Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the addition of Toncoin (TON) as the 56th project on its Launchpool platform. According to Binance, users will be able to stake their BNB and FDUSD tokens in separate pools to farm TON tokens over a twenty-day period, starting from August 15,... Read more
Audio Pitara, a podcast production company known for its diverse genres including history, horror, and romance, has launched a globally successful podcast titled ‘Dil se Dil tak.’ The podcast, which features romantic stories, is voiced using ElevenLabs’ advanced Hindi text-to-speech technology, according to ElevenLabs. Revolutionizing Audio Content Creation This... Read more
Animoca Brands Joins ZetaChain as Validator to Enhance Multi-Chain Interoperability
Tech August 27, 2024
ZetaChain, the pioneering universal blockchain, has announced that Animoca Brands, a leader in advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, has joined as a validator. This strategic partnership aims to bring the industry closer to achieving seamless multi-chain connectivity and widespread digital asset adoption, according to... Read more
Bitfarms Ltd. (Nasdaq/TSX: BITF), a global vertically integrated Bitcoin data center company, has announced several key updates to its Board of Directors and Executive Team, according to GlobeNewswire. Board of Directors Updates Ben Gagnon, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed to the Board of Directors... Read more
The HKMA and Cyberport launch the GenA.I. Sandbox to foster responsible A.I. innovation in the financial sector. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), in collaboration with the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited (Cyberport), has officially launched the Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenA.I.) Sandbox. This initiative, announced at the FiNETech2... Read more
The future of streaming is ads
Tech June 6, 2023
Call it FAST, call it AVOD, call it whatever you want. Free ad-supported streaming is having a moment, and it’s only going to get bigger from here. Watching TV has always been mostly ad-supported. And easy to do. Free streaming is bringing that back.Illustration by GraphicaArtis/Getty Images The big-name... Read more
The Fed on Silicon Valley Bank Collapse: We May Have Dropped the Ball There
Money/Business June 6, 2023
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell. Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) In a highly anticipated report on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the Federal Reserve admits that it should’ve been paying slightly closer attention to the tech-centric bank before it unceremoniously collapsed last month. At the same time,... Read more
The best part of FAST TV is the choice it takes away
Tech June 6, 2023
Sometimes you don’t need to pick what you want to watch; sometimes you just want to zone out watching the boob tube. FAST TV makes it very easy to just zone out and not stress, like broadcast TV did once before. Photo by François LOCHON/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images I’ve... Read more
FTC Chair and Big Tech critic Lina Khan. Photo: Anna Moneymaker (Getty Images) The Federal Trade Commission will not appeal the court ruling rejecting its attempt to block the acquisition of VR fitness company Within by Facebook and parent company Meta. The regulator’s decision marks a major win for... Read more
The age of generative AI is upon us, and this week alone Google and Microsoft made major announcements around their respective products for the masses. While Google unveiled an “experimental conversational AI service” called Bard yesterday, Microsoft had a fuller slate of news to share at its event in... Read more
