Bitcoin short-term ‘technical sell-off’ under $100K possible ahead of May 13 CPI print

Key takeaways: Possible de-risking ahead of the May 13 CPI print could be playing a role in today’s BTC price correction. Bitcoin market structure and qualitative fundamentals remain bullish, suggesting today’s correction could be short-lived. Bitcoin (BTC) price briefly stumbled on May 12, falling to $102,388 after hitting an intraday high at $105,819 during the … Read more

Anchorage Digital to Acquire USDM Issuer Mountain Protocol in Stablecoin Expansion Move

Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered crypto bank and custodian, said on Monday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire stablecoin issuer Mountain Protocol as part of its strategy to deepen support for institutional stablecoin use. Anchorage said it plans to fold the Mountain’s technology, team and licensing structure into its own operations, pending closing … Read more

Congressman is investigating fintech Ramp’s attempt to win $25M federal contract

Rep. Gerald Connolly, ranking member of the U.S. House Oversight Committee, has initiated an investigation into whether expense management startup Ramp is receiving preferential treatment in its bid for a $25 million government contract. Connolly sent a letter to General Services Administration (GSA) Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian demanding information and documents related to the GSA’s … Read more

From Indie Studios to AAA Deadlines: How SnoopGame Scales Trust

In game development, trust isn’t built with NDAs or flashy decks. It’s built in crunch weeks, pre-launch chaos, and post-launch fires — when your QA partner either delivers, or disappears. At SnoopGame, we’ve stress-tested that trust across 350+ projects. From solo indie devs to publishers with millions on the line, we’ve seen one pattern hold: … Read more

Mercury’s CEO formalizes bets on early-stage founders with a $26M fund

Mercury co-founder and CEO Immad Akhund today announced the launch of a $26 million fund to back early-stage startups, a move that formalizes his extensive history of angel investing. Axios first reported in February. Akhund has been an active angel investor since 2016, backing over 350 startups at their earliest stages. His portfolio includes companies … Read more

Build an intelligent community agent to revolutionize IT support with Amazon Q Business

In the era of AI and machine learning (ML), there is a growing emphasis on enhancing security— especially in IT contexts. In this post, we demonstrate how your organization can reduce the end-to-end burden of resolving regular challenges experienced by your IT support teams—from understanding errors and reviewing diagnoses, remediation steps, and relevant documentation, to … Read more

iOS 18.5 is out now

The iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple has released iOS 18.5, and one of the most notable features is that it allows the iPhone 13 lineup to access satellite messaging features provided by carriers. With the change, T-Mobile users who have an iPhone 13, iPhone 13 … Read more

Win SEO in the Age of LLMs: Strategies for AI Visibility

Search is going through another evolution—and this time, it’s more than just another algorithm update. With the rise of Large Language Models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s GPT, Google’s Gemini, and Meta’s LLaMA, the way people find and interact with information is changing rapidly. These advanced models are being woven into search experiences, voice assistants, and everyday … Read more

Saudi prince launches AI venture as Trump, Musk, Altman, and Zuckerberg arrive for conference

Saudi Arabia’s ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, launched an AI company called Humain to bolster the country’s artificial intelligence sector. The company plans to build out the country’s AI infrastructure, including the construction of data centers. This news arrives as Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Mark Zuckerberg are expected to attend a U.S.-Saudi investment forum on … Read more

Leemon Baird on Hedera’s Technical Gambit and AI’s Future

Leemon Baird first published his work on hashgraph consensus in 2016, positioning it as an alternative to traditional blockchain architectures. With a background in computer science and a career spanning both academia and industry, Baird co-founded Hedera to commercialize the technology. His academic trajectory is notable for his early work in neural networks and reinforcement … Read more