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SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram Adds New Text and Sticker Options
Instagram’s adding some new creative options, including a range of new fonts for your Reels and Stories, stickers for photos, text animation, and more. First off, IG has added several new text fonts that you can use in your posts. As you can see, you now have more ways to enhance the feel of your Stories with fonts that better…
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ENTERTAINMENT
Randy Mastro, Mayor Adams’ pick to be NYC’s top lawyer, grilled at fiery hearing over past ties to Giuliani, case history
Randy Mastro, Mayor Eric Adams’ nominee to be the city’s next corporation counsel, testifies before the City Council during a hearing on his nomination. Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. Credit John McCarten/NYC Council Media Unit Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Seasoned litigator Randy Mastro, Mayor Eric Adams’…
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LIFESTYLE
The BK Five: Brooklyn’s best slice shops
Choosing the five best slice shops in a place as rich in world-class pizza — not to mention pizza lore and legend — as Brooklyn is a bit of a fool’s errand. Even after excluding places that only sell pies (sorry Oma Grassa, Juliana’s, Aces’s, and Ops), there’s no way you’re going to capture the full range of cheesy, saucy, doughy delights…
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REAL ESTATE
Lottery opens for 90 mixed-income apartments at first Gowanus rezoning project, from $784/month
Rendering courtesy of the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development A housing lottery launched this week for 90 mixed-income apartments at the first residential project developed under the Gowanus rezoning. The two-tower rental at 420 Carroll Street includes 360 apartments, 25 percent of which are priced below market rate, commercial space, and a new public promenade along the Gowanus…
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Critical bug identified and remedied in Circle’s Noble-CCTP
Blockchain security firm Asymmetric Research privately disclosed the vulnerability to Circle, which has since been addressed. Source link
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FINANCE
SentinelOne Earnings Beat As Guidance Meets Expectations| Investor’s Business Daily
SentinelOne (S) on Tuesday reported second quarter earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street estimates. The cybersecurity firm’s guidance for SentinelOne stock only met expectations amid views it may gain from rival CrowdStrike Holdings‘ (CRWD) recent setback. ↑ X NOW PLAYING AI Stocks Are Running. Is The Dot-Com Bubble A Blueprint Or A Cautionary Tale For Investors? Meanwhile, SentinelOne beat…
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ECONOMY
The DeFi Intermediation Chain – Liberty Street Economics
Pablo D. Azar, Adrian G. Casillas, and Maryam Farboodi Decentralized Finance, or DeFi, is a rapidly growing ecosystem of financial applications built on blockchain technology, primarily on the Ethereum network. These applications aim to recreate traditional financial instruments and services, such as lending, borrowing, trading, and insurance. The DeFi intermediation chain connects a series of intermediaries who find arbitrage opportunities, aggregate…
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MARKET
Relief is on the way for hot, hungry trekkers on the Great Wall of China: 5-minute deliveries by drone
Market leader Meituan has launched a service that flies food, drink, medicines and other parcels from a nearby hotel rooftop to one of the ancient wall’s watchtowers. Source link
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MONEY
How I Made $302.80 Playing Games on My Phone (In One Week)
I recently came across a simple game on Freecash that said I could make around $300 for playing, so I decided to give it a try. Since I’ve always been curious about whether making money playing games is truly possible (and have wondered how long it takes), I wanted to fully test it out for… I recently came across a…
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SOCIAL MEDIA
YouTube Expands Access to Courses for Creators
YouTube’s expanding access to its courses option for creators, providing another potential revenue stream for creators in the app, while it’s also enhancing its “Featured Products” display for those using Live Shopping, and making it possible for creators to add AI labels when uploading via mobile device. First off, on courses. Originally launched in beta with selected creators back in…
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