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Microsoft breakthrough signals quantum-exclusive future for blockchain mining
28.11.2024
The new hardware could ultimately host a theoretical algorithm with the potential to transform proof-of-work
Microsoft Says It's Google's Fault You Can't Buy Xbox Games On Its App
28.11.2024
Back in October, Microsoft announced that come November, it would be able to finally start selling Xbox games via its app on Android devices. This, as The Verge points out, has not yet happened. Now Xbox president Sarah Bond has taken to social media to lay the blame for this delay squarely...
Data Analytics and AI Firm Raises $5 Billion, Has No Plans for an Imminent IPO
28.11.2024
Databricks, a data and AI company, is reportedly raising $5 billion in its latest funding round, aiming for a total of $8 billion, which could be the largest this year. Prioritizing Growth Over IPO Databricks, a San Francisco-based data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) company,...
The Protocol: Bitcoin Bridged Trustlessly to L2; Ethereum's Blob Mob
27.11.2024
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I'm Marc Hochstein, CoinDesk's deputy editor-in-chief for features, opinion and standards.IN THIS ISSUE:Ethereum's blob mobStaking on StarknetAvalanche's big upgradeL2 teams beam...
The Protocol: Bitcoin Bridged Trustlessly to L2; Ethereum's Blob Mob
27.11.2024
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OpenAI secures $1.5B funding from SoftBank, allows employees to cash out
27.11.2024
SoftBank’s tender offer allows OpenAI employees to cash out up to $1.5 billion worth of shares as it takes a larger stake in the company
Tornado Cash Sanctions Overturned by U.S. Appeals Court
27.11.2024
A U.S. federal appeals court has delivered a major legal victory to the crypto sector by throwing out the U.S. Treasury Department's earlier effort to directly sanction crypto mixing service Tornado Cash.The court found that the government didn't have the proper tools to include the actual...
A Very Good Star Wars Game You Might Have Missed Is Coming To PC Soon
26.11.2024
Earlier this year, Star Wars: Hunters landed on mobile devices and Switch. The free-to-play third-person hero shooter was a very fun and good game that was trapped on mobile devices. Well, except for Switch, but that port wasn’t great. Now, Hunters is finally making the leap to PC, alongside some...
2K Games Has Officially Ditched Its PC Launcher
26.11.2024
Borderlands and Civilization publisher 2K Games has quietly done something very cool and good: The company has removed the need to use its 2K PC launcher from all of its games, and sunset the software completely. Read more
Uniswap unveils $15.5M core contracts bug bounty ahead of v4 launch
26.11.2024
Uniswap Labs said this is the “largest bounty in history,” with payouts potentially ranging from $2,000 up to the full amount.
Xbox Removing Avatars Because You All Forgot About Them
25.11.2024
Microsoft has quietly confirmed that it is ditching avatars on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S consoles next year after a decade of support. You might have assumed avatars had already been killed off in the past, but nope. Apparently they were still around, but not for much longer. Read more
Star Wars Outlaws And Assassin's Creed Valhalla Don't Work With The Latest Windows Update At The Worst Possible Time
25.11.2024
Star Wars Outlaws finally came to Steam last week. Unfortunately, there’s also an issue with the latest version of Windows that makes it so the sci-fi open-world adventure and other Ubisoft games don’t work. Microsoft has acknowledged the issue and is pausing the update in the meantime. Read more
Rumors Are Flying Of A Possible PlayStation 5 Portable
25.11.2024
Bloomberg is reporting this morning that Sony is working on a portable version of the PlayStation 5. This comes hot on the heels of news from Microsoft that a portable Xbox is being worked on, and of course ahead of the imminent announcement of the Switch 2. Everyone’s going handheld!Read more
Get Through Insufferable Family Time This Thanksgiving With These Mobile Games
24.11.2024
If you’ve got a big family but very little to talk to them about, the holidays can see you go from happy to helpless real quick. What are you to do when Thanksgiving dinner is two hours late and you’ve run out of small talk with that one uncle from out of town who may or may not have voted for...
CFTC report endorses tokenizing trading collateral
22.11.2024
Distributed ledger technology can help solve longstanding challenges in US financial markets, the report said.
Trump Media hints at crypto trading, payments in TruthFi trademark filing
22.11.2024
The new trademark filing from Trump Media and Technology Group mentions digital wallets, cryptocurrency payment processing services, and a digital asset trading platform.
Ethereum Layer-2 Teams Welcome Proposal to Overhaul Blockchain
21.11.2024
Far from making zero-knowledge rollups obsolete, the Beam Chain would make them work better, says Polygon. zkSync builder Matter Labs is also bullish
Don't Bother Waiting Around For A Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Pro Update
21.11.2024
Cyberpunk 2077 is one of those benchmark games fans rush to check out when they upgrade their gaming hardware. From its disastrous launch on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One to its 2.0 overhaul and excellent Phantom Liberty expansion last year, the open-world RPG has undergone an impressive makeover...
Sui Network Back Up After Scheduling Bug Leads to Two-Hour Downtime; SUI Recovers
21.11.2024
The downtime was caused by a bug in its transaction scheduling
Deutsche Bank’s AI Gamble: Partnership With Aleph Alpha Expected to Boost Innovation
21.11.2024
Deutsche Bank has invested in German artificial intelligence (AI) startup Aleph Alpha. The bank aims to leverage AI for operational efficiency and regulatory compliance. Deutsche Bank: Perfect Partner for AI Innovation Strategy German financial services giant Deutsche Bank has joined artificial...