Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Today, Bitcoin is becoming an official currency in El Salvador, and the markets and crypto exchanges seem to be struggling. On Tuesday morning, the price of Bitcoin plunged from around $50,000 down to under $43,000 according to Coinbase — it seems that the country’s official Bitcoin app also
Read MoreOn October 27, less than two fast-moving months away, we’re hosting TC Sessions: SaaS 2021, our first event focused exclusively on the software-as-a-service ecosystem. SaaS — the de facto business model for B2B and B2C startups and enterprises alike — shows no sign of slowing down. This is a prime opportunity to hear and learn
Read MoreRegular readers will know that Hackaday generally steers clear of active crowdfunding campaigns. But occasionally we do run across a project that’s unique enough that we feel compelled to dust off our stamp of approval. Especially if the campaign has already blasted past its funding goal, and we don’t have to feel bad about getting
Read MoreWhat you need to know A new study has found that US users spend more time watching TikTok than they do watching YouTube. Users are watching more than 24 hours of TikTok content each month. TikTok overtook YoUTube in June. TikTok continues its meteoric rise with the news that US users spend more time watching
Read MoreHoneyBee, a startup that aims to help companies provide access to financial support to their employees, announced today it has raised $5.7 million in equity in a round led by FFVC. Resolute Ventures, Afore Capital, Rebalance Capital, K50 and Financial Venture Studio also participated in the financing, along with two-time NBA all-star Baron Davis. HoneyBee
Read MoreWhat you need to know Popular workout app Wakeout is now available on your Mac. Users can start a Wakeout from their Mac with just a click. One Wakeout subscription covers iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Apple App of the Year award winner Wakeout has just released a Mac app, bringing its exercises to
Read MoreScreenshot: YouTube/James Locke Nearly a year after Tesla started testing its controversial “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) beta software with a select group of customers, the company’s CEO Elon Musk said he is aiming for a wider release by the end of September. The news comes as an older version of the software leaked online. Musk said
Read MoreIntel subsidiary Mobileye and rental car giant Sixt SE plan to launch a robotaxi service in Munich next year, the CEOs of the two companies announced Tuesday during the IAA Mobility show in Germany. The robotaxi service is leveraging all of Intel’s, and more specifically Mobileye’s, assets that have been in development or purchased in
Read MoreWashington D.C’s Howard University has canceled classes after becoming the latest educational institution to be hit by a ransomware attack. The incident was discovered on September 3, just weeks after students returned to campus, when the University’s Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) detected “unusual activity” on the University’s network and intentionally shut it down in order
Read MoreThe live streaming boom is driving a significant uptick in the creator economy, as a new forecast estimates consumers will spend $6.78 billion in social apps in 2021. That figure will grow to $17.2 billion annually by 2025, according to data from mobile data firm App Annie, which notes the upward trend represents a five-year
Read MoreMicrosoft Start is a personalized news feed. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft is launching Microsoft Start today, a personalized news feed that integrates into Windows 11 and is accessible online and on iOS and Android. Microsoft Start is very similar to the MSN feed that exists today and to Microsoft News. Microsoft is rebranding these into
Read MoreSimple, safe, and secure with Belkin and MagSafe. The Belkin Car Vent Mount PRO with MagSafe is the epitome of MagSafe convenience. This is one product that totally proves the value of the MagSafe technology that was debuted with the iPhone 12. No need to buy weird stick-on magnets or an entire line of magnetic
Read MoreJoin us on Wednesday, September 8 at noon Pacific for the Industrial Design Hack Chat with Eric Strebel! At Hackaday, we celebrate all kinds of hardware hacks, and we try not to judge based on appearance. After all, every product starts out on the breadboard, or as a prototype built with hot glue and tape.
Read MoreMeetings are an inevitable part of the work day, but as workplaces became more distributed over the past 18 months, Vowel CEO Andy Berman says we are steadily moving toward “death by meeting.” His virtual meeting platform is the latest to receive venture capital funding — $13.5 million — with the goal of making meetings
Read MoreIt’s finally happening!!!!! What you need to know Apple has today officially announced its September iPhone 13 event. It will take place on September 14, at 10 am PT. The company is expected to unveil a new iPhone and possibly Apple Watch Series 7. Apple has today confirmed that its September event will take place
Read MoreKaren Webster / PYMNTS.com: Survey: 93.9% of US consumers with Apple Pay activated on their iPhones do not use it to buy items in stores, seven years after Apple launched the service — Remember this? — when Tim Cook took the stage at Apple’s WWDC and introduced Apple Pay. — What the world saw …
Read MoreA promo image for Apple’s next event. | Image: Apple Apple’s next big fall event will take place on Tuesday, September 14th at 1PM ET, the company announced. The event, which carries the tagline “California streaming,” will be another virtual event broadcast from Apple Park. The company typically announces the year’s new iPhones at the
Read MoreInvites just went for Apple’s next big event, scheduled for 10AM PT/1PM ET on September 14. The invite doesn’t offer a lot in the way of what’s to come — it’s a neon logo set against a lovely sierras backdrop and an apparent The Mamas & the Papas reference in the form of “California Streaming.”
Read MoreJuli Clover / MacRumors: Apple announces a “California Streaming” virtual event on September 14 at 10am PT, where new iPhones and Apple Watches are expected — Apple today announced that it will be holding a special event on Tuesday, September 14 at 10:00 a.m. The event will take place at the Steve Jobs Theater …
Read MoreFollowing last year’s price hike on its Live TV service, Hulu is now preparing to raise prices again. Starting on October 8, 2021, Hulu will raise the price for both its on-demand plans, Hulu and Hulu with No Ads. However, unlike the earlier price hike which had clocked in at $10 more per month for
Read MoreImages: Volkswagen One of Volkswagen’s latest concept cars teases what will eventually be the most affordable entry in its lineup of ID-branded electric vehicles. Revealed at the IAA Mobility conference in Munich, Germany over the weekend, the ID Life concept is a boxy little four-door compact car that’s actually more reminiscent of the overly cute
Read MoreCredit: Apple Apple just announced it will hold an online event on Wednesday, September 14 where the iPhone 13 reveal is likely to happen. Apple could also show off new versions of its Apple Watch, AirPods, and more at the event. It begins at 1 p.m. Eastern time (10 a.m. Pacific time). Apple’s biggest launch
Read MoreGetting set up with HomeKit accessories from Aqara doesn’t cost a lot with the Hub M2. When looking at the broader smart home landscape, it’s clear that users of Alexa and Google Assistant have much more choice when it comes to accessories and that they can often get set up for less than the average
Read MoreWarby Parker filing to IPO last week was one more sign that direct-to-consumer (DTC) is an extremely powerful e-commerce trend. But LA-based performance marketing agency MuteSix didn’t wait that long to build its business around scaling DTC brands. Created in 2014 and acquired by Dentsu in 2019, MuteSix was recommended to TechCrunch by Rhoda Ullmann,
Read MoreIf you have devices out in the field, you probably want to connect with them. There was a time when that was hard to do, requiring telephone wires or specialized radio gear. Now cellular data is prevalent, but even cellular isn’t everywhere. If you have the cash, you can pay a number of satellite companies
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