Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Microsoft introduced several new devices this week including the Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5, and Surface Studio 2 Plus. They’re all fairly iterative updates; you know that’s true when Microsoft’s hype videos emphasize new colors and integrated 5G connectivity (for the Arm-powered Pro 9) as the most … Read more
The head of crypto exchange FTX is a political mega-donor and had earlier said he might donate up to $1 billion in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 14, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Vincent Kilbride / The Verge Last month, all four major online social platforms — Meta, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok — released their plans for combating misinformation and disinformation in the weeks leading up to the 2022 US midterms. Meta will have voting alerts, real-time fact-checking in both English and Spanish, and as it did in … Read more
Jarett Sitter / The Verge A day in the life of a 20-something on TikTok who works in tech might look something like this: start the day with free breakfast and a latte. Immediately go out for a multihour lunch break. Return to the office and wander around the spacious, light-filled space, visiting the nap … Read more
Apple’s native iOS keyboard in Dvorak layout. | Screenshot by Jon Porter / The Verge Here’s a fun iOS 16 feature that’s almost completely slipped under our radar: native support for the Dvorak keyboard layout. Ars Technica reported this week that the touch-typing optimized keyboard can now be selected in Apple’s software alongside the more … Read more
The El Salvador official noted that the government is looking to attract more investments to its Bitcoin City with special incentives for businesses investing early.
A 15-year-old crypto hacker that swindled crypto investor Michael Terpin out of millions has agreed to pay $22 million to the victim, according to a court filing in the Southern District of New York.
Zero-knowledge proofs are probabilistic assessments that take efficiency of portable digital identity solutions to the next level.
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Valve’s latest beta Steam Deck update enables users to set longer custom startup videos on the handheld. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Valve released its latest Steam Deck beta update yesterday, which includes longer boot animations among the usual array of bug fixes and optimizations. Now, the maximum length of a boot … Read more
The International Organization of Securities Commissions proposed a set of new measures to address increasing risks in digital marketing.
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Stronghold, which is currently restructuring its debt, can save up to $27.6 million in the next two years by ending its partnership with Northern Data.
The Kharkiv Art Museum launched a new NFT collection on the Binance NFT marketplace to help raise funds for operations and preservation of cultural heritage.
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A community member started a discussion on r/cryptocurrency on why inflation isn’t pushing more people into the crypto space.
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A Starlink terminal in Ukraine. | Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images After providing tens of thousands of Starlink terminals to help Ukraine’s war effort, SpaceX has told the Department of Defense that it may not be able to provide future funding for the service, CNN reports. In a letter dated September 8th, the … Read more
Blockchain.com will soon shut down accounts of Russian nationals, while companies like Binance are also working to apply the new EU sanctions.
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The global securities standard-setter is worried about the rise of misleading financial advice on social media, including for crypto
A new crypto project aiming to mint tokens from burning Ether is behind Ethereum’s deflationary turn.