More than two years after the Pandemic Times, the technology is more popular, stronger, and richer than it was before. Or is he? This year – and especially the past few weeks – has complicated what has been a fairly straightforward understanding of how most of the US tech industry and digital supercomputers are doing. Time and time again over the past year or so, my colleagues and I have written that technology has been the undisputed winner in the eccentric pandemic economy. People and companies needed what tech companies…
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Cryptocurrency Coverage: What Crisis? Venture capitalists are betting on cryptocurrency
Not everything is gloomy. Despite the crypto sector rebounding in the gloomy winter, venture capitalists are pumping money into digital currencies and blockchain startups at a pace set to surpass last year’s record. In the first half of the year, venture capital bet $17.5 billion on such companies, according to data from PitchBook. This investment puts it on track to surpass last year’s record of $26.9 billion, a much warmer and happier time for Bitcoin and its partners. “The current market conditions – I don’t think they are worrying investors,”…
Read MoreYou have started preparing the technical budget and you should do that too
Before going to bed for one night last month, I got a text message: “I spent 459 rupees on my Amazon debit card.” I read the letter and fell asleep. Later, in the morning, when I woke up, I read the message again and wondered why Rs 459 was charged to my debit card. Then I checked the Amazon app and realized I had forgotten to turn off auto-renewal. 459 rupees is not a huge amount, but it hit me a lot when money was deducted from my account for…
Read MoreScientists have warned that supermassive black holes will collide with each other and distort space and time
A new study has found that two supermassive black holes will merge within 10,000 years, in a collision that will send ripples across the universe. The research, led by a team of astronomers from the California Institute of Technology, found that two supermassive black holes, about 9 billion light-years away in deep space, orbit each other every two years. Each supermassive black hole has a mass hundreds of millions of times greater than the mass of our Sun. Furthermore, the two objects are relatively close to a distance of 1,950…
Read MoreGrocery app Gorillas drops 10-minute delivery pledge, adds in-store pickup option
The Post has learned that an app that charmed New Yorkers by promising groceries and other essentials in just 10 minutes now takes more than an hour to make some deliveries. Gorillas App – launched last May with flashy ads featuring “groceries in 10 minutes” and quietly raised $1.3 billion in venture capital pulled No mention of specific delivery dates from its website in December. And as of Friday morning, Gorillas offered an estimated delivery time of 61 minutes in Williamsburg. Meanwhile, deliveries on the Upper East Side were expected…
Read MoreAn internal network of ‘spy apps’ that secretly track and monitor thousands
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are victims of a severe cyber attack, in which data and personal details are stolen. This crime is fueled by a network of spying apps that track and monitor people all over the world. Often people who commit burglaries do this to make money. Cybercriminals often have different motives. In an article entitled A comparative study on the difference between traditional crime and cybercrimetech experts note that some people hack aimlessly – opening closed doors in the process of discovery or as a gesture to…
Read MoreMysterious glass balls spotted by the Chinese rover on the moon’s surface
A pair of mysterious glass globes have been discovered on the moon’s surface by the Chinese lunar module. The translucent balls are up to four centimeters wide and were captured by the Yutu-2 panoramic camera. According to a study published on Tuesday, UFOs are located on the far side of the moon, which Yutu-2 has been exploring since 2019. Unfortunately, a robot the size of a washing machine was not able to analyze the chemical composition of the “pellets”. They have been designated as targets for further study because they…
Read MorePutin’s move in Ukraine makes it difficult to tame inflation in the United States
US policymakers already dealing with inflation stuck at its highest levels in 40 years now have another challenge to add to their list: the Russian invasion of Ukraine. What happens in a distant world can affect the pockets of American consumers because Russia is a major global oil producer: if sanctions or conflict boggles Russia’s tap in the world, it could send oil prices skyrocketing. Higher energy prices will hit the pockets of ordinary Americans who are already suffering from inflation that recently recorded a 7.5% increase from last year.…
Read MoreSlack, Amazon Web Services go down in case of widespread outage
Slack and Amazon Web Services experienced widespread outages on Tuesday morning, cutting off connectivity and work after the weekend. Down Detector, a site that tracks service outages, Note the rise in reported cases for Slack and Amazon Web Services starting before 9 a.m. ET. Github also seems to be having issues. The reason for the outage remains unclear. Slack users were unable to load the platform or exchange messages. Slack admitted to ongoing issues The status update is posted on their website. “We are investigating the issue where some users…
Read MoreExpress delivery apps have faced the speed pits of New York City realtors and politicians
A handful of new grocery startups have spent the past year wooing New Yorkers with deep discounts and quick deliveries of everything from ice cream to toilet paper — but the real estate boom and political backlash could mean their push is coming to an end. Apps like GoPuff, Gorillas, Jokr, and Getir poured into town in 2021, promising groceries deliveries in less than 10 minutes from small local centers. Oftentimes, these “dark shops” were the black-windowed storefronts once used by delis, convenience stores, and restaurants that closed during the…
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