Alongside, a crypto index-focused platform, has closed an $11 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), the company exclusively told TechCrunch. “At a high level, we’re building what I describe as an on-chain Vanguard,” Austin Diamond, CEO and co-founder of Alongside, said to TechCrunch. “The goal is low-fee index products designed to enable total market exposure to crypto as a … [Read more...]
Oppo launches Find N2 Flip internationally to compete with Samsung’s Z Flip 4
/ The foldable flip phone arrives in the West exactly two months after launching in China. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63">The phone is available in black (left) and purple.As promised, Oppo is … [Read more...]
Mazda MX-30 electric SUV review: a perfect storm of range anxiety
The 2022 Mazda MX-30 gets a 35.5kW battery that will get you an EPA-estimated 92 miles of range combined, making the MX-30 one of the shortest-range EVs on the market.Japanese automakers have been late to the electric vehicle game across the board, offering a limited number of EVs and plug-in hybrid models as both demand and the market in the US grow. Just this year, Mazda released its very first … [Read more...]
US Border Patrol Is Finally Able to Check E-Passport Data
The United States government is notorious for taking a “better late than never” approach to its tech rollouts. Following that tradition, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed today that after 16 years it has finally performed the necessary software upgrades to verify the cryptographic signatures stored in passport RFID chips. Since 2006, the United States and many other countries … [Read more...]
North Korea's APT37 Targeting Southern Counterpart with New M2RAT Malware
The North Korea-linked threat actor tracked as APT37 has been linked to a piece of new malware dubbed M2RAT in attacks targeting its southern counterpart, suggesting continued evolution of the group's features and tactics. APT37, also tracked under the monikers Reaper, RedEyes, Ricochet Chollima, and ScarCruft, is linked to North Korea's Ministry of State … [Read more...]
Tesla’s plan to open its Superchargers to non-Tesla EVs takes shape
/ The company will ‘more than double’ its EV charging network in the US, according to the White House. Tesla is required to open up its chargers to non-Tesla EVs in order to access billions of dollars of federal funding for infrastructure upgrades. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray … [Read more...]
Today’s TechCrunch Live: Why cybersecurity is still hiring and spending with Vanta and Sequoia
Layoffs. They’re everywhere throughout Silicon Valley. While it seems like every company is cutting, some industries are on an upward swing including cybersecurity. I’m excited to have Vanta CEO Christina Cacioppo, and Sequoia partner, Andrew Reed to speak on Vanta’s growth, particularly around hiring when everyone else is firing. Christina Cacioppo started Vanta in 2016 and raised $202.95 million … [Read more...]
Lost Review: A Missing Person Story, but Not Really
Lost, now streaming on Zee5, is a full-length feature film that delves into the topic of missing persons across India, and how many of these cases might not be as easy to solve as they seem. The film, directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury (whose previous film Pink was a critical and commercial success in 2016), stars Yami Gautam as a crime reporter investigating the case of a missing 26-year-old … [Read more...]
React it up with Vite: A Guide to Creating a React App in No Time!
For years, Create React App (CRA) has been the go-to tool for creating React apps. With its ease of use and broad community support, it's no wonder why so many developers have relied on CRA to streamline their React app development.However, with the emergence of Vite, a new player has entered the game, offering a fresh take on building React apps. Vite offers a faster, simpler, and more efficient … [Read more...]
Looping Arrays: The for-of Loop
Looping through arrays with regular for-loop is now history, The for-of method introduced in ES6+ is much simpler and efficient and makes code more readable.Let's see how to use for-of loop: const arr = ["a","b","c","d","e","f","i"]; for(const alphabet of arr){ console.log(alphabet); } In the block of code above we used for-of to loop over an Array named (arr). We can use any name for … [Read more...]
Returnal PC Review: Eternal Awakenings on a Lovecraftian Planet
Returnal might have struggled to wow gamers after its initial reveal as a PS5 exclusive, but it amassed a niche following when some gameplay emerged online. Finnish developer Housemarque faced a few challenges: for one, it was a less-known studio trying to sell an original IP for a full $70 — competing against a pool of well-established AAA creators that anyone could blindly trust. Furthermore, in … [Read more...]
Windows 11 update tracker: Download and install the latest Windows 11 update
The Windows 11 rollout is going full steam ahead. In fact, Microsoft's first major refresh for the OS — Windows 11 2022 Update (version 22H2) — is already available via stable channel. However, the releases haven't been without issues and the Redmond tech giant is well aware of this fact. The company is periodically rolling out updates for Windows 11 to fix the bugs and … [Read more...]
== v/s ===
OverviewThe equality operator in javascript is used to compare if two values are equal. The comparison is made by == and === operators in javascript. The main difference between the == and === operators in javascript is that the == operator does the type conversion of the operands before comparison, whereas the === operator compares the values as well as the data types of the operands. Scope In … [Read more...]
Nothing Phone 1 Could Be Getting Android 13-Based Nothing OS 1.5 Update Soon: Report
The Nothing Phone 1 is set to receive the much-awaited and long overdue Android 13 update. In a gradual roll out, Nothing Phone 1 devices will reportedly begin to get the next software update by the end of this week. Carl Pie, the co-founder of OnePlus, founded the independent consumer tech startup called Nothing around two years ago in London, UK. Along with the Phone 1, Nothing has also released … [Read more...]
You.com takes aim at Google and Microsoft with multimodal chat search
You.com founder Richard Socher knows that his company has always been a David going after the Goliath in search, Google, and to a lesser extent Microsoft. He likes to point out that his company built search based on generative AI in December, several months before the other giant search players made their announcements. Today, the company is announcing it’s taking that head start and building on … [Read more...]
The best streaming device to buy right now
The Apple TV 4K checks all the boxes and is the most pleasant to use, but plenty of people will be just fine with a Chromecast, Roku, or Fire TV.Looking for a new TV gadget to stream all of your favorite entertainment? The selection has never been better, and the prices are only growing more affordable. Our top overall pick, the Apple TV 4K, now comes at a lower price. And you can spend as little … [Read more...]
‘The Mageseeker’ is a League of Legends RPG from the studio behind ‘Moonlighter’
2023 will be another big year for fans of Riot Games and League of Legends. This morning, the studio announced it will release not one but three games from its Riot Forge publishing label before 2024. The slate opens with The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story, a new action RPG from Digital Sun Games, the studio behind 2018’s Moonlighter. The Mageseeker casts you as Sylas, everyone’s favorite … [Read more...]
Plugable USB-C Stand Dock review: Helping make your tablet more useful
One of the cool parts of owning a great tablet like the iPad Pro or Surface Pro 9 is the versatility. Attach the Type Cover keyboard to the Surface Pro 9 and you get a laptop-like experience. Or with an iPad, you can prop the iPad Pro into the Magic Keyboard, so you get a device great for more casual computing. What's not so great about these devices, though, is the port selection. Tablets … [Read more...]
Your next swipe might be on an AI chatbot
Land of the Giants/Podcasts / The future of dating has virtual reality, AI, and the metaverse. Will daters just give up and meet in person instead? a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd … [Read more...]
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 to Get Apple-Like Menstrual Cycle Tracker: Details
Samsung has announced that it is bringing an Apple Watch-style women's health tracker to its Galaxy Watch 5 series soon. The company has partnered with Natural Cycles to introduce temperature-based menstrual cycle tracking. It will be available in the second quarter of the year. Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro users across 32 countries including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the … [Read more...]