Why Does the SEC Attack Crypto Market Makers?
Last week, Gotbit’s CEO was arrested in Portugal at the request of the U.S. The company was charged with market manipulation and wash trading. Wash trading occurs when one person (or company) acts as both the buyer and seller in the same transaction. At first glance, it makes no sense. However, the goal of wash … Read more
Mining PAC launches ad for Ted Cruz as early voting begins in Texas
More than 18 million registered voters in the Lone Star State will decide whether to replace Senator Ted Cruz with Representative Colin Allred starting in 2025.
Elon Musk sued for using AI-generated Blade Runner imagery at robotaxi event
A still from Blade Runner 2049. | Warner Bros. Though it remains very unclear whether any of the self-driving vehicles demoed at Tesla’s We, Robot presentation will ever actually make it to market, one of the production companies behind Blade Runner 2049 thinks Elon Musk ripped off their copyright for the event, and are taking … Read more
How to Design User-Centric Web3 Applications (DApps): Tips and Tricks
In the slow but sure shift from Web2 to Web3, decentralized applications (dApps) promise to be a step up from their Web2 counterparts with greater user empowerment and data ownership. Nevertheless, the traditional principles of UX/UI (i.e., consistent interface elements, smooth user onboarding, concise language) still hold value; on the flip side, there are unique … Read more
Bitcoin falls under $67K as stocks sell-off, but BTC derivatives are stable
Bitcoin price saw a sharp sell-off today, but the BTC futures market is showing zero signs of fear.
‘America Loves Crypto’? The Black Keys Will Play Ohio Concert Amid Contentious Senate Race
“Pretty liberal” rock duo The Black Keys will play a Coinbase-backed event in Ohio, as a PAC backed by the exchange aims to elect a hardline conservative to Senate in the battleground state.
iRobot’s budget-friendly Roombas add a self-emptying option
The Roomba Combo 2 Essential can clean and mop floors for up to two hours on a single charge. | Image: iRobot The new Roomba Combo 2 Essential and Roomba Vac 2 Essential include a dock for self-emptying their dirt bins — a feature missing from the budget-friendly Essential robovacs that iRobot introduced six months … Read more
Chainlink using AI, oracles to bring market-moving corporate data onchain
The oracle protocol is partnering with financial infrastructure providers including Franklin Templeton and UBS.
One Zero, the AI fintech started by the founder of MobileEye, is raising $100M, say sources
Amnon Shashua, the founder and CEO of Mobileye, has an eye for complicated problems that he believes can be solved with AI, and that AI itself can be fixed to become more reliable. On the sidelines of building and running his self-driving car technology company — which he took public, then sold to Intel, then … Read more
Lumoz: Pioneering Blockchain Scalability With OP Stack and ZK Innovation
Abstract: This article highlights Lumoz’s breakthrough in combining OP Stack with ZK Proof, enhancing performance and security. The new zk-proposer simplifies integration, reduces maintenance, and ensures network stability. The upgrade syncs on-chain data with proofs, optimizes contracts, and eliminates vulnerabilities. Lumoz’s innovation lowers verification latency and costs, enabling seamless OP-Stack to zk-Verifier transitions and reinforcing … Read more
‘I Just Like Dogecoin’: Elon Musk Pumps Meme Coin to 4-Month High
Elon Musk insists that he’s not “actively involved” in crypto, but his recent Dogecoin mentions appear to be pumping the meme coin’s price.
‘Blade Runner 2049’ producer accuses Musk and Tesla of circumventing copyright with AI imagery
In an interesting variation of the usual “stop stealing our stuff” lawsuit already deployed dozens of times against AI companies, today brings a more nuanced form of alleged theft. Alcon Entertainment, a production company behind “Blade Runner 2049,” is suing Tesla, Elon Musk, and Warner Bros Digital for what they claim is a willful circumvention … Read more
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Amazon says it ditched plastic air pillows
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon says that it has gotten rid of plastic air pillows at its warehouses. “As of October 2024, we’ve removed all plastic air pillows from our delivery packaging used at our global fulfillment centers,” the e-commerce giant said in an October 9th blog post. It’s a welcome change … Read more
Ripple Co-Founder Larsen Flooding Kamala Harris’ Election Effort With XRP
Ripple co-founder and Executive Chairman Chris Larsen said he’d added another $10 million in the Ripple-tied token {{XRP}} in an effort to boost Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democrat faces off against former President Donald Trump in next month’s election.
The Blockchain is Creating New Standards for Decentralized Mobile Networks
Bitcoin has brought about many changes in many industries, from education to health, and is now disrupting traditional mobile networks through a variety of ways. Along with the introduction of Bitcoin was the technology that made the cryptocurrency viable: blockchain. A tamper-proof digital ledger that is constantly verified by a network of computers, blockchain is … Read more
New AI Model Developed by Harvard Detects Cancer With 96% Accuracy
Developed by Harvard Medical School, CHIEF was trained on 44 terabytes of data, to make it extremely good at detecting tumors and providing insights for healthcare professionals.
TC39 JavaScript Updates, TypeScript 5.7 Beta, Node.js V20.18.0 and More
Welcome to a new edition of “This Week in JavaScript”! Today, we’ve got some HUGE new updates for the JavaScript language from TC39, Deno 2’s Official Release, TypeScript 5.7 Beta and a lot more, so let’s get right into it! TC39 Updates: What’s Coming to JavaScript? The recent TC39 meeting in Tokyo brought some great … Read more
One-third of DHS’s border surveillance cameras don’t even work
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images The House Committee on Homeland Security is looking into Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) surveillance network in the wake of a report that nearly one-third of the agency’s cameras along the US-Mexico border don’t work. Privacy advocates say this is just the latest instance of … Read more
Coinbase files FOIAs against US regulators probing banks' crypto crackdown
The exchange asked regulators to disclose documents relating to an ongoing crackdown on crypto companies among US banks.
Amazon Bedrock Custom Model Import now generally available
Today, we’re pleased to announce the general availability (GA) of Amazon Bedrock Custom Model Import. This feature empowers customers to import and use their customized models alongside existing foundation models (FMs) through a single, unified API. Whether leveraging fine-tuned models like Meta Llama, Mistral Mixtral, and IBM Granite, or developing proprietary models based on popular … Read more