Why this tiny country is adopting the Bitcoin Lightning Network
Gibraltar is becoming well known for its pioneering crypto regulations, support for blockchain development and bitcoin adoption.
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Meta’s Make-A-Video AI achieves a new, nightmarish state of the art
Meta’s researchers have made a significant leap in the AI art generation field with Make-A-Video, the creatively named new technique for — you guessed it — making a video out of nothing but a text prompt. The results are impressive and varied, and all, with no exceptions, slightly creepy. We’ve seen text-to-video models before — … Read more
Twitter is adding a new TikTok-like full-screen video feature
Twitter is adding new features to make it easier for users to watch and discover videos on its platform, the social network announced on Thursday. Most notably, the company is launching a scrollable TikTok-like scrollable video feed. In the coming days, users on iOS will be able to click on a video in their feed … Read more
Gaming tech can be used to walk through buildings before they’re even constructed
Image: Epic Games Epic Games is partnering with industry design software giant Autodesk to bring game-like graphics to architecture tools in order to visualize design concepts and plans as more immersive environments. While Autodesk architecture software such as Revit is capable of creating 3D design plans, the partnership will introduce easy-to-use tools to designers, with … Read more
US lawmaker hints at calling for Republican votes in 2022 Midterms over crypto policies
Representative Patrick McHenry said regulatory clarity for digital assets would be one of his “top priorities” if he became the next chair of the House Financial Services Committee.
Pro traders don’t expect Bitcoin to break and hold $20,000 anytime soon
Bears have controlled BTC price by forcing 111 daily closes below $25,000 and derivatives data shows a reversal of this trend is highly unlikely.
Democrats demand FTC probe Amazon-iRobot deal
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission is facing mounting pressure to block Amazon’s proposed $1.65 billion purchase of iRobot, the company behind Roomba autonomous vacuums. In a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan on Thursday, a group of Democratic lawmakers argued that the proposed merger would unfairly bolster Amazon’s dominance … Read more
Strike CEO : El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experience ‘Doesn’t Hurt My Company at All’
The CEO and founder of Strike joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss El Salvador’s bitcoin adoption and why the mobile payments app plans to revolutionize payments for merchants and consumers globally.
Meta permite compartir NFTs en Instagram y Facebook a todos los usuarios en EE. UU.
Ahora los usuarios pueden conectar sus billeteras de criptomonedas con Instagram como parte de la nueva función de coleccionables digitales de la aplicación, la cual el gigante tecnológico había estado probando desde mayo.
California Moves Forward to Allow Vital Records to be Issued on Blockchain
Californians will have the option of a blockchain-based delivery of their vital records after a new law was approved establishing the technology as an integral part of state recordkeeping.
8 investors weigh in on the state of insurtech in Q3 2022
Insurtech companies have been among the biggest victims of the public market selloff, especially those that went public in 2021. Notably, Metromile saw its valuation decline over 85% and was subsequently acquired by peer Lemonade, and it hasn’t been alone in losing a lot of value and being eyed by peers and incumbents. All this … Read more
Despite its many troubles, the insurtech market is ‘far from dead,’ investors say
When insurtech company Metromile went public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in February last year, it was valued at over $1 billion. A year and five months later, Lemonade acquired the company for less than $145 million. As the markets turned early this year, insurtech left most generalist investors’ playbooks almost as fast … Read more
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Even Twitter is becoming TikTok
Swipe up for more videos — where have I heard that before? | Image: Twitter Twitter is joining the bandwagon of social media companies copying TikTok’s everlasting scroll of videos. In a blog post on Thursday, the company announced that it’s updating its video player to be “immersive” — tapping on it will make the … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg tells Meta employees that the company is freezing hiring
Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Thursday that the company is enacting a company-wide hiring freeze and warned them that more downsizing is likely coming. First reported by Bloomberg’s Kurt Wagner and confirmed by sources to The Verge, the comments made during an internal all-hands call show how Meta … Read more
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Google’s text-to-speech engine is getting new voices across Android apps
Google’s text-to-speech tech is getting new voices across Android apps to improve clarity and sound more natural. | The Verge The speech engine Speech Services by Google is being upgraded to improve clarity and make text-to-speech voices in Android apps sound more natural. You can hear the difference between the old voices and the updated … Read more
Latinoamericanos acuden a créditos cripto en medio de una alta inflación y tasas de interés exorbitantes
El sistema bancario tradicional y la inestabilidad económica dificultan la obtención de créditos en América Latina, pero los préstamos cripto están prosperando en toda la región.