The US infrastructure bill amends tax code section 6050I to require certain recipients of digital assets worth $10K+ to report sender details to the IRS
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill that contains a controversial cryptocurrency tax reporting requirement.
Report: Apple and TSMC plan to produce 3nm chips for Macs as soon as 2023, with as many as four dies and up to 40 CPU cores per chip
Apple is taking the PC world by storm with its first debut of Apple Silicon chips inside of Macs, taking what it learned from developing the iPhone and iPad … Source: The Information .
The NFT.NYC conference, now in its third year, was a coming-out party for the NFT community, attracting a record 5,000 attendees from artists to corporate suits
NFT.NYC, a gathering for nonfungible token enthusiasts, offered a taste of a crypto-filled future.
House passes $1T+ bipartisan infrastructure bill, with a controversial crypto tax provision and $65B in broadband funding; Biden could sign the bill within days
- The House passed a more than $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, sending it to President Joe Biden for his signature. Source: The White House .
DeFi platform bZx says a hacker stole an estimated $55M worth of cryptocurrency assets after spear-phishing one of its employees and swiping two private keys
A hacker has stolen an estimated $55 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from bZx, a decentralized finance (DeFi) …
A look at digital pets site Neopets, which had 25M users in the mid-2000s, as owner JumpStart Games says 30%-40% of former users returned since March 2020
When Allison Kennedy visited her Neopets in May after a four-year hiatus, they were crying. Big blue tears of hunger and sadness ran down their cheeks. Tweets: @_rossandrea , @abbyhamblin , @nytimesa...
How a scarcity of secondhand chip manufacturing machines, which use older fabrication techniques, has exacerbated the global chip shortage
The world is hungry for semiconductors, and not all of them need to be made with cutting-edge technology. The race is on to find older machines that can still crank out chips. Tweets: @benbajarin , @...
A look at the fight between city officials and parents over Stockholm's glitchy app for its schools, as annoyed parents built their own open source version
Stockholm's official app was a disaster. So annoyed parents built their own open source version—ignoring warnings that it might be illegal. Tweets: @frankcatalano , @lex_crawford , @lgworld , @elfste...
Apple says it has identified and fixed a firmware issue with its T2 security chip, which bricked some Macs while upgrading to macOS Monterey
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FOIA records show US Treasury bought location and other app data from controversial company Babel Street in recent months to hunt for tax and sanctions dodgers
The Treasury Department has in recent months expanded its digital surveillance powers, contracts provided to The Intercept reveal …
A recently unredacted antitrust complaint alleges that Google gives AMP a “nice comparative boost” by throttling load times of non-AMP ads via one-second delays
The Chrome Dev Summit concluded earlier this week. Announcements and discussions on hot topics impacting … Tweets: @robinberjon , @jameshercher , @joshhostels , @andrew_morgs , @triblondon , @adriaan...
Bitcoin Cash briefly spiked 4.6% on Friday after a fake PR Newswire press release, which also appeared on Kroger.com, claimed Kroger will begin accepting it
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Neuro-ID, whose real-time behavioral analytics tool helps companies reduce fraud and customer friction, raises a $35M Series B led by Canapi Ventures
Much of our days are built around digital experiences, and companies are increasingly looking for ways to unlock conversion and optimize fraud screening.
H2O.ai, which provides an open source machine learning platform to build smart applications, raises a $100M Series E at a $1.6B pre-money valuation
H2O.ai — a startup that has developed an open-source framework as well as proprietary apps that make it easier for any kind of enterprise …
Twitter commentary erupts after Microsoft Ignite speakers described their physical appearance and race and noted the Microsoft campus was built on native land
where literally thousands of cultures have been eliminated by the most violent forms of conquest https://twitter.com/... Joseph Kahn / @josephkahn : I am a Korean American male wearing a white shirt w...
Botkeeper, which provides AI-powered bookkeeping automation software, raises a $42M Series C led by Grand Oaks Capital, bringing its total funding to $89.5M
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Gather, which builds metaverse-like environments for offices, events, and conferences, raises a $50M Series B led by Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures
Today, we are excited to announce that Gather has raised a $50M Series B led by Sequoia and Index!
Bird closes its first day on the NYSE flat at $8.40 per share, after going public via a SPAC merger which valued it at ~$2.3B
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Sources: McAfee is in advanced talks to go private in a deal worth over $14B, including $4B in debt, led by private equity firm Advent International
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Medical records and billing software provider Kareo merges with health care IT company PatientPop to form Tebra; source: Tebra is valued at $1B including debt
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Abound, an online wholesale marketplace connecting retailers and brands, raises a $36.7M Series B led by D. E. Shaw, bringing its total funding to $59.6M
PYMNTS.com : Source: PR Newswire .
Plate IQ, which develops invoice and payments software for the restaurant and hospitality industry, raises a $160M Series B from FTV Capital
PYMNTS.com : Source: Business Wire .
Berlin-based Moonfare, which offers a private equity investment service, raises a $125M Series C led by Insight Partners, bringing its total funding to $185M
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Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.