It’s not the next mainline entry in the series, but Atlus did announced a new Persona game today. It’s called Persona 5: The Phantom X, and it’s a spinoff that’s launching on both mobile and PC on June 26th. As the name implies, The Phantom X is set in the same universe as 2017’s Persona … Read more
The Huawei Watch 5 also includes health sensors located on the side of the watch. | Image: Huawei You can’t buy the Huawei Watch 5 in the US, but it has an interesting twist on health tracking. Most smartwatches and fitness trackers measure your metrics from a sensor array that presses into your wrist. The … Read more
We weren’t that impressed with the Hummer EV when it first came out — too big, too expensive, and crazy inefficient — but we did appreciate the novelty of the Crab Walk feature that let the massive truck rotate all four wheels to drive diagonally at low speeds. Our reviewer, Emme Hall, called it “the … Read more
After the 2024 halving, Bitcoin mining entered its fifth epoch and block rewards were reduced from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC. This forced miners to rethink their operations, optimize efficiency, cut energy costs and upgrade hardware to remain profitable. Cointelegraph Research, with insights from industry experts at Uminers, examines this transformation in its latest report. … Read more
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We talk a lot about monetizing side projects. About MVPs, product-market fit, and growth hacks. But some of the most interesting tools online weren’t built for profit — they were built out of necessity. They solve a very specific problem for one person: the developer who made it. It starts with a question: “What’s the … Read more
A new feature launching in the US and Canada makes the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses more descriptive about what you’re looking at. | Image: Meta Meta announced two new features designed to assist blind or low vision users by leveraging the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses’ camera and its access to Meta AI. The news came … Read more
Visual effects firms need to use AI tools “thoughtfully,” argued Industrial Light & Magic boss Rob Bredow.
Y Combinator and UX bootcamps say: “talk to your users.” But what if you can’t? Or what if you need to do something else before it? Don’t overlook desk research
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Stablecoin issuer Tether minted another 1 billion USDt tokens on Tron, pushing the network’s authorized USDT supply to surpass Ethereum’s. On May 15, blockchain data showed that Tether’s treasury minted $1 billion of its dollar-pegged stablecoin, USDt (USDT), into the Tron network. As of May 14, Tether’s stablecoin transparency page shows that Tron’s authorized USDT … Read more
As more and more businesses are impacted by tariff volatility, some executives, like Ridhima Kahn, vice president of business development at Dapper Labs, are viewing the assault on the cost of physical goods as another use case for digital markets powered by blockchain to shine. “I’m seeing a lot of brands rethinking where revenue and … Read more
Bitcoin’s (BTC) next evolution isn’t just about price. It’s about potential. On this week’s episode of The Clear Crypto Podcast, hosts Nathan Jeffay and Gareth Jenkinson sit down with Isabel Foxen Duke, general partner at Unbroken Chain and longtime Bitcoin advocate, to unpack what she calls “Bitcoin Season 2.” Bitcoin beyond money “Bitcoin Season 2 … 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 3216.65, down 2.4% (-79.51) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. None of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: BTC (-0.9%) and LTC (-1.8%). Laggards: NEAR (-5.7%) and POL … Read more
“If Powell signals no urgency to ease policy … markets could still turn defensive,” an analyst told Decrypt.
Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s price is retracing, but strong ETF inflows, high network activity and whale accumulation suggest BTC is on track to $140,000. Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $2.9 billion in net inflows in two weeks, mirroring past rallies. Declining exchange balances and a rising transaction volume Z-score suggest increasing overall demand. Bitcoin (BTC) price was … Read more
In this text, we use our game War Robots: Frontiers to demonstrate how matchmaking can work well in PvP games from the technical side! Matchmaking is an integral — yet often mysterious — component of any online game. While every player may have an intuitive sense of how matchmaking might work, only a few truly … Read more
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It started as a weekend experiment. A few lines of Python, a local language model, and an ambition to build something that didn’t talk back with “Sorry, I can’t help with that.” Within days, it was sorting emails, drafting responses, and nudging calendar events like a silent co-founder who never needed sleep. What began as … Read more
MoonPay has partnered with Mastercard to let users spend stablecoins at more than 150 million merchants worldwide, the company announced on Thursday. The integration means that users of “every crypto wallet” will be able to access virtual Mastercards that draw directly from their stablecoin balances. The cards can be used at any merchant in Mastercard’s … Read more
Roblox announced on Thursday that creators can now sell physical merchandise directly within their experiences and games on the platform with the launch of new Commerce APIs. The offering provides creators with a new way to generate revenue beyond the purchases of virtual goods or one-time fees to access specific experiences. The company first began … Read more
Savings and investing startup Acorns has acquired EarlyBird, an investment gifting platform for families, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, EarlyBird will shut down, and all customer accounts will officially close on June 23. Customers’ funds will be returned to the bank … Read more
Roblox is going to let creators sell physical items from their games. The company has been testing its tools to do so since last year, but today, it’s announcing that it’s opening up its Commerce APIs to eligible Roblox creators. Shopify is the first “integrated partner” for the APIs, and if a creator or brand … Read more