Curve Finance’s $62M exploit exposes larger issues for DeFi ecosystem
Hackers stole around $62 million from Curve Finance on Sunday, causing a ripple effect throughout the crypto sector and raising questions about the strength of the decentralized finance ecosystem. Curve is one of the largest decentralized exchanges (DEX) in the crypto market today, with about $1.67 billion in total value
Read moreSolo SaaS — How I Built a Serverless Workout App By Myself
Solo SaaS — How I Built a Serverless Workout App By MyselfTaking on SaaS can be terrifying, but it doesn’t have to be. The right tools and proper mindset can take you from idea to production in no time.This has been a relaxing summer. Back in June, I decided to take a break from
Read moreWyze’s new security camera can record continuously on battery power… but only for a day
The new Wyze cam has a whole new look, along with a higher price tag. The company’s previous outdoor camera was smaller, squarer, and cheaper. | Image: Wyze The long-rumored Wyze Battery Cam Pro ($93.99 plus $5 shipping) arrives today, August 1st, and is the company’s first camera to record
Read moreIn challenge to TikTok, YouTube Shorts gains new creation tools like Collab and Q&As
As competition with TikTok and Instagram Reels heats up, YouTube today announced an expanded suite of creation tools for its own short-form video platform, YouTube Shorts. Among the new features are tools for remixing, adding effects, stickers, going live, and others aimed at encouraging inspiration. The company is also starting
Read moreKickstarter requires generative AI projects to disclose additional info
As generative AI enters the mainstream, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has struggled to formulate a policy that satisfies parties on all sides of the debate. Most of the generative AI tools used to create art and text today, including Stable Diffusion and ChatGPT, were trained on publicly available images and text
Read moreRead-it-later app Pocket to shut down its Mac app on August 15th
Mozilla’s Pocket, a popular read-it-later app that lets you save online articles to read when you have more time, announced today it’s retiring its Mac app, Pocket for Mac. The app will be replaced with the Pocket iOS app for Apple Silicon Macs instead — meaning those models introduced in
Read moreUber is now a profitable, cash-generating machine
If you look at the market’s reaction to Uber’s quarterly results out this morning, you might think the company performed poorly. The stock is down about 6%, most likely because the company missed the market’s expectations for quarterly revenue by about $100 million. However, despite the expectations gap, it was
Read moreFord resumes F-150 Lightning production as July price cuts drive up demand
Ford said it will triple production capacity of its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck following a six-week shutdown to expand and retool its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center. With the factory facelift complete, Ford said it’s scheduled to build more than 70,000 F-150 Lightning trucks in 2023 with production for U.S.
Read moreElon Musk wants a second chance to fail at X
Looks like Musk’s determined to make the same mistake twice. | Image: The Verge I understand the driving need to prove to people that you are right, which is why I am to some degree sympathetic to Elon Musk’s ill-advised plan to rename Twitter and turn it into his long-dreamed-of
Read moreConfiAbogado wants to put a tech touch on Latin America’s legal system
ConfiAbogado, a Mexico City-based startup, raised $1.65 million in seed funding to provide better accessibility to legal services across Latin America. Co-founder and CEO Emiliano Ruiz launched the company with his brother, Julián Ruiz, in 2020. Emiliano previously worked at a traditional law firm, while Julián’s background is as an
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