March 20, 2025

Software

PARADISE Looks To Revolutionize Gaming Through Upcoming Launch | HackerNoon

Hong Kong, China – PARADISE is set to officially launch on April 2nd, 2025. It is the only Web3 game in the world to achieve such massive success in terms of player numbers. It will be available on Epic Games, Steam and its own launch program. In anticipation of the official release, a playtest will take place at the end of March, giving players an exclusive opportunity to try out the game before the Initial

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AR/VR

OpenAI’s new voice AI model gpt-4o-transcribe lets you add speech to your existing text apps in seconds

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More OpenAI‘s voice AI models have gotten it into trouble before with actor Scarlett Johansson, but that isn’t stopping the company from continuing to advance its offerings in this category. Today, the ChatGPT maker has unveiled three new proprietary voice models: gpt-4o-transcribe, gpt-4o-mini-transcribe and gpt-4o-mini-tts. These models will initially be available through the ChatGPT maker’s application programming

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Software

Trust Wallet Tops Crypto Wallet Downloads For March 2025 | HackerNoon

DUBAI, UAE — March 20, 2025 —Trust Wallet, the world’s leading self-custody crypto wallet, continues its rapid growth, becoming the most downloaded wallet in March 2025, according to third-party data from Sensor Tower. After capturing 20% of the market share in January, Trust Wallet has now surged to over 35%, reinforcing its position as the go-to platform for secure and seamless Web3 access, and crypto asset management. What’s Fuelling Trust Wallet’s Growth? With millions of

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Software

OPT Token To List On XT.com As Optio Blockchain Expands With Edgecast Cloud Relaunch | HackerNoon

Plano, United States, March 20th, 2025/Chainwire/–XT.com, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, is listing OPT,the native utility token of the layer 1 Optio Blockchain. This listing marks a major milestone in decentralized technology, providing global access to the Optio ecosystem and enabling users to participate in a blockchain revolution designed for real-world impact. The listing coincides with the Edgecast Cloud relaunch—a hyperscale cloud and Content Delivery Network (CDN)—following PCT’s strategic acquisition of key assets. Edgecast Cloud is

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IEEE Recognizes Itaipu Dam’s Engineering Achievements

3 min read Willie Jones covers transportation for IEEE Spectrum and the history of technology for The Institute. Visitors come from all over the world to get a view of the massive Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam from this vantage point near Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. Technology should benefit humanity. One of the most remarkable examples of technology’s potential to provide enduring benefits is the Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam, a massive binational energy project between Brazil and Paraguay.

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LightSpeed Studios will focus on original IP in future games

LightSpeed Studios, a global game developer, said at GDC 2025 it is revealing the “Original IP Initiative,” a new strategic focus centered on developing original game titles. Game industry veterans from LightSpeed Studios took the stage at GDC 2025, to reveal plans for its decisive focus on the creation of original IP. Steve C. Martin will un…Read More

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CoreWeave prices its IPO to raise at least $2.2 billion — and now the games begin | TechCrunch

CoreWeave said on Wednesday that it hopes to sell its initial public shares between $47 and $55 per share, putting the money it may raise between about $2.2 billion and $2.6 billion. Word on the street is that CoreWeave wanted to raise at least $3 billion and possibly over $4 billion. But price range announcements are always a bit of a game. The announced range is often lower than the bankers think the company can

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Airbyte launches new connectors to help companies better leverage their data | TechCrunch

Open source data movement company Airbyte is launching additional connectors to help enterprises better utilize their data in the age of AI without compromising data sovereignty. The San Francisco-based startup announced on Thursday that it’s releasing a host of new capabilities designed to enable customers to securely move corporate data without tapping SaaS applications. The new features include support for transferring unstructured data out of applications like Google Drive and SharePoint and compatibility with Apache

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Hardware

HP Wolf Security Says Hackers Are Exploiting CAPTCHA To Spread Malware

A few weeks ago, we reported a study alleging that CAPTCHA does not deter bots and that Google merely uses it to collect and sell data. This week, HP Wolf Security researchers have launched a new complaint against CAPTCHA in the latest edition of the HP Threat Insights Report. This time, however, the complaint has nothing to do with Google; instead, it’s about threat actors who infect victims’ devices with malware by tricking them into

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Hardware

Plex’s Lifetime Subscription Is Getting First Price Hike In 10 Years And It’s A Big One

It looks like 2025 it will be a year of big changes for Plex, which is one of the top choices for those looking to host and stream their own media. Just last month the company announced that it’s going to be removing its incredibly popular Watch Together feature as it revamps the software’s code base. Now, it’s informing subscribers that some pricing changes are on the way. In order to get the most features

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