Digital bank Chime is cutting costs across the board – including 12% of staff
Digital bank Chime confirmed today that it is laying off 12% of its workforce, or about 160 people. The Information first reported the news. According to an internal memo obtained by TechCrunch, Chime co-founder Chris Britt described that the move was one of many that would help the company thrive “regardless of market conditions.” In … Read more
Why Elon Musk is so desperate for Twitter to make money
Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge It’s been six days since Elon Musk took ownership of Twitter, and the changes have been both furious and fast. He’s proposed cataclysmic layoffs — somewhere between 50 percent and 75 percent of the company’s staff, depending on which reports bear out. He’s established an entirely new user … Read more
HBO series ‘The Last of Us’ premieres this January
“The Last of Us,” HBO’s upcoming original series, gets an official release date of January 15, 2023, WarnerMedia announced today. Based on the popular video game, the series will make its debut on HBO at 9:00 p.m. ET and then stream in 4K on HBO Max. It appears HBO Max is looking to compete with … Read more
Panasonic breaks ground on $4 billion EV battery plant in Kansas
The company will assemble batteries primarily for Tesla. | Image: Panasonic Four months after selecting De Soto, Kansas, as the location of its future EV battery plant, Panasonic has broken ground on the $4 billion facility — an important step as the US aims to increase the number of electric vehicle batteries that are assembled … Read more
Crypto executives discuss the emergence of Web3 tech hubs around the world
While the San Francisco Bay Area and Miami are the traditional top picks, Singapore — or just about anywhere in the world with stable internet — has also been gaining in popularity.
Bitcoin bulls aim for a post-FOMC win in Friday’s $640M BTC options expiry
FOMC-induced volatility is impacting BTC price, but bulls are still aiming for a win in this week’s $640 million options expiry.
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OpenSea Rolls Out Two New NFT Theft Protection Features
The top NFT marketplace by market share is taking additional efforts to protect its users from phishing attacks and prevent the resale of stolen NFTs on its platform.
Warner Bros. Discovery and HBO announce plans for ‘Game of Thrones’ NFTs
“Game of Thrones” NFTs are coming this winter. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and HBO have teamed up with NFT platform Nifty’s to launch digital-collectible non-fungible tokens based on the hit series. An official launch date is not yet confirmed, but fans can expect “Game of Thrones” NFTs in late 2022. The NFT experience, “Game of … Read more
Y42 wants to become mission control for your data pipelines
When Berlin-based Y42 launched in 2020, its focus was mostly on orchestrating data pipelines for business intelligence. That mission has expanded quite a bit over the course of the last couple of years and today, Y42 announced the launch of what it calls its “Modern DataOps Cloud.” Built on top of data warehousing service Snowflake … Read more
How (and why) to watch the Overwatch League grand finals
Image: Joe Brady The Overwatch League playoffs are already underway, but it’s not too late to catch the first live grand finals event in two years on Friday, November 4th, broadcast on YouTube. (Get the full playoff schedule here.) We don’t know yet which two teams will be competing in the final match, and any … Read more
With new Microsoft Teams update, bosses can ‘assign seats’ in meetings
Time for a meeting! You know, those things we have. | Image: Microsoft Picture this. You’re sat down with your direct reports for your weekly virtual meeting over Microsoft Teams. Your presentation is queued. You’re raring to go. But as you scan the sea of camera feeds that faces you, you realize that something is … Read more
Dogecoin supera su media móvil de 200 días por primera vez desde junio del 2021
Si bien la memecoin entró en lo que los técnicos consideran territorio alcista, perseguir el repunte puede ser riesgoso, según una analista de gráficos.
SEC chair highlights crypto enforcement cases to legal experts
Gary Gensler used examples of SEC enforcement against BlockFi and a former Coinbase employee in justifying the agency’s approach to violations of U.S. securities laws.
Google Play revamp to highlight higher-quality apps, offer new promotional capabilities
Google today announced it’s making several changes to the Google Play Store that will impact Android apps’ discoverability, how developers can market their apps to consumers and various trust and safety concerns. Most importantly, Google is now advising developers that the Play Store will begin to prioritize apps that deliver on both technical and in-app … Read more
Here’s what happened at Elon Musk’s meeting with civil rights leaders
After meeting with a group of civil rights leaders about his content moderation plans, new “Chief Twit” Elon Musk has committed to uphold existing election integrity policies until at least after the results of next week’s U.S. midterm elections have been certified. According to statements from leaders who attended the meeting, the mogul said he … Read more
Secretlab Skins let you customize your gaming chair
Secretlabs is finally giving you a way to wash your gaming chair and swap aesthetics | Image: Secretlabs Secretlabs, a company that’s become synonymous with gaming chairs, is finally giving us a better way to keep your seat clean. Secretlab Skins are available to purchase now directly through Secretlabs and allow you to finally wash … Read more
Google Play Android games now available on PC in beta
Image: Google Google Play Games is launching in open beta in the US today, allowing anyone to try out a selection of Android games on PC. Google launched an initial beta of the software on Windows PCs earlier this year, but it was limited to Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan. Today’s launch sees the … Read more
Analyzing What’s Next for Europe’s Markets in Crypto Assets Law
Under the recently agreed text from the European Parliament, providers of crypto services – which means anything from trading to custody to fiat exchanges – will need a license and be monitored by a financial regulator from one of the EU’s member states