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State of Crypto Summit 2025

Thursday, July 17, 2025 by Richard Harris

Coinbase convened over 600 policymakers, financial leaders, and technology innovators at its third annual State of Crypto Summit, highlighting a dramatic shift in crypto’s global role and unveiling its largest initiative to date: building the future of global payments. State of Crypto Summit 2025: Coinbase Hosts Third Annual Summit, Unveils Bold Push into ...

New Developer Features in Oracle 23.7

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 by Austin Harris

Oracle Corporation recently announced the general availability of Oracle Database 23.7, a release that delivers several new features specifically designed to improve developer productivity, simplify data handling, and accelerate performance across diverse workloads. New Developer Features in Oracle 23.7: Highlights This latest update reflects Oracle’s contin...

AppsFlyer Data Trends Report

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 by Austin Harris

AppsFlyer, the provider in marketing measurement, attribution, and data analytics, has released its annual lookback at the past year's mobile app trends. The year saw notable growth in user acquisition ad spend and revenue fueled by increasingly advanced monetization strategies and the expanded use of AI in marketing. The findings reflect the industry’s increa...

Gemini CLI brings Gemini directly into developers terminals

Sunday, July 13, 2025 by Freeman Lightner

Free and open source, Gemini CLI brings Gemini directly into developers’ terminals with unmatched access for individuals. For developers, the command line interface (CLI) is not just a tool; it is home. The terminal’s efficiency, ubiquity, and portability make it the go-to utility for getting work done. As developers' reliance on the terminal endures, so...

BLACK app empowers student collaboration

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 by Freeman Lightner

In a time when academic pressure and digital distractions are at their peak, students are increasingly in need of tools that simplify communication, streamline resource sharing, and foster collective learning. Rising to meet this challenge is BLACK, a student-built mobile application developed with one clear goal, to transform how students collaborate. The creator be...

The Great App Purge Googles Quality Overhaul

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 by Richard Harris

In early 2025, the tech world was rocked by a revelation that caught even seasoned app developers off guard: Google’s Play Store had lost nearly half of its apps in the span of just over a year. What seemed at first to be a quiet pruning of low-value software turned out to be a full-blown purge, 47% of apps had vanished. A platform that once boasted the largest ca...

Apple Ads Search Results Benchmarks Report 2025

Friday, May 30, 2025 by Richard Harris

SplitMetrics’ 2025 Apple Ads Search Results Benchmarks Report, covering performance data from January to December 2024, offers a deep analytical dive into how search results campaigns fared across categories, regions, and timeframes. SplitMetrics, a global software company and certified Apple Ads Partner, used data from its Acquire platform to compile this extensi...

AI harms addressed by Anthropic

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 by Austin Harris

As AI capabilities rapidly advance, understanding and addressing the full spectrum of potential impacts becomes increasingly important. Today, we're sharing insights into our evolving approach to assessing and mitigating various harms that could result from our systems, ranging from catastrophic scenarios like biological threats to critical concerns like child safet...

Gen AI revolution accelerated by IBM

Monday, May 19, 2025 by Richard Harris

At the company's annual THINK event, IBM (NYSE: IBM) unveiled new hybrid technologies that break down the longstanding barriers to scaling enterprise AI – enabling businesses to build and deploy AI agents with their own enterprise data. IBM estimates that over one billion apps will emerge by 2028, putting pressure on businesses to scale across increasingly ...

PYUSD stablecoin adoption to increase

Friday, May 16, 2025 by Richard Harris

PayPal Holdings, Inc. and Coinbase Global, Inc. have announced an expansion of their partnership aimed at increasing the adoption, distribution, and utilization of the PayPal USD (PYUSD) stablecoin. This collaboration is set to provide value for consumers, enterprises, and institutions as they continue to utilize digital currencies across platforms and borders with the ...

Coding improvements in new OpenAI GPT models

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 by Richard Harris

OpenAI recently launched three new models in the API: GPT‑4.1, GPT‑4.1 mini, and GPT‑4.1 nano. These models outperform GPT‑4o and GPT‑4o mini across the board, with major gains in coding and instruction following. They also have larger context windows—supporting up to 1 million tokens of context, and are able to better use that context with improved long-context c...

SingularityNET partners with ATMTA for web3 gaming

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 by Austin Harris

SingularityNET has announced a landmark partnership with ATMTA, Inc., developers of Star Atlas, the visionary on-chain space exploration MMO built on Solana. The partnership explores the possibility of integrating advanced Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) into one of the top Web3 gaming ecosystems. The union has the potential to take the entire gaming industry a...

Past years mobile trends lookback released by AppsFlyer

Thursday, January 23, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger

AppsFlyer has released its annual lookback at the past year's mobile app trends. The year saw notable growth in user acquisition ad spend and revenue fueled by increasingly advanced monetization strategies and the expanded use of AI in marketing. The findings reflect the industry’s increasing understanding of how to adapt to the ongoing changes in the market. ...

Emerging features to consider for mobile app development

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 by Richard Harris

In an era where mobile applications are ubiquitous, with a staggering 8.93 million apps vying for attention across various app stores, distinguishing your app from the competition is paramount. While aesthetics undoubtedly play a role in user attraction, it is the functionality and features of an app that truly captivate and retain users. Whether you are embarking on yo...

Power of spreadsheets across industries

Thursday, November 7, 2024 by Austin Harris

In an era where digital tools are evolving at an unprecedented pace, the humble spreadsheet remains a steadfast ally in various fields. Despite the proliferation of specialized software designed to cater to specific needs, spreadsheets continue to be an indispensable part of the professional toolkit. Frederick O’Brien eloquently captures this sentiment, noting tha...

2024 NFT Report reveals if NFTs are dead

Friday, September 27, 2024 by Austin Harris

In a recent report published by NFT Evening, the authors delve into the current state of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and pose a thought-provoking question: Are NFTs dead in 2024? This exploration reflects the complexities of the evolving digital asset landscape and raises critical considerations for creators, investors, and enthusiasts alike. 2024 NFT Report by NFT Ev...

Telegram app grows in popularity

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 by Austin Harris

Ever since it launched in August 2013, Telegram has been an exceptionally popular social media platform and messaging app, thanks to its utility and focus on privacy. Telegram's strong growth continued well into 2024. Finbold’s research found that, between April 10 and July 22, the platform added more than 485,000 monthly active users (MoU) every day. Th...

IBM Quantum Developer Conference 2024

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 by Richard Harris

At the IBM Quantum Developer Conference 2024, participants will gain an exclusive, hands-on preview of cutting-edge tools and forthcoming roadmap updates from IBM Quantum, all organized around the theme - Performance by Qiskit. As the era of quantum utility progresses, it is essential to empower quantum researchers and developers to perform meaningful work on current...

Apps with highest install rates (CPI) revealed in latest report

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 by Richard Harris

SplitMetrics, an app growth solutions company, has released its latest report, ASO Benchmarks & Mobile Trends Report 2024, offering a comprehensive analysis of App Store Optimization (ASO) benchmarks and mobile trends for 2024. The report delves into three key app categories: finance, shopping, and utilities. Apps with highest install rates (CPI) revealed from S...

Sherlocked: The controversial practice of Apple copying apps

Thursday, June 20, 2024 by Richard Harris

In recent years, "Sherlocked" has become a buzzword associated with Apple. This term describes Apple's practice of integrating features from popular third-party apps into its own operating systems, often rendering those apps obsolete. The term originated from Apple's Sherlock search tool, which incorporated features from the third-party tool Watson. At...

NFT solution for banks and fintechs from Rarible

Tuesday, November 7, 2023 by Freeman Lightner

Metallicus, the core developer behind Metal Blockchain and Rarible - a cross-chain NFT marketplace, jointly announced a strategic partnership to explore the development of compliant digital ownership solutions for the banking and fintech sectors. Metal Blockchain and Metallicus recently solidified strategic integrations with leading financial service entities to...

Queue management system market to reach 738M by 2030

Friday, October 27, 2023 by Richard Harris

According to a new report on “Queue Management System Market Size and Forecast (2020–2030), Global and Regional Share, Trends, and Growth Opportunity Analysis – by Type (Virtual Queuing and Linear Queuing), Component (Solution and Services), Application (BFSI, Hospitals, Retail Outlets, Utility Service Providers and Airports, Restaurants, Government Of...

Houston ConnectSmart app celebrates 1 year anniversary

Thursday, October 26, 2023 by Freeman Lightner

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials announce how during its first year the Houston ConnectSmart app has made Houston more connected and less congested. Through the Houston ConnectSmart app, commuters receive tailored suggestions to improve their daily travel and have access to transportation tools and services that they cannot find anywhere else. Sin...

Self custodial Visa debit card from Gnosis

Monday, July 31, 2023 by Brittany Hainzinger

Gnosis announces the imminent release of Gnosis Pay and Gnosis Card. Gnosis Pay is the first decentralized payment network allowing web3 developers to integrate with a range of traditional payment schemes including Visa, and onboard the next millions of uninitiated users to tap into the web3 economy. Gnosis Card is the world’s first officially Visa-certified self-...

NFT buyers motivated by long term profit

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 by Richard Harris

According to an analysis by BitcoinCasinos, 39% of NFT buyers are motivated by the long-term profit factor. "It appears that NFT buyers are quite savvy when it comes to their investments, carefully factoring in not only the utility of a given collection but also its potential resale value. As such, many NFT holders have been able to take advantage of this emergi...

Smart contract environment Filecoin Virtual Machine launches

Friday, March 17, 2023 by Richard Harris

Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM), an execution environment for smart contracts on the Filecoin network, is now live on the Filecoin mainnet. The FVM launch adds smart contracts and user programmability to the Filecoin blockchain, unlocking the enormous potential of an open data economy. With FVM, developers can write and deploy custom code to run on the Filecoin blockc...

Web3 map app to launch from Illust and partners

Thursday, March 16, 2023 by Freeman Lightner

Illust is proud to announce a partnership with BUIDL Week and the ETHDenver Web3 Festival (along with amazing artists, DAOs, local businesses, and musicians), to produce the very first official web3 city map of Denver. This revolutionary "application" will feature a channel for Denver designed to capture its history, culture, and inhabitants. Newcome...

ADAS technology driving the automotive software market

Monday, September 26, 2022 by Freeman Lightner

Diverse industries strive to adapt as quickly as possible to the rapid transition to digital technology. Software and mobile applications have made things so straightforward and practical that business owners may maximize their use of them. Automotive software is a set of programmable data instructions for executing computer-based in-vehicle applications. Automotive sof...

$338B mobile gaming market projection

Friday, July 29, 2022 by Freeman Lightner

Mobile Gaming is defined as playing and enjoying interactive video games on several platforms, such as computers, mobile phones, and game consoles. The rising access to broadband connections, especially in developing countries, has made digital gaming more accessible to a larger population. Mobile gaming has overtaken console and computer gaming as the most popular...

Covalent teams up with Cronos blockchain

Tuesday, July 26, 2022 by Freeman Lightner

Covalent announced integration with the Cronos blockchain, the EVM chain supported by Crypto.com. The partnership will simplify workflows for developers, data analysts, and more. The new partnership between Covalent and Cronos plays a pivotal role in easing the Web3 data experience, enabling projects and developers to seamlessly access the information needed to power de...

Mobile mapping solution from ProStar

Thursday, June 23, 2022 by Freeman Lightner

ProStar Holdings Inc. has announced that Utility Mapping (Aust) Pty Ltd in Australia has adopted ProStar's PointMan cloud and mobile mapping solution. "We have tried other solutions, but after months of testing, PointMan has proven to be the solution that best fits our needs in order to provide superior and consistent underground mapping servi...

Gala May Mayhem wrapped up

Thursday, June 9, 2022 by Brittany Hainzinger

Gala, and its gaming division, Gala Games, have wrapped up their second annual month-long reward event called May Mayhem. Started in 2021, the event was designed to grow Gala’s user base and to reward as many current players as possible with large prizes in GALA, the official crypto token of the Gala Games Ecosystem. Even in the midst of the largest drop in the...

Fantom blockchain now supported on Pocket Network

Friday, May 13, 2022 by Brittany Hainzinger

Pocket Network announced it is adding support for Fantom Blockchain, the highly scalable blockchain platform for DeFi, crypto dApps, and enterprise applications. Officially supporting Fantom within the Pocket Network enables developers to mint Fantom RPC endpoints for their applications directly from the Pocket Portal, enabling node runners too, for the first time, e...

NFT marketplace launches from RMDS Lab

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 by Richard Harris

NFTs have taken the world by storm over the past two years. The word NFT was even selected as Collins Dictionary's word of the year in 2021; however, when we think of NFTs today, we mostly think about digital art, such as collections like Bored Ape Yacht Club and Crypto Punks. These collections' rapid growth was ...

TreeTrunk NFT smart contract lands

Monday, March 14, 2022 by Richard Harris

John Wolpert, co-founder of TreeTrunk and Group Executive, Enterprise Mainnet Products and Technology at ConsenSys chats with us about what TreeTrunk is, how the TreeTrunk NFT smart contract will become widely used, how it can distribute royalties immediately and securely, and a lot more. ADM: What is the long-term vision for TreeTrunk? Wolpert: The primary j...