Google is shutting down Stadia
Google is refunding all Stadia purchases — hardware, software, and DLC. Members of the Stadia team will be “carrying this work forward” in other departments at Google. Continue reading…
All Facebook and Instagram users in the US can now share NFTs, cross-post between both apps
Meta announced today that all Facebook and Instagram users in the U.S. can now connect their wallets and share their NFTs. All users in the U.S. also have the ability to cross-post the NFTs that they own across both Facebook and Instagram. The official roll out comes a few months after Meta first began testing … Read more
The upcoming TripActions IPO has us hype
The IPO market is still frozen like a Nordic lake dotted with fishing huts, but there are signs that a thaw is now in sight. News from Insider indicates that TripActions, a unicorn in the corporate travel and expense category, has filed confidential paperwork to go public. Per the publication, the company is targeting a … Read more
Waymo pitted its autonomous vehicles against a virtual superhuman driver to see which was safer
Waymo says it has created a new benchmark to measure the safety of its autonomous vehicles. | Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Waymo’s latest effort to prove that autonomous vehicles are safer than silly, accident-prone humans involves creating a virtual representation of a hyper-attentive driver and then pitting this fake person against its … Read more
Pikachu adds Ed Sheeran to his growing list of celebrity friends
Pikachu is the star of one of the biggest entertainment franchises around, and as such, he’s unsurprisingly friends with a lot of other celebrities. The electric rat includes the likes of Katy Perry and Post Malone among his inner circle, and now you can add Ed Sheeran to that list. Sheeran just released his latest … Read more
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Dating app Inner Circle adds a suite of anti-ghosting features
Online daters everywhere fear “ghosting.” Inner Circle, a global dating app, is hoping to address this ongoing problem with the launch of five new features that aim to put a stop to the hurtful online dating experience where people cut off contact with another person without any warning or explanation. Inner Circle dubbed this new … Read more
LG’s bendable 42-inch OLED TV goes on sale next month for $3,000
LG’s OLED Flex, fully curved. | Photo by Jon Porter / The Verge LG’s OLED Flex (LX3), a bizarre 42-inch TV that can transform between a curved and flat TV at the push of a button, now has an official price and release date. The South Korean tech giant says it’ll be available in October … Read more
Binance Starts Ethereum Proof-of-Work Mining Pool, Initially With No Fee
ETHW initially stumbled, but mining support from Binance customers could in theory help.
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Meta Opens NFT Sharing on Instagram and Facebook to All Users
Users can now connect their crypto wallets to Instagram as part of the app’s new digital collectible feature, which the tech giant has been testing since May.
Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao shares his vision of web3 opportunities at TC Sessions: Crypto
When it comes to the decentralized world of crypto, few single entities loom larger or carry more weight in the industry than exchange behemoth Binance. The blockchain giant processed $34 trillion in trading volume in 2021, it says, and the exchange shows few signs of resting on its laurels as it pursues bold new bets … Read more
Bitcoin price slips under $19K as official data confirms US recession
Politicians continue to argue about whether the U.S. economy is in recession, even as data highlights two consecutive quarters of negative growth. Meanwhile, BTC holds $19,000, for now.
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Assigned Sell-Equivalent Stock Rating by Wells Fargo on Competition Risk
Wells Fargo says Coinbase will face headwinds in its path to sustaining profitability.
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Why build a fintech any more when you can just raise €20M and white-label it to banks?
Financial institutions have struggled to develop their own technologies, hence the rise of neo-banks which used Open Banking regulations to build their own fintech stacks. That has led to a wave of innovation, and startups have hungrily devoured the opportunities to “platformise” the financial work. The latest is fintech SaaS provider Toqio, which has now … Read more
Who What Wearables: A Guide to Digital Fashion and the Metaverse
Many of the conversations around Web3 fashion focus on its utility. However, there’s more to the story, as a handful of brands are looking to solve the problems associated with the current fashion industry with blockchain technology.
Bitcoin’s climate damage is similar to beef and crude oil, says new study
Bitcoin Mining Data Centers computers are provided energy from natural gas at Renegade Oil & Gas Company site in Elizabeth, Colorado on July 15th, 2022. | Photo by Hyoung Chang / The Denver Post The environmental and social damage Bitcoin inflicts on the world is comparable to notoriously polluting industries such as beef production and … Read more
Treepz founder Onyeka Akumah on how to succeed in transportation tech
In sub-Saharan Africa, only 33% of the urban population has access to public transportation, compared to 75% in Europe and North America, according to UN statistics. That means that most of the continent faces challenges chasing new job opportunities, going to school, accessing healthcare and just having a night on the town. This lack of … Read more
Hustle Fund’s side hustle just helped it close a third fund
Hustle Fund, an early-stage focused venture firm built by former 500 Startups partners Elizabeth Yin and Eric Bahn, is growing into its name. The firm has steadily grown its assets under management since first launching five years ago. Its first fund closed at $11.5 million, its second fund closed with $33.6 million, and today, it … Read more
The Startup Battlefield 200: SaaS, Enterprise, Retail and FinTech edition
We’re beyond amazed at the collective creativity, ingenuity and technical prowess of the Startup Battlefield 200. Out of thousands of applications, only 200 early-stage startups made the final cut, and you’ll find all of them — and only them — exhibiting on the TechCrunch Disrupt show floor on October 18-20 in San Francisco. That’s a … Read more
Bittrex, BitGo, 6 Other Firms Join Crypto Market Integrity Coalition
Crypto exchange Bittrex, custodian BitPay and six other firms have joined the Crypto Market Integrity Coalition (CMIC) s self-regulatory organization aiming to prevent crypto market manipulation.
Amazon quietly picked up a cashierless store startup to stock its Amazon Go play in India
Amazon’s steady march to bring Amazon Go-powered instant checkout stores across the U.S. and U.K. has been well-documented. Far less known is that it has also been making some moves to expand the technology in another very key market for the business: India. TechCrunch has learned that Amazon quietly picked up the founders of a … Read more
How to audio record on Windows
Samar Haddad / The Verge Whether you’re recording a podcast, an interview, a message to a friend, or notes to yourself, audio recording is very easy to do on Windows. There are various third-party apps you can use, but Windows 11 also comes with an app called Voice Recorder preinstalled. You can use that to … Read more
GM partners, invests in OneD Battery Sciences in quest for cheap, energy-dense EV batteries
General Motors and OneD Battery Sciences are teaming up on a joint research venture into building more efficient batteries for electric vehicles. The partnership will focus on using OneD’s silicon nanotechnology in GM’s Ultium battery cells to extend range, improve performance and cut costs. The automaker said Thursday that OneD’s Sinanode platform, which uses silicon … Read more
Headspace wants researchers to test how the app works
Photo by Edward Smith / Getty Images Mental health technology company Headspace Health is calling for researchers to submit proposals for studies on the impact of the company’s tools. The company’s products include both the meditation app Headspace and the digital therapy platform Ginger. “We see meditation as both a practice rooted in ancient history … Read more
Argo AI’s robotaxis officially available via Lyft in Austin
Ride-hailing giant Lyft and autonomous vehicle technology company Argo AI are now officially offering public robotaxi service in Austin, Texas. This is the second city in which Lyft and Argo are operating a commercial robotaxi service after Miami, which launched in December. Riders in Austin will have the option of choosing a driverless commute directly … Read more