NFT summer in New York is in full swing amid crypto winter

Anita and Lucas discuss the NFT NYC conference and dive into recent DAO and dogecoin drama Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

WeWork India exposed visitors’ personal information and selfies

Visitor names, email addresses, phone numbers, and selfies were exposed to the internet. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

TikTok says ‘Project Texas’ will bolster security for U.S. users in wake of China data access concerns

Over the weekend, TikTok wrote to Republican Senators to assure them that it&#8217;s working on a program called &#8220;Project Texas&#8221; to bolster data security for U.S.-based users. This was in response to the Senators&#8217; letter to the company dated June 27 that questioned its data access… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Want an EV? You may have to wait

Surging demand for this year’s most hotly anticipated EVs is smashing order books and lengthening waitlists. The $60,000 Cadillac Lyriq SUV is the latest model to close its 2023 order book. The automaker said it has shifted the Lyriq’s waitlist to the 2024 model, which is still open for orders. But… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Netflix lays off 300 more people — almost 3% of its staff

Video streaming company Netflix said it has laid off 300 people — which represents 3% of its workforce — because of slowing growth and the economic downturn. This is the firm&#8217;s second layoff spree in two months, after it let go of 150 staffers in May. In April, it also laid off a bunch of [&amp;h… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

To drive more sales, use shopper-generated content to personalize emails

What separates the most effective companies from their competition is how marketing teams focus their efforts and put the data to work to deliver exceptional brand experiences. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Meal delivery service Daily Harvest recalls lentil product after customers report falling ill

Plant-based meal delivery service Daily Harvest issued a public recall of its French Lentil and Leek Crumbles product on June 22nd after dozens of customers reported that they fell ill after consuming it, The Wall Street Journal reports. Some people have reported undergoing surgery to remove their … Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Evinced pushes companies to accelerate accessibility with its dev tools, scoring $38M investment

Evinced is on a mission to make as many web properties accessible as possible, and to do that means getting that work done as early as possible — which means integrating with the development process from the beginning. The company is continuing this &#8220;shift left&#8221; mentality with $38 milli… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Cryptoys banks a16z funding to build NFTs for kids

The past several months haven&#8217;t been entirely kind to the NFT market &#8212; while transaction volume hasn&#8217;t stuttered too significantly, the dollar amount invested in the space has been in free fall as cryptocurrency prices have taken a historic dive. With that as background, it might … Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Amazon launches Ground Truth Synthetics to create virtual objects for AI model training

It takes massive amounts of data to train AI models. But sometimes, that data simply isn&#8217;t available from real-world sources, so data scientists use synthetic data to make up for that. In machine vision applications, that means creating different environments and objects to train robots or se… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Snap will pay 25 Black creators $120k in a new accelerator program

On stage at VidCon, Snap announced its first accelerator program for emerging Black creators. Over the course of a year, Snap will pay 25 selected applicants $10,000 a month ($120,000 total) to help launch their careers, marking a $3 million total investment. This program is part of Snap&#8217;s 52… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News