Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single topic, think about a question and unpack the rest. This week, Mary Ann is taking the reins with another favorite from … Read more
Illustration by Micha Huigen / The Verge It has been difficult to find great laptops this year. That’s partially because 2022 has been a bit of a building year for some companies, especially on the consumer side. It’s also because of the Intel P-series. I reviewed a number of laptops in 2022 across consumer, workstation, … Read more
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge We may have reviewed the Apple Watch Ultra back in September, but you didn’t think we were done, did you? The $799 Ultra was billed as the Apple Watch for outdoor adventurers and triathletes. So we spent the last three months devising a series of mini-reviews targeting … Read more
Russia’s crypto OTC platform Bankoff has reportedly not only helped officials avoid sanctions but has also generated some gains.
As computer scientists tackle a greater range of problems, their work has grown increasingly interdisciplinary. This year, many of the most significant computer science results also involved other scientists and mathematicians. Perhaps the most practical involved the cryptographic questions underlying the security of the internet, which tend to be complicated mathematical problems. Source
What to put under the Christmas tree for the cryptocurrency enthusiast in the family.
As Web3 and emerging technologies such as AI continue to expand creative possibilities, questions over how to protect creative rights and arts arise.
Our memories are the cornerstone of our identity. Their importance is a big part of what makes Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia so cruel and poignant. It’s why we’ve hoped so desperately for science to deliver a cure for Alzheimer’s, and why it is so frustrating and tragic that useful treatments have been … Read more
British newspaper The Guardian has confirmed its systems have been hit by a “serious IT incident,” which it believes is likely a ransomware attack. The Guardian, whose media editor was first to report the incident, said that the incident began late on Tuesday and has affected parts of the company’s IT infrastructure. “There has been … Read more
Paxful CEO Ray Youssef highlights Ethereum’s move to proof-of-stake, perceived centralization and token minting ability as reasons for the move.
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As the world continues to become more digital, the demands and needs of consumers are changing — and NFTs might be a big part of the future for brands looking to shake up their rewards programs, Adam Brotman, co-CEO and co-founder of Forum3, said to TechCrunch. “We’re hearing from a lot of other brands, whether … Read more
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge Happy holidays! Here is our gift for you: over an hour of audio content dedicated to Bluetooth. If you’re lucky this holiday season, you may be given a brand-new phone, tablet, or gadget equipped with the short-range wireless standard we’ve dealt with for decades. Though it has improved … Read more
A deliberately measured progression in development with at least 3 major themes is the conclusion of the Bitcoin Operations Technology Group.
You’d have thought that the quantified self movement was stalling out, but Metriport would like to tell you otherwise, thank-you-very-much. We covered the company back in February, and now it has raised $2.4 million to evolve to the next level. The company went through Y Combinator, and in the process discovered how fractured the healthcare … Read more
Sasha Ivanov, the founder of decentralized blockchain Waves, has asked centralized exchanges to deactivate futures markets tied to its native WAVES token.
Users will need to unlock the ability to write notes by increasing their “Rating Impact,” a ranking system that indicates how often a contributor has rated other notes on the platform. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter has announced that its recently released Community Notes feature will now require all contributors to … Read more
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Peer-to-peer bitcoin (BTC) marketplace Paxful has removed ether (ETH) from its platform, with CEO Ray Youssef describing it as “essentially a digital form of fiat.”
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Dec. 21, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Micha Huigen / The Verge I had the privilege of using lots of incredible new phones in 2022, packed with the latest hardware and capable of impressive performance. But there’s one app I turned to again and again when I was using each of those devices, and it’s far from new or cutting-edge: Google Maps. … Read more
Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead argued that the FTX collapse has nothing to do with the promise of blockchain technology.
