Union Square Ventures, Ribbit Capital, and Slow Ventures co-led the round. The company previously raised $5 million in a seed round led by Ribbit Capital with Slow Ventures participating. Sling Money aims to offer a cheaper and faster means of sending money around the world. Sling Money, a stablecoin-powered global...

Former Deliveroo Exec Secures $15m Series A for a Cheaper and Faster Global Payments Service

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly subpoenaed at least three crypto venture capital firms in 2024. Citing a source familiar with the matter who wished to remain anonymous, DL News reports that three crypto VC firms received identical subpoenas from the SEC requesting any contract of token deals with investors.

SEC Subpoenas Crypto Venture Capital Firms in Potential Enforcement Actions Against Digital Asset Industry: Report

The card allows users to make purchases directly from their self-custodial wallets. It will initially support transactions using USDC, USDT and wETH assets held on the layer-2 network Linea. A broader distribution of the MataMask Card is scheduled for later this year. MetaMask has rolled out the pilot of its...

MetaMask Debuts Web3 Debit Card Allowing Users to Buy Directly from their Crypto Wallets

Fortune

On Monday generative AI model startup Cohere celebrated a fresh $500 million in new funding at a $5.5 billion valuation, and on Tuesday  company said it was laying off about 20 employees (out of close to 400).

A day after raising $500 million, AI startup Cohere told staff it was laying off about 20 employees

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NewsNinja

"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

Several days of mostly quiet price action came to a fast end during U.S. trading hours Thursday afternoon, with cryptocurrencies suddenly plunging and sending bitcoin (BTC) to its weakest level since just after the early August market panic. At press time, bitcoin was changing hands at $57,700, down nearly 3%...

Bitcoin Tumbles Back Under $58K as Crypto Quickly Crumbles Thursday Afternoon

Cisco Systems is planning to lay off 7% of its employees, which amounts to approximately 5,900 jobs, as the company shifts its focus to more rapidly growing areas in technology, such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. It is the second round of job cuts this year for Cisco, a San...

Cisco plans layoffs for second time this year

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck areas near Las Vegas on Tuesday night, according to the United States Geological Service (USGS). The quake, which occurred at 8:06 p.m., was centered approximately 45 minutes from Las Vegas, near Indian Springs.

Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Shakes Areas Near Las Vegas

Business Insider

AI startup EliseAI, which has developed an agent for the housing sector, has hit a unicorn valuation, CEO Minna Song said.

Check out the pitch deck AI startup EliseAI used to raise $75 million in Series D funding

PYMNTS

Former Google CEO and Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is reportedly not a fan of remote work. Speaking to students at Stanford University, Schmidt said that Google’s offering of remote work has caused it to fall behind in the artificial intelligence (AI) competition, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (Aug. 14), citing a video of the event.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt: Successful Startups Work in Offices

CoinDesk

ZynCoin Launches 'Comfy,' a Physical Collectible That Earns Tokens as Rewards

Bitcoin hashrate, the computational power securing the Bitcoin network, is emerging as a unique commodity with intriguing investment potential, say Sadiq Jaffer, Senior Manager, Financial Services, KPMG UK, and Kunal Bhasin, partner for Digital Assets Center of Excellence, KPMG Canada.

The Coming Financialization of Hashrate Markets

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

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Two Sweetwater County lawmakers seeking re-election filed a defamation suit Thursday against a political action committee affiliated with the hard-line Wyoming Freedom Caucus over mailers that attack them over a vote they say never happened.

Lawmakers sue Wyoming Freedom PAC over Trump-ballot mailers

J. Souza

According to cruise industry reports, the world's largest cruise ship is sailing well above 100% capacity, thanks to more beds being filled on recent sailings. Royal Caribbean’s newest flagship, the Icon of the Seas, is proving to be an unprecedented success, with occupancy rates far exceeding expectations.

The Largest Cruise Ship in the World is Sailing at 132% Capacity: How This is Even Possible

Worldline (Euronext: WLN), the global leader in payment services, in continued cooperation with BLIK, one of Poland’s most popular mobile payment systems, is rolling out for its clients the functionality of BLIK code payment on Worldline Tap on Mobile app. Under the partnership, businesses using Tap on Mobile on their mobile terminals will be able to accept payments with a BLIK code.

BLIK Code Payments on Worldline Tap on Mobile

Defunct cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital's (3AC) liquidators have sued Terraform Labs for $1.3 billion, for losses the fund suffered following the 2022 crash, Bloomberg reported on Monday.

Three Arrows Capital Liquidators Now Sue Terraform Labs for $1.3B: Bloomberg

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Former child actor Christopher Castile is best known for his roles as Mark Foster on the classic TV sitcom Step by Step (ABC, 1991-1998) and Ted Newton in the feature films Beethoven (1992) and Beethoven's 2nd (1993). Today, Castile, who was born on June 15, 1980, in Orange County, California, is a teacher, and married with two children.

Christopher Castile: The Former Genius-Child Star of TV's 'Step-by-Step' Sitcom is Today a Professor

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Top Crypto Startup Drove Other Projects' Airdrops to Its Employees

Eigen Labs, the developer of \"restaking\" juggernaut EigenLayer, distributed a list of employee wallet addresses to ecosystem projects preparing to launch crypto tokens. Some teams said...

Eigen Labs, the developer of "restaking" juggernaut EigenLayer, distributed a list of employee wallet addresses to ecosystem projects preparing to launch crypto tokens. Some teams said...

Top Crypto Startup Drove Other Projects' Airdrops to Its Employees

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