Month: May 2025
Bitcoin Jumps Above $105K for First Time Since January as XRP, Dogecoin Rise
Bitcoin is now just 3% away from its all-time high mark following the latest leg up, while Dogecoin, XRP, and Ethereum gain.
Pluto Flyover from New Horizons
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Ethereum back to $3K in May? Latest rebound says ETH price 'still has more gas'
Key points: Ether price rose 3% to $2,550 on May 18, triggering $22 million in short ETH liquidations. A bull flag on the chart suggests a $3,700 target, with analysts predicting Bitcoin’s price to go as high as $5,000 in May. Ether’s (ETH) price was up on May 18, rising more than 2.5% over the … Read more
Why a Fund Manger Left BlackRock to Trade Bitcoin and Pudgy Penguins NFTs
Bitwise’s Jennifer Thornton swapped a career trading super-safe assets like government bonds at BlackRock for one buying and selling crypto and NFTs.
Heybike’s Alpha step-through e-bike is an affordable, all-terrain dreamboat
The Heybike ALPHA is an affordable, all-terrain mid-drive e-bike that rides like a traditional push bike and comes in at $1,699.
Don’t believe the noise: There can never be too many L2s
Opinion by: Igor Mandrigin, co-founder and CTPO of Gateway.fm Every couple of weeks, it seems another layer 2 rolls out, much to the chagrin of some Web3 industry commentators who are concerned about fragmentation. A recent Gemini Institutional Insights report actually noted how a new Ethereum L2 solution is launched approximately every 19 days. In … Read more
Building my childhood dream PC
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U.S. lawmakers have concerns about Apple-Alibaba deal
The Trump administration and congressional officials are scrutinizing a deal between Apple and Alibaba that would bring Alibaba-powered AI features to iPhones sold in China, according to The New York Times. Citing anonymous sources, the NYT says White House officials and members of the House Select Committee on China have asked Apple executives directly about … Read more
From Sex Work to Space Exploration: Six Jobs Robots Are About to Take Over
From welding steel to simulating sex and exploring beyond Earth, robots are replacing humans across numerous industries.
I used two GPS hiking apps for backpacking and I’ll do it again
In which the phones website goes outside. | Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images For most of my life, I’ve relied on a paper map when I go outdoors. Then, in March, I joined my friend Rusty on the Appalachian Trail for two weeks. He told me to download FarOut. FarOut was my introduction … Read more
The RISC OS GUI
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The Black Box Problem: Why AI Needs Proof, Not Promises
As AI systems grow more powerful, zero-knowledge proofs offer a way to verify their decisions—without peering inside the black box.
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“Hi Dear” Needs to Die: A Rant for Every Inbox That’s Had Enough
Let’s talk about the email equivalent of nails on a chalkboard: the dreaded “Hi Dear.” You’ve seen it. We’ve all seen it. You open your inbox, hoping for something important — a customer order, a genuine inquiry, maybe even a message from a colleague — and instead, there it is: another vague, poorly written email … Read more
The best wireless headphones get even better
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 83, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, please don’t spoil Andor for me, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about Mission: Impossible and Sam Altman’s kitchen and … Read more
In a year full of giant games, some little mice stand out
There have been a lot of big games this year that have felt all-consuming, like Monster Hunter Wilds or Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Maze Mice offers something different: a small, pick-up-and-play experience that takes a bunch of ideas from some classics and adds a clever twist. The game, from Luck Be a Landlord developer TrampolineTales, … Read more