OpenAI on Monday announced a consortium, NextGenAI, focused on supporting AI-assisted research at top universities. NextGenAI, whose 15 founding academic partners include Harvard, the University of Oxford, and MIT, will be funded with $50 million in research grants, compute funding, and API access from OpenAI, the company said. Students, educators, and researchers will be eligible … Read more
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For the first time in more than two years, there’s a new base-model iPad on the market. Apple just announced the 11th-generation iPad with a press release, but unlike the new products Apple has launched lately, this one doesn’t come with Apple Intelligence. Instead, the new iPad comes equipped with an upgraded A16 chip, along … Read more
Poland’s space agency (POLSA) says it is working to restore services following a cybersecurity incident. POLSA, the Polish government agency responsible for the country’s space activities, said in a post on X that it had “immediately disconnected” its network from the internet after detecting the cyberattack on Sunday. POLSA’s website remains offline at the time … Read more
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2684.39, down 3.9% (-109.08) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday. Two of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: HBAR (+4.2%) and AAVE (+1.3%). Laggards: SUI (-11.0%) and DOT (-8.2%). … Read more
Apple has introduced new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air models with the M3 chip. The new iPad Air can be pre-ordered starting Tuesday, and will launch on March 12. The device starts at $599 for the 11-inch model and $799 for the 13-inch model. It comes in four colors: blue, purple, starlight, and space gray, … Read more
Cross-border trade could become significantly more challenging with the wave of new tariffs getting introduced across different markets. Today, in a timely piece of news, a London-founded startup called Swap — which is building tools for e-commerce companies to better navigate the cross-border trading world — is announcing $40 million in funding to expand. Iconiq … Read more
Tim Cook teased “there’s something in the Air” earlier this week. Here it is. The iPad Air is a tricky tablet. At times, it has been the most compelling of Apple’s lineup, the Goldilocks-perfect combination of features and price. Other times, it starts to feel like an awkwardly placed option, both too expensive and not … Read more
As more people turn to AI chatbots like ChatGPT to look things up on the internet, the way companies approach their online presence has to change. Scrunch AI wants to help enterprises better prepare for a world in which more AI bots and agents visit their website than humans do. Scrunch AI says its platform … Read more
The module may further increase Lido’s node operator set and improve staking risk mitigation, the CEO of SSV Labs told Cointelegraph.
The RTX 50-series launch hasnât gone smoothly so far. Severely limited stock, high prices, and manufacturing issues have left PC gamers frustrated. Now, Nvidia is trying to get things heading in the right direction with the RTX 5070, a GPU that it promised would deliver $1,599 RTX 4090-like performance for $549. It doesnât, and it … Read more
One of Alienware’s new 27-inch monitors. 2024 was the year OLED cemented its victory — and 2025 might let more gamers actually afford the glorious screens. Today, Alienware says it will try* to bring the price of a QD-OLED gaming panel down to $549 this summer with the AW2725D, a new 27-inch 2560 x 1440 … Read more
Peak Design’s Roller Pro tested on a recent trip to the French Alps. Let me lay my cards on the table: Iâm a big fan of Peak Design bags and have been for almost a decade. Thatâs why I jumped at the chance to review the companyâs first roller bag with admittedly high expectations. Like … Read more
If you’re a Windows and Android user who has been envying the iPhone mirroring capabilities of macOS, there is a similar feature you can use â albeit with a caveat. First, the good news: this is a free tool thatâs built right into Windows 11, with no extra download required. It works as part of … Read more
Bald head. Big muscles. Once a renowned businessman, now making a series of questionable decisions in order to obtain more political power. Weird side hobbies, some involving rockets. Perfect recipe for a Bond villain! Also a decent description of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. So maybe itâs appropriate that Amazon has struck a deal to give … Read more
The total market cap of the 14 publicly-listed U.S. miners that Wall Street bank JPMorgan (JPM) tracks dropped 22% in February as the bitcoin (BTC) price declined and mining economics came under pressure. Bitcoin miners with high performance computing (HPC) exposure fell following the DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) announcement, and due to concerns about demand … Read more
President Donald Trump has followed through on his temporarily delayed tariff threats. The US will impose a 25 percent tariff on goods imported from Mexico and Canada, while China will face an additional 10 percent tariff on top of the 10 percent tax previously enacted. On Monday, Trump dashed hopes that a deal could be … Read more
Payments-focused cryptocurrency XRP peaked at $3.40 in January but has since dropped 30% to $2.40. Despite this decline, the $5 call option remains the most favored bet on Deribit, offering significant upside potential for buyers if the price exceeds that level. However, this does not necessarily indicate an outright bullish positioning among traders. At press … Read more
Why not, I guess? For a phone show, there’s an awful lot of cool non-phone stuff at Mobile World Congress this year. Take Lenovo’s ThinkBook Flip concept, which answers the question: “What if your laptop unfolded, and then unfolded again?” Samsung’s Display group has been apparently thinking along the same lines, because it has some … Read more
El Salvador’s bitcoin dreams will now exist in a “confined” manner as part of an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement, approved on Feb. 26 by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The 40-month, $1.4 billion EFF arrangement is aimed at addressing macroeconomic imbalances and boosting growth prospects with an immediate disbursement of US$113 million — but … Read more
Ricardo Salinas, an outspoken Mexican billionaire, has revealed that his investment portfolio is mostly allocated to bitcoin (BTC), gold and shares in his companies. The Mexican billionaire, whose net worth is estimated to be around $5.8 billion, is a known BTC proponent who on numerous occasions showed support for the cryptocurrency. Four years ago, Salinas … Read more
Agents are the next big thing in AI. Some define these “agents” differently from others, but the general idea is, they’re AI-powered tools that can perform tasks autonomously. The agent hype has reached a fever pitch, but one startup was relatively early to the game: LlamaIndex. Founded by former Uber research scientists, Jerry Liu and … Read more
Turkish banks have been increasingly moving into crypto by offering their clients investments in diverse crypto assets, with BankPozitif being the latest.
BMW is developing its Gen6 batteries at a factory in Landshut. | Image: BMW While other automakers rethink their plans as the global appetite for EVs slows down, BMW is vowing to stay the course. The German automaker says it still plans to offer an EV in every vehicle segment across all of its brands, … Read more