October 15, 2021 McDonald’s is testing the McPlant, a Beyond Meat meatless burger Photo by McDonald’s McDonald’s new plant-based burger, aptly named the McPlant, is coming to eight restaurants across the US (via CNBC). The fast-food chain…
October 15, 2021 Jack Dorsey says Square is ‘considering’ building a Bitcoin mining system Jack Dorsey says that Square is “considering” building its own Bitcoin mining system using custom silicon and open source software. “Square is considering building…
October 15, 2021 Uniswap, dydx, Compound on the rise, but why are there still questions DeFi seems to be accelerating the next generation of crypto innovation. So much so that in 2021 alone, the DeFi ecosystem was reported to…
October 15, 2021 Human rights activist suing Twitter for allegedly giving Saudi spies access to his info Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A Saudi human rights activist has filed a lawsuit against Twitter, alleging that the company hired two…
October 15, 2021 3 jobs to apply for this weekend (including a REALLY cool one at Twitter) This week, we’re bringing you three brilliant roles that are available on VentureBeat Careers. Time to get applying.Read More via VentureBeat Check out the…
October 15, 2021 Steam reportedly blocks cryptocurrency and NFT games Valve is blocking cryptocurrency and NFT games on its Steam digital distribution network, said Age of Rust developer SpacePirate Games.Read More via VentureBeat Check out…
October 15, 2021 Here’s What the HomePod Needs to Actually Be Good Apple hasn’t given up on its HomePod smart speaker. According to a new Bloomberg report, the company has hired a new software head for…
October 15, 2021 Moscow adds facial recognition payment system to more than 240 metro stations Photo by TASS\TASS via Getty Images Moscow launched “Face Pay” on Friday, a facial recognition payment system implemented in more than 240 Mosmetro stations,…
October 15, 2021 Judge bars county clerk after voting machine passwords leaked to QAnon In August, QAnon conspiracy theorist Ron Watkins shared a video he claimed showed ballot machines from Dominion Voting Systems could be remotely accessed to…
October 15, 2021 Tesla Is Rolling Out a New Insurance Program With Rates Calculated by Surveilling Drivers After two years of offering car insurance to drivers across California, Tesla’s officially bringing a similar offering to clientele in its new home state…