SpaceX is in the lead to help President Donald Trump create the “Golden Dome” missile defense system, according to Reuters. The Elon Musk-owned company is reportedly working with the data analysis firm Palantir and the defense company Anduril to build “key parts” of the Golden Dome that, like Israel’s Iron Dome, would intercept and destroy … Read more
Early cypherpunk Adam Back, cited by Satoshi Nakamoto in the Bitcoin white paper, suggested that quantum computing pressure may reveal whether the blockchain’s pseudonymous creator is alive. During an interview after a Q&A session at the “Satoshi Spritz” event in Turin on April 18, Back suggested that quantum computing may force Nakamoto to move their … Read more
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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 2464.88, up 0.4% (+10.35) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Eighteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: FIL (+3.7%) and POL (+3.7%). Laggards: ADA (-0.2%) and BTC (-0.2%). … Read more
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Nintendo has announced a new date for when Switch 2 preorders will kick off in the US; April 24th. As a part of the announcement, Nintendo said that the price of the Switch 2 will remain at $449.99 despite fears that the Trump administration’s new tariff policy would lead to increased pricing for the console. … Read more
The Wave 3 pumping cold air into the roof tent while the Glacier Classic refrigerates the desert air instead of those beverages. | Image: EcoFlow EcoFlow just announced improved versions of its Glacier refrigerator-freezer combo and Wave air conditioner-heater combo, two battery-powered off-grid appliances that can be recharged with the sun. The Wave 3 is more powerful than … Read more
Our plan for this episode was to spend some time talking about antitrust regulation, because one of the biggest companies on the planet is currently in the midst of a trial that could fundamentally reshape the internet economy. And that was before Google lost its adtech trial! Twoâs definitely a trend, in this case: Metaâs … Read more
A Brazilian court has sentenced three executives behind the collapsed crypto scheme Braiscompany to a combined 171 years in prison, concluding one of the country’s largest crypto fraud cases to date. Federal Judge Vinicius Costa Vidor found Joel Ferreira de Souza, the scheme’s alleged mastermind, guilty of operating an unlicensed financial institution and laundering millions … Read more
The Blade 16 remains one of the most stylish gaming laptops, especially if your style is all-black with a flash of RGB lights. Few gaming laptops stand out like Razerâs Blades. Theyâve long been the gaming alternative to the MacBook Pro: sleek, powerful, and grown-up looking, without the bulk and garish stylings of most gaming … Read more
Netflix is building a new search experience aimed at improving the discovery experience, and it’s going to use AI to do it, the company’s CEO Greg Peters said during its first-quarter results conference call. Peters said Netflix is working on “interactive search that’s based on generative technologies” to help people find different titles. Answering an … Read more
The Synthetix protocol stablecoin dropped to a new low this week, extending its month-long depegging trend.
As gold prices break new highs, many Bitcoiners are seeking ways to get exposure to the precious metal, but have been met with some hurdles along the way. Although physical gold is accessible in the form of jewelry, gold bars and coins, many industry executives are concerned about aspects like its quality, liquidity when selling, … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Yanpeng Ye, School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia, GreenDynamics Pty. Ltd, Kensington, NSW, Australia, and these authors contributed equally to this work; (2) Jie Ren, GreenDynamics Pty. Ltd, Kensington, NSW, Australia, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, … Read more
Turns out “you go girl” feminism wasn’t enough to save this stunt trip. You know, I was simply going to ignore the bizarre Blue Origin stunt flight from earlier this week. But then it flopped beyond my wildest imagination, and so here we all are. Doubtless you know the contours already: Jeff Bezosâ fiancee Lauren … Read more
Car buyers have been rushing to US showrooms to lock in deals before potential price hikes. | Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images If there’s one thing the auto industry hates, it’s uncertainty. When it takes upward of five or six years to bring a new car model to market, a certain administration throwing caution and … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Yanpeng Ye, School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia, GreenDynamics Pty. Ltd, Kensington, NSW, Australia, and these authors contributed equally to this work; (2) Jie Ren, GreenDynamics Pty. Ltd, Kensington, NSW, Australia, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, … Read more
Introduction Hey, I’m Albert, cofounder and CTO of Forward Labs, where we’re building AI agents that automate sales and operations in freight logistics. Before this, I helped scale hypergrowth Y Combinator companies from zero to unicorn ($1B+ valuation), including Xendit (YC S15) and Spenmo (YC S20). Born into a truck driver family and the first … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Yanpeng Ye, School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia, GreenDynamics Pty. Ltd, Kensington, NSW, Australia, and these authors contributed equally to this work; (2) Jie Ren, GreenDynamics Pty. Ltd, Kensington, NSW, Australia, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, … Read more
Blockchain firm Astar Network implemented changes to its tokenomics to reduce inflationary pressures in its ecosystem. On April 18, Astar Network announced that it reduced the blockchain’s base staking rewards to 10% from 25% to curb token inflation. The company said the change promotes a more stable annual percentage rate (APR) for users as staking … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Yanpeng Ye, School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia, GreenDynamics Pty. Ltd, Kensington, NSW, Australia, and these authors contributed equally to this work; (2) Jie Ren, GreenDynamics Pty. Ltd, Kensington, NSW, Australia, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, … Read more
Welcome to your Good Friday edition of the daybook. With markets on a shortened schedule for the Easter holiday, today’s update is shortened as well. CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas will be back to its regular size on Monday, April 21. Enjoy the holiday! By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) It’s Easter. Traditional … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Yanpeng Ye, School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia, GreenDynamics Pty. Ltd, Kensington, NSW, Australia, and these authors contributed equally to this work; (2) Jie Ren, GreenDynamics Pty. Ltd, Kensington, NSW, Australia, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, … Read more
Let’s talk about the elephant in the Kindle store: AI-generated e-books are absolutely flooding digital shelves, and spoiler alert—they’re terrible. And I don’t mean “a little clunky” or “not quite polished.” I mean full-blown, synthetic, soulless junk that sounds like it was written by a sleep-deprived spreadsheet. :::warning Editor’s note: This story represents the views … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Yanpeng Ye, School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia, GreenDynamics Pty. Ltd, Kensington, NSW, Australia, and these authors contributed equally to this work; (2) Jie Ren, GreenDynamics Pty. Ltd, Kensington, NSW, Australia, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, … Read more
Kenny Li said that North Korea’s state-backed hackers posed as known contacts in a fake Zoom meeting that “looked very real.”