Category: SCI-TECH
Robinhood testing crypto wallet, cryptocurrency transfer features
Robinhood Markets is testing new crypto wallet and cryptocurrency transfer features for its app which would allow customers to send and receive digital currencies such as bitcoin, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. A beta version of its iPhone app showed the company’s work on such features, the report said. There…
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French company announces first implant of its artificial heart in a woman
French artificial heartmaker Carmat announced on Tuesday that it had carried out the first implant of its Aeson artificial heart in a woman. The company said the procedure had been performed at the UofL Health – Jewish Hospital by University of Louisville physicians in the United States. [embedded content] “This…
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Your WhatsApp to soon lose shortcut to Messenger Rooms
It has been revealed that the Facebook-owned messaging app, WhatsApp, is removing a feature that it designed into the chats about a year ago using which you could conduct a chat room. According to a WABetaInfo report, WhatsApp has removed the Messenger Rooms shortcut from the chat share sheet for…
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Paralympians bring home gold medals, but we’re failing them on web accessibility
Joseph Wengier Contributor Joseph Wengier competed in five Paralympics and won nine gold medals. He promotes the advancement of a more inclusive internet as an ambassador for accessibility technology company UserWay. After winning my first gold medal in the 1972 Paralympics, I went out with the swim team for a…
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Sorare raises $680 million for its fantasy sports NFT game
image credit:Sorare French startup Sorare has announced that it has raised a significant funding round. SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 has led a $680 million Series B round, which values the company at $4.3 billion. Sorare has built a fantasty football (soccer) platform based on NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. Each digital…
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