike isn’t an exact dupe of … Read more
Fortune Cookies For The Fortune 500? Waymo Thinks So — But Should You?
Alphabet’s well-funded poster child for driverless tech recently launched a campaign as uncharacteristic as it is crunchy. In a gambit to accelerate the company’s once modest branding, ==Waymo’s latest marketing stunt== didn’t come from the data mines of Google HQ, but inside a sugary piece of prophetic pastry: ==the fortune cookie==. Somewhere between the Kung … Read more
Tether CEO’s MiCA concerns, Buterin to ‘Purge’ Ethereum inefficiencies: Finance Redefined
Concerns about Europe’s upcoming MiCA regulations and Vitalik Buterin’s plans to make Ethereum more efficient were the main focus of crypto investors this week.