Singapore’s MAS says no urgent case for retail CBDC, but launches 4 fast trials of it
The Monetary Authority of Singapore will trial a retail central bank digital currency in various contexts at a fintech event, despite the electronic payment options already available.
Elon Musk might resurrect Vine
Do it for the Vine. | Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk is looking into the Twitter archives for ways to improve his newly acquired social network. His team has told engineers at the company to look at Vine’s code to figure out how much work it would take to … Read more
Cost efficient ML inference with multi-framework models on Amazon SageMaker
Machine learning (ML) has proven to be one of the most successful and widespread applications of technology, affecting a wide range of industries and impacting billions of users every day. With this rapid adoption of ML into every industry, companies are facing challenges in supporting low-latency predictions and with high availability while maximizing resource utilization … Read more
Ethereum flashes a classic bullish pattern in its Bitcoin pair, hinting at 50% upside
The formation of a bullish trading pattern suggests that the ETH/BTC pair could be on the verge of a trend reversal.
Solve business problems end-to-end through machine learning in Amazon SageMaker JumpStart solutions
Amazon SageMaker JumpStart provides pre-trained, open-source models for a wide range of problem types to help you get started with machine learning (ML). JumpStart also provides solution templates that set up infrastructure for common use cases, and executable example notebooks for ML with Amazon SageMaker. As a business user, you get to do the following … Read more
Train gigantic models with near-linear scaling using sharded data parallelism on Amazon SageMaker
In the pursuit of superior accuracy, deep learning models in areas such as natural language processing and computer vision have significantly grown in size in the past few years, frequently counted in tens to hundreds of billions of parameters. Training these gigantic models is challenging and requires complex distribution strategies. Data scientists and machine learning … Read more
Shopify acquires Remix to bolster its storefront design tools
Remix, a startup developing an open source web framework similar to Next.js, has been acquired by Shopify, the companies announced in a joint statement today. The financial terms weren’t disclosed, but in a blog post, Remix CEO Michael Jackson said that Remix will receive “long-term backing and support” from Shopify that will allow it to … Read more
Steph Curry Files ‘Curryverse’ Metaverse Trademark
The NBA star may be taking his basketball talents to the metaverse with NFT services offered in “virtual environments.”
Bitcoin, not blockchain: Synonym launches mobile BTC wallet
The new mobile wallet, called Bitkit, was unveiled at the PlanB Forum conference in Lugano, Switzerland on Oct. 29.
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Tenoch Huerta hopes Wakanda Forever helps Latin Americans embrace their roots
Tenoch Huerta as Namor in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. | Image: Marvel Studios The way Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s Talocan bears little resemblance to the Atlantis of Marvel’s comic books is one of the most intriguing things about the movie and its central villain: the sea-dwelling antiheroic King Namor, played by Tenoch Huerta. Namor’s short … Read more
With Bret Taylor out as Twitter board chair, he can focus entirely on Salesforce
Usually being a board chair is a job that involves running some meetings and pushing through routine company business, but when Bret Taylor became Twitter board chair last year, he was getting a lot more than he bargained for. Taylor was promoted to the job in November 2021, the same day Jack Dorsey resigned as … Read more
GameStop NFT Marketplace Goes Live on ImmutableX
The marketplace’s official release is a result of a partnership that’s been months in the making.
Tritium and DC-America are building a coast-to-coast EV fast charging network
DC-America EV stations with Tritium DC fast chargers are built on a skid platform, requiring little digging on-site. | Image: Tritium Tritium and DC-America are partnering to build a nationwide EV fast charging network and have qualified for federal funding to make it happen (via Electrek). The two companies are linking their tech to build … Read more
Hong Kong financial regulator issues guidelines for crypto futures ETFs
The Securities and Futures Commission hinted it would follow in the CME’s footsteps by only initially allowing listings of ETFs linked to Bitcoin and Ether futures.
Privacy Protection a Top Issue for Digital Yuan: China’s Central Bank Governor
Privacy protection is one of the top issues when it comes to Central Bank Digital Currency application, according to China’s Central Bank Governor.
Elon Musk tells Europe that Twitter will comply with bloc’s illegal speech rules
Surprise! Elon Musk’s tenure at Twitter is already shaping up to be confusing and contradictory. Whether this dynamic ends up being more self-defeating for him and his new company than harmful for the rest of humanity and human civilization remains tbc. On the one hand, a fresh report today suggests Musk is preparing major staff … Read more
2 metrics signal the $1T crypto market cap support likely won’t hold
Despite the 8.5% weekly rally in cryptocurrencies, the lack of stablecoin premiums in Asia and futures markets activity shows buyers’ lack of confidence.
The Hummer EV e-bike is just as over the top and ridiculous as the electric truck it’s based on
The Hummer EV e-bike was inevitable. | Image: Recon GMC joined forces with the world’s largest supplier of e-bikes for law enforcement to produce an over-the-top, dual-motor, fat tire electric bike to complement its equally over-the-top, dual-motor, fat tire Hummer EV truck. It’s the latest sign that automakers are trying to seize on the popularity … Read more
Netflix acquires Seattle-based cozy games developer Spry Fox
Netflix has acquired Spry Fox, a Seattle-based independent gaming studio focused on cozy games, the streaming giant announced on Monday in a blog post. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Spry Fox is now Netflix’s sixth in-house games studio. Amir Rahimi, the vice president of game studios at Netflix, said in the … Read more
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Slack is rolling out typing indicators for threads
This tiny new feature has already improved my daily work. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Slack is now rolling out typing indicators in threads, and they’ve already dramatically improved my Slack experience. At The Verge, we use threads a lot. We’re constantly sharing interesting and potentially newsworthy stuff we find around the … Read more