kamal Software development has a way of humbling you. Early in my career, I was certain about a lot of things—best practices, the “right” way to code, and how teams should work. Over time, I realized that many of those “truths” weren’t universal. Some were outright wrong. And some—well, present-me now finds hilarious. The more code … Read more
The Chipolo Card Spot isn’t as creepy as other trackers, Victoria says in her review. Did you know Apple’s AirTags weren’t the first Find My Bluetooth trackers for iPhones? Chipolo actually beat Apple to its own game in 2021 with the Chipolo One Spot. It’s easy to pass them up given that AirTags are often … Read more
Creditors of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX with claims below $50,000 have started receiving their payouts, which include 9% annual interest accrued since November 2022. Multiple users on the FTX subreddit have reported receiving funds on accounts at crypto exchange Kraken with the added interest on top. Creditors are scheduled to receive roughly 119% of … Read more
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Earlier this month, a Berlin court ordered Elon Musk-owned X to provide immediate access to public platform data to two civil society organizations seeking to study systemic risk around the country’s upcoming election. In a post on X, the social media company said Tuesday it is challenging the order, claiming the summary proceeding “egregiously undermines … Read more
Meta is holding a new “LlamaCon” conference where it will share updates on “open source AI developments” to help developers create apps and products, the company said on Tuesday. LlamaCon will take place on April 29th, 2025 — months ahead of its Meta Connect conference, which it just announced will run from September 17th to … Read more
BTC dominance rises, SOL down 16% in a week. Texas to hold public hearing on BTC reserve today. BTC breakout is coming: Van Straten. BTC to $200k in 2025: Bernstein. BTC to $1.5m by 2030: Ark. ETH ETF inflows outperform BTC in February. MEMX exchange files to list 21Shares XRP ETF. SOL sentiment remains low … Read more
The regulator’s cases against Coinbase and Binance are on shaky ground following the creation of the Crypto Task Force.
Insta360 has introduced a tracking module for its Flow 2 Pro gimbal bringing subject tracking capabilities to any camera app. | Image: Insta360 Insta360 has announced a new accessory for its Flow 2 Pro smartphone gimbal that allows any camera app to take advantage of the company’s AI-powered tracking technology. Previously, subject tracking required the … Read more
Nigeria is planning to amend digital asset regulations to tax crypto transactions, a move it believes will bring in substantial revenue.
Meta on Tuesday announced that it’ll host its first-ever dev conference dedicated to generative AI. Called LlamaCon after Meta’s Llama family of generative AI models, the conference is scheduled to take place on April 29. Meta said that it plans to share “the latest on [its] open source AI developments to help developers […] build … Read more
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The FTX collapse was painful for many creditors, causing mental distress and underscoring the dangers of keeping crypto on centralized exchanges.
Chase Bank is going to make it harder to use Zelle for transactions stemming from social media. In an update to its policy on Zelle, Chase says it may “decline or block” payments related to purchases from social media marketplaces or messaging apps, as spotted earlier by Bleeping Computer. The new policy, which goes into … Read more
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, February 18, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From Will the EU’s Defense Spending Boom Put Crypto Gains at Risk? to Bitcoins Utility Cannot Be Measured by Its … Read more
Blockaid, a cybersecurity firm specializing in blockchain security, said it raised $50 million in a Series B funding round to help expand research, engineering and product development. Ribbit Capital led the round, with backing from GV and existing investors including Variant and Cyberstarts, the company said. The funding comes as demand for blockchain security rises, … Read more
Traditional finance firms that have adopted crypto are moving past the experimentation phase and are actively working on real-world solutions, Mastercard’s head of crypto and blockchain, Raj Dhamodharan, told CoinDesk. “Many of us in the industry are moving beyond experimentation; it’s actually real solutions,” he said, noting that Mastercard has already enabled stablecoin payments for … Read more
A photo of the Nothing Phone 3A’s triple-camera setup. Nothing is comparing its coming budget Phone 3A’s camera against that of the iPhone 16 Pro Max in a new YouTube video released today. Specifically, it’s showing off the performance of the Phone 3A’s 50MP periscope camera, which appears in the bottom right of the triangular … Read more
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This week, the Libra memecoin sparked an international scandal involving the president of Argentina. To understand it, one must look back to June 2024.