Howard Fischer, a Moses Singer LLP partner, discusses why the SEC is more concerned with regulating crypto than getting the $30 million BlockFi owes the agency.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are some of the most transformative technologies we will encounter in our generation—to tackle business and societal problems, improve customer experiences, and spur innovation. Along with the widespread use and growing scale of AI comes the recognition that we must all build responsibly. At AWS, we think responsible … Read more
The financial industry, collectively, has greater domain expertise than can be expected of regulators. This reality invites transparent, fully accountable, self-regulation.
Netflix released nine more mobile games this month, the company announced on Tuesday. The addition of games brings Netflix’s total to over 40 titles, keeping the streamer on track to have more than 50 titles in its mobile games catalog by the end of 2022. Newly added games include “Country Friends,” the “FarmVille” clone developed … Read more
We’re just about one week away from achieving liftoff for TC Sessions: Space — a full day jam-packed with the latest space science, tech and trends. Join us on December 6 in Los Angeles to hear from and connect with the startups, researchers, investors and technologists forging the future of space. A word (or two … Read more
Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images The cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced job cuts today, affecting 30 percent of its workforce, or around 1,100 employees. In a blog post, Kraken CEO Jesse Powell says the firm made the decision to help it weather the “crypto winter.” Kraken, a platform that lets users buy, sell, and … Read more
The company missed payment on a 2,400 wrapped ether loan, worth $3 million, from a M11 Credit pool on Maple Finance.
FTX US won a $1.4-billion bid to purchase Voyager’s assets in September, but with the firm filing for bankruptcy, the funds were once again up for grabs.
Remote-controlled robots like this are often used by police departments to examine, disarm, or detonate bombs. | Image: DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images San Francisco’s police will be allowed to use remote-controlled robots to kill suspects. The city’s board of supervisors last night approved a controversial policy that lets police robots “be used as a … Read more
The self-proclaimed hacker demanded $450,000 after falsely claiming to be in possession of sensitive Coinbase customer data.
The messaging app is pushing ahead with its buildout of crypto infrastructure.
Jason Segel and Harrison ford in Shrinking. | Apple TV Plus It’s been a few weeks since Apple officially announced its upcoming comedy series Shrinking from Brett Goldstein, Jason Segel, and Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence, but it turns out that the premiere date is right around the corner. Shrinking tells the story of Jimmy … Read more
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A Barcelona-based company that bills itself as a custom security solutions provider exploited several zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows, and Chrome and Firefox browsers to plant spyware, say Google security researchers. In research shared with TechCrunch ahead of publication on Wednesday, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) says it has linked Variston IT, which claims to offer … Read more
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British-American businessman John McAfee talks about his crypto story and how he discovered BTC.
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Apple’s M2-powered iPad Pro is on sale for $100 off at Amazon right now. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge The problem with Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Sometimes a deal is so good, it’s gone before you can even hit the “checkout” button. Apple’s latest 12.9-inch iPad Pro was one of those … Read more
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Today, Twitch announced it’s implementing a new safety feature that might feel familiar to streamers who’ve battled against the hate raids that plagued the platform last year. Called Shield Mode, the new feature enacts an emergency lockdown of a creator’s stream. “Shield Mode is a little different from … Read more
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Crypto exchange Kraken today announced it’s letting go of 1,100 staffers. The announcement came from a company blog post and follows similar news from DoorDash that it was also cutting staff. News that Kraken is cutting staff — and therefore costs — is not a surprise, given a generally gloomy macroeconomic climate and even worse climes … Read more
A plan which would see a corporate entity trademark the term “Web5” has been put to rest after much backlash. Late Tuesday night, TBD, the Bitcoin-focused division of Jack Dorsey’s payments company Block (formerly Square), announced an ill-thought-out plan to trademark the term, which refers to its vision for a decentralized, privacy-focused iteration of the … Read more
Would you let this man stick wires in your brain? | Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge So let’s talk about Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company. There’s a “show-and-tell” event coming at 6PM PT / 9PM ET today, November 30th, and ordinarily I would be providing you with the service of telling you … Read more