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Key takeaways Crypto venture capitalists (VCs) are adjusting their Bitcoin strategies while maintaining long-term plans. The rise of DeFi, crypto-AI, and tokenization is drawing significant attention. Investors expect regulatory clarity under the Trump administration to accelerate crypto development. Bitcoin Surges to $93,000 After Trump’s Win The crypto market has experienced a whirlwind over the past …

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Key takeaways Decentralized crypto lending protocol Polter Finance suffered an exploitation that drained $12 million from its total value locked (TVL). The flash loan hack which affected the platform’s newly launched SpookySwap (BOO) market was traced to Binance wallets. Polter Finance halted its operations following the exploit and has offered impunity to hackers to recover …

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Image: Unsplash It might be early, but Black Friday desktop PC deals have begun. Some retailers have already launched early deals on everything from home office computers to gaming PCs to all-in-ones. What’s more, many retailers are offering price protection so you can make your purchase now and rest assured you’ll end up with the …

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Image: IDG It might seem early, but VPN deals have already begun for Black Friday — and these early deals from VPN providers look to be among the best ever. What’s more, you can make your purchase now and rest assured you’re getting the best price. Most VPN services start their discounts early and run …

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November 17, 2024 12:15 PM VentureBeat/Ideogram Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More When you hear the word “hacker,” what comes to mind? The term originally described computer enthusiasts exploring technology’s boundaries in the 1950s and 60s. Only in the 1980s did new …

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November 14, 2024 11:25 AM Credit: VentureBeat made with Midjourney Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Back in June 2024 — an eternity in the fast-moving generative AI sector — a startup founded by Microsoft, Google, and Baidu alumni called MainFunc launched …

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November 14, 2024 10:35 AM Credit: VentureBeat made with Midjourney Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More At this year’s annual BUILD conference, data architecture giant Snowflake went all in to give its customers advanced capabilities, including some long-previewed features, to easily mobilize …

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November 14, 2024 10:26 AM Credit: VentureBeat made with Midjourney Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The literary world is rife with constant controversy, from the Bad Art Friend to the BookForum comeuppance of long-lauded critic Lauren Oyler. A recent point of contention, however, is no …

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November 14, 2024 10:06 AM VentureBeat made with Midjourney Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Cybever, a startup offering a platform for creating 3D environments using generative AI, and Cloud Zeta, a separate cloud hosting service designed specifically to host memory-intensive 3D …

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Discord started off as just a chatroom with voice chat features, but it has since grown into the de facto communication and community building tool for gamers, games, and organizations. The company has made plenty of missteps since Discord first debuted almost a decade ago, with some more egregious than others. Here’s one recent change …

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