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Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta is testing eBay listings on Facebook Marketplace in the US, Germany, and France. The company said in a post on Wednesday that it’s making the change to comply with last year’s antitrust order by the European Union, though it continues to appeal the decision. With the test, Facebook … Read more
Crypto markets had been on a nice bull run the the final quarter of 2024, but the trend of rising government bond yields across the globe appears to have become to strong to ignore. Considered the benchmark that sets the standard across the world, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield has risen to 4.70% as of … Read more
Ahead of the holidays, Microsoft said it was upgrading the AI model behind Bing Image Creator, the AI-powered image editing tool built into the company’s Bing search engine. Microsoft promised that the new model — the latest version of OpenAI’s DALL-E 3 model, code-named “PR16” — would allow users to create images “twice as fast … Read more
“We are cleaning the environment, because without us, the city will be too dirty,” explains Jane Mago, a waste picker from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Her words underscore the environmental challenges bedeviling much of Africa—from polluted oceans and the menace of plastic bottles to poorly managed waste. These issues are not just local but reflect … Read more
Illustration: The Verge AT&T has announced a new “AT&T Guarantee” program promising better communication around outages and compensation that includes bill credits for a day’s service when the outage meets certain thresholds, reports Reuters. The new automatic-credit program covers both AT&T fiber and wireless services. AT&T promises to email or text customers when there’s an … Read more
Priced at $899, the Avalon Mini 3 aims to recycle the excess heat generated through Bitcoin mining to warm living spaces.
The former chief executive of the parent company of MoviePass, Theodore Farnsworth, pleaded guilty to charges of securities fraud and conspiracy after being accused of misleading investors over the service’s “unlimited plan.” Farnsworth also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud as the chief executive of Vinco Ventures, a publicly traded company. Helios & … Read more
While everyone else is hoping that 2025 will be a better year than those earlier this decade, I suggest that you think more about 2030… And I know what you might be thinking… I’m not big on New Year’s Resolutions, Jonathan. I’ve disappointed myself with pass/fail goals too many times in the past. My current … Read more
Pyth Network partners with Revolut to integrate digital asset data into DeFi, bridging the gap between TradFi and Web3.
Industry watchers foresee a year of significant upside for the emerging field of autonomous AI agents and AI cryptocurrencies.
There is a critical need for a comprehensive, responsible AI approach to address privacy, security, bias and accountability challenges in the emerging agentic economy.
Meta is set to start displaying eBay listings in its own Facebook Marketplace classifieds platform, in an effort to appease European regulators. Back in November, Meta was hit with a €798 million fine by the European Commission (EC) in Europe for breaching antitrust rules. The EC contended that Meta created “unfair trading conditions” by connecting … Read more
Aethir’s decentralized Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) network began as a solution for cloud gaming, but co-founder Mark Rydon says the company is now focused on artificial intelligence — an industry where soaring demand for compute power is driving up GPU value and colliding with U.S.-China geopolitics. Aethir, founded in 2022, is one of the most … Read more
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, January 7th, 2025/CyberNewsWire/–Security Risk Advisors today announced it has become a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), an ecosystem of independent software vendors (ISVs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs) that have integrated their solutions with Microsoft Security technology to better defend mutual customers against a world of increasing cyber threats. … Read more
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H1, a healthcare data analytics platform serving the pharmaceutical industry with data on over 10 million healthcare professionals, has acquired Ribbon, a startup that helps patients find doctors that are supported by their insurance. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The last time that Ribbon — founded in 2016 and a Y … 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 3430.34, down 1.1% (-39.46) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Two of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: XRP (+2.0%) and XLM (+1.7%). Laggards: APT (-5.1%) and NEAR (-5.1%). … Read more
The Bain Capital-owned edtech giant says hackers accessed its customer support portal using a “compromised credential.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Image: Yukai Engineering CES is home to some of the coolest, cutting-edge, and most innovative technology around. But within this sea of tech are always some pretty strange gadgets. This year’s conference was no different, packed with a whole bunch of wacky devices, some of which might have a chance of taking off, and others… … Read more
Image: The Verge The European Union is reportedly close to deciding whether X’s attempts to combat illegal or harmful content are compliant with the bloc’s digital service rulebook. A probe into X’s risk management and content moderation will be concluded “as early as legally possible,” according to a letter to EU lawmakers seen by Bloomberg. … Read more
Thailand is set to launch a pilot program in Phuket in 2025, enabling tourists to use Bitcoin for transactions and streamlining digital payments.
The goods—worth a total of $2.68 million—were left in a residence in Espoo.
Google Home hubs get a big upgrade. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge One of the key changes Matter is bringing to the smart home is a standardized way to enable local control of smart devices. This means your light bulb doesn’t have to talk to the cloud when you ask your voice … Read more
HyperLiquid, the layer-1 blockchain known for its derivatives exchange, has responded to criticism over an apparent lack of decentralization and issues around validators. The concerns were initially published by Kam Benbrik, an employee at ChorusOne which operates several nodes across different blockchains. Many of the issues stemmed from HyperLiquid using “closed-source code,” which Benbrik claims … Read more
Sebastian Bürgel, vice president of technology at Gnosis and founder of Hopr, argues that hyperfinancialization and profit-seeking are a threat to privacy and the crypto sector.
Vay is hitting the accelerator on its driverless car-sharing service in Las Vegas. The Berlin-based startup, which uses teleoperations technology that lets humans pilot empty vehicles to customers, has been operating a small commercial fleet of retrofitted Kia e-Niro vehicles in certain parts of Las Vegas since January 2024. When customers open the Vay app … Read more