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RDNA 2 quietly arrives in budget laptops
A very boring render of the IdeaPad 1 from Lenovo’s website. | Image: Lenovo Back in September, AMD launched some of the first mobile chips from its upcoming Ryzen 7000 line, the budget-oriented “Mendocino” series. At launch, they were described as tailored to “the everyday laptop,” combining last-gen Zen 2 CPU cores with high-end RDNA … Read more
Netflix is letting more subscribers preview its films and TV shows, report says
Content is king for streaming services, and Netflix may be going the extra mile to ensure its content is up to par with subscribers. According to the Wall Street Journal, Netflix’s prerelease screening program will soon enlist tens of thousands of subscribers to preview new movies and shows and provide their feedback. Netflix declined to … Read more
Coinbase Disables Mobile NFT Trading, Citing Apple’s App Store Policies
The exchange made the announcement in a Thursday Twitter thread, saying Apple is demanding Coinbase pay a 30% tax on gas fees used to transfer all NFTs.
A black hole ripped apart a star and brought together astronomers from around the world
An artist’s impression of a tidal disruption event. | Image: Carl Knox – OzGrav, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, Swinburne University of Technology It was an event not seen in more than a decade: a sudden flash of energy launched out from the center of a distant galaxy, bright enough to be … Read more
Rostin Behnam points to CFTC-regulated LedgerX as success story amid FTX collapse
“The customer property at LedgerX — the CFTC regulated entity — has remained exactly where it should be, segregated and secure,” said Rostin Behnam in a hearing on FTX’s failures.
Annapurna is launching its own animation division
Teaser art of Ballister Blackheart and Nimona from Annapurna’s upcoming Nimona feature. | Image: Netflix After co-producing a number of animated projects like Sausage Party and Missing Link with the help of other studios, Annapurna Pictures is gearing up to launch its own in-house animation arm with two Disney alums leading the division. Today, Annapurna … Read more
Amazon announces Eventbridge Pipes, a simpler way to connect events from multiple services
As developers use multiple Amazon services to compose an application, they typically have to write glue code to communicate between the different services, which can be a time-consuming manual exercise. But today at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas, the company announced an easier way to connect AWS services called Amazon Eventbridge Pipes. Werner Vogels, chief … Read more
Memory Safe Languages in Android 13
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FTX Collapse Highlights Need for Global Crypto Regulations, Says US Treasury’s Adeyemo: Reuters
Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said such regulations were important to ensure the protection of investors, consumers and financial stability.
How xarvio Digital Farming Solutions accelerates its development with Amazon SageMaker geospatial capabilities
This is a guest post co-written by Julian Blau, Data Scientist at xarvio Digital Farming Solutions; BASF Digital Farming GmbH, and Antonio Rodriguez, AI/ML Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS xarvio Digital Farming Solutions is a brand from BASF Digital Farming GmbH, which is part of BASF Agricultural Solutions division. xarvio Digital Farming Solutions offers precision … Read more
Crypto Industry a Disaster in Need of Rebranding, UK Lawmaker Says
The lawmaker begs the industry to leave the “bad boats” to burn out at sea and ditch the word “crypto” following FTX collapse.
MakerDAO Community Votes to Hike DAI Rewards to 1%
Some 71% of voters favored hiking the DAI Savings Rate to 1%, the highest option offered in the voting.
AWS launches Application Composer, a low-code tool for building serverless apps
At its re:Invent conference today, AWS announced the launch of AWS Application Composer, a new low-code tool for visually designing and building serverless applications. The service provides developers with a visual canvas and a simple drag-and-drop interface to create the application architecture, connect their resources and design their functions. As AWS CTO Werner Vogels not … Read more
A tool for analyzing face-to-face sales pitches lands funding from UiPath co-founder
So much software is dedicated to helping businesses improve interactions online, whether it be aimed at sales, marketing or customer service. But despite the prevalence of the internet and an increase in digital commerce, the fact remains that over 85% of commerce still happens offline in the United States. Enter Rillavoice, a new startup with … Read more
Brave launches private search ads
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Solana-Based DEX Orca Partners With Stripe for Fiat Transactions
Orca, a Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX), has integrated with payments heavyweight Stripe to to power its fiat-to-crypto transactions.
Solana-based market maker integrates Stripe for fiat-crypto transactions
The Solana-based automated market maker Orca opened up fiat purchases and fiat-to-crypto transactions through a new integration with Stripe’s onramp.
X1 gets 50% valuation boost, aims to give consumers a way to buy stocks via credit card reward points
X1, a consumer fintech startup which recently launched an income-based credit card to the public, has raised an additional $15 million in funding. This round caught our attention for a few reasons. For one, a consumer fintech raising in this environment is a bit counter to the narrative that startups in the space are generally … Read more
Google’s Reading Mode app helps visually impaired people read long-form content
Along with its Android update for December, Google has launched a new app called Reading Mode today. It helps people with visual imparities and dyslexia read the content on the screen — especially articles. The newly released app works on any device running Android 9.0 or above. Once you install it on your phone, you will have … Read more
Android’s December update features includes accessible reading mode and sharable car keys
Google is rolling out its Android feature updates for December across phones, watches, and Google TV. These updates include an accessible reader mode, a new YouTube Search widget, shareable digital car keys, new action tiles for Wear OS, along with some holiday special features. Here’s a roundup of everything Google is rolling out. Phone The … Read more
Summer Game Fest 2023 kicks off just a few days before E3
Summer Game Fest host Geoff Keighley at The Game Awards in 2019. | Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images Summer Game Fest is back again in 2023 with its first-ever in-person kickoff show on June 8th, which just so happens to be a few days before E3’s big return. For the past three years, Summer Game … Read more
Android is introducing an accessible reading mode and digital car key sharing
Android’s latest updates aim to boost accessibility and add fresh quality-of-life features for drivers and watchOS users. | Image: Google Android has announced a batch of new features for mobile and smartwatch devices, introducing new accessibility tools and quality-of-life updates for digital car keys, Google TV, and watchOS. One of the major announcements is the … Read more
Google’s trying to prove it’s serious about Wear OS 3 with holiday updates
While the Pixel Watch had a decent debut, not everyone is convinced Google is serious about wearables. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Earlier this fall, Google finally launched the Pixel Watch. It wasn’t a perfect smartwatch, but it was a respectable first attempt in a category that Google notoriously neglected for … Read more
Crypto and Capitulation — Is there a silver lining? Watch Market Talks on Cointelegraph
Join us as we discuss the current state of the crypto market and whether there could actually be a silver lining to capitulation. Hosting the show will be Ray Salmond, head of markets at Cointelegraph, and our special guest this week is Magdalena Gronowska.