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Source: The Verge Mudita is not the first company to build a phone with an E Ink screen, but its Kompakt isn’t only about bringing the benefits of e-paper to smartphones. The company describes the Kompakt as a “minimalist E Ink phone” that’s designed to reduce distractions with a limited collection of bundled apps. The…
Source: Venture Beat OpenAI launches ChatGPT web search to rival Google, partners with major publishers, and invests $5 billion in custom AI chips while Microsoft takes $1.5B quarterly hit from its AI investments. Read Full Article
Source: Coin Tegraph Funds will support the expansion of Glow’s solar grid in India, which is expected to replace the energy consumption of 34,000 households. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25531807/STK175_DONALD_TRUMP_CVIRGINIA_A.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Beyond mass deportations: Trump allies plan legal immigration crackdown")
Source: The Verge Former President Donald Trump has made immigration a centerpiece of his campaign: he’s promised mass deportations, a crackdown on asylum at the border, and a ban on mortgages for undocumented immigrants. But while Trump rails against illegal immigration, his allies and advisors are also preparing to sharply reduce legal immigration, the Wall…
Source: Venture Beat Liv, a pioneer in mixed reality capture, has partnered with Meta to become the official capture solution for Meta Quest wireless virtual reality headsets. Read Full Article
Source: Live Mint Diwali 2024 picks: StoxBox recommends Reliance Industries Ltd, BEML, Advanced Enzyme Technologies Ltd, Ami Organics Ltd, and TARC Ltd as top stocks to buy for Samvat 2081 for up to 20% upside. StoxBox has identified promising stock picks to enhance investment portfolios during Diwali 2024. These stocks have strong fundamentals and are…
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Source: The Verge When the Playdate first launched, one of the hooks was that the little yellow handheld came with a “season” of 24 games from notable developers like Keita Takahashi and Zach Gage. And now Panic has confirmed that a second season is coming at some point in 2025. As for what will be…
Source: Bitcoinist The XLS-40 amendment on the XRP Ledger, which introduces a new standard for Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs), was activated on October 30. Approved by 28 out of 35 validators (85.71%), the amendment went live yesterday. Mayukha Vadari, a Senior Software Engineer at RippleX, announced the activation via X (formerly Twitter), stating: “The XRPL DID…
Source: Coin Tegraph Prominent artists including Imogen Heap and deadmau5 join KOR Protocol in shaking up the music industry, using blockchain to challenge streaming giants and put power back in artists’ hands. Read Full Article
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Source: The Verge For the last decade or so, Google has released major Android updates in the fall after an extended developer and beta preview process, but for 2025, that’s changing. Now, Google is planning its major release, which we expect will be Android 16, for Q2 instead of Q3, confirming a recent report from…
