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Using the blockchain to enhance KYC processes for web3 businesses
Nimantha Siriwardana Contributor Share on Twitter Nimantha Siriwardana is the co-founder and CTO of Metacask, the marketplace for spirits-backed NFTs. Nim has over 20 years of experience in delivering technology solutions and previously worked for Goldman Sachs and Source Capital AG. There’s no way for blockchain-based businesses, financial service providers or banks to bypass Know … Read more
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Matter finally arrives on devices you can actually use
The Eve Motion sensor is one of the first smart home devices that will work with Matter. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Christmas has come a little early for the smart home: the first Matter-compatible devices are finally here. Starting today, December 12th, Eve Systems is beginning the roll-out of a … Read more
Ask HN: What’s your proudest hack?
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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT / XTX review: 4K performance for less
AMD’s top RDNA 3 GPU manages to beat the RTX 4080 in many games at a $200 lower price. But ray-tracing performance is far behind Nvidia. Continue reading…
How to implement a video SEO strategy
Mark Munroe Contributor Share on Twitter Mark Munroe is a long-time SEO veteran and the creator of technical SEO monitoring tool, SEORadar. He was most recently vice president of SEO at Nuvolum. We all know that content is king when it comes to SEO. However, winning SEO strategies today demand more than just good textual … Read more
MIT Fast Code Seminar
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Being startup employee number one
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Thoma Bravo snags Coupa for $8B despite activist pressure to hold off for higher price
When news surfaced last week that activist investors were taking the unusual step of pressuring Coupa Software to not sell for less than $95 a share, it got our attention. You don’t normally see investors sending a letter asking a company to hold off on a sale. It’s typically the opposite. But today, the company … Read more
Nillion raises over $20 million to build new web3 infrastructure
Nillion, a web3 startup aiming to build a non-blockchain decentralized network, closed an oversubscribed round of more than $20 million, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. “Nillion is a deep technology infrastructure project,” Andrew Yeoh, the company’s founding chief marketing officer, told TechCrunch. “While blockchains decentralize finance, Nillion aims to decentralize everything else and the rest … Read more
Xiaomi makes the jump to Qualcomm’s new flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor
The Xiaomi 13 Pro features three 50 megapixel cameras. | Image: Xiaomi Vivo may have been the first manufacturer to announce new smartphones with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, but Xiaomi isn’t far behind with the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro. Both include Qualcomm’s new flagship processor, but only the 13 Pro gets … Read more
Who invented the thumb drive?
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How type influences readability
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Playtika lays off 610 workers, shuts down three online gaming titles amid broader restructure
Playtika, the Israeli tech company that made its name with through a series of wildly successful online gambling and gaming titles with hundreds of millions of players, is leveling the latest swing of the layoffs pendulum. The company today has confirmed that it is laying of 15% of its staff. Playtika currently employs 4,100, so … Read more