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Federal Judge Dismisses SEC Case Against Richard Heart, Citing Lack of Jurisdiction

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A federal judge has dismissed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit against Richard Heart, the founder of HEX, PulseChain and PulseX, ruling that the agency lacked jurisdiction because the project did not specifically target U.S. investors. “The relevant online communications described in the Complaint during the offer periods consist of untargeted, globally available information,” … Read more

Here’s Why The Markup Won the Digiday Media Award

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An investigation by The Markup into online tracking by hospitals has won “Best Story” in the 2023 Digiday Media Awards. The awards recognize the most innovative work the industry has to offer. In the story recognized by Digiday, “Facebook Is Receiving Sensitive Medical Information from Hospital Websites,” we revealed that 33 of the top 100 … Read more

HODL 2025 Announces Its Biggest Web3 Gathering in Dubai

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CEOs and Crypto Leaders from Bitcoin.com, Franklin Templeton, Morgan Stanley, Fireblocks, and more to Join HODL in Dubai this May. Trescon’s flagship event, HODL 2025 (formerly World Blockchain Summit), the world’s longest-running crypto and web3 summit series, is set to return to Dubai at the Madinat Jumeirah, on 14-15, May 2025. As a premier platform for blockchain and Web3 … Read more

Mozilla is already revising its new Firefox terms to clarify how it handles user data

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Mozilla is revising its new Terms of Use for Firefox introduced on Wednesday following criticisms over language that seemed to give the company broad ownership over user data. With the change, “we’re updating the language to more clearly reflect the limited scope of how Mozilla interacts with user data,” the company says in a Friday … Read more

100+ Markets and Counting – Veera Becomes the Ultimate Gateway to Web3

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Veera, a rapidly growing internet browser, is now available in over 100 countries, delivering a seamless browsing experience alongside one of the most comprehensive Web3 ecosystems. With over 4 million users and a monthly active base of 1 million+, Veera is positioning itself at the forefront of the evolving decentralized internet. Built for the future … Read more

SymbyAI raises $2.1M seed to make science research easier

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SymbyAI, a SaaS platform that uses AI to streamline scientific research, announced a $2.1 million seed round with participation from Drive Capital and CharacterVC, among others.  Launched just last year by Aisha Livaudais and Michael House, the platform provides organized workspaces for researchers to access papers, code, data, and experiences within one place. It helps … Read more

Metaverses in Crypto & How to Profit from Them

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“Virtual world” can loosely define the term ‘Metaverse’, but it really depends on who you ask, and in which environment. In 1992, the author Neal Stephenson created the term for the novel “Snow Crash,” to describe an immersive virtual world shared by everyone. In 2011, the novel “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline detailed another … Read more

The Verge looks back on Skype

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It may be difficult to believe in this time of Zoom, Google Meet, and Slack, but at one point, Skype was one of the primary ways to make contact with friends, family, and colleagues. First released in 2003 and, after going through several owners, finally purchased by Microsoft in 2011, the app allowed you to … Read more