Anker’s new earbuds line includes models for gaming and sleep
Anker’s Soundcore VR P10 earbuds are designed to provide lag-free audio for gaming. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Anker announced its latest wave of wireless earbuds yesterday, and the products indicate that Anker is expanding its focus beyond the usual sound quality upgrades. The company announced three pairs in all: the Soundcore … Read more
The Nord Stream pipeline leaks are a disaster — the oil and gas industry has a much bigger mess
In this Handout Photo provided by Swedish Coast Guard, the release of gas emanating from a leak on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea on September 28th, 2022, in At Sea. | Photo by Swedish Coast Guard via Getty Images This week, the world watched what’s likely to be the fossil … Read more
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500 Global’s take on the rising competition among startup accelerators
It’s been a little over a year since accelerator 500 Startups rebranded to 500 Global in an attempt to reposition itself as a venture firm. It also launched a $140 million fund to invest in later-stage companies for a total of $2.8 billion in assets under management, according to its website. The new 500 fund … Read more
Crypto Biz: The Voyager Digital auction is over. What now?
FTX US was the successful bidder in the Voyager auction. But, one industry insider tells Cointelegraph that the deal didn’t have depositors’ best interest in mind.
Twitter is rolling out a refreshed user interface for DMs on Android
Twitter is launching a redesigned user interface for DMs on Android, the company announced on Friday. Starting today, Twitter users on Android will see a more modern interface for direct messages that is consistent with the rest of the app. With this rollout, Twitter is bringing the Android experience on par with its iOS interface. … Read more
Build flexible and scalable distributed training architectures using Kubeflow on AWS and Amazon SageMaker
In this post, we demonstrate how Kubeflow on AWS (an AWS-specific distribution of Kubeflow) used with AWS Deep Learning Containers and Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) simplifies collaboration and provides flexibility in training deep learning models at scale on both Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) and Amazon SageMaker utilizing a hybrid architecture approach. … Read more
Ubisoft will let you transfer your Stadia purchases to PC
A screenshot from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. | Image: Ubisoft Stadia may be shutting down next year, but if you’ve purchased Ubisoft titles on the cloud gaming platform, you’ll be able to transfer those purchases to PC at some point in the future, Ubisoft confirmed to The Verge. “While Stadia will shut down on January 18th, … Read more
Twitch is testing ‘elevated chats’ that let you pay to highlight a message
Between recent drama around gambling and its controversial decision to take a bigger slice of the subscription revenue pie, it’s been a dramatic couple of weeks for Twitch. Now, the company says it’s testing one new way for streamers to bring in cash from their most committed followers in the form of “elevated chats,” which … Read more
Blockchain interoperability goes beyond moving data from point A to B — Axelar CEO Sergey Gorbunov
Axelar’s co-founder shared his views on blockchain infrastructure and adoption at Converge22 in San Francisco.
CFTC Charges Digitex Founder Adam Todd With Running Illegal Crypto Derivatives Trading Platform
Adam Todd, the founder of crypto futures and spot market exchange Digitex, has been charged by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for multiple violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).
Show, don’t tell: Tips for robotics startups raising a Series B during a downturn
Jason Schoettler Contributor Share on Twitter Jason Schoettler is co-founder and managing partner of Calibrate Ventures. Raising a Series B for any startup is challenging right now, with many VCs pulling back on investments — funding for Series B rounds across all sectors fell 55% in August compared to a year earlier, for example. But … Read more
TechCrunch+ roundup: Insurtech investor survey, H-1B red flags, SaaS sales coaching
The demand for some services can be so high, it can insulate their providers against the vagaries of the market. During an economic downturn, consumers don’t cut back on pet food or toilet paper. Similarly, everyone needs insurance. Between 2016 and 2022, insurtech startups received around $43 billion in funding, and despite the downturn, most … Read more