Metaplanet to buy 21K Bitcoin, Korean exchange users up 450%: Asia Express
Japan’s Metaplanet set to become third largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, as new Korean exchange accounts surge 450%. Asia Express
Japan’s Metaplanet set to become third largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, as new Korean exchange accounts surge 450%. Asia Express
After UFC’s Instagram was hacked to promote a pump-and-dump Solana meme coin scam, the attackers got away with $1.4 million in profit.
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Google is testing a new “Ask for Me” feature that uses AI to call local businesses on your behalf, for information about availability and pricing. The feature is available on desktop and mobile for users who have opted into the company’s Search Labs experiments. The idea is to help users access information without having to … Read more
The memecoin launch attracted hundreds of thousands of new onchain users, propelling Solana to become the third-largest blockchain network by stablecoin supply.
A complaint filed in January 2024 alleged that Binance, Changpeng Zhao, Iran and Syria provided “substantial assistance” that contributed to Hamas’ October 2023 attacks on Israel.
Amazon has raised the price of its Music Unlimited service in the US, Canada, and the UK, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. In an update on its website, Amazon says it’s raising the price for Prime members from $9.99 to $10.99 per month (or $99 to $109 / year), while the plan for non-Prime … Read more
There’s more good stuff to watch than ever — if you can afford it. | Image: Amazon Death. Taxes. All your streaming services getting a little more expensive all the time. These are the new certainties in life, it seems. In recent years, as the streaming TV and movie business has gotten more competitive and … Read more
Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr has ordered investigations into NPR and PBS with the goal of slashing the money given to the government-funded organizations, The New York Times reports. The investigations are ostensibly about PBS and NPR’s member stations’ sponsorships, according to a letter from Carr obtained by the Times. “I am concerned that NPR … Read more
Midnight Society, the developer behind Deadrop, confirmed Thursday that it’s closing up shop after splitting with its famous co-founder.
Kraken was one of the many crypto firms targeted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under former Chair Gary Gensler’s leadership.
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Missed out on all the terrific TV deals we saw during Black Friday and Cyber Monday? That’s okay, because the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl have historically been one of the better times of the year to snag a discounted set. In fact, Amazon, Best Buy, Woot, and a number of retailers are … Read more
SBF’s parents, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, are reportedly exploring the possibility of putting their son’s case before President Trump for clemency.
On an earnings call last night, Tesla CEO Elon Musk spent a lot of time talking up his companyâs plans to âgo ballisticâ on artificial intelligence, and very little time on Teslaâs core business, which is making and selling electric cars. There was so little attention paid to Teslaâs automotive business, that even a bunch … Read more
Despite news that Andreessen Horowitz closed its London crypto-focused office, the VC reportedly still has dozens of scouts in Europe looking for startups. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The new Model Y comes with the latest HW4 computer. In 2016, Tesla published a blog that said all EVs it produces have the hardware necessary to achieve “Full Self-Driving,” meaning owners of those Teslas could look forward to autonomous rides and could eventually send their cars out as money-making robotaxis when not in use. … Read more
A new year means a new Sundance Film Festival, and a fresh crop of promising original features that could go on to become awards season darlings in a few months. It might be hard to top last year’s festival where Dìdi, A Different Man, and I Saw the TV Glow all made strong showings. But … Read more
Supported by Securitize, it tokenizes an existing Apollo fund and operates across multiple networks.
Bitcoin trades above $100,000, but investors’ “unit bias” and the rise of spot BTC ETFs have drastically decreased retail investors’ presence in the market.
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A Logitech webcam similar to (but not the same as) the one we used. Nvidia mildly blew our minds in 2020 when its graphics cards gained the ability to delete practically all the background noise from our audio calls with a free app, and now the company’s doing it again. My colleague and Verge senior … Read more
Google is trying out a new tool that lets AI call businesses to ask questions for you. The feature, called Ask for Me, collects information about the pricing and availability of a service, but it’s only available for nail salons and auto shops for now. Once you enable the experiment on Google Search Labs, you … Read more
Google SVP Rick Osterloh issued an internal memo to the Pixel/Android/Chrome team Thursday, announcing a “voluntary exit program.” TechCrunch has confirmed the letter’s existence with the company, after it was first reported by 9 to 5 Google. In a statement to TechCrunch, a spokesperson notes, The Platforms & Devices team is offering a voluntary exit … Read more
TRUMP’s price and trading volume have both fallen dramatically, but President Trump’s Solana meme coin still has ardent backers.
A spokesperson for Fairshake said the PAC was “keeping [its] foot on the gas” after its success in the 2024 US elections.
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After dominating the 2024 election, Fairshake apparently intends to keep up the pressure to ensure crypto’s continued political strength.