November 18, 2024

Vitalik Buterin Praises Starknet’s Efforts to Boost Ethereum Scaling Solutions

Starknet, a Layer 2 scaling solution, has introduced version 0.13.3 to enhance Ethereum’s efficiency by reducing blob gas costs fivefold. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin praised the update on social media, recognizing Starknet’s strides in improving rollup data efficiency, a crucial aspect of Ethereum scaling. Vitalik Buterin Applauds Starknet’s v0.13.3 for Cutting Blob Gas Costs by 5x In a recent post on X, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin acknowledged the advancements introduced

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November 18, 2024

Why Super Micro Computer Stock Was Soaring Today

Shares of Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) were surging today as investors awaited a plan from the company to stay in compliance with the Nasdaq and maintain its listing. Following a delay in its 10-K filing, the Nasdaq told Supermicro in September that it was out of compliance with its standards and that it had two months to file the annual report or submit a plan to get back in

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November 18, 2024

Maori protest as hikoi reaches Wellington

Getty Images The 1,000km (621-mile) march began nine days ago in the far north of the country Thousands of people are gathering to take the final steps in a march on New Zealand’s parliament to demonstrate against a controversial bill seeking to overhaul the country’s founding document between British colonisers and Māori people. Hotels are sold out in the capital Wellington – up to 30,000 people are expected to attend

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November 18, 2024

Roblox to ban young children from messaging others

Getty Images Roblox has announced it will block under-13s from messaging others on the online gaming platform as part of new efforts to safeguard children. Child users will not be able to send direct messages within games by default unless a verified parent or guardian gives them permission. Parents will also be able to view and manage their child’s account, including seeing their list of online friends, and setting daily

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November 18, 2024

Wall bed maker waited to report defect that led to 1 death and more than a dozen injuries

Canada’s Bestar has agreed to a more than $16 million civil penalty for failing to report a defect in its wall beds until after one person was killed and more than a dozen others injured, some seriously, federal officials say. Starting in September of 2014 and continuing through 2022, Bestar received numbers of reports that the products had detached from the wall. By 2016, the company was told of two cases

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November 18, 2024

Cloud software company ServiceTitan files for IPO

ServiceTitan offices in Draper, Utah. Google Earth ServiceTitan, a company that sells software to contractors such as plumbers and roofers, on Monday filed to go public on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “TTAN.” The filing suggests that investors could be getting more interested in next-generation software companies. Just a few, including Reddit and Rubrik, debuted on public markets in the U.S. this year, and chipmaker Cerebras filed for an

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November 18, 2024

Germany’s Scholz to address drones for Russia with China’s Xi By Reuters

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday he would discuss the delivery of dual-use goods with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit, following a report that a Chinese factory is producing military drones for Russia. Russia has established a weapons programme in China to develop and produce long-range attack drones for use in its war against Ukraine, two sources from a European intelligence

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November 18, 2024

MicroStrategy makes record bitcoin purchase for $4.6 billion By Investing.com

Investing.com – MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:) added 52,000 bitcoins to its portfolio worth $4.6 billion over the last week, marking the largest purchase in the company’s history, software firm disclosed in a regulatory filing on Monday. MicroStrategy’s shares surged 9%, reaching $371, with the stock having quintupled in value so far this year. has been rallying since Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president driven by expectations of regulatory easing, and breached the

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