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New FIDO Alliance Passkey Specifications to Allow Secure Import and Export
In a significant development for password security, the FIDO Alliance has announced new specifications for passkeys, enabling users to import and export them securely. This move aims ...
Oct 15, 2024The Wayback Machine Returns! Internet Archive Resumes Read-Only Operations
The Internet Archive, the renowned digital library that has preserved 916 billion web pages, has announced the return of its Wayback Machine in a provisional, read-only mode. This com...
Oct 14, 2024Tether Explores Lending to Commodity Traders as it Seeks to Deploy Profits
Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, is reportedly considering lending to commodity trading firms as a way to deploy its growing profits. According to a Bloomber...
Oct 14, 2024Adobe Firefly Video Model Takes Center Stage With Commerically Safe Video Creation
Adobe has officially launched its Firefly Video Model in public beta, marking a significant milestone in the world of generative AI video creation. This innovative technology is desig...
Oct 14, 2024What ever happened to the SolSource solar cooker backed by Mark Cuban?
SolSource (made by One Earth Designs) is a solar powered stove that seemed promising to both investors and consumers. It certainly isn’t the first to hit the market, and many people m...
Oct 13, 2024Remember the Facebook Friend Wheel?
Friend Wheel is a now defunct Facebook application that allowed users to visualize up to thousands of friends at once. The image above shows an early sample of how it was displayed wh...
Oct 13, 2024Uniswap's Governance Token UNI Sees Significant Gains Following Unichain Launch
Uniswap’s governance token, UNI, has defied the market-wide sell-off, posting a 25% weekly gain and a 10%+ gain after the launch of Unichain, its own layer-2 network. The token’s pric...
Oct 12, 2024Mt. Gox Extends Repayment Deadline to October 2025, A Relief for the Crypto Market
In a recent development, Mt. Gox, the defunct Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, has extended its creditor repayment deadline to October 31, 2025. This decision, made by the Tokyo Dist...
Oct 12, 2024Stripe Unlocks Crypto Payments for US Firms Across Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon
In a significant move, Stripe has announced the reactivation of crypto payments for U.S. businesses, allowing them to accept USDC through Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon. This developme...
Oct 10, 2024Amid Slowing Growth, Online Gig Platforms Aim to Boost Take Rates
Gig workers, encompassing a diverse range of roles such as independent contractors, online platform workers, contract firm workers, on-call workers, and temporary workers, have become...
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