Crypto’s Bonnie and Clyde: A love story told on social media

Crypto’s Bonnie and Clyde had their (alleged) crime spree abruptly curtailed on Tuesday. Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan and Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein were arrested for conspiring to launder bitcoin that’s now worth $4.5bn. While Bonnie and Clyde’s rise and fall played out in the press, their crypto counterparts chronicled their lives on social media. This is the love story of Dutch and Razzlekhan, the (alleged) crime couple who stole our hearts. Chapter 1: Love at first sight The couple hasn’t reve

Samsung keeping its phones up-to-date for 4 years is a goddamn blessing

Samsung held its Unpacked event last night, launching the new Galaxy S22 series and the Galaxy Tab S8 range of tablets. However, the most eye-catching announcement was that the company will provide four years of software updates to selected devices, as well as five years of security patches. This is a major announcement, as regular and long term software updates have been major complaints in the Android world. Let’s break down what it means for companies and users. How will Samsung’s coverage ex

Autonomous taxis are safer than Tesla’s ‘self-driving’ tech

Cars are evolving quickly — but it’s important that people know the difference between ADAS and autonomous driving. It’s also important that both vehicular categories receive a comparable level of due diligence when it comes to ensuring the safety of car occupants and other road users. And well, we have a problem. Let me explain what’s got me riled up. This week we’ve seen a clash of the titans between autonomous vehicle industry experts, The New York Times, and Tesla drivers. It started with a

How to tell your boss you’re quitting without destroying any office furniture

This article was originally published on .cult by Mikaella C. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries and share heaps of other untold developer stories from around the world. There are all sorts of reasons to leave a job. Maybe you’ve found a new and exciting company you want to work for. Maybe your dream role has just opened up somewhere else. Maybe you want to switch fields or careers. Maybe you’re leaving

WWF debacle makes it clear that ‘eco-friendly’ NFTs don’t really exist

Most online images are just a right-click away from being in someone’s personal collection. They’re free, pretty much. So it’s tough for charities to fundraise with them. That is, until 2017 when non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, came along. Unlike regular pieces of digital media, NFTs can’t be so easily copied. And for as long as they have existed, there have been conservation charities using them for fundraising. A cartoon drawing of a cat-turtle named Honu raised US$25,000 (£18,485) for ocean con

DeepMind’s AlphaCode is a tool — not a replacement — for human programmers

This article is part of our reviews of AI research papers, a series of posts that explore the latest findings in artificial intelligence. DeepMind is the latest AI research lab to introduce a deep learning model that can generate software source code with remarkable results. Called AlphaCode, the model is based on Transformers, the same architecture OpenAI uses in its code-generation models. Programming is one of the promising applications of deep learning and large language models. The growing

Should you fire that customer?

Many startups believe they can’t end a customer relationship that is no longer a fit. That is a mistake. Accepting the need to fire a customer can be difficult, especially given most startups compete tirelessly to acquire and retain new business. However, there are circumstances when it is appropriate to consider parting ways. The integrity of the business is always a priority, and this means that business relationships that no longer serve the company’s goals can be ended, albeit as tactfully a

Are we cultivating a generation of failed startup founders?

Medium’s largest publication is The Startup, with more than 700,000 followers. Hundreds of thousands of people who are curious about startups, have created one themselves or plan to build one in the future. Hundreds of thousands of people who want to change the world in a myriad of ways. Hundreds of thousands of people with a vision and the motivation to work for it. Hundreds of thousands of people who want to reinvent things. Entrepreneurs, so the story goes, are a rare species. According to th

Jeep’s making an escooter, but color me underwhelmed

For those of you looking forward to an electric Jeep, we have some good news and some bad news. First, the good: Jeep is introducing an electric vehicle. And the bad? It’s an escooter. Meet the (Jeep) RX200 For its entrance into the escooter market, Jeep partnered with Razor. It took on the challenge by revamping its existing RX200 model and transforming it into… the Razor Jeep RX200:  OMG IT’S A JEEP! Image: Razor Now, let’s play a game of “spot the difference” with the original RX200:    Is th

Everything Samsung announced at its Galaxy S22 event

Another year, another batch of flagship Samsung phones. At its Unpacked event today, Samsung revealed the Galaxy S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra, setting the stage for the year of smartphones to come. It also announced a family of fancy new tablets in the form of the Tab S8, Tab S8+, and Tab S8 Ultra, showing that Android tablets are not quite dead yet. Here’s what you need to know from what is likely to be Samsung’s biggest launch event of the year. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Let’s get straight to the m


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