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Netflix / TMS Entertainment Though Yuto Suzuki’s manga Sakamoto Days hasn’t been publishing for all that long, an animated adaptation of the series is already making its way to Netflix in just a few days. Set in a world where it’s not uncommon for people to have superhuman abilities, Sakamoto Days tells the story of … Read more
A startup hoping to provide a credible alternative to Amazon has picked up funding to double down on the gap in the market. PrettyDamnQuick (PDQ) provides tech to retailers to let them customize and test different shipping and checkout flows, and now it has picked up a deal of its own: a $25 million Series … Read more
Welcome to HackerNoon Startups of the Week! Each week, we highlight standout startups from our Startups of the Year database. These companies have all been recognized as top contenders in their respective categories or regions. This week, we’re excited to feature Rampage Proxies, CraveHRO, and Creart Digital Media! :::tip Want to be nominated for HackerNoon’s … Read more
How Can We Obtain Rapidly Growth In Any Environment? If I can only work for an employer for one day, how should I perform my work? Should I treat the job differently from a long-term job position? Why Should We Work Like Short-Term Contractors (consultants)? Most of us are in favor of long-term positions. Why … Read more
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Smart lock companies have spent 2024 crafting nifty ways for you to gain entry into your home, including iPhone-tapping Home Key options from Aqara, a palm scanner from Philips, keypad and fingerprint smart locks from August, and even a Face ID-style one from Lockly. These all sound … Read more
Innovaccer has raised a $275M Series F from investors including B Capital Group, Banner Health, Danaher Ventures, Generation IM, Kaiser Permanente, and M12. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Roughly $488.5 million worth of stolen crypto assets were recovered, representing a 27.62% decline from the $674.9 million recovered in 2023.
Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge The first Nintendo Switch basically had the road to itself, and Nintendo instantly proved just how awesome a hybrid console and handheld could be, leading to massive success. The next Switch is imminent, but it will launch into a world that’s packed with very capable handheld … Read more
The Astrohaus Wordrunner keyboard will be available through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign in February. | Image: Astrohaus Astrohaus has announced a new addition to its distraction-reducing Freewrite line of writing tools at CES. Unlike its previous all-in-one devices that pair a keyboard with basic monochromatic screens, its new Freewrite Wordrunner is a standalone mechanical keyboard … Read more
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CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3298.7, down 2.2% (-74.23) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. One of 20 assets is trading higher. Leaders: LTC (+1.9%) and POL (-0.3%). Laggards: RENDER (-5.1%) and ICP (-5.1%). … Read more
Bitcoin network growth is set to take BTC price to seven figures within the next decade, says Timothy Peterson.
Banking giant Standard Chartered is debuting crypto services in Europein Europe via its new Luxembourg entity after securing a digital asset license under the MiCA framework.
Image: VideoLAN The popular open-source VLC video player was demonstrated on the floor of CES 2025 with automatic AI subtitling and translation, generated locally and offline in real time. Parent organization VideoLAN shared a video on Tuesday in which president Jean-Baptiste Kempf shows off the new feature, which uses open-source AI models to generate subtitles … Read more
Image: Microsoft Microsoft is holding another Xbox Developer Direct event on January 23rd. It’s the third Developer Direct in a row, making it an annual look at what’s ahead for Xbox for the year. Like last year’s event, Microsoft will provide some updates on Xbox games that are planned for release in 2025, including feature … Read more
A Delaware judge has approved a settlement that will see Tesla directors – including Chair Robyn Denholm, Oracle founder Larry Ellison, Kimbal Musk, and James Murdoch – return up to $919 million to the automaker, officially resolving allegations that they overpaid themselves, per Reuters. The settlement concludes a 2020 lawsuit by the Police and Fire … Read more
MANTRA, a layer-1 blockchain designed for tokenized real-world assets (RWA), entered an agreement with United Arab Emirates-based property conglomerate DAMAC Group to bring at least $1 billion of the firm’s assets to blockchain rails, the companies announced Thursday in a press release. The deal will allow investors to finance DAMAC’s portfolio companies spanning across various … Read more
IO Network and Alpha Network have formed a strategic partnership to develop infrastructure for artificial intelligence applications, with a core focus on decentralized computing architecture and enhanced data security protocols. The collaboration aims to establish a new paradigm in AI infrastructure by combining two distinct technological approaches: IO Network’s distributed GPU cluster management and Alpha … Read more
Image: Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz said that its electric vehicles will be able to access Tesla’s Supercharger network starting in February. By now you should be familiar with how this goes: a manufacturer announces Supercharger access, first through the use of NACS-to-CCS adapters and then later with native NACS integration. The adapters are available to purchase through … Read more
Image: The Verge The AI search engine Perplexity is launching an integration with Tripadvisor that will add more information about hotels. Now, when you search for places to stay, Perplexity will present you with a neatly organized list of hotels, alongside summaries of why it chose them using information sourced from Tripadvisor. In an example … Read more
Mantra and Damac Group have signed a $1 billion partnership to tokenize real-world assets, enhancing blockchain-based finance in the UAE.
Innovative challengers are building compliance into their DNA and outcompeting established players.
The new year kicked off on a happy note with bitcoin (BTC) moving towards $100,000, putting behind the weak price of December. Amid the cheer, CoinDesk warned against being too optimistic, noting the undercurrents of sellers looking to reassert themselves. A week later, BTC has pulled back to $93,000 after failing to keep gains above … Read more
Both JWT (JSON Web Token) and PASETO (Platform-Agnostic Security Tokens) are technologies used to generate secure tokens. Secure and scalable token-based authentication and authorization are essential for any modern web and API applications. JWT is known for its flexibility and broad support across platforms. However, this flexibility can sometimes lead to cryptographic misconfigurations. PASETO is … Read more
Fetch.ai has launched a $10 million accelerator program to empower startups in AI agents, quantum computing and high-performance technology.
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Meta’s overhaul of its content moderation and fact-checking policies in the US is bringing into focus a key geopolitical tension likely to grow under the incoming Trump administration: the regulation of speech online. CEO Mark Zuckerberg made no secret of his attempt to align his interests with … Read more
French startup Rounded believes AI voice agents are going to become the default way customers interact with companies, so instead of building AI voice agents that are ready to use, the company is building an orchestration platform that lets companies build their own voice agent. Rounded started off working on a web3 product before shifting … Read more