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Gemini brings Web3 to the masses with ‘Superlunar’ research and design studio launch
Gemini Trust Co. LLC, the cryptocurrency exchange built by the Winklevoss twins, today announced the launch of Superlunar, a Web3 research and design studio that will focus on building decentralized technology applications and enabling the next generation of developers. Web3, referred to as the decentralized web, is built atop blockchain technology and allows the development ...
Argent secures $40M to build crypto ‘Super App’ for DeFi and Web3
United Kingdom-based startup Argent Labs Ltd., the maker of an Ethereum cryptocurrency wallet, announced Thursday that it has raised $40 million in new funding to build out its “Super App” product that allows users to transact with more than 240 different tokens. The Series B funding round was led by Fabric Ventures and Metaplanet. Other ...
To build better AI, Meta is studying how human brains process language
Meta Platforms Inc.’s artificial intelligence research division Meta AI is embarking on a long-term research project to study how the human brain processes language in order to build better language models. The project was announced today and will be done in collaboration with neuroimaging center NeuroSpin and the Inria, the French National Institute for Research ...
Doppler raises $20M to enhance secrets management for app developers
Doppler Inc., the provider of a developer-centric secrets management platform for apps, today announced that the company raised $20 million in new early-stage funding led by CRV to scale out its features. Existing investors Google Ventures, Sequoia Capital and Y Combinator also participated in the Series A round. In developer parlance, “secrets” represent anything in ...
Android 13 Beta 1 launches with improved security and privacy
The Android team at Google LLC today announced the first beta version of the upcoming Android 13 operating system with refinements for security, privacy and productivity. This release brings on the next phase of Android 13 development by finalizing the features set in the previous developer previews and putting them into a beta release. During ...
OpenSea acquires NFT aggregator Gem to expand ‘pro’ user experience
Nonfungible token marketplace OpenSea said today it has acquired Gem, an NFT aggregator service as part of a bid to provide more features for “pro” users. NFTs are digital assets that use blockchain technology to represent the ownership of virtual items such as collectible artwork, music, video or in-game items. NFT owners can use blockchain wallets ...
Google unveils a modern delivery platform for streaming media at scale with Media CDN
In response to the increasing growth of the cloud streaming industry, Google LLC today announced the general availability of Media CDN, a content distribution platform that can handle the delivery of immersive media at a massive scale. Using Media CDN, media and entertainment customers will be able to deliver streaming experiences across the globe. It ...
Polygon launches blockchain ‘Supernets’ with $100M in Web3 developer grants
Ethereum scaling solution Polygon today unveiled a new dedicated network for blockchain hosting called “Supernets” and announced a $100 million fund to encourage developers to use the technology. Polygon is what is known as a Layer-2 scaling solution that provides developers infrastructure on top of the popular Ethereum blockchain to reduce transaction times and costs ...
Decentralized identity startup Spruce raises $34M led by a16z
Spruce Systems Inc., a single-sign-on decentralized identity startup for Web3, announced Wednesday that it has raised $34 million in early-stage funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to allow people to break away from centralized big tech platforms such as Meta and Google. The Series A funding round was also joined by Okta Ventures, SCB 10X, Robot ...
Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 release increases cloud security and compliance
Linux software company Canonical Ltd. today announced the release of a new version of Ubuntu Linux that includes features for cloud security, real-time industrial applications and enterprise compliance. Ubuntu offers the most popular Linux operating system on public clouds with 100,000 virtual machines launched every day, which comes out to more than 40 billion VM hours ...