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Truth Social is now available on the Google Play Store
Truth Social has been available on iPhone since February. | Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images Truth Social, the social media app created by former President Donald Trump, is now available for download on the Google Play Store (via CNBC). In August, Google banned the app over “insufficient” content moderation policies. Truth … Read more
IMF’s Georgieva Warns Central Banks to Hoard Reserves, Follow Fed Hikes
The official’s comments might be relevant to bitcoin traders, since the largest cryptocurrency’s has proven to be correlated with the dollar’s strength in foreign-exchange markets.
Daily Crunch: Closed early-access product Relay raises $5M seed round to ‘tackle collaborative workflows’
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. If you’re joining us at Disrupt next week, here’s an incentive for turning up early — we’re recording our podcasts live onstage, and you can be in the audience! Fun fun fun! … Read more
Amazon faces a wave of walkouts and strikes as it heads into the season of sales
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon is in the midst of its second Prime Day sale of the year, pitched as a way to get Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals early. But as it courts consumers, the workers who handle the mass amount of packages that flow through Amazon’s facilities, warehouses, and … Read more
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Court partially denies Aptos Lab’s motion to dismiss Glazer’s $1 billion lawsuit
Four legal claims were dismissed by the court, while three others were allowed to proceed.
Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro will accept crypto-payments for property taxes
The city will allow taxpayers to make crypto payments through third-party service providers.
The best Prime Day deals on toys for grown-up children
Lego sets, Nerf blasters, and other fun goodies are all on sale right now. | Image: Lego The stuff you want isn’t always the stuff you need, and that’s okay. Now and again, it’s nice to treat yourself with something just for you, even if it has little to no practical value. Our collection of … Read more
Warner Bros. Discovery is effectively killing Cartoon Network
Craig and Kit expressing their displeasure with another Creek Kid | Image: Cartoon Network Along with making Warner Bros. Discovery a less-diverse place overall, CEO David Zaslav’s latest bit of corporate restructuring is probably going to gut Cartoon Network and turn it into a shadow of its former self. For understandable reasons, Warner Bros. Discovery’s … Read more
Acting CoC Michael Hsu: Crypto is ‘immature,’ but maybe it doesn’t have to go away
The acting U.S. official added nuance to his well known skepticism about the crypto industry, but warns against accommodation, in speeches on risk and regulation.
Many crypto asset activities pose ‘novel risks’ to banks, says Fed vice chair for supervision
Michael Barr suggested financial institutions engage with U.S. regulators to ensure “safe, sound, and legally permissible” activities around use cases of innovative technologies.
Axie Infinity player count falls back to Jan 2021 levels
The numbers represent a 74% decrease from peak levels witnessed just ten months ago.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Trades Higher Amid Muted Expectations for Next Inflation Reading
Thursday’s Consumer Price Index is widely expected to show inflation still above 8%. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today’s crypto markets.
Warner Bros. Television’s massive job cuts worsen WBD’s diversity problem
Image: The Verge Warner Bros. Television is laying off 82 of its employees, making up around 19 percent of its workforce, according to reports from Deadline and Variety. The studio has also chosen not to fill 43 open positions — making up 125 (or 26 percent) of its jobs in total — with those in … Read more
The SEC was right to whack Kim Kardashian for shilling Ethereum Max
Kim Kardashian disclosed that she was paid for promoting Ethereum Max — but didn’t tell her followers the exact amount. The SEC did the right thing when it fined her for that oversight.
Founders shouldn’t bet on a Q4 venture capital resurgence
For the first time in years, it felt like venture capitalists slowed their cadence this summer. In days of yore, such “summer slowdowns” were par for the course, as investors took long holidays in August, leading to a general paucity of VC activity. Then the market went nuts for a few years, and such breaks … Read more
nxyz raises $40M to enable faster blockchain indexing
The Web3 platform will focus on expanding its team globally and onboarding several more blockchains in the upcoming months.
Meet the CO2 battery cozying up with a wind energy giant
Energy Dome’s CO2 battery. | Image: Energy Dome There’s a new CO2 battery in the energy game, and it just might be the assist turbines need to harness the full power of the wind. The technology uses carbon dioxide to store energy in the form of pressure and heat. It’s a relatively straightforward solution that … Read more
What does Mark Zuckerberg think ‘open’ means?
Laura Normand / The Verge Mark Zuckerberg wants to own the future of computing — but not alone. That’s the intended takeaway from this year’s Meta (formerly Facebook, formerlier Oculus) Connect, where the Meta CEO described his plans for a new computing platform. “In each generation of computing that I’ve seen so far — PCs, … Read more
The company that owns Shein will pay New York state $1.9 million for data breach
Illustration by Beatrice Sala The company behind ultra fast fashion brands Shein and Romwe will pay New York state $1.9 million over a data breach affecting millions of customers. The fine stems from charges that Zoetop failed to secure customers’ data, didn’t properly inform customers of a data breach, and tried to keep the extent … Read more
Steam’s revamped mobile app is available for everyone on Android and iOS
The Verge Valve just updated the Steam mobile app on Android and iOS, and it’s vastly different (in a good way) than the previous version. In addition to a new redesign, it comes with a couple of new features that are supposed to make it easier to sign in on Steam without having to enter … Read more