On Wednesday, Google rolled out updates to several of its first-party media-generating AI models available through its Vertex AI cloud platform. Lyria, Google’s text-to-music model, is now available in preview for select customers, and the company’s Veo 2 video creation model has been enhanced with new editing and visual effects customization options. The company has … Read more
Google is upgrading Workspace, its suite of cloud-based productivity tools, with new AI capabilities. The suite is gaining Workspace Flows, a tool designed to automate multi-step processes such as updating spreadsheets and digging through documents for information. Flows can tap Gems, Google’s brand of custom AI-powered chatbots, to handle specialized tasks, and it can also … Read more
Google is releasing a new AI model designed to deliver strong performance with a focus on efficiency. The model, Gemini 2.5 Flash, will soon launch in Vertex AI, Google’s AI development platform. The company says it offers “dynamic and controllable” computing, allowing developers to adjust processing time based on the complexity of queries. “[You can … Read more
During its Cloud Next conference this week, Google unveiled the latest generation of its TPU AI accelerator chip. The new chip, called Ironwood, is Google’s seventh-generation TPU and is the first optimized for inference — that is, running AI models. Scheduled to launch sometime later this year for Google Cloud customers, Ironwood will come in … Read more
As of Wednesday morning, the yield on the UK’s 30-year government bond soared to 5.5%—its highest level since 1998—mirroring a broader climb in U.S. sovereign yields and sparking fresh concerns about financial market stability. Surging global bond yields are exerting significant downward pressure on risk assets. Since the U.S. equity sell-off began last Thursday, the … Read more
Hours after Donald Trump’s latest tariffs came into effect, China has announced retaliatory measures: an additional 50 percent tariff on US goods, on top of a planned 34 percent charge, and adding a further 12 US companies to its export control list. “The US’s practice of escalating tariffs on China is a mistake on top … Read more
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In a dramatic escalation of trade tensions, China has announced an 84% tariff on all imports from the United States, effective from April 10, 2025, according to the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China. The move comes in direct response to the U.S. increasing its own tariffs on Chinese exports from 34% … Read more
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By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Markets remain squarely focused on the U.S.-China trade tussle and headlines from both countries. Bitcoin fell below $75,000 during the Asian morning, with S&P 500 futures nursing a 2% loss after the U.S. lifted the total levy on the world’s second-largest economy to 104%. The Australian … Read more
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has partnered with Mastercard to issue crypto debit cards across the United Kingdom and Europe, the company announced on April 8. The partnership will enable the crypto exchange to expand its payment offerings by launching physical crypto debit cards. The partnership comes as Kraken continues to pursue a license under the European … Read more
Pilot Report Reveals Seismic Shift in Startup Pay The lavish days of hefty founder salaries appear to be fading into the sunset. Pilot – an accounting firm serving startups and small businesses – has released its 2025 Founder Salary Report, and the numbers tell a sobering tale: Median founder compensation has plummeted a dramatic 43% … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 LongFact: Using LLMs to generate a multi-topic benchmark for long-form factuality 3 Safe:LLM agents as factuality autoraters 4 LLMs agents can be better factuality annotators than humans 5 F1@k: Extending F1 with recall from human-preferred length 6 Larger LLMs are more factual 7 Related Work 8 Limitations … Read more
The early days of the Trump administration saw a flurry of activity that could give the crypto industry an idea of forthcoming crypto regulations, namely that they may not be regulated as securities. Practitioners have decried a lack of concrete change in the form of new rules and guidance. The skeptics have their reasons. The … Read more
This week’s tariff-inspired market meltdown has led to a rapid sell-off across crypto-assets, with BTC trading below $80K and ETH hitting a two-year low of $1,432. The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector was not entirely immune to the chaos as total value locked (TVL) slumped to its lowest point since November at $95 billion. But it … Read more
This is only a concept art rendering for now, but gives us some idea of what to expect. Universal, having just completed its latest Nintendo- and Harry Potter-filled theme park in the US, is now planning to build a new theme park and resort in the United Kingdom. The multi-billion dollar project will be Universal’s … Read more
If you’ve ever sent tokens or interacted with a smart contract on Ethereum or similar networks, you’ve probably noticed you paid more than just the amount you were trying to send. That extra cost is what we call a “gas fee” in the blockchain world. In traditional finance, this would be analogous to a transaction … Read more
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Thailand is beefing up measures to combat online crimes involving digital assets by passing new amendments to several national laws. Thailand’s cabinet on April 8 passed a resolution approving amendments to emergency decrees on digital asset businesses and on measures for cybercrime prevention, the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced. As part of the … Read more
Individuals should have sufficient financial literacy to become empowered to make better choices in various life decisions, especially about finance, which paves the way for economic stability and growth. For African Americans, attaining financial literacy is all the more necessary as it can remove the gap in the racial wealth class. This also results in … Read more
Once installed, the malware places ClipBanker on the device. The software replaces cryptocurrency addresses in the clipboard with the attacker’s own.
Fashion goes in and out of style, and so, it turns out, do fashion startups. Lyst — the high-end fashion marketplace with 160 million users that was once valued at $700 million — has been acquired for just $154 million in an all-cash deal. The buyer is Zozo, a Japan-based fashion and e-commerce business. Zozo … Read more
The investment vehicle will be the first and only Dogecoin ETP endorsed by the Dogecoin Foundation.
The next generation of cryptocurrency projects must embrace a more collaborative approach to compete with major centralized tech companies entering the Web3 space, according to Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson. Speaking at Paris Blockchain Week 2025, Hoskinson said one of the main criticisms of the crypto and decentralized finance (DeFi) space is its “circular economy,” which … Read more
Crypto exchange Kraken is teaming up with Mastercard to let crypto holders in the UK and Europe spend their digital assets at more than 150 million merchants worldwide, Mastercard announced. Kraken will offer physical and digital debit cards, allowing customers to use crypto and stablecoins in everyday transactions. It’s the latest development in Kraken Pay, … Read more
The advisories say the spyware apps are used to target members of civil society who may oppose China’s state interests.
⚙️ So Many Libraries, So Many Trade-Offs Generating PDFs from HTML is a common requirement for .NET developers, whether for invoices, reports, or web page exports. However, choosing the right library can be challenging with so many options available. The .NET ecosystem is flooded with HTML to PDF conversion libraries, each promising high-quality rendering, fast … Read more