AMD’s profits have cratered as the PC and crypto miner markets slow down
Image: AMD AMD was riding high last year as consumers bought computers in droves and cryptocurrency miners snapped up every GPU they could get, but this year, the company has come crashing down to the ground. While it’s bringing in more money than it was before, thanks in part to better sales in the data … Read more
NFTs Get a New Place to Live, With Ripple Aiming for Mass Adoption
Ripple community members voted in XLS-20 Monday, the standard for NFTs, that will facilitate scalability, efficiency, and protected royalties for creators.
Bitcoin Miner Stronghold Digital Completes Debt Restructuring
The company over the past 10 weeks has returned 26,200 miners to NYDIG in exchange for the extinguishment of $67.4 million of debt.
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Tumblr will now allow nudity but not explicit sex
Illustration: The Verge Tumblr has made an update it hinted at in September, changing its rules to allow nudity — but not sexually explicit images — on the platform. The company updated its community guidelines earlier today, laying out a set of rules that stops short of its earlier permissive attitude toward sexuality but that … Read more
Market Wrap: Uniswap, Federal Reserve in Focus as Dogecoin Rests
Uniswap’s UNI token has been getting a fresh look from investors following a big fundraise earlier this month. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today’s crypto markets.
Bankruptcy Judge Denies Celsius’ Motion to Pay Employees $3M in Retention Bonuses – At Least Temporarily
A federal judge struck down Celsius’ plans to pay out nearly $3 million in retention bonuses to a select group of employees on Tuesday, citing the lack of transparency in the bankrupt crypto lender’s public filings.
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NASA finds super-emitters of methane
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Walmart is clearing out stock of the fourth-generation iPad Air
The 64GB and 256GB models of the fourth-gen iPad Air are available for their lowest price ever at Walmart. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge While the 2020 iPad Air originally sold for as much as $599 at launch, you can currently get the fourth-generation featherweight tablet for as little as $349 at … Read more
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Twitch opens Guest Star up so anyone can run their own talk show now
With its biggest product launch in years, Twitch is betting on a near-future of the platform that features more dynamic conversations, expanding its current focus beyond mostly solo streamers. Through a new tool called Guest Star, which launched in a limited beta earlier this year, streamers can now easily pull other creators and fans into … Read more
MicroStrategy Reported Impairment Charge of $727K on Bitcoin Holdings in Q3
The business software firm owns about 130,000 bitcoins worth approximately $2.5 billion.
Core Scientific may consider bankruptcy following uncertain financial condition: Report
The mining firm has cited the low price of Bitcoin, electricity costs, an increase in the BTC hash rate, and litigation with Celsius playing a role in its financial difficulties.
Lender Generate Capital to Buy Bankrupt Bitcoin Miner Compute North’s Stake in 2 Bitcoin Mining Facilities
The lender is paying $5 million in cash and assuming liabilities associated with the two sites, which total 400 MW of operating capacity.
Instagram won’t make an iPad app, but its web interface is getting better
The new Instagram for web interface. Instagram’s CEO has made it clear that an iPad app isn’t a huge priority for the company, but it is at least doing something to make the big-screen experience better. Some people, including a few members of The Verge’s staff, have started noticing a slightly redesigned version of Instagram … Read more
T-Mobile is reportedly adding an activation fee for online orders
The Uncarrier image is fading fast. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge What’s that in the air? Why, it’s the scent of crisp autumn leaves, pumpkin spice everything, and companies finding ways to charge you for things that were previously free. T-Mobile appears to be cashing in on the latter trend, as The … Read more
Unicorns face 5-1 odds as they wait for public markets to warm
Earlier today, The Exchange dug into changing investor sentiment regarding growth and profitability. A new report looking at cloud and software companies from Battery Ventures ran the math on how investors are rewarding faster growth from less unprofitable companies — dare we say, profitable companies? — with the data indicating that, at least for now, … Read more
Everything is stupid and bad right now; maybe this $200 portable turntable will fix it
Yeah, yeah. I know. Buying a record player isn’t going to fix everything that’s broken. But it was a nice thought, however fleeting. Long before the iPod, this strange mutant existed. Too weird to live, too strange to die, as someone once famously put it. The Audio-Technica Sound Burger — as it has affectionately come … Read more
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Mercedes-Benz EQE electric sedan will start at $76,050
Image: Daimler AG Mercedes-Benz just announced the pricing of its all-electric luxury sedan the EQE, and unsurprisingly, it starts north of $76,000. But unlike its electrified sibling the EQS, it’s not being listed at a price lower than its gas-powered equivalent. The EQE sedan is a slightly smaller sedan built on the same technical platform … Read more
38% of US voters will consider candidates’ position on crypto in midterms: Survey
Initiated by Grayscale, the survey suggested crypto regulation was a bipartisan issue, with the majority of Democratic and Republican respondents saying they wanted clarity.
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Facebook expands its professional mode profile setting to all creators globally
Meta has announced the global expansion of its professional mode profile setting on Facebook to all creators. Professional mode is designed to be used by creators looking to monetize their followings on the social network. Facebook began testing professional mode with select creators in December 2021 and is now offering it to anyone on its … Read more