Month: March 2025

Why I love the Calligraphr font-creation app

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Kristen Raddtke and friends at a Calligraphr font workshop that she hosted. | Photo by Jeffery Gleaves / The Verge Kristen Radtke is creative director at The Verge. “I work with the art team on the overall look and feel of the site across illustrations, photos, and branding,” she explains. “I also design feature stories … Read more

Amazon’s new James Bond movie will be produced by Amy Pascal and David Heyman

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Though it took Amazon MGM quite a while to wrest the James Bond franchise away from longtime producers Barbara Broccoli Michael G. Wilson, the studio has already found the duo’s replacements. Today, Amazon MGM announced that it has tapped veteran producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman to produce a new untitled Bond feature. Pascal, best … Read more

Fidelity Files for Spot Solana ETF on Cboe Exchange

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Fidelity Investments is looking to create an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking the price of Solana (SOL), a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday shows. Cboe Exchange uploaded a 19b-4 filing to list a Solana ETF proposed by the $5 trillion Wall Street veteran. This comes after the firm registered a Fidelity Solana … Read more

OpenAI rolls out image generation powered by GPT-4o to ChatGPT

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OpenAI is integrating new image generation capabilities directly into ChatGPT starting today — this feature is dubbed “Images in ChatGPT.” Users can now use GPT-4o to generate images within ChatGPT itself. This initial release focuses solely on image creation and will be available across ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Team, and Free subscription tiers. The free tier’s … Read more

Meet Udacity: HackerNoon Company of the Week

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Hello Hackers! Welcome to another series of HackerNoon’s Company of the Week! Each week, we shine a light on a standout company from our Tech Company Database—featuring those driving real change in the tech world and in users’ lives. This unique HackerNoon database ranks everything from S&P 500 heavyweights to the year’s most promising startups. … Read more

Cboe seeks approval for Fidelity's Solana ETF

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Cboe BZX Exchange, a US securities exchange, has requested permission to list a proposed Fidelity exchange-traded fund (ETF) holding Solana (SOL), according to March 25 filings.  The request now sits with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which must approve the filing before trading of the Fidelity Solana Fund can commence on the exchange. This … Read more

Apple announces WWDC 2025 returns June 9-13

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Apple has announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will kick off on June 9 and run through June 13. The tech giant’s event is where it offers a look at its upcoming versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS, as well as new tools for its developers. As in past years, the … Read more

Brazil’s data watchdog upholds ban on World crypto payments

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Brazil’s data protection agency has upheld its decision to restrict cryptocurrency compensation tied to the World ID project, citing user privacy concerns.  The National Data Protection Authority (ANDP) rejected a petition by World ID developer Tools For Humanity to review its ban on offering financial compensation to users who provide biometric data through iris scans, … Read more

Apple’s WWDC 2025 event starts June 9th

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Apple has set the date for this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), with the event kicking off with an in-person experience to watch the keynote and Platforms State of the Union on June 9th at Apple Park and running through June 13th. Announcements will focus on the upcoming versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and … Read more

Cerebras Systems’ IPO is further delayed

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AI chipmaking company Cerebras Systems’ IPO is delayed again as the public listing’s national security review drags on. Cerebras, which originally filed its intent to IPO in September 2024, thought the incoming Trump administration would help it breeze through its national security review, according to Reuters. That hasn’t been the case. The White House has … Read more

China’s AI Playbook: Reshaping Strategy to Outpace the West

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China is rapidly scaling AI dominance through massive investment, government-backed innovation, and aggressive competition. But can it sustain its AI momentum? n The global artificial intelligence (AI) race isn’t just about innovation anymore—it’s a battle for dominance in efficiency, affordability, and accessibility. To take the lead, China is making serious moves. The country now aims … Read more

Cutting-Edge Innovations Driving the Future of Space Exploration and Geospatial Technology

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Humanity is constantly trying to make sense of the great beyond, namely space. For this, scientists are hard at work innovating the means to explore space. Last year, British billionaire entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson, and American billionaire and Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, created quite a stir by successfully making suborbital space flights. In November, China’s aerospace … Read more