Hashtag Trending Jul.24- Google’s Bard expands coverage almost everywhere but in Canada; Reddit war gets uglier; Shopify employee breaks NDA to speak out on layoffs
Is it ChatGPT that’s getting dumber or is it us? Bard expands its coverage to almost everywhere but Canada. The moderator/management war at Reddit continues to escalate, Shopify employee breaks an NDA to speak out and Elon Musk flips us the bird. These are the top tech news stories
Read moreCrypto wallet Zengo launches pro subscription with additional security features
Cryptocurrency mobile wallet Zengo has introduced a handful of new features combined with a new premium subscription called Zengo Pro that costs $20 per month. This new, optional subscription brings additional security features for users who have a lot of crypto assets or who are really concerned about security in
Read moreSam Altman’s Worldcoin eyeball-scanning crypto project launches
Worldcoin, Sam Altman’s audacious eyeball-scanning crypto startup, has started the global rollout of its services to help build a reliable solution for “distinguishing humans from AI online,” enable “global democratic processes” and “drastically increase economic opportunity.” The startup, which has raised about $250 million altogether and counts Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla
Read moreTesla stock falls as margins slip, VanMoof files for bankruptcy, and Aurora sells $820M worth of stock
Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. Your usual host Kirsten Korosec is still away, so you have me for one more week. Let’s jump in. U.S. policymakers and agencies are
Read moreCan Europe’s cannabis market avoid the US’ mistakes? Investors chime in
When it comes to Europe’s cannabis market, the biggest piece of news this year is what didn’t happen. Contrary to what a lot of people expected, Germany isn’t on the way to legalizing recreational use of marijuana. Instead, the EU’s most populated country watered down its law reform plans after
Read moreElon Musk says an ‘X’ will soon mark the spot where Twitter used to be
Elon Musk has been calling his Twitter acquisition X Corp basically since he bought it, and that is its official legal entity name already, but now it could be the customer-facing brand for the bird app, too. Or soon-to-be-former-bird-app, actually. Musk tweeted late Saturday night that he’d replace the Twitter
Read moreTwitter’s rebrand to X may actually be happening soon
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Photo: Getty Images Around 12AM ET last night, Twitter owner Elon Musk started tweeting — and did so for hours — about the Twitter rebrand to X, the one-letter name he’s used repeatedly in company and product names forever. It started with a
Read moreGear Patrol’s acquisition of DPReview shows that it can pay to be boring
In March, DPReview announced that parent company Amazon was shutting it down, and the photography world entered a dual state of shock and disbelief. For 25 years, DPReview had served as a consistently reliable and authoritative voice on photography gear. But photography enthusiasts didn’t just go to DPReview to drool
Read moreFedNow may finally be live, but will it be too costly for businesses to adopt?
Welcome to The Interchange! If you want this in your inbox, sign up here. It was an event-filled week in the fintech world, what with FedNow launching, the former CEO of fintech Bolt — and the company itself — being subpoenaed by the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission and much more.
Read moreThe Potential of IoT Tech in Energy Crisis Management in South Africa
The Internet of Things (IoT) technology functions as a bridge between the physical and digital world, enabling faster, decentralized, and real-time feedback. The growing adoption of 5G networks worldwide is particularly driving the need for such capabilities, especially for organizations promoting digitalization. While the advantages of IoT technology in enhancing
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