We are living in the future. For someone like me who basically failed art class in grade school, #StableDiffusion can now augment my incompetent artistic skills
(1/6) "It's on sale. Everything is on sale." -Katelin Holloway
Seven Seven Six, the venture capital firm led by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, plans to raise $177.6 million for a new fund focused on investments in cryptocurrency tokens.
(2/6) The new fund, named Kryptós, will be the two-year-old firm’s first focused exclusively on crypto. It will seek to take advantage of the recent monthslong sell-off in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and Ethereum.
(3/6) VC investment in crypto companies has surpassed $20 billion so far this year, according to PitchBook data, but fell 17% in the second quarter from the first as investors became more selective.
(1/6) We should all start investing in property in the mountains!
Srsly major sea-level rise from the melting of the Greenland ice cap is now inevitable even if the fossil fuel burning that is driving the climate crisis were to end overnight. 😱
(2/6) The research shows the global heating to date will cause an absolute minimum sea-level rise of 27cm (10.6in) from Greenland alone as 110tn tonnes of ice melt. 🤽♂️
(3/6) With continued carbon emissions, the melting of other ice caps and thermal expansion of the ocean, a multi-metre sea-level rise appears likely. 🌊
(2/4) The company's CEO has said that while some proprietary information was taken, there is no evidence that customer data or passwords were exposed.
(3/4) LastPass' software is designed so that the company itself can never access customers' master passwords, and the company is working with a cybersecurity and forensics firm to investigate the incident and strengthen its environment.
(1/5) “I think it’s much more bumbling and inept than this, actually. I think it’s much more a phenomenon of the cop that sets up the speed trap where it’s easy to get someone because you’re going downhill, rather than where the accidents are."
(2/5) The SEC is currently investigating LBRY, a blockchain startup, for allegedly selling unregistered securities. LBRY has rejected the SEC's argument, calling for SEC chair Gary Gensler to be jailed for 10 years instead.
(3/5) If the SEC prevails in this case, it could have major implications for the crypto industry as a whole, as it would set a precedent that tokens can be classified as securities.
As tensions rise between Russia and Ukraine, Europeans are turning to solar power to heat their homes and businesses. Germany, in particular, has seen a 22% increase in solar panel installations so far this year.