Venture-backed startups have had to make myriad spending cuts this year in an attempt to either live up to a high valuation, minimize their burn rate or both. But new data from fintech Capchase shows that many startups — especially venture-backed ones — seem to be getting the wrong advice concerning where to downsize. Capchase, … Read more
Microsoft’s “holiday” packaging for the Xbox Series S. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft is dropping the price of its Xbox Series S console to $249.99 for the holidays. The new promotional price starts today and includes special holiday-themed packaging. It’s part of a series of Black Friday deals from Microsoft that includes up to $300 off … Read more
Arc’s sidebar is much more than a bunch of vertical tabs. | Image: Arc / David Pierce Arc isn’t perfect, and it takes some getting used to. But it’s full of big new ideas about how we should interact with the web — and it’s right about most of them. Continue reading…
Old skewl meets new skewl with Google 3D and AR shopping. | Image: Google It’s now possible to use Google search for more than just Taylor Swift ticket queries: starting today in the US, the search engine will use augmented reality to help you find the perfect pair of shoes from the comfort of your … Read more
There are some nice new features coming to Google Maps. | Illustration: The Verge Google is adding another big new augmented reality feature to Google Maps that lets you learn more about what’s around you just by looking through your phone’s camera. The feature, which Google calls Search with Live View, shows you things like … Read more
The launch follows IOG’s investment in hubs and funding at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon in the U.S.
The initiative aims to address Ethereum’s excess energy consumption before it went through the Merge.
Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said that while the Merge set a high standard for climate mitigation, the crisis still requires more radical change.
Crypto companies that adhere to stringent guidelines are less flashy, but will ensure safety and reduce risk.
Fake news, and the identification and eradication of it, has long been thought of as the purview of social media platforms, where a lot of that tends to be shared. Today, one of the more ambitious tech startups in the field of fighting fake news is getting acquired — not by a social media platform, … Read more
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Nov. 17, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
The FTX saga has had a massive impact on the entire crypto industry, and some companies bore the brunt of the crash.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s unconventional style is under the spotlight as bankruptcy professionals pore over the FTX collapse.
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Bill Reichert Contributor Share on Twitter Bill Reichert is partner and chief evangelist at Pegasus Tech Ventures. More posts by this contributor Interest Rates, Unicorns And What The Fed Means To Silicon Valley Every pitch deck needs to have a “Market” slide. Unfortunately, most entrepreneurs get the market slide wrong. That’s not necessarily their fault. … Read more
Motional Motional, the autonomous vehicle joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv, is bringing its robotaxis to Los Angeles, where they will be available to hail through the Lyft app. The service is comprised of Motional’s fleet of Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric vehicles, which will be fully autonomous at the time of launch and not require … Read more
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is tweaking Android to offer a new prompt in the face of software crashes that reminds you to update your damn apps. “Update the app to fix crashes,” the prompt says, according to Esper’s senior technical editor Mishaal Rahman. “The app stopped working, but the latest update … Read more
Printed circuit boards (PCB), which perform essential functions in electronic devices, including displays and sensors, need a lot of energy to create. Moreover, traditional PCB manufacturing processes generate large amounts of liquid waste and high carbon emissions. Still, there are more environmentally friendly ways of producing PCBs, including additive manufacturing processes that use inkjet and … Read more
European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has gained approval to operate in Spain from the country’s central bank.
As the world moves into economic head-winds and geopolitical uncertainty, European founders must get used to taking tough decisions to ensure the survival of their startups. This will include getting used to ‘flat’ or ‘downrounds’ of funding, after experiencing the high valuations of the last couple of years. That was the message today at the … Read more