Moldovans back joining the EU by razor-thin majority - Yet another chapter in the russia is really bad again epic. theguardian.com #
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Stripe in $1.1B Acquisition Deal for Stablecoin Platform Bridge - It will be good to finally see Stripe getting decent crypto currency support. I seem to remember that they have, over the years, had several failed moves into offering crypto payments rails. coindesk.com #
Meta Glasses Are The Top Selling Product In Many Ray-Ban Stores - I really like the concept of having smart glasses, I could see it being really useful, but privacy-wise it’s going to be a complete nightmare. There are so many a-holes in the world already taking photos of people with their cell phones without permission. Happpens to me multiple times per week currently. You can spot the cameras in the glasses quite easily. Now anyone with thick glasses will be suspect. uploadvr.com #
xAI, Elon Musk's AI startup, launches an API - Seems like the big hot AI companies to watch are OpenAI, Anthropic and now xAI. techcrunch.com #
Build A Static RSS Reader To Fight Your Inner FOMO - Great article, it actually looks suprisingly easy to get something basic running. Add HTTP basic auth on the path, and basically you have your own self hosted private feed reader. Might be enough for those morning catch ups with the people you follow in the blogosphere. Uses netlify serverless functions but could also use cron. smashingmagazine.com #