Lyft is increasing the service fees its riders in the U.S. pay for each ride. The rise in cost, which will go directly to Lyft, aims to cover the higher costs of insurance, reports Reuters. Lyft’s service fees pay for overhead costs like driver insurance and security background checks. The company expected a rise in insurance … Read more
As hundreds of thousands of EVs come to market over the next few years, demand for critical battery materials like lithium, graphite, nickel, and cobalt has never been higher. Automakers are scrambling to ensure their own supply of key raw materials and, in the process, reduce their reliance on China, the dominant force in the … Read more
Image: Discord Discord is launching a Nitro Basic subscription alongside a new Activities feature that includes YouTube integration and casual games. The YouTube integration comes more than a year after the Google-owned video service forced two popular Discord music bots offline. Discord has been testing this YouTube Watch Together feature for more than a year, … Read more
Wargaming Sydney helped to develop gaming architecture used by online titles and MMOs such as World of Tanks. | Image: Wargaming Video game developer and publisher Riot Games has announced its acquisition of Wargaming Sydney, a gaming software development studio that’s part of Cyprus-based Wargaming, the publisher behind titles such as World of Tanks and … Read more
A relief bounce on risk assets looks to enter after Empire State Manufacturing Index numbers for October fall far short of expectations.
Bitcoin accumulation during the 2022 bear market looks stronger than in 2018 but macro headwinds could spoil the party this time around.
The self-styled crypto hub won’t just copy-and-paste traditional finance norms, but Bruno Le Maire is also worried about energy consumption
Los traders que planean comprar bitcoin ante el primer indicio del llamado cambio de la Fed deberían considerar la tendencia que indica que las acciones caerán aún más luego de que los bancos centrales inicien el período de flexibilización.
Decentralized exchanges have improved usability and user experience, becoming a good option for investors in the crypto space.
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Persona 5 Royal is just as good as you might have hoped on Nintendo Switch. | Image: Atlus The Nintendo Switch is a fantastic machine for role-playing games; it’s something Nintendo has been aware of from the very start. The hybrid nature of the Switch makes it easy to settle in for hours-long sessions on … Read more
Speeds are going up for many plans. | Image: Comcast Comcast is upgrading internet speeds for more than 20 million Xfinity customers, the company announced Monday. The changes, which will affect “most of our customers” across the country, according to a statement from Bill Connors, president of Xfinity for Comcast Cable, roll out beginning this … Read more
Yoloyolo, which connects NFT owners and brands to sell merchandise, raised $3.5 million in seed funding
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Wi-Fi is how most people connect to the internet most of the time — but from a security standpoint, it’s a remarkably wobbly foundation. We treat Wi-Fi connections like hardened tunnels to wherever we’re connecting on the internet, but there’s nothing inherently private about the signal. Wi-Fi is just radio, and like any radio, the … Read more
Mastercard will deploy its technology to integrate crypto trading into banks’ interfaces, while Paxos is set to provide its trading and custody services.
A cabinet decision to revise six foreign exchange laws closely follows a government plan to introduce new rules for remittances, all aimed at tightening anti-money laundering measures for crypto.
This morning Kanye West announced he’s buying Parler, the annoyingly-named so-called “free speech” platform that ignores the proper French pronunciation of its moniker in service of a poor pun. The deal terms aren’t out there yet, but the startup has so far raised $56 million and I bet it has a tidy little exit on … Read more
