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Digital-asset investment products attracted $90 million of new money in the seven days through Oct. 1, the seventh straight week of inflows. Bitcoin-focused funds alone took in $69 million of investor money, according to a report published Monday by CoinShares. It was the third straight week of inflows for bitcoin funds, pushing the cumulative intake over the period to $115 million and cementing a trend reversal from the prior few months when redemptions were the norm. “We believe this decisive turnaround in sentiment is due to growing confidence in the asset class among investors and more accommodative statements from the…
When it comes to working in cryptocurrency, who you know can be as important as the skills you possess. This industry is all about networking, and so whether you’re a journalist looking to find a scoop or a startup founder looking for investors, making connections is key to advancing your career. While the crypto community is heavily online, don’t underestimate the value of attending in-person meetups and conventions. Conventions and conferences are a great place to get your feet wet and meet people who work in the industry. And don’t overlook the value of smaller meetups hosted by specific companies…
Google today made the final release of Android 12 available for the Google Pixel after a long beta-testing period. The new update will land first on older Pixels in the coming weeks, though it’ll look best on the Google Pixel 6 when that releases later this month. This update comes with a large design overhaul known as Material You, and a bundle of privacy and security tweaks. GoogleThe biggest change is the company’s new Material You design language. When the update rolls out, Pixel owners will find that their phone’s interface will become a lot more attuned to their wallpaper…
If you’re having a problem using Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Facebook this morning, it’s not you. It’s them. subscribers to the two social media sites and the two messenger apps have been having problems refreshing their screens this morning as a worldwide outage is affecting those apps. These sites are also not working on desktop devices as well.If you’re wondering why those four sites are having problems at the same time, it might have slipped your mind that Facebook owns Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. DownDetector shows that the outages started this morning at 11:45 am ET. The number of complaints…
Everybody knows Apple for its excellent mobile devices (the company pretty much invented smartphones and tablets as we know them), but those of us who lived through the early days of personal computers will always remember the iconic Mac computers when we think of this brand. And while the rainbow-colored Apple logo may sadly be a thing of the past, the Mac line is still going strong, with the MacBook being far and away the most popular member of the family. MacBooks aren’t as cheap as most Chromebooks and Windows laptops, though — but this roundup of the week’s best…
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Are you waiting for the tablet deals that will roll out with this year’s Black Friday deals to buy an iPad? If your answer’s “yes,” you should know that there are early Amazon Black Friday deals that include Apple deals and iPad deals, such as this discount for the Wi-Fi, 64GB version of the latest 10.2-inch iPad that slashes the tablet’s price by $30, bringing it down to $299 from its original price of $329. The new iPad, which was revealed in Apple’s California Streaming event…
If you’re wondering whether your business PC is ready for Windows 11, the answer is likely no, a new survey says. According to a survey by Lansweeper of 30 million business PCs across 60,000 companies and organizations, only 44.4 percent of computers were compatible with Windows 11. That poor 44.4 percent showing is mostly related to the minimum CPU specifications required by Windows 11, Lansweeper said. For RAM, 91 percent of computers were ready for Windows 11, while 52.5 percent of surveyed PCs met Microsoft’s TPM requirements. That 52 percent of PCs with the correct TPM is based on a…
Netflix is now streaming a 4K remastered version of Seinfeld, but the 16:9 aspect ratio it selected has cropped out some visual gags, Rolling Stone reports.Netflix nabbed the global streaming rights to the 90s classic in 2019 for over $500 million. But for a show that deals with the mundane, human problems of its time, it’s now dealing with technological problems of the present.Seinfeld originally aired in a 4:3 aspect ratio, which was standard for TVs in the 90s. Much like Hulu’s presentation before it, Netflix’s 4K remaster of the show opts for a 16:9 aspect ratio, which can trim footage…
Windows 11 was finally announced during Microsoft’s big event on June 24after months of speculation, with confirmation that the new operating system will be available from October 5. Anyone who currently uses Windows 10 will be eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 11, providing your laptop or PC meets the strict minimum system requirements that Microsoft has put into place in the name of future security. If you’re lucky enough to jump straight into Microsoft’s latest OS though, there are plenty of benefits to updating from Windows 10 to 11.Showcasing the Fluent design language and more, the new upgrade can…
Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are launching in a matter of weeks, but a new leak today just showcased what will be the phone’s killer feature: Its camera. The report comes from Brandon Lee, a YouTuber with access to a preproduction Google Pixel 6 Pro who has provided earlier Pixel 6 Pro leaks on pricing and color names. Now, there are quite a few caveats here. First, the photos come sourced from, as already said, preproduction hardware from a source in Nigeria. It’s not quite clear if the software on the phone being used is the same as…