Kim Kardashian Wins Investor Lawsuit Over EthereumMax
A California district judge decided to dismiss the motion because the complaint was not able to supply sufficient facts.
Starling Bank’s new virtual cards are what every bank needs
Starling Bank’s virtual debit cards. | Image: Starling Bank UK-based Starling Bank is introducing new virtual debit cards this week that will help customers manage spending, saving, and even security free of charge. These new virtual cards will be linked to a main Starling bank account and use your balance, but they’ll have a unique … Read more
Zeraki, a Kenyan edtech providing digital solutions for school admin, raises $1.8M
Zeraki, a Kenyan edtech that has built digital learning and school data analytics platforms, has raised $1.8 million seed funding in a round led by Acumen Fund, for product catalog growth and regional expansion. Save the Children Impact Investment Fund, Verdant Frontiers Fintech, Logos Ventures participated in the round, as did the Nairobi Business Angels … Read more
How CoinDesk’s FTX scoop left a hole in its corporate overlord
It’s one crypto newsroom, Michael. What could it cost? | Micha Huigen / The Verge What happens when a story has impact? Continue reading…
EU sets December 28th, 2024 deadline for all new phones to use USB-C for wired charging
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge We finally have a final official deadline for when new phones sold in the European Union — including future iPhones — will have to use USB-C for wired charging: December 28 2024. That’s because the EU’s new USB-C legislation has just been published in the bloc’s Official … Read more
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WeWalk raises cash to bring computer vision to smart cane for visually-impaired people
WeWalk, a U.K.-based startup developing a “smart cane” for visually-impaired people, today announced it has raised £2 million ($2.4 million) in venture funding from several notable institutional and angel investors — this includes Manchester City and German international footballer İlkay Gündoğan. Founded out of London in 2019, WeWalk has developed a GPS-enabled smart cane and … Read more
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui to issue soulbound tokens to explore Web3
Japan’s financial giant Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is experimenting with soulbond tokens to satisfy new social needs.
Sonos and Ikea made a floor lamp speaker that could be perfect for surround sound
The new Symfonisk floor lamp speaker will be available in January. | Image: Ikea Sonos and Ikea today announced the latest addition to their collaborative Symfonisk product lineup: it’s a new floor-standing lamp speaker. The $260 Symfonisk floor lamp speaker will be available from Ikea’s stores and website beginning in January. In terms of design, … Read more
North Korean hackers exploited Internet Explorer zero-day to spread malware
North Korean state-sponsored hackers exploited a previously unknown zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer to target South Korean users with malware, according to Google’s Threat Analysis Group. Google researchers discovered first discovered the zero-day flaw on October 31 when multiple individuals uploaded a malicious Microsoft Office document to the company’s VirusTotal tool. These documents purported to … Read more
The all-in-one approach at the foundation of next gen crypto investment platforms
ClearCryptos, an all-in-one crypto platform, combines all the best of DeFi and CeFi with the education necessary to use it right.
More than 90% of consumers are curious about the Metaverse: Capgemini
The volatility of the crypto market hasn’t stopped the metaverse from gaining potential as a utility for businesses and consumers alike.
ShareGPT lets you easily share your ChatGPT conversations
OpenAI’s ChatGPT bot is the hot new sensation in the tech town, garnering over a million users just days after the launch. The chatbot is delivering answers to a wide-range of questions, impressing many with its ability and speed while also sometimes leaving people amused and baffled with its take. You’ve likely seen scores of … Read more
Thursday’s top tech news: Another Theranos exec sentenced to over a decade in prison
Former Theranos President Sunny Balwani was sentenced to almost 13 years in prison. | Image: Getty Plus lots of new content for old games. Continue reading…
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Centralized Crypto Exchange Bybit Integrates Decentralized Exchange ApeX Pro Onto Platform
The move had been “well under way” prior to the collapse of FTX and heightened scrutiny of centralized exchanges.
PayPal Expands Crypto Service Into Luxembourg
PayPal has expanded its service for buying and selling crypto to Luxembourg in what may open the door for it to be offered in other European Union countries.
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NFTs minted on FTX break, highlighting Web2 hosting flaws
NFTs hosted on FTX platform were affected by the firm’s collapse, showing blank images instead of the original art.
Renault China boss is making super-premium EVs that monitor your health
There’s an ever-growing list of wearables that track people’s health, but what about a vehicle that monitors one’s blood pressure and heart rate with smart sensors and algorithms? That’s the vision of BeyonCa, a young super-premium electric vehicle startup founded by Weiming Soh, the Singaporean auto veteran who’s the current CEO of Renault China and … Read more
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Hong Kong to subject crypto exchanges to the same laws governing TradFi
The new legislation will bring a licensing regime for the virtual asset service providers requiring them to pass strict AML and money laundering guidelines.
Twitter Blue will reportedly cost more from iPhones to offset ‘hidden 30 percent tax’
Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge Twitter Blue may relaunch at two different price points depending on where you subscribe from, according to a new report from The Information. The premium subscription could cost $11 when purchased via Twitter’s iOS app, or a reduced $7 per month if users subscribe via Twitter’s website. The … Read more