5 more reasons to jump off the fence and go to Disrupt
Tick-tock, startup fans. We’re just days away from TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. If you’re still perched on that fence, we have five more reasons why you should pry open the wallet, dust off the credit card and get yourself to the Moscone Center and build a better business. Buy your pass … Read more
Uniswap Labs raises $165M as attention shifts to NFTs, Web3
The decentralized exchange has supported $1.2 trillion in cumulative trading volume since its inception, according to founder and CEO Hayden Adams.
Target is latest retailer to add support for SNAP payments for low-income shoppers
Target is the latest national retailer to roll out the ability for customers to pay with their SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits when shopping for groceries online. While the payment method has long been accepted in stores, online grocery retailers offering curbside pickup and delivery programs have only more recently begun to support the … Read more
A dos semanas de terminar, octubre registra la mayor cantidad de hackeos cripto de la historia
Hackers robaron más de US$718 millones desde los protocolos DeFi mediante once hackeos diferentes, según la empresa de investigación Chainalysis.
Eero scrubs its cheapest subscription plan, moves customers to $10 a month service
Eero is ditching its cheapest subscription plan. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Earlier this month, Eero announced it would be transitioning its paid subscription plans to one flat rate of $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year. Formerly called Eero Secure Plus, Eero Plus is now the only option for users of the mesh … Read more
TrueFi’s $4M Bad Debt in Limbo Shows Risk of Crypto Lending Without Collateral
Decentralized lending protocol TrueFi’s experience with loan defaults reveals its recourse for recovering bad debts: old-school solutions that can be time-sapping and costly, such as taking borrowers to court.
Why is the price of Huobi Token up 12% today as rest of the market slumps?
HT price makes further gains as Huobi Global opens SEAN spot trading, but the rally might be short-lived as technicals flip bearish.
Former VC brings smart financial advice to people who really need it, instead of just the rich
Will Peng graduated from Princeton with about $35,000 in debt. He asked his immigrant parents what they thought the best approach would be for him to pay it off. “There were companies telling me that I should refinance my student loans,” recalls Peng, who is the oldest of six children born in Taiwan. “I was … Read more
Orlando has all the ingredients to be the next big startup hub
There’s much potential for Orlando to be what Austin is to Texas, what Atlanta is to Georgia — a booming hub where startups flock from around the world to dream, innovate, and grow. The numbers are already showing potential: New PitchBook data found that in the first half of this year, a little more than … Read more
Twitter’s making it easier for professional account users to link to their content and services
Twitter is launching a new ‘Link Spotlight’ feature that lets professional account users add an interactive button to their profiles that links to a specific URL. The social network says the purpose of the Link Spotlight button is to give businesses and professionals a way to drive potential customers to their content, services or products. … Read more
Crypto Stocks Plunge as Bitcoin Slides to $18.1K on Inflation Print
Cryptocurrency-related stocks have sold-off across the board on Thursday as bitcoin falters to a three-week low of $18,131 on Coinbase.
Nintendo settles labor dispute with former employee
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Nintendo and its staffing and recruiting partner Aston Carter have reached a settlement with a former QA employee who alleged they were fired for union activity, agreeing to pay $25,910 covering back pay, damages, and interest. According to a report in Polygon, the employee filed a complaint with … Read more
Stanford’s robotic boot gives wearers a personalized mobility boost
Some of the most exciting robotics breakthroughs are happening in the exoskeleton space. Sure, any robotic system worth its salt has the potential to affect change, but this is one of the categories where such changes can be immediately felt – specifically, it’s about improving the lives of people with limited mobility. A team out … Read more
Google’s 3D video calling booths, Project Starline, will now be tested in the real world
While Meta is trying to convince consumers to strap on its VR headsets to enter the metaverse, Google continues to experiment with a different sort of false reality: its holographic video chat project known as Project Starline. Announced last year, Project Starline is a video-calling booth that uses 3D imagery, high-resolution cameras, custom depth sensor … Read more
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NFTs and crypto provide fundraising options for breast cancer awareness
Organizations are partnering with NFT projects and accepting crypto donations to draw attention to Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
US Democrat Senator John Hickenlooper Criticizes Gary Gensler’s Approach to Crypto at SEC
U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) has become one of the first Democratic senators to publicly criticize the slow approach to crypto taken by Gary Gensler, chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
La inflación en EE. UU. es más elevada de lo esperado en septiembre y bitcoin registra una caída
El Índice de Precios al Consumo “básico”, considerado un indicador más estable de la inflación, subió un 6,6% con respecto al año anterior, un máximo de cuatro décadas.