Solana Hits Lowest Price in 2025, Down Over 50% Since January Peak
Solana’s native token hit a four-month-low price of $132 on Tuesday, down from its record high of $293 set in January.
Month: February 2025
How to secure your phone before attending a protest
Back in June 2020, when this article was first written, people were taking to the streets to organize for justice and protest against systemic racism and police brutality. It was revised two years later when people were taking to the streets to protest the possibility that the Supreme Court might overturn Roe v. Wade (and we … Read more
Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson steps down
Lucid Motors is changing CEOs for the first time in nearly six years. The company announced Tuesday that Peter Rawlinson is stepping down from the CEO and CTO roles that he’s held since before the company went public. Lucid appointed its chief operating officer Marc Winterhoff as its interim CEO. Rawlinson will serve as “strategic … Read more
Apptronik’s humanoid robots take the first steps toward building themselves
Apptronik, an Austin-based maker of humanoid robots, on Tuesday announced a new pilot partnership with American supply chain/manufacturing stalwart, Jabil. The deal arrives two weeks after Apptronik announced a $350 million Series A financing round aimed at scaling up production of its Apollo robot. The Jabil deal is the second major pilot announced by Apptronik. … Read more
OpenAI rolls out deep research to paying ChatGPT users
OpenAI announced on Tuesday that it’s rolling out deep research, its web browsing agent that creates thorough research reports, to all paying ChatGPT users. ChatGPT Plus, Team, Enterprise, and Edu subscribers will get 10 deep research queries per month. OpenAI’s Deep research was previously only available to ChatGPT Pro users, the company’s $200-a-month tier; they … Read more
US Senator introduces bill to stop crypto ATM fraud
Dick Durbin told the story of one of his constituents being scammed on the Senator floor before introducing the Crypto ATM Fraud Prevention Act.
Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Hires Zac Prince, Former CEO and Co-Founder of BlockFi
Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital (GLXY) has hired Zac Prince as a managing director, according to an internal memo seen by CoinDesk. Prince will be working closely with Galaxy’s President, Chris Ferraro, to expand the company’s digital assets offering. Galaxy believes that crypto is entering a “pivotal era of transformation,” and has hired Prince to help … Read more
Sonos speakers and soundbars are 25 percent off for existing customers
The Sonos Era 100 is more affordable than ever for Sonos customers. Since its app fiasco last year, Sonos has been busy slowly rebuilding its reputation with customers. This latest sale, which is exclusive to existing customers, seems to be a part of that strategy — and we’re not complaining, because the deals are solid. … Read more
Framous is a new Mac app for adding device frames to screenshots
A new Mac app called Framous launched on Tuesday, giving you the ability to add device frames around screenshots to make them look more professional. The helpful new tool can aid app developers, graphic designers, and even journalists who need to add an iPhone or Mac frame—also known as a mockup or template—to photos. This … Read more
Steady Lads: Bitcoin Still On Track to Hit $200K This Year, Say Analysts
Bitcoin still has a lot of room to run, Bernstein analysts have said.
Xbox Cloud Gaming will let you invite friends with just a link
As part of its February Xbox update, Microsoft is making it easier to invite your friends to an Xbox Cloud Gaming session by letting you generate shareable links. You can send the link through an Xbox message or by copying it to your clipboard for pasting into any messaging app you want. Players can accept … Read more
Infinity Nikki’s spooky new event will put my cheapskate skills to the test
It’s time to put all the lessons I’ve learned about Infinity Nikki’s gacha system to the test. There’s a new event coming to the game and with that comes a new outfit I actually want this time. After the game taught me an unfortunate lesson on the gacha economy, I’ve kinda taken it easy with … Read more
EU Includes Crypto Exchange Garantex in Its New Russian Sanctions Package
“The exchange has facilitated transactions linked to cybercriminals, darknet markets, and ransomware groups like Conti,” an expert told Decrypt.
Whales shift 26.4K Bitcoin to accumulation addresses as BTC falls to 3-month low
Bitcoin whales move 26,430 BTC to known accumulation addresses as nearly $2 billion is liquidated from the total crypto market.
Microstrategy stock down 16% YTD amid Bitcoin rout
Stock analysts remain bullish on the stock’s outlook, citing Strategy’s ability to generate “Bitcoin yield”.
Apple shareholders vote down anti-DEI proposal
Apple shareholders rejected an anti-DEI proposal at its investor meeting Tuesday. The proposal was brought by a conservative group called the National Center for Public Policy Research (NPPR). It asked Apple to end its DEI activities. Boards typically ask shareholders to reject shareholder proposals, and this was one of four such shareholder proposals. This proposal … Read more
Grayscale Applies for Polkadot ETF, Joining Dogecoin and XRP Filings
The crypto fund issuer received SEC acknowledgement on Monday for a Cardano fund and has applied to convert its XRP Trust into an ETF.
Why OpenAI isn’t bringing deep research to its API just yet
OpenAI says that it won’t bring the AI model powering deep research, its in-depth research tool, to its developer API while it figures out how to better assess the risks of AI convincing people to act on or change their beliefs. In an OpenAI whitepaper published Wednesday, the company wrote that it’s in the process … Read more
8BitDo’s Ultimate 2 controller gets an upgrade to next-generation anti-drift sticks
The new 8BitDo Ultimate 2 wireless controller features joysticks using TMR technology, and new reactive lighting features. | Image: 8BitDo 8BitDo has released an upgraded version of its Ultimate controller now available to preorder through Amazon for $59.99 in purple, black, and white color options. The new 8BitDo Ultimate 2 features a similar asymmetrical stick … Read more
Technicolor is winding down operations
Technicolor Group, the French VFX giant that owns some of Hollywoodâs most in-demand post-production houses, appears to be on the brink of collapse â putting thousands of jobs at risk. Variety reports that Technicolor has begun winding down operations after failing to secure a new round of investment necessary to keep the entire international outfit … Read more
Warner Bros. Games is canceling its Wonder Woman game and shutting down three studios
Warner Bros. Discovery is making even more big changes to its troubled gaming efforts. As reported by Bloomberg, the company’s gaming division is canceling the Wonder Woman game announced in 2021 and shutting down three studios: Wonder Woman developer Monolith Productions, MultiVersus developer Player First Games, and Warner Bros. Games San Diego. WBD confirmed the … Read more
Tumblr backs Tapestry, a timeline app for the open social web
Automattic-owned blogging site and social platform Tumblr has financially backed Tapestry, the newly launched app designed to organize feeds from across the open web, including RSS, Mastodon, Bluesky, and others. Launched as a Kickstarter project in January 2024, Tapestry went on to raise over $177,000 via crowdfunding for its app, which opened up to the … Read more
Bitcoin Could Plunge Further Toward $80K—Or Much Lower, Experts Say
As the price of Bitcoin hovers at a three-month low, an investment bank analyst and noted entrepreneur warned that more pain lurks ahead.
Bitcoin price enters generational buying territory — Should traders expect more downside?
A key Bitcoin price indicator is screaming “generational buy opportunity,” while several analysts encourage traders to zoom out and see the bigger picture.
Bitwise raises $70M to invest in team, onchain solutions
The asset management firm has announced a $70 million funding round led by Electric Capital, MIT Investment Management Company, and other investors.