Month: November 2024
Apple is buying photo-editing app Pixelmator
Pixelmator announced on Friday that it is being acquired by Apple. The image-editing platform didn’t discuss what life might look like under the corporate umbrella but did note there would be “no material changes” to its Pixelmator Pro, Pixelmator for iOS, and Photomator apps — at least for now. If Apple’s acquisition history is any … Read more
‘Blair Witch,’ ‘Host’ Filmmakers Launch $25,000 Web3 Horror Film Award
Web3 film funding platform Decentralized Pictures will host a community vote to pick two winners, using the project’s FILMCredits token.
How to watch Fortnite’s Remix: The Prelude event
Image: Epic games Epic Games is about to host big in-game event ahead of its next throwback season — and it could be pretty musical. The event’s title suggests the music theme — “Remix: The Prelude” — and a post from Epic suggests to be at the event with “the volume UP”. Fortnite is already … Read more
US Treasury: Blockchain can improve financial system
The US Treasury is especially keen on distributed ledger technology (DLT) for payments, settlement and clearing.
Mt. Gox Moves $35 Million in Bitcoin to Cold Storage After Postponing Repayments
With another year to complete repayments from a decade-old attack, Mt. Gox moved 500 Bitcoin ($35 million) to cold storage late Thursday.
Forms and Input Handling in iOS 18 – #30DaysOfSwift
Day 24: Designing Forms and Handling User Input Validation 📋 Let’s go to the basics today with by creating forms and handling user input in SwiftUI. Forms are a core part of many apps for collecting data from users. Let’s jump in! Code SwiftUI provides the Form container, making it easy to create user-friendly input forms. n import SwiftUI … Read more
VC Roundup: Web3 funding hits $5.4B in 2024
Blockchain-based startups raised $1.4 billion in the third quarter, bringing investments year to date to over $5.4 billion.
AVKit Integration in iOS 18 – #30DaysOfSwift
Day 23: AVKit Integration – Playing Videos and Media in SwiftUI 🎬 Today, we’ll explore how to integrate AVKit into your SwiftUI project. AVKit is the framework that lets you play videos and audio seamlessly with built-in controls. Comments for Customization: player.play(): This starts video playback. cornerRadius(10): This rounds the corners of the video view, making it visually appealing. … Read more
My first DIY phone fix made me a self-repair believer
Turns out, taking things apart is still just as much fun as when you were a kid. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge My first DIY smartphone repair project was off to an inauspicious start. I’d successfully removed the back of the HMD Skyline, but the next instruction called for a T3 screwdriver bit. … Read more
BTC drops below $70k, Coinbase falls most in 2 years, Tether profits soar!
BTC drops below $70k, $500m OI wiped out. BTC ETFs top 1m BTC held. Coinbase falls the most in 2 years. Tether reports $7.7bn profit, holds $100bn treasuries. Franklin Templeton tokenises fund on Base. Trump’s WLFI cuts fundraising target by 90%. Stablecoins should be replaced by CBDC: Treasury. Prison guards asked CZ for token tips. … Read more
Units: Zero to Blockchain in Minutes (No PhD Required)
Imagine creating your own blockchain as easily as launching a website—no complicated setup, no big servers, just full control in your hands. That’s the vision behind Sasha Ivanov’s latest project, the Units Network (the link/domain is also literally units.network, neat). In this article, I break down the technical concepts behind this innovative platform and explores … Read more
Prediction Market Kalshi’s Long-Game Play to Court Crypto Traders
Kalshi says that it has seen surging USDC adoption since opening deposits this week—and as prediction markets heat up, more crypto additions could come.
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Use Amazon Q to find answers on Google Drive in an enterprise
Amazon Q Business is a generative AI-powered assistant designed to enhance enterprise operations. It’s a fully managed service that helps provide accurate answers to users’ questions while adhering to the security and access restrictions of the content. You can tailor Amazon Q Business to your specific business needs by connecting to your company’s information and … Read more
The HackerNoon Newsletter: Zombies Among Us: Deadcoins How to Spot Them (11/1/2024)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, November 1, 2024? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Algeria began a successful rebellion against French rule. in 1954, William Shakespearse’s The Tempest Had Its First Recorded Performance in 1611, The first large hydrogen bomb was tested … Read more
Nansen highlights AI-fueled NodeFi, GPUfi for DePIN investment
Nansen takes a detailed look at an emerging opportunity for Web3-powered investors in a new report.
How Druva used Amazon Bedrock to address foundation model complexity when building Dru, Druva’s backup AI copilot
This post is co-written with David Gildea and Tom Nijs from Druva. Druva enables cyber, data, and operational resilience for thousands of enterprises, and is trusted by 60 of the Fortune 500. Customers use Druva Data Resiliency Cloud to simplify data protection, streamline data governance, and gain data visibility and insights. Independent software vendors (ISVs) … Read more
Apple is acquiring the popular image editing app Pixelmator
Image: Pixelmator Apple has agreed to acquire Pixelmator, a popular image editing app available on Mac and iOS. Pixelmator announced the news in a post on its blog, saying it will now “have the ability to reach an even wider audience and make an even bigger impact on the lives of creative people around the … Read more
How to Get Around Paywalls on Major Websites
As a researcher, I spend a good chunk of my day reading—whether it’s for professional insight, staying updated on current events, or simply enjoying a well-written article. I’m already subscribed to a few major publications that I rely on regularly, but now and then, I come across a piece from a site I’m not subscribed … Read more
Startups of The Year: Nominations Date Extended!
We have exciting news 🥁 Due to overwhelming demand, we are extending the deadline for Startups of The Year 2024 nominations! It has been one month since the launch, and we’ve already surpassed 1,074,900 votes! Till now, we have 153,600 startups nominated across 98 industries and 2,900 cities worldwide. n The competition we see this … Read more
Sreenivasarao Amirineni: How Machine Learning Contributes to Modern Business Efficiency
As a Senior BI Architect at Safeguard Products International LLC, Sreenivasarao Amirineni has made a name for himself in the insurance and data analytics industries. His path from earning a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Madras in 2001 to spearheading essential advancements in the insurance sector is evidence of his commitment … Read more
A new app launches to help keep voters informed for elections
Around the corner is perhaps one of the most important elections this nation has ever seen, yet many people are still unaware of the details needed to cast informed ballots. It’s not necessarily their fault — some voting information can be quite hard to find, especially when it comes to learning about, say, the political … Read more
Apple is buying 20 percent of its iPhone satellite services partner
Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge Apple is taking a 20 percent stake in its iPhone satellite connectivity partner GlobalStar — a stake worth $400 million — as part of an expansion of its deal with the company. GlobalStar will also receive a prepayment of $1.1 billion from Apple that is intended to improve … Read more
Cross-posting social app Openvibe now supports Threads, too
The decline of X (formerly Twitter) under Elon Musk, has boosted engagement with alternative social networks like Bluesky, Threads, and Mastodon, but it has also challenged early adopters who now have too many places to post. Naturally, some entrepreneurs are working to solve this problem with apps that let you cross-post to multiple platforms at … Read more