Binge is a movie tracking app that warns you of jump scares in real time
The app uses iPhone Live Activities to alert you when scary scenes are about to happen, while also tracking what to watch and where to stream it.
Uber is the latest to be won over by Amazon’s AI chips
Uber is expanding its AWS contract to run more of its ride-sharing features on Amazon’s chips. This is a thumb-of-the nose at Oracle and Google.
Building real-time conversational podcasts with Amazon Nova 2 Sonic
Content creators and organizations today face a persistent challenge: producing high-quality audio content at scale. Traditional podcast production requires significant time investment (research, scheduling, recording, editing) and substantial resources including studio space, equipment, and voice talent. These constraints limit how quickly organizations can respond to new topics or scale their content production. Amazon Nova 2 … Read more
Text-to-SQL solution powered by Amazon Bedrock
Building a text-to-SQL solution using Amazon Bedrock can alleviate one of the most persistent bottlenecks in data-driven organizations: the delay between asking a business question and getting a clear, data-backed answer. You might be familiar with the challenge of navigating competing priorities when your one-time question is waiting in the queue behind higher-impact work. A text-to-SQL … Read more
Suno and major music labels reportedly clash over AI music sharing
The AI-powered musicmaker Suno is struggling to reach licensing deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. That’s according to a report from the Financial Times, which says both sides can’t agree on whether users should be able to share the AI-generated songs they create. “Universal wants AI-generated tracks to stay inside apps such … Read more
Anthropic ups compute deal with Google and Broadcom amid skyrocketing demand
Anthropic bulked up its compute deal with Google and Broadcom as the company has seen its run-rate revenue surge to $30 billion.
Satechi’s 3-in-1 travel stand now wirelessly charges your phone at 25W
The WPC introduced the Qi2.2 standard in April 2025, but the rollout of faster wireless chargers has been relatively slow. Following companies like Nomad, Belkin, and Kuxiu, Satechi has announced a new charger that supports Qi2.2. The 3-in-1 Foldable Wireless Charging Stand is an updated version of an existing product; the new incarnation boosts wireless … Read more
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Dmytro Rukin on how fintech is shaping the next wave of startups in Brazil
In Brazil, startups are no longer built around financial limitations; they are built on top of a strong financial infrastructure. What differentiates Brazil is not just market size, but the depth and maturity of its financial infrastructure, now robust enough to support rapid, large-scale innovation. The numbers reflect this shift. Brazil has over 160 million … Read more
The Moto Pad is Motorola’s first US-bound tablet in over a decade
The Moto Pad will be available in a single bronze green color option. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Motorola announced two new devices today, including one of its first tablets to be available from a US carrier since Verizon’s Xyboard tablets in 2011. The new Moto Pad is joined by the 2026 edition … Read more
Intel will help build Elon Musk’s Terafab AI chip factory
Elon Musk’s Terafab AI chip project in Austin, Texas, is gaining a crucial new partner: Intel. On Tuesday, the American chipmaker announced it was signing on to help design and build the sprawling facility, which would supply AI chips to Musk’s two companies, SpaceX (newly merged with xAI) and Tesla. Musk needs AI chips to … Read more
At $150 off, the new MacBook Air is now cheaper than last year’s model
Both the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Airs are down to new low prices. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge If you were bummed that the new M5-powered MacBook Air cost $100 more than last year’s model, we’ve got some good news: it’s now cheaper than its predecessor. You can currently buy the … Read more
Google Maps can now write captions for your photos using AI
Gemini can now create captions when users are looking to share a photo or video.
DeFi yields are crashing so hard that they can’t compete with a traditional savings account
DeFi yields have collapsed below TradFi rates, forcing investors to face higher smart contract risks for lower returns as regulation and exploits mount.
Phone Logs Show Seven Calls Between Milei and LIBRA Backer on Launch Night: Report
New evidence from Argentina’s federal probe into LIBRA complicates Milei’s claim he had no ties to the meme coin.
Americans’ losses to crypto scams rose to over $11 billion last year, FBI reports
Fraud schemes grew more sophisticated and targeted larger sums than in 2024.
GitHub Users, Your Data Will Be Used to Train AI Models: Do You Care?
Hey Hackers! Welcome back to 3 Tech Polls, HackerNoon’s Weekly Newsletter that curates results from our Poll of the Week, and 2 related polls around the web. Thank you for having voted in our polls in the past. This week, we’ll be discussing GitHub’s plans to use Copilot interaction data to train AI models, starting April 24th. … Read more
Regulation by hostility: the real legacy of Biden-era crypto policy
Thorn argues that a recent New York Times op-ed rewrites history through omission, glossing over the collateral damage caused by the previous administration.
XRP ETFs Outpace Bitcoin as Crypto Funds Bounce Back After Down Week
Bitcoin usually drives investment action around crypto ETFs, but last week, XRP led as overall crypto fund flows flipped positive.
Split Capital winds down as founder joins stablecoin startup Plasma
Split Capital founder Zaheer Ebtikar is closing his crypto hedge fund after strong returns to join Plasma as chief strategy officer, citing a major industry shift.
CME Set to Launch Avalanche, Sui Futures Ahead of 24/7 Crypto Derivatives Trading Shift
CME Group is adding to its list of crypto derivatives contracts, expanding to include Avalanche and Sui in early May.
Schwab says even a 1% crypto allocation can reshape portfolio risk
The brokerage’s research finds that even a tiny crypto allocation can dominate your portfolio’s risk, suggesting that the “right” amount to own depends entirely on your stomach for 70% price swings.
Grayscale says bitcoin’s quantum problem is governance, not engineering
The asset manager’s research arm argues the technical path to quantum-safe blockchains is clear but reaching consensus on protocol changes, especially what to do with Satoshi’s coins, is the real obstacle.
Polymarket bags 97% of onchain prediction market fees after pricing overhaul
Polymarket has become one of decentralized finance’s highest fee-generating protocols, pulling in about $7.1 million in fees in the first week of the second quarter.
Bitcoin waits at $68K as hours tick down to Iran deadline
Bitcoin and risk-asset price action tried to brush off new US-Iran war rhetoric just hours before the deadline for a deal passed.
CME Group expands crypto futures with Avalanche and Sui contracts
CME Group said it will launch Avalanche and Sui futures contracts pending regulatory approval, as it expands its regulated crypto product offering.