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Title: General partner, Initialized Capital City: San Francisco Notable crypto investments: Bison Trails, CoinTracker, Horizon, Talos, TRM Labs, Hummingbot, DeFi Alliance As a self-taught coder, engineer, and four-time founder, Brett Gibson became a VC by accident. In 2017 he was looking for a job and “mentioned it to Garry, and he asked me to join,” he said, referring to Garry Tan, the successful cofounder and managing partner of Initialized who also has a background as a software engineer. At first, Gibson used his technical skills to build the firm’s database software to track potential investments, log portfolio company updates, and…
Title: General partner, Initialized Capital City: San Francisco Notable crypto investments: Bison Trails, CoinTracker, Horizon, Talos, TRM Labs, Hummingbot, DeFi Alliance As a self-taught coder, engineer, and four-time founder, Brett Gibson became a VC by accident. In 2017 he was looking for a job and “mentioned it to Garry, and he asked me to join,” he said, referring to Garry Tan, the successful cofounder and managing partner of Initialized who also has a background as a software engineer. At first, Gibson used his technical skills to build the firm’s database software to track potential investments, log portfolio company updates, and…
Title: General partner, Initialized Capital City: San Francisco Notable crypto investments: Bison Trails, CoinTracker, Horizon, Talos, TRM Labs, Hummingbot, DeFi Alliance As a self-taught coder, engineer, and four-time founder, Brett Gibson became a VC by accident. In 2017 he was looking for a job and “mentioned it to Garry, and he asked me to join,” he said, referring to Garry Tan, the successful cofounder and managing partner of Initialized who also has a background as a software engineer. At first, Gibson used his technical skills to build the firm’s database software to track potential investments, log portfolio company updates, and…
Babar Azam showed his mastery with the bat after Shaheen Shah Afridi led a sparkling bowling performance from Pakistan as the hosts cruised to a four-wicket victory over South Africa in the series-deciding third Twenty20 International at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday. Shaheen picked up 3-26, being the standout of Pakistan’s bowling attack, in which Faheem Ashraf and debutant Usman Tariq picked up two wickets each, as South Africa were restricted to 139-9 after being put into bat. Babar then provided an anchor in the chase with a brilliant 68, featuring nine fours, as Pakistan eased to victory with six…
Ayaneo is breaking into the competitive smartphone market with its latest offering, but it’s hoping to attract the mobile gamers out there. In a teaser posted to its YouTube, the gaming handheld maker offered its first look at the Ayaneo Phone. As vague as the trailer is, Ayaneo clearly has a target demographic in mind, describing the smartphone as when a “mobile phone meets the soul of gaming handheld.”From the teaser, it looks like the Ayaneo Phone will be built with a standard dual-camera setup. Perhaps more relevant for its gaming-centric design, it looks like the smartphone will have physical…
Two professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign recently caught dozens of students using artificial intelligence to generate identical apology emails after being accused of cheating by using AI to complete their class work. The New York Times reports that professors Karle Flanagan and Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider, known as the Data Science Duo, recently confronted a group of students in their introductory data science course who had been accused of cheating and falsifying their attendance records. The professors grew suspicious when they received dozens of nearly identical apology emails from the accused students, which they soon discovered had been generated using…
Jannik Sinner moved to within one win of reclaiming the world number one ranking with a 6-0, 6-1 dismantling of Alexander Zverev in the Paris Masters semi-finals on Saturday, setting up a final clash with Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Italian raced to remarkable thrashing of reigning champion Zverev at La Defense Arena in just 61 minutes. Sinner will replace rival Carlos Alcaraz at the top of the rankings with victory over Auger-Aliassime on Sunday. Canada’s Auger-Aliassime reached the second Masters 1000 final of his career by beating in-form Kazakh Alexander Bublik in the first semi-final. Sinner and Auger-Aliassime have split their…
Later this month, Italian citizens will have one extra step to go through before getting on porn sites. On Friday, Italy’s regulatory agency for communications, known as AGCOM, announced an age verification system that’s meant to prevent minors from accessing websites with pornographic content. The initial list of sites covers around 50 sites, including Pornhub, XHamster and OnlyFans.The new rule will require users to get verified through “certified third parties,” which could be another company, bank or mobile operator that already has the relevant info. Once the third party verifies the user’s age, it will issue a code that grants…
Pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi led an inspired attack and Pakistan put up a splendid bowling show to restrict South Africa to 139-9 in the series-deciding third Twenty20 International at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday. Having bundled out South Africa for a paltry 110 in the second game of the series on Friday, Pakistan were at it again, picking up wickets at regular intervals to keep the visitors in check with Shaheen — who was rested a day earlier — leading the way. Shaheen finished with 3-26 while debutant spinner Usman Tariq and fellow pacer Faheem Ashraf picking two wickets…
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi believes that in “20 plus years,” all cars will be autonomous, leading to a decline in private car ownership and a shift in the perception of driving to be a hobby, which he compares to horseback riding. Business Insider reports that in a recent conversation with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi shared his vision for the future of transportation, predicting that all cars will be autonomous in around 20 years. This shift, according to Khosrowshahi, could lead to a significant reduction in private car ownership and an increased focus on safety metrics for…