Month: March 2025
Crypto Stocks Soar as Bitcoin, Tech Sector Gain
Risk-on assets have rebounded in recent days as investors have become more hopeful that U.S. trade tariffs would be less severe than previously expected.
a16z- and Benchmark-backed 11x has been claiming customers it doesn’t have
Last year, AI-powered sales automation startup 11x appeared to be on an explosive growth trajectory. However, nearly two dozen sources — including investors and current and former employees — told TechCrunch that the company has experienced financial struggles, largely of its own making. Numerous people in the U.S. and U.K. told TechCrunch that the situation … Read more
To Emacs or Not to Emacs
I used to laugh at the meme that emacs could be used for everything and thought it crazy that one would “live in emacs” (that is a post from almost two years ago where I didn’t even really believe it myself). But, alas, if one allows himself to be swept away and gets far enough … Read more
The FBI launched a task force to investigate Tesla attacks
Investigators look over the scene at a Tesla Collision Center after an individual used incendiary devices to set several vehicles on fire on March 18, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Image: Ethan Miller/Getty Images<br> A report in the New York Post on Monday revealed the existence of a new 10-person FBI task force focused … Read more
New Reve Image Generator Beats AI Art Heavyweights MidJourney and Flux at a Penny Per Image
A new AI Image generator delivers impressive results in comparative testing against established models at a fraction the cost.
Is Web3 Advertising Finally Solving Its Targeting Problem? Addressable & Sevio Expand Web3 Ads Reach
For years, Web3 advertisers faced challenges in running display ads on major crypto platforms. Fragmented providers, multiple dashboards, and limited targeting made ad placements inefficient. The latest partnership between Addressable and Sevio aims to change that by integrating premium display ads with AI-powered wallet-aware targeting. Addressable and Sevio Expand Web3 Advertising Reach Addressable, a Web3 … Read more
Trump Media looks to partner with crypto.com to launch ETFs
Trump Media has signed a non-binding agreement with Crypto.com to launch a series of exchange-traded funds in the US. Trump Technology Group Corp (TMTG) — the operator of the social media platform Truth Social and fintech brand Truth.Fi — is also part of the agreement, which is subject to regulatory approval, according to a March … Read more
Vertical farming company Plenty files for bankruptcy after raising nearly $1B
Vertical farming company Plenty has filed for bankruptcy, the company said in a press release on Monday. In its statement, Plenty said it has received a commitment for $20.7 million in debtor-in-possession financing as part of a proposed restructuring plan. It plans to continue to operate a strawberry farm in Virginia and a plant science … Read more
Angular Destroys React When It Comes to Scaling Enterprise Apps: Here’s Why
Picking the right framework is key to growing your app without headaches. The wrong choice can lead to messy code, higher costs, and constant rework. Angular is built to handle growth, making it easier to go from a small project to a large, scalable product. If you want to avoid common scaling problems, this article … Read more
World Liberty Financial-Labeled Tokens Spark Speculation of Trump-Backed Project’s Stablecoin Launch
Crypto observers were speculating on Monday that World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform backed by U.S. President Donald Trump and his family, might be testing its long-awaited dollar stablecoin before rolling out for the broader public. Blockchain sleuths earlier today noted a flurry of activity with a token labeled as World Liberty … Read more
Abu Dhabi’s financial free zone signs MoU with Chainlink for tokenization frameworks
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), a financial zone with over $635 billion in assets under management, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chainlink in a move to connect the world of traditional finance with blockchain data. The agreement will allow ADGM to use Chainlink’s suite of tools, such as data feeds and interoperability technology, … Read more
Trump Media Wants to Partner with Crypto.Com for ETP Issuance
U.S. President Donald Trump’s media company, Trump Media (DJT), is looking to partner with crypto exchange Crypto.com to launch a series of exchange-traded products (ETPs) and funds (ETFs), the company said Monday. The ETPs will include crypto assets and securities from other sectors such as the energy industry, the announcement said. Crypto.com will provide the … Read more
Trump Media to Team Up With Crypto.com In ETF Push
Trump’s media empire wants to offer exchange-traded funds, which have become increasingly popular, particularly those focused on cryptocurrencies.
Trump officials planned a military strike over Signal – with a magazine editor on the line
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers remarks to the press during a meeting with UK Defense Secretary John Healey at the Pentagon on March 6, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. | Image: Win McNamee/Getty Images Getting added to the wrong group chat is a common problem, but what if that group chat is describing an … Read more
Alleged Snowflake hacker agrees to be extradited to the US
Connor Moucka, accused of stealing large amounts of customer data from companies that used Snowflake’s cloud storage services, has agreed to be extradited to the US to face charges, Cyberscoop reports. Around 165 companies were affected by the Snowflake breaches, including AT&T and Ticketmaster. Alexander “Connor” Moucka, who was arrested in Canada on October 30th … Read more
Trump’s crypto project launches stablecoin on BNB Chain, Ethereum
The Donald Trump-backed crypto venture World Liberty Financial launched a US dollar-pegged stablecoin with a total supply of more than $3.5 million. According to data from Etherscan and BscScan, the project launched the World Liberty Financial USD (USD1) token in early March. Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao noted the project’s smart contract was deployed … Read more
French VC firm Founders Future plans US expansion
Founders Future, a Paris-based VC firm with €300 million in assets under management (around $324 million at current exchange rates), is opening up the capital of the holding company that manages Founders Future’s funds and Sowefund. The company has sold a 25% stake in the holding company to MACSF, the Dassault family, CMA CGM Group … Read more
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Trump’s plans to save TikTok may fail to keep it online, Democrats warn
Three Democratic senators are urging President Donald Trump to work with Congress to save TikTok from going dark in the US after April 5th, rather than plow ahead with plans that could leave TikTok’s service providers open to hundreds of billions of dollars in liability. Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Cory … Read more
How Kanye West’s Crypto Pivot Is Fueling Antisemitism and Nazi-Themed Meme Coins
Meme coin traders say their money isn’t an endorsement of antisemitism, but experts say the hateful and harmful speech within these token communities can lead to radicalization.
3 reasons why Solana (SOL) price rallied above $140
Solana’s native token, SOL (SOL), gained 8.5% on March 24, reclaiming the $142 mark for the first time in two weeks. This rally mirrored the gains seen across the broader cryptocurrency market as traders began to expect reduced risks of an economic downturn. The growing risk appetite can also be seen among memecoins, several of … Read more
The Trump administration planned Yemen strikes in an unauthorized Signal chat
The Trump administration’s national security leaders accidentally included the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, in a chat on Signal discussing confidential plans to attack Yemen’s Houthis. “I could not believe that the national-security leadership of the United States would communicate on Signal about imminent war plans,” Goldberg wrote of the March 15 messages, which … Read more
Meta Quest might add single window screensharing in VR soon
A yet-to-be-launched “share” feature for Meta Quest VR headsets might have been spotted inside the operating system’s code. The new feature might allow you to share views of single 2D windows on your headset with other Quest users, according to UploadVR. In a post on X, a VR fan known as Luna who posts extensively … Read more
Live Out Any Fantasy – No VR Needed: 24 Lucid Dreaming Lifehacks
In the film Inception, a team of espionage agents is highly compensated by multinationals to manipulate people through their dreams. Lucid Dreaming is the closest thing outside of the silver screen to this. It’s not hyperbole when I say that lucid dreaming can and will make your REM sleeping hours the most vividly exciting part of … Read more
Massachusetts Regulator Probes Robinhood Over Prediction Markets Hub: Reuters
Massachusetts’ top securities regulator has reportedly launched a probe into Robinhood over the popular trading platform’s recent decision to launch an in-app prediction markets hub that allows customers to bet on the outcome of events, including March Madness match-ups. According to a Monday report from Reuters, Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin — a notoriously … Read more