Bloomberg’s Matt Levine Writes 40,000-Word Article on Crypto
It’s the only article this week in Businessweek, just the second time the magazine has been filled by a single piece.
Zig Is Self-Hosted Now, What’s Next?
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Bitcoin ATM operator RockItCoin acquires Tao Bitcoin
The transaction included 56 machines from Tao Bitcoin, a regional operator in the south of the United States.
Greener wants to help consumers and businesses be more sustainable
Many consumers and companies want to reduce their impact on the environment but may not know where to start or how to sustain the necessary changes. Tom Ferrier, the founder of Greener, an Australian cleantech startup, wants to help. He argues that sustainability and climate action doesn’t need to be complicated. His startup is geared … Read more
BNB Chain Introduces $10M Fund to Incentivize Project Growth on the Blockchain
The program will initially support 10 projects in the fourth quarter, with incentives up to 800 BNB per month in total for gas, or blockchain transaction fees.
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Why Bitcoin Has Been Highly Correlated With Fiat
And whether that means it has failed as an inflation hedge.
Perceptron: AI saving whales, steadying gaits and banishing traffic
Research in the field of machine learning and AI, now a key technology in practically every industry and company, is far too voluminous for anyone to read it all. This column, Perceptron, aims to collect some of the most relevant recent discoveries and papers — particularly in, but not limited to, artificial intelligence — and explain … Read more
In its finale, House of the Dragon became a worthy Game of Thrones successor
Emma D’Arcy as Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen. | Image: HBO House of the Dragon’s season 1 finale pulled the series together by becoming what Game of Thrones was at its best Continue reading…
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Bose discontinues its niche Sport Open Earbuds
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Bose’s Sport Open wireless earbuds hit the market in early 2021, and less than two years later, the company has decided to phase them out of its lineup. The earbuds are marked with a status of “final sale” and are being steeply discounted on Bose’s online store, and … Read more
The new Motorola Razr has arrived in Europe, but there’s no release date yet
Image: Motorola Motorola’s third-gen Razr foldable has finally arrived in Europe (via Android Police). The device was first released in China back in August and will cost £949 or €1,199 (about $1,080 or $1,185 USD) once it goes on sale. Unfortunately, Motorola still hasn’t provided us with the exact European release dates in each country, … Read more
‘A Metric for Fun’: The FTX Leaderboard
Benchmarking, credibility, bragging rights. It’s all at stake on the industry’s most-watched profit-reckoner. This story is part of Trading Week.
Get a load o’ this guy! (There’s a new ghost dog Pokémon called Greavard)
I cannot feasibly write a new post on TechCrunch dot com every time a new Pokémon is announced. I did skip over Bellibolt, the electric frog Pokémon that generates power from its big belly. But you know what’s even better than the partner Pokémon of a VTuber gym leader? Greavard. So here we are, writing … Read more
TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield alum Perygee helps secure building operations
While TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield 2022 is still fresh in our minds, Perygee, a member of the 2020 group, has been helping companies keep their building operations elements secure. It looks at things like HVAC, elevators and sensors; keeping patches up-to-date and searching for vulnerabilities. Today the company announced a $4.75 million seed round, and the … Read more
Polygon MATIC apunta a US$1 tras su reciente suba, según analistas de gráficos
MATIC superó la nube de resistencia diaria y el promedio simple móvil (SMA) de 200 días en medio de un desarrollo alcista a corto plazo, aseguró un analista.
Ahead of launching its third product, Nothing announces a brick-and-mortar store
Nothing today announced the upcoming launch of a brick-and-mortar retail store in London’s Soho district. The store will, of course, carry Nothing. In a less literal sense, one wonders precisely what the store will carry, give that the hardware startup has officially launched two products, with a third being revealed soon. GM Ryan Latham says … Read more
Bilt Rewards’ valuation jumps to $1.5B following new $150M growth round
Bilt Rewards, which works with some of the country’s largest multifamily owners and operators to create loyalty programs and a co-branded credit card for property renters, entered unicorn status after securing $150 million in a growth round led by Left Lane Capital. We previously covered Bilt a year ago when the company raised $60 million … Read more
The end of Apple’s affair with China
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Hive ransomware gang leaks data stolen during Tata Power cyberattack
The Hive ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the recent cyberattack on Tata Power, a leading Indian energy company, and has started leaking stolen employee data. Tata Power, which serves more than 12 million customers through its distributors, confirmed on October 14 that it had been hit by a cyberattack that impacted some of its … Read more
Bolt launches virtual Shopper Assistant for easier access to personalized experiences
Bolt, which is mostly known for its one-click checkout experience, now has a new virtual Shopper Assistant so that retailers can more easily turn guest shoppers into account-holding customers. Company CEO Maju Kuruvilla told TechCrunch that rather than dealing with pop-ups or other disconnected methods of obtaining a customer’s email address, retailers, like its customer … Read more