Monthly Archives: June 2024

NY prosecutors bring scam charges against Evolved Apes NFT

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York has charged three individuals — Mohamed-Amin Atcha, Mohamed Rilaz Waleedh, and Daood Hassan — with wire fraud and money laundering in connection with the 2021 “Evolved Apes” NFT … Continue reading

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L.A. billboard tartly criticizes games industry for killing jobs and award-winning studios

Fresh off a campaign to get enthusiasm for a Shenmue 4 sequel trending with a Times Square billboard, indie video game publisher New Blood Interactive took out an advertisement in downtown Los Angeles to memorialize the closure of triple-A studios … Continue reading

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Adobe updates terms and clarifies content access amid user concerns

Adobe has clarified its terms and conditions after users expressed outrage when they were denied access to its products without agreeing to an updated Terms and Conditions document. The controversy stemmed from a provision in the document stating that Adobe … Continue reading

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Folium, the new emulator on the block, tempts fate with pricing options

Folium is a new Nintendo 3DS emulator that allows iOS owners to play classic titles on the go for a price. Jarrod Norwell, the mastermind behind Folium, has introduced a range of pricing options for this handheld device clone, which … Continue reading

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4G “Unlikely” to be Extended to 95% of U.K. by End of 2025, Causing Issues for Rural Businesses

This spells trouble for rural businesses that have already been hurt by the turn off of 3G networks.

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In 2024, many Y Combinator startups only want tiny seed rounds — but there’s a catch

When Bowery Capital general partner Loren Straub started talking to a startup from the latest Y Combinator accelerator batch a few months ago, she thought it was strange that the company didn’t have a lead investor for the round it … Continue reading

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Startups Weekly: Ups, downs, and silver linings

Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje’s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Anna will be covering for him this week. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Most interesting startup … Continue reading

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Roaring Kitty Is Playing With Fire

Influencer Keith Gill, known online as Roaring Kitty, became a pied piper for amateur stock traders after sparking a historic GameStop short squeeze. But his next move could land him in big trouble.

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Amazon, Best Buy, Google may soon sell home smart devices, from door cams to TVs, speakers and appliances, with ‘hacker-safe’ label

The FCC is working to launch the Cyber Trust program, though it’s delayed, to provide electronics manufacturers a hacker-safe ‘seal of approval’ on products.

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Waystar shares slip in Nasdaq debut after digital health company priced IPO in middle of range

Shares of Waystar fell in their trading debut on Friday in one of the first tech IPOs of the year.

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