Due to the fluctuating tariff situation, a lot of people are seriously mulling over tech purchases they might otherwise be content to put off for a while. And it makes sense. While I don’t endorse panic buying, your reasons for buying now are more justified because prices may increase. In light of that instability, it’s … Read more
We are back with another Company of the Week feature! Every week, we share an awesome tech brand from our tech company database, making their evergreen mark on the internet. This unique HackerNoon database ranks S&P 500 companies and top startups of the year alike. This week, we are proud to present Aptible, a Platform as a Service … Read more
Pedro Pascal and Catherine O’Hara in The Last of Us. Joel is a troubled guy. Throughout the first Last of Us game (and subsequent TV adaptation on HBO, where heâs played by Pedro Pascal), he sees and does a lot of things heâd rather forget. He certainly doesnât seem to want to talk about them … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) mining profitability fell 7.4% in March, investment bank Jefferies said in a research report Friday. The drop was due to a 11.2% decline in the average bitcoin price and a 9.1% drop in transaction fees, the report said. U.S.-listed miners mined 3,534 bitcoin in March versus 3,002 in February, Jefferies said, and these … Read more
Dalio said the president’s economic policies could lead to “an international conflict in a way that is highly disruptive to the world economy.”
Today, I’m talking with Vlad Tenev, the cofounder and CEO of Robinhood, which is one of the most well-known consumer finance apps in the world. It started as a way to open up stock trading, but the company’s ambitions have grown over time — and they’re getting even bigger. Just a day before Tenev and … Read more
Kraken is expanding beyond cryptocurrencies by offering US-listed stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in a move aimed at appealing to more traditional investors. Kraken, the world’s 13th largest centralized cryptocurrency exchange by volume, announced the launch of 11,000 US-listed stocks and ETFs with commission-free trading in an effort to bring “equities and digital assets together” … Read more
A long-awaited trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission kicks off on April 14th. Over about two months, DC District Court Judge James Boasberg will hear arguments about whether Facebook illegally monopolized the market for personal social networking services through its 2012 and 2014 acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The FTC first brought the … Read more
Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics plans to go public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company Ares Acquisition Corporation II. The transaction values Kodiak, which has raised around $243 million to date, at about $2.5 billion pre-money. New and existing Kodiak institutional investors, like Soros Fund Management, ARK Investments, and Ares, have funded or … Read more
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said privacy should be a top priority for developers, warning that assumptions about transparency and good intentions in global politics are overly optimistic. In an April 14 blog post, Buterin argued that privacy is essential to maintain individual freedom and protect against the growing power of governments and corporations. He criticized … Read more
As Canada approaches a pivotal election on April 28, 2025, Lucas Matheson, CEO of Coinbase Canada, is positioning the cryptocurrency giant for influence in a market he believes is primed for blockchain innovation. I spoke with him about the cryptocurrency exchange’s expanding presence in Canada, the unique characteristics of the Canadian market, and his vision … Read more
Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, and the four other women on Blue Origin’s NS-31 flight. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has launched pop singer / songwriter Katy Perry into space, along with five other women: former NASA scientists Aisha Bowe and Amanda Nguyen, journalist Gayle King, journalist and Bezos fiancée Lauren Sánchez, and film producer Kerianne Flynn. … Read more
Kaitlyn Dever as Abby. In The Last of Us Part II, it takes a long time before players understand just who Abby is. A new character introduced as both an antagonist and protagonist, Abby is locked in a violent game of revenge with Ellie, but her reasoning and history donât become clear until around midway … Read more
The crypto lending market’s size remains significantly down from its $64 billion high, but decentralized finance (DeFi) borrowing has made a more than 900% recovery from bear market lows. Crypto lending enables borrowers to use their crypto holdings as collateral to obtain a crypto or fiat loan, while lenders can loan their holdings to generate … 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 2520.12, up 4.4% (+106.71) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: SOL (+10.8%) and BCH (+8.0%). Laggards: ICP (-0.7%) and POL (+0.5%). … Read more
Nvidia says it has commissioned more than a million square feet of manufacturing space to build and test AI chips in Arizona and Texas as part of an effort to move a portion of production to the U.S. The chipmaker says that Nvidia Blackwell chips have started production at TSMC’s chip plants in Phoenix, Arizona, … Read more
Why does Joker feel so unsettlingly green and yellow? Why is Blade Runner soaked in teal and orange? Why does film make skin look soft and warm? ==It’s not magic. It’s color.== And whoever controls color — controls the emotional weight of the frame. Color grading is cinema’s visual language — a way to shape … Read more
A handful of engineers who worked at Lucid Motors and on Apple’s electric car project have launched a new startup that puts a fresh spin on electric hub motors. The new startup, called Conifer, has developed its motor to be free of rare earth elements by using more abundant ferrite magnets, which the company says … Read more
April 24th, 2025 marks 10 years of Apple Watches. April 24th will be the 10th anniversary of the day the first Apple Watch shipped to customers. A decade is a major milestone in the gadget world, but you won’t see a lot of anniversary-themed fanfare to mark the occasion. Instead, Apple is dubbing the 24th … Read more
The Pop is also compatible with Apple’s and Google’s tracking apps, but Chipolo’s app offers extra functionality for its new trackers. | Image: Chipolo Chipolo has announced a new Bluetooth tracker called the Pop, featuring the same bright color options as its Chipolo One but with support for both Apple’s Find My and Google’s Find … Read more
Lime, the largest bike- and scooter-sharing company in the world, announced that it has struck a deal with Redwood Materials to recycle its lithium-ion batteries. Lime says its e-bike and e-scooter batteries typically last 500 charge cycles, or between five and seven years. Once those batteries reach their end of life, Lime will ship them … Read more