Metaplanet Raises $66 Million Through Stocks Acquisition Rights Program
MetaPlanet completes its 11th series of stock acquisition rights, with Evo Fund securing a 14.9% ownership stake after exercising its stock acquisition rights.
Peter Todd forced into hiding after HBO doc claims he invented Bitcoin
Documentary filmmaker Cullen Hoback stands by his allegation Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto despite his denial.
Plugable’s new 10-port USB-C hub is exactly the overkill my nightstand needs
Plugable’s PS-10CC can deliver 100W to all 10 of its USB-C ports, but not simultaneously. | Image: Plugable Plugable has announced a new multi-port USB-C hub that can power or charge up to 10 connected devices using intelligent power distribution and an easy-to-understand priority-based charging system. The company is bringing its new PS-10CC hub to … Read more
Researchers link Polyfill supply chain attack to huge network of copycat gambling sites
A supply chain hack targeting 100,000 websites was launched to redirect internet users to a massive online gambling network. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The PlanetScale vectors public beta
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Arkansas has enough lithium for the world’s EVs — but getting to it is the problem
Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge Arkansas is sitting atop lithium reserves that could be vast enough to satisfy the entire world’s demand for EV batteries, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). It estimates that there could be 5 to 19 million tons of lithium under southwestern Arkansas. That would be enough to supply … Read more
Lightning Network value directly correlated to Bitcoin price: Report
“It’s like your dial-up internet became broadband because the Bitcoin price went up,” according to the CEO of Amboss Technologies.
Thousands of creatives sign petition against AI data scraping
What do the actor Kevin Bacon, the novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, the musician Robert Smith, and the journalist and historian Sidney Blumenthal have in common? They are among the 11,500 signatories of a petition against unlicensed use of creative works for AI training. “The unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, … Read more
SEC lists crypto as an examination priority in 2025
The regulator’s Division of Examinations specifically named spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded products in its priorities after their 2024 launch.
Core Scientific to host more CoreWeave infrastructure, targets $8.7B revenue
CoreWeave has exercised its final option agreement with Core Scientific, adding 120 MW of critical IT infrastructure to power Nvidia GPU operations.
Paul Tudor Jones: ‘All Roads Lead to Inflation;’ He’s Long Bitcoin and Gold
The U.S. government’s debt and deficit issues aren’t going anywhere no matter who wins the presidency next month, said Jones.
Bitcoin price needs new high above $69K 'mid week' as US dollar surges
Bitcoin faces limited time to convince that it is “actually strong” as cooling BTC price action sticks around.
Crypto CEO Loses $450K to ‘Best Friend’ After Connecting to His WiFi
A ‘proximity breach’ is a rising trend, when someone exploits someone close to them to steal money—this time through a WiFi network.
Tokenization Could Pose Risks to Financial System, FSB and BIS Warn
The Financial Stability Board identified three vulnerabilities of tokenization: The underlying reference asset; the participants in distributed ledger technology based tokenization projects; and new technology’s interaction with legacy systems.
Hoto’s 25-piece electric screwdriver set is down to its lowest price yet
At just $40, Hoto’s electric screwdriver is a cool tool we’d recommend for anyone doing handiwork. | Image: Hoto ‘Tis the season for assemblies. With the holidays coming up, many will soon have their hands full with a bunch of new decorations and gifts to build. To take some pressure off, you can give Hoto’s … Read more
Netflix closes AAA game studio before it ever released a game
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge The first cracks are starting to show in Netflix’s push into gaming. First reported in Game File and confirmed by Netflix, the streaming company has quietly closed of one of its studios, the first in the three years since the company began its foray into gaming. According to … Read more
Artiphon’s new Orba instrument can sample sounds live
Almost exactly two years after releasing the Orba 2, Artiphon is completing the trilogy. The newly announced Orba 3 finds the Nashville-based startup baking live sampling into its clever handheld instrument. The feature arrives by way of a built-in microphone, which lets users record their voice, instruments, and other sounds. All of that can be … Read more
Meet HuggingChat: The Free Open-Source Chatbot That’s Ready to Rival ChatGPT
HuggingChat offers fully open-source alternatives to everything the best chatbots have to offer, including custom assistants, model versatility, internet connection, and multimodality.
The US AI Safety Institute stands on shaky ground
One of the only U.S. government offices dedicated to assessing AI safety is in danger of being dismantled if Congress doesn’t choose to authorize it. The U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI), a federal government body that studies risks in AI systems, was created in November 2023 as a part of President Joe Biden’s AI Executive … Read more
WhatsApp is making a massive change to the way it saves your contacts
Illustration: The Verge WhatsApp is getting a built-in contact manager that lets you save contacts within the app so you don’t lose them if you switch phones. WhatsApp typically relies on the smartphone address book it runs on to hold and manage contacts. But that can be a problem for users who lose their device … Read more
0G Foundation Launches Node Sale for Decentralized AI Network Verification
The 0G Foundation announced Tuesday it will launch a public sale of nodes for its decentralized artificial intelligence network, beginning November 11. The initiative aims to establish a distributed network of nodes designed to monitor AI behavior and verify computational integrity in blockchain applications. The node sale will occur in two phases: a whitelist-only period … Read more
Quantum Computing – An Update
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The Juul class action lawsuit is paying people huge amounts of money
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Payouts from Juul’s $300 million class action settlement are finally getting distributed — and some people are getting a lot more money than they expected. If you scroll through the r/juul subreddit, you can see posts showing the thousands — or hundreds — of dollars hitting people’s Venmo … Read more