Social network and X competitor Bluesky’s massive growth slowed in December in the U.S., after having surged from 9+ million in September to north of 20 million users in November. The slowdown is based on an analysis of web traffic and mobile app daily active users by analytics firm Similarweb, which found that Bluesky grew … Read more
Long gone are the days of simply watching the news. Google unveiled the latest version of its TV operating system at CES 2025 on Monday. It uses the company’s Gemini AI assistant to summarize the biggest news of the day for you. By asking Gemini to play your “News Brief,” the AI assistant will scrape … Read more
The layer-1 network clocked nearly $3.8 billion in trading volume in the past 24 hours, according to DefiLlama.
The Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company is one of the world’s largest corporate BTC holders.
Trucks Venture Capital co-founder Reilly Brennan has spent more than a decade looking for — and investing in — entrepreneurs building the future of transportation, including autonomous vehicle tech, electric air taxis, EV charger maintenance, mobility data platforms, and more. Now, Brennan along with partners Jeffrey Schox, Kathryn Schox, and Puneeth Meruva, are on the … Read more
The proposed consent order, if approved by a judge, could allow Gemini Trust to avoid a Jan. 21 civil trial with the CFTC over alleged “false and misleading” statements.
Crypto exchange Gemini, founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, has agreed to pay a $5 million civil penalty to end a CFTC lawsuit.
So long, point-and-click. Generative AI is upending traditional UX and all kinds of new and exciting design patterns are emerging. The proliferation of LLMs has transformed the once-annoying voice-based interface into something that’s truly engaging and a bar-raiser for user connection to your app. You don’t need an LLM for everything, but I do highly … Read more
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Do Kwon, Terraform Labs co-founder, was extradited to the US by Montenegro, bypassing South Korea’s petition.
TL;DR I have a photographic memory and have read over 50 product management and business books in 2024. Here’s a list of my favorite. So basically, I hate all these generic “best of” product management lists because we all KNOW the writer hadn’t actually read them AND/OR isn’t a product manager. These lists always feel … Read more
Google is forming a new team to work on AI models that can simulate the physical world. Tim Brooks, one of the co-leads on OpenAI’s video generator, Sora, who left for Google’s AI research lab, Google DeepMind, last October, will lead the new team, he announced in a post on X. It’ll be a part of … Read more
German conglomerate Bosch announced on Monday at CES 2025 a new layer of theft prevention for its e-bike batteries: the ability to lock a battery through the company’s Flow+ app. With the feature activated, batteries will automatically digitally lock when owners turn off their Bosch e-bike. If a thief somehow steals one of these batteries … Read more
The U.S. dollar weakened as Bitcoin rose, following a report that President-elect Donald Trump’s team is weighing a pared-back tariff plan.
Tech companies love rolling a robot out onstage. These systems serve as shorthand for consumer electronics brands branching out into more bleeding-edge category. On occasion we get an Amazon Astro or Sony Aibo that actually hit in the market in some form. More often than not, however, the robots only exist in the land of … Read more
Image: Net Ease Games With the Marvel Rivals train firmly on its way, it’s time to start the game’s first official season. In a short trailer, Marvel Rivals developer Net Ease has announced that season 1 begins later this week on January 10th. According to the trailer, season 1 features the arrival of Dracula who … Read more
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Pudgy Penguins assets are all rising in value ahead of the launch of Abstract, an Ethereum layer-2 network from the project’s parent company.
John Deere has a bunch of new products that it just showed off at CES 2025, including an electric robot lawnmower meant for commercial-grade landscaping. Powered by a 21.4kWh battery — roughly a quarter the size of what you’d find on a passenger EV — the company says the mower is supposed to be able … Read more
The return of the Bitcoin “Coinbase premium” could be a sign that BTC price is on the path to $138,000.
Image: John Deere The next time you pass a farm tractor tilling a field, check to make sure there’s somebody in the cab. Chances are, there won’t be. Today at CES, John Deere announced a host of new fully autonomous vehicles that it says will revolutionize farming, landscaping, and construction. Among the new vehicles the … Read more
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Five years after COVID-19 sparked a global remote-work revolution, the pendulum seems to be swinging back. Some of the very companies that once embraced remote work, like Amazon and X (formerly Twitter) are now asking employees to return to the office. For many, this makes sense. These organizations were conceived as “in-person” enterprises, with workflows … Read more
Pawport, a pet tech startup based in Phoenix, is back at CES 2025 to unveil its upgraded Smart Pet Door, which now features an additional exterior door for added security. If you’re tired of bugs or, worse, raccoons and other critters sneaking into your home through traditional pet doors, Pawport may have the solution. The … Read more