CoinShares Releases Experimental AI Bot That Tries to Calculate the Fair Price for an NFT
The asset management platform said the tool aggregates different data sets to determine how much an NFT might be worth.
Rep. McHenry gives progress report on stablecoin legislation, says it’s an ‘ugly baby’
The ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee praised the bipartisanship behind the coming bill, but says there are “complex conversations” ahead.
Jamie Dimon Again Slams Crypto, Calls Blockchain ‘Real’
The JPMorgan Chase CEO spoke during an IIF event Thursday in Washington D.C.
Time to switch from LinkedIn to MetaMask? Not yet, but soon
Thanks to NFTs, crypto wallets will soon enable users to prove their credentials without using third-party background checks.
Build a solution for a computer vision skin lesion classifier using Amazon SageMaker Pipelines
Amazon SageMaker Pipelines is a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) service designed for machine learning (ML) use cases. You can use it to create, automate, and manage end-to-end ML workflows. It tackles the challenge of orchestrating each step of an ML process, which requires time, effort, and resources. To facilitate its use, multiple templates … Read more
Getaway launches a way for you to enjoy, and own, vacation homes
Being in the business of convincing people that they deserve a vacation is hard. Being in the business of convincing people that they can co-own a vacation house and enjoy it at the same time can be deceptively harder. Getaway – different from another venture-backed Getaway, which sells escapes to tiny cabins in the middle … Read more
Google built a spam backdoor for Republicans — and they aren’t using it
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge With only weeks until Election Day, the Republican National Committee is escalating its war over Gmail’s spam filters in what critics deem a bad-faith effort to bully Google into letting them spam user inboxes. The GOP has long complained about tech bias, but the latest fight hits the … Read more
How Amazon Search runs large-scale, resilient machine learning projects with Amazon SageMaker
If you have searched for an item to buy on amazon.com, you have used Amazon Search services. At Amazon Search, we’re responsible for the search and discovery experience for our customers worldwide. In the background, we index our worldwide catalog of products, deploy highly scalable AWS fleets, and use advanced machine learning (ML) to match … Read more
Q3 data reminds us that venture debt is not a Hail Mary
Venture debt was never meant to be used to bail a company out of financial trouble. And yet, when venture capitalists started to pull back from equity investing earlier this year because frothy market conditions made them realize that valuations were too high, it became a topic of discussion again. Across the industry, from founders … Read more
Activision Blizzard is once again being sued for sexual harassment
For over a year, Activision Blizzard employees have protested against the company’s poor handling of ongoing sexual harassment allegations. Now, an anonymous Jane Doe has filed yet another lawsuit against the gaming giant for sexual harassment, gender discrimination and sexual battery, among other complaints. “For years, Activision Blizzard’s open ‘frat boy’ environment fostered rampant sexism, … Read more
Cosmos co-founder says a major security vulnerability has been uncovered on IBC
A public patch fixing the exploit is scheduled to be released tomorrow.
Is the venture market slowing or did crossover funds just bounce?
As third-quarter venture capital data rolls in, the TechCrunch crew is busy parsing the numbers. We’ve looked at fintech results, we’ve touched on the crypto market, and we have a climate startup venture analysis coming this weekend. We’ve also looked at the U.S. venture market and its global analog. The main gist is that while VC … Read more
Samsung’s One UI 5 is coming soon with some very iOS-like vibes
Personalized lock screens are so hot in 2022. | Image: Samsung Samsung’s take on Android 13, called One UI 5, is ready to come out of public beta testing “in the coming weeks,” according to a company press release issued today. Highlights include a more personalized lock screen and new modes to filter out unwanted … Read more
Twitter is working on an official don’t @ me feature
Keep my name out of your tweet. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter is working on a feature that lets you control who can mention you, with the test version discovered by app researcher and engineer Jane Manchun Wong letting you block mentions completely. Twitter privacy designer Dominic Camozzi confirmed that the … Read more
Take-Two is shutting down the developer of the puzzle game Two Dots
Although Playdots is going away, Two Dots will live on. | Image: Take-Two Take-Two is shutting down the gaming studio Playdots, the creator of puzzle games like Two Dots and the just-released Apple Arcade title Garden Tails, as first reported by Bloomberg. Due to the closure, Take-Two will cut 65 jobs beginning in January, per … Read more
This is what your email could look like in Web3
The first generation of blockchain-based messaging platforms are attempting to address the missing pieces of Web3 adoption.
OCC Comptroller: Crypto Companies ‘Don’t Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up’
Michael Hsu, acting comptroller of the currency (OCC), joined “First Mover” to discuss why crypto companies need to decide their area of focus in order for clear regulation guidelines to be established.
Tether, el emisor de la stablecoin USDT, reduce a cero sus tenencias de papel comercial
La empresa ha ido sustituyendo gradualmente su tenencia de papel comercial por bonos del Tesoro de Estados Unidos.
Receptions, parties and more at TechCrunch Disrupt
Hey, party people! As if you won’t find plenty to keep you occupied at TechCrunch Disrupt — which kicks off in less than a week on October 18–20 — take a look at this list of receptions and happenings that complement and coincide with your Disrupt experience. Note that while some events are open to … Read more
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US lawmaker says crypto regulation from SEC is ‘needed now’
Senator Hickenlooper requested the SEC engage with the public by opening a “notice-and-comment period” to develop rules and regulations applicable to crypto.
Volkswagen to plough €2.4B into vehicle automation in China and form JV with Horizon Robotics
Volkswagen is accelerating the pace to automate its electric vehicles for Chinese customers. CARIAD, a wholly-owned automotive software company of the German auto behemoth, intends to set up a joint venture with Horizon Robotics, one of China’s most serious auto chip developers, the company said on Thursday. The German automaker plans to deploy around €2.4 … Read more
Amazon’s set to launch its prototype internet satellites early next year
Just over 3,230 to go. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon is getting ready to launch two test satellites for its Project Kuiper satellite internet constellation, built to compete with services like SpaceX Starlink and OneWeb. In a press release on Wednesday, the company says the prototypes, charmingly named Kuipersat-1 and Kuipersat-2, … Read more
The last mile
I don’t love devoting the first several paragraphs of this newsletter to Amazon every week, but no one is making waves — both good and bad — in the robotics space quite like the little mom-and-pop bookseller from Seattle, Washington. This is one of the bad weeks. It’s a story about what happens when your … Read more