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A look at the mounting US pressure on Binance: the DOJ’s money laundering division leading its criminal investigation, CZ hiring Latham & Watkins, and more (New York Times)

New York Times: A look at the mounting US pressure on Binance: the DOJ’s money laundering division leading its criminal investigation, CZ hiring Latham & Watkins, and more — The scrutiny on Binance, the giant cryptocurrency exchange, has sent new tremors through a market that is still bruised by the implosion of FTX.

Noah Raford Can Help You Prepare for a Not-So-Nice Future

We spoke with a futurist to understand the difference between predicting what’s coming down the pike and instead being ready for it emotionally.

Please Recycle This Building When Not in Use

Designers and architects are creating a new generation of buildings that emphasize reusable structures, recycled materials, and sustainable disassembly.

GM killed the Chevy Bolt — and the dream of a small, affordable EV

Goodnight, sweet prince. | Image: Will Joel The Chevy Bolt’s demise underscores a trend toward larger, heavier, more expensive EVs. But the Bolt was always more practical than dramatic. And that’s why it will be missed. Continue reading…

The Quest for Longevity Is Already Over

Studying people who live well beyond the age of 100 could reveal the secret to living longer, healthier lives. But the statistics tell another story.

An SEC Dissenter Says the Regulator Must Ease Off Crypto

The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken a hard line on digital assets. One of its own commissioners says it’s going too far.

How Microsoft’s Bing Chatbot Came to Be—and Where It’s Going Next

The AI-powered chat interface transformed the second-place search engine into a trendsetter. Now the company is integrating ads and working on accuracy.

The Goalie Mask, Reenvisioned

The goalie mask, at least the retro-styled fiberglass types from the 60s and 70s, hasn’t been used in hockey for about 50 years — it’s instead made many more appearances in horror movies than on ice rinks. Since then, though, there’s been very little innovation surrounding the goalie mask even though there’s much more modern

Middle-Class Just Got Clobbered by Biden’s New Budget and Wage Class Warfare, How To Prepare

Biden has always pretended to pay attention to rebuilding the lop-sided economy of the United States. He has always stuck to the idea of redesigning economic practices to make them worthy for ordinary Americans. Instead of developing a top-down economy pyramid, Biden claims to turn it bottom-up and middle-out, which reflects in the new budget.

The UK CMA blocks Microsoft’s $68.7B Activision acquisition, citing concerns about competition and innovation in the UK gaming market; Microsoft plans to appeal (GOV.UK)

GOV.UK: The UK CMA blocks Microsoft’s $68.7B Activision acquisition, citing concerns about competition and innovation in the UK gaming market; Microsoft plans to appeal — The CMA has prevented Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision over concerns the deal would alter the future …

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition blocked by UK regulators

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard has been blocked by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). After months of analyzing 3 million Microsoft and Activision documents and more than 2,100 emails from the public, the CMA has concluded that the deal could “alter the future

A bunch of affordable smart bulbs now work with Apple Home thanks to new Matter support

Let there be (smart!) light, as Matter support for WiZ lighting opens the smart home kit up to Apple Home users.

Experts say 5G’s next iteration, 5.5G, could help autonomous cars, drones, and more, but everyday users may not see many applications beyond faster speeds (Dan Strumpf/Wall Street Journal)

Dan Strumpf / Wall Street Journal: Experts say 5G’s next iteration, 5.5G, could help autonomous cars, drones, and more, but everyday users may not see many applications beyond faster speeds — Mobile companies say an upgrade is coming in a couple of years that will boost connection speeds amid flagging consumer interest

How Netflix turned the iPad into my favorite games console

Netflix Games comes for free for Netflix subscribers, and I’m hooked on the ever-growing library, all playable from my iPad.

Extend Your Smartwatch’s Battery Life With These Tips (2023)

If your wearable struggles to make it through the day, these power-saving tips can help.

As Sea Levels Rise, the East Coast Is Also Sinking

Coastal lands are subsiding and losing elevation—a “hidden vulnerability” that’s making rising seas all the worse.

Google is making it much easier to search for tools in Docs, Sheets, and Slides

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is adding a new feature to some of its Workspace apps that will help users quickly locate commonly used tools without needing to sift through various menus and toolbars. The “enhanced tool finder” is starting to roll out across Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides today, appearing as

How to get started with event-driven microservices

Many organizations reach a stage in their growth where the monolithic applications that once served them well start to hold them back. Perhaps the business needs new functionality that the existing architecture can’t support, or more flexible ways to store and access data for their apps. Team growth, conflicting performance requirements, and new competitive technologies

Master Python’s datetime type

Python’s datetime library, part of its standard library, provides datatypes and methods for working with dates and times. Dates and times are slippery, inconsistent things, however, and libraries for working with them can only smooth things over so much. In this article, we’ll explore how to use Python’s datetime library, its datatypes, and its methods.

How to use async and await in JavaScript

<!–JavaScript’s async and await functions make for readable and maintainable asynchronous code, but they do have downsides.–> One of the nicest improvements to developer experience in recent JavaScript history is the introduction of the async and await keywords, introduced in ES2017. Together, these elements make it easy to write asynchronous logic with a simple syntax. Under the

The US Commerce Department outlines plans to boost chip R&D via its new National Semiconductor Technology Center; the CHIPS Act allocated $11B for R&D (New York Times)

New York Times: The US Commerce Department outlines plans to boost chip R&D via its new National Semiconductor Technology Center; the CHIPS Act allocated $11B for R&D — The Biden administration announced its strategy for the National Semiconductor Technology Center, a string of facilities aimed at propelling U.S. innovation.

iOS 17 leak reveals more big new Lock Screen changes and an Apple Music overhaul

Apple is expected to announce iOS 17 at WWDC 2023, and a new rumor says it will bring more Lock Screen changes, a new Apple Music app, and more.

Sources: Andy Jassy picks 14-year Amazon veteran Eric Rimling as his technical adviser, a prestigious two-year position; Jassy was Bezos’ adviser in the 2000s (Theo Wayt/The Information)

Theo Wayt / The Information: Sources: Andy Jassy picks 14-year Amazon veteran Eric Rimling as his technical adviser, a prestigious two-year position; Jassy was Bezos’ adviser in the 2000s — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has picked Eric Rimling, a 14-year veteran of the company’s fulfillment operation, as his new technical adviser …

Samsung Galaxy S24 cameras tipped to bring major photography boost

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Samsung will lean on software upgrades for the Galaxy S24 series cameras, a leaker claimed. This suggests that we might not see any camera hardware upgrades next year. The Samsung Galaxy S23 series was mostly an iterative upgrade over the Galaxy S22 family when it came to the camera

The new Onyx Boox Tab Ultra C is a color E Ink tablet with a 16-megapixel rear camera

Image: Onyx Onyx today announced a new tablet with an E Ink display capable of showing colors: the 10.3-inch Boox Tab Ultra C. The E Ink tablet is the first in the Tab series to feature a Kaleido 3 E Ink screen, which is the latest version of E Ink’s color electronic paper display technology.

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