Month: March 2025

Ex-Twitter AI ethics lead Rumman Chowdhury is worried about Musk’s impact on the federal government

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Rumman Chowdhury, a data scientist, nonprofit founder, and former director of Twitter’s machine ethics team, had strong words for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during an SXSW panel on Thursday. “When your funding is frozen and you don’t know if you’re gonna be fired, and there’s this, like, absolutely unhinged person … Read more

Crypto regulation shifts as Bitcoin eyes $105K amid liquidity boost

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Bitcoin (BTC) price has risen 8% from its March 11 low of $76,703, driven in part by large investors aggressively buying the dip with leverage. Margin longs on Bitfinex surged to their highest level since November 2024, adding 13,787 BTC over 17 days. Currently standing at $5.7 billion, this bullish leveraged positioning signals confidence in … Read more

Banks push to block stablecoin legislation over market share fears

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Bankers and their allies in the US Senate are pushing back against the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act over fears that stablecoins will disintermediate banks and erode banking market share. According to an article from American Banker, the bill requires 60 votes to pass in the Senate, meaning that at … Read more

Minimalist Light Phone III launches March 27

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Light, the maker of a minimalist phone designed to help consumers disconnect from smartphone distractions and social media, will launch its newest model, the Light Phone III, on March 27. This version of the device, like its older counterpart, offers a simple black-and-white display and necessary features like support for calls, texts, navigation, alarms, hotspots, … Read more

Mercedes-Benz is hedging its bets with rebooted CLA sedan

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The Mercedes CLA will be the debut of the company’s new MMA platform. | Image: Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz’s electric vehicles aren’t exactly selling like hotcakes. The EQS, EQE, and EQB have largely flopped, forcing the company to make significant changes to its electrification plans.   While the automaker has scaled back its ambitions, it’s not abandoning them … Read more

10 startups to watch from Y Combinator’s W25 Demo Day

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Silicon Valley’s most storied startup accelerator, Y Combinator, held its Winter 2025 Demo Day on Wednesday, showcasing its latest batch of 160 startups. Some of Silicon Valley’s most successful startups – including Stripe, Airbnb, and Reddit – started out in a YC batch. Unsurprisingly, many of the startups in this batch are focused on building … Read more

io.net And Aethir Announce Strategic Collaboration And Airdrop Swap

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SINGAPORE, Singapore, April 22nd, 2024, Chainwire n io.net and Aethir, two leading decentralized computing infrastructure providers, have announced a strategic collaboration to enhance GPU access and performance for AI, machine learning, and gaming applications. The collaboration will integrate io.net’s virtualization technology with Aethir’s enterprise-grade distributed GPU cloud, creating a powerful, low-latency, and cost-effective solution for … Read more

Circle plans to bring $900M money market fund under DABA license

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Circle, the creator of stablecoin USDC (USDC), announced on March 13 plans to bring its Hashnote Tokenized Money Market Fund (TMMF) under Bermuda regulatory oversight through the company’s existing Digital Assets Business Act (DABA) license. Hashnote, which Circle acquired in January 2025, is the issuer of USDY, the largest tokenized treasury and money market fund with … Read more

Bitcoin’s Role in DeFi Is ‘Untapped Opportunity,’ Binance Research Says

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Bitcoin’s (BTC) role in decentralized finance (DeFi) is growing as the world’s largest cryptocurrency evolves from more than just a store of value, Binance Research said in a report Thursday. The Bitcoin network is “evolving into a broader decentralized finance ecosystem with the emergence of Bitcoin DeFi,” analyst Moulik Nagesh wrote. This is a sector … Read more

AML Bitcoin Creator Found Guilty In Pump-and-Dump Case Linked to ‘Casino Jack’

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A federal jury in the Northern District of California on Wednesday convicted cryptocurrency entrepreneur Rowland Marcus Andrade of wire fraud and money laundering connected to the sale of a token called AML Bitcoin. The charges stemmed from an initial coin offering Andrade conducted for AML Bitcoin in 2017 and 2018. Early court filings covered by … Read more

INE Security Alert: Using AI-Driven Cybersecurity Training To Counter Emerging Threats

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CARY, North Carolina, March 13th, 2025/CyberNewsWire/–As Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered cyber threats surge, INE Security, a global leader in cybersecurity training and certification, is launching a new initiative to help organizations rethink cybersecurity training and workforce development. The company warns that AI is reshaping both the threat landscape and the skills required for cybersecurity professionals. While … Read more

Robinhood lists PENGU, POPCAT amid crypto ramp-up

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Robinhood has listed memecoins Pengu (PENGU), Pnut (PNUT) and Popcat (POPCAT) as the online brokerage doubles down on cryptocurrency trading, it said on March 13.  The listings mark Robinhood’s latest effort to expand its crypto offerings and compete with incumbent exchange Coinbase. Memecoin trading has become a key battleground as rival exchanges — including Coinbase … Read more

The Trump administration faces a fight over ‘biggest’ environmental deregulatory action in US history

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The Trump administration launched a massive deregulation spree that could gut environmental and health protections in the US, moves that are sure to face immediate legal and logistical challenges. Wednesday was “the greatest day of deregulation our nation has seen,” Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin said in a press release. The proposed changes include … Read more