Wake up, new Pokémon just dropped – TechCrunch

Wake up, new Pokémon just dropped – TechCrunch

Today’s “Pokémon Presents” livestream wasn’t as chock-full of news as previous announcements about the upcoming Nintendo Switch games “Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.” Last time, we learned that the generation 9 games will be the iconic franchise’s first real attempt at an open world RPG (“Legends Arceus” doesn’t count), and will also feature a multiplayer co-op mode. But so far, the new Pokémon…

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ENS Domain Registrations Skyrocketed Last Month, Total Names Created Nears 2 Million – Bitcoin News

ENS Domain Registrations Skyrocketed Last Month, Total Names Created Nears 2 Million – Bitcoin News

The number of Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domains is nearing the two million mark as 1,888,209 ENS names have been etched into the Ethereum blockchain to date. The project recently detailed that July saw the largest monthly rise in revenue scoring 5,400 ether worth roughly $2.48 million during the course of the month. ENS Registrations Spiked Last Month with 378K Names Etched Into the Ethereum…

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Is it the bootstrapper’s time to jump on the venture treadmill? – TechCrunch

Is it the bootstrapper’s time to jump on the venture treadmill? – TechCrunch

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single topic, think about a question and unpack the rest. This week, Natasha and Alex asked: Is it the bootstrapper’s time to jump on the venture treadmill? The episode was inspired by Natasha’s recent…

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Ethereum Eyes Fresh Rally If It Clears This Key Breakout Zone

Ethereum Eyes Fresh Rally If It Clears This Key Breakout Zone

Ethereum remained supported above the $1,550 zone against the US Dollar. ETH is rising and might gain pace if there is a clear move above the $1,670 level. Ethereum found support near $1,560 and started a fresh increase. The price is now trading above $1,620 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1,660 on the hourly chart of…

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Sensitive data of Indian pension fund holders exposed online – TechCrunch

Sensitive data of Indian pension fund holders exposed online – TechCrunch

A huge cache of data containing the full name, bank account number and nominee information of pension fund holders in India has surfaced online. Security researcher Bob Diachenko found two separate IP addresses storing more than 288 million records — with some 280 million records available under one IP address and about 8.4 million a part of the second IP address. Both IP addresses were publicly…

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Polkadot Price Moves Above $8, Sets Eye On $9

Polkadot Price Moves Above $8, Sets Eye On $9

Polkadot price has steadied itself above the $8 price mark. The coin seems to be extending the price recovery as DOT looks at moving past its next price ceiling. It also formed a bullish pattern on its daily chart. The cup and handle pattern that Polkadot has been forming for the past two months indicate that the bulls were strong in the market. The cup and handle pattern usually indicates a…

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Bitcoin Price Topside Bias Vulnerable If It Continues To Struggle Below $24K

Bitcoin Price Topside Bias Vulnerable If It Continues To Struggle Below $24K

Bitcoin is facing a key resistance near the $23,500 zone against the US Dollar. BTC must clear $23,500 to avoid a fresh bearish reaction in the near term. Bitcoin is struggling to rise and trading below the $23,500 level. The price is now trading below the $23,200 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a key rising channel forming with support near $22,800 on the hourly chart…

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Mastercard Views Crypto More as Asset Class Than Form of Payment – Featured Bitcoin News

Mastercard Views Crypto More as Asset Class Than Form of Payment – Featured Bitcoin News

Mastercard sees cryptocurrency as more of an asset class than a means of payment, according to the payments giant’s chief financial officer. Mastercard’s crypto strategy “has been fairly successful ever since crypto environments came up,” he added. Mastercard’s CFO on Crypto as Asset Class vs. Means of Payment Mastercard Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Sachin Mehra shared his view on cryptocurrency…

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Extended early-bird savings on TC Disrupt passes end this Friday – TechCrunch

Extended early-bird savings on TC Disrupt passes end this Friday – TechCrunch

We’re coming down to the wire, folks. Your chance to save early-bird pricing on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt ends this Friday. Our three-day flagship tech startup conference offers superior ROI at full price, but why spend more when you don’t have to? To-do today: Buy your early-bird pass to TechCrunch Disrupt by Friday, August 5 at 11:59 p.m. PDT, and you can save more that $1,000. Here’s…

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How listening to uninterrupted noise helped millions to focus

How listening to uninterrupted noise helped millions to focus

Who among us isn’t depressingly familiar with the constant tug of war between putting off tasks that require focus, and, like a moth to a flame, being drawn to distraction? Sometimes we blame ourselves, cursing our tendency to procrastinate. But we should give ourselves a break. We’re living in an unprecedented age where billions of dollars have been made by machines designed to tempt us away…

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Sling TV continues to drop subscribers, loses 55K subscribers in second quarter – TechCrunch

Sling TV continues to drop subscribers, loses 55K subscribers in second quarter – TechCrunch

Dish reported today that its streaming service Sling TV declined in subscribers during the second quarter of 2022, with a net loss of 55,000. This significantly differs from the first quarter of 2022, when it lost 234,000 subscribers. However, this is the third straight quarter that it has seen a drop. The figure was also less of a loss than Q2 2021, when Sling TV lost 65,000 subs. Now, Sling has…

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Samsung and iFixit launch repair program for flagship phones and tablets

Samsung and iFixit launch repair program for flagship phones and tablets

Samsung Hot on the heels of Google and iFixit launching a parts store about a month ago, Samsung and iFixit’s self-repair program is now live, too. iFixit hosts an official Samsung parts store that Samsung says sells parts “at the same pricing offered to our affiliated repair providers.”  The repair site now has a series of official repair guides written in the usual excellent style, and Samsung…

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Unknown hacker drains millions of dollars from thousands of Solana hot wallets – TechCrunch

Unknown hacker drains millions of dollars from thousands of Solana hot wallets – TechCrunch

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Christine is back from a week of making the world a better place, and now she’s here to help make this a better newsletter as well. Huzzah! — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Where there was once sunshine has now faded to darkness: Thousands of Solana users…

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Lucid Motors has drastically reduced its production target, again

Lucid Motors has drastically reduced its production target, again

Luxury EV startup Lucid Motors changed its yearly production target again, lowering it to an expected output of between 6,000 and 7,000 vehicles, the company announced today. That’s only a fraction of the 20,000 cars that Lucid initially promised to deliver in 2022. The Tesla competitor has only produced 1,405 vehicles so far this year, giving it a mere four months to build thousands of new…

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With help from BA.5, new COVID hospitalizations quadrupled since April

With help from BA.5, new COVID hospitalizations quadrupled since April

Enlarge / A thrown-away surgical mask lays on the ground. As the wave of omicron coronavirus subvariant BA.5 continues to flood the US, daily COVID-19 hospitalizations are four times higher than four months ago, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data reflects the high ongoing transmission of coronavirus subvariants adept at evading fading…

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Bitcoin Price Touched $23,300, Will The Bearish Thesis Be Invalidated?

Bitcoin Price Touched $23,300, Will The Bearish Thesis Be Invalidated?

Bitcoin price has managed to power through and retain its momentum above the $23,000 mark. Over the past week, the coin displayed bullish momentum. In the last 24 hours, Bitcoin showed minor appreciation, however, it has remained steady above its local support level. Technical outlook of the king coin also suggested that the bulls have taken control. If Bitcoin price manages to move past the…

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The Rotom Phone is finally getting a second camera

The Rotom Phone is finally getting a second camera

The Rotom Phone is getting a big upgrade. Following its introduction in the Galar region three years ago, the updated version of the smartphone-that’s-inhabited-by-a-Pokémon is finally making the jump from one back camera to two. The handset will soon be available in the new Paldea region as well. It’s difficult to tell exactly what kind the second lens is for — all I can really see is that the…

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