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Month: May 2025
Netflix Is Adding Generative AI Search and a TikTok-Style Feed
As Netflix rolls out generative AI, the streaming giant is unironically retiring a Black Mirror interactive title.
Snap Map reaches new milestone of 400M monthly active users
Snapchat announced on Wednesday that Snap Map now has more than 400 million monthly active users, a new milestone for one of the app’s core features. Launched in 2017, Snap Map was originally a way for users to see their friends’ locations and browse public snaps from around the world. Over time, the feature has … Read more
$45 million stolen from Coinbase users in the last week — ZackXBT
Onchain sleuth and security analyst ZackXBT claims to have identified an additional $45 million in funds stolen from Coinbase users through social engineering scams in the past seven days alone. According to the onchain detective, the $45 million figure represents the latest financial losses in a string of social engineering scams targeting Coinbase users, which … Read more
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Robinhood Developing Blockchain-Based Program To Trade U.S. Securities in Europe: Bloomberg
Robinhood is developing a blockchain-based program to allow traders in Europe access to U.S. financial assets, two people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Three blockchains, including Arbitrum (ARB), Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) are reportedly being considered for the new platform which will be in partnership with a digital asset firm, according to the … Read more
Lucid Motors’ Gravity SUV dealing with early ‘hiccups,’ interim CEO says
Lucid Motors has been working through some quality “hiccups” in the early stages of delivering its long-awaited electric SUV, according to interim CEO Marc Winterhoff. “It is true that we had some technical issues that we had to overcome around software” and the Gravity’s heads-up display, Winterhoff said on a conference call Tuesday. “There have … Read more
SpaceX’s Starlink has become a big benefactor of Trump’s tariff trade war, leaked memos show
SpaceX’s satellite internet service, Starlink, is directly benefiting from the Trump Administration’s tariff trade war, according to leaked State Department memos obtained by the Washington Post. The memos show the U.S. pushing countries to adopt Starlink. Some show that countries believe that doing so could help lubricate their U.S. trade and tariff negotiations. One memo … Read more
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FTC loses appeal to stop Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal that already happened
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has lost its appeal of a ruling in its case against Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In 2023, the FTC requested a preliminary injunction to prevent the companies from finalizing the deal while its legal challenge to the acquisition from 2022 was in progress. “With control of Activision’s … Read more
Back From the Dead: Man Killed in Road Rage Incident ‘Testifies’ in Court
Road rage victim posthumously forgave his killer via artificial intelligence. The judge was so moved he added a year to the killer’s sentence.
Rockstar says new GTA VI trailer was ‘equal parts gameplay and cutscenes’
A second trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI had a surprise drop this week, and it looked like it mostly focused on the story and world at the expense of gameplay. However, developer Rockstar Games says that isn’t actually the case, and that the trailer was “comprised of equal parts gameplay and cutscenes.” The fact … Read more
The Protocol: Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade Finally Goes Live
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, the Ethereum protocol reporter on CoinDesk’s Tech team. In this issue: Ethereum Activates ‘Pectra’ Upgrade, Raising Max Stake to 2,048 ETH Bitcoin Developers Plan OP_RETURN Limit Removal in Next Release Sam Altman’s World Crypto Project Launches … Read more
US Treasury Secretary expresses support for crypto bills at hearing
Speaking at a hearing, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent toed the party line in suggesting support for two crypto-related bills moving through Congress. Bessent addressed lawmakers at a May 7 hearing of the House Financial Services Committee, saying that the United States should be the “premier destination for digital assets” in response to a question … Read more
Android’s splashy new paint job won’t yank Gen Z from iPhones
“Make me a fit that’s athleisure but elevated.” The kids are always saying this. Android’s new design language looks extremely… Gen Z. That much is obvious from the concept images in the leaked blog post that surfaced today (published by Google, as it tends to do). While the theme is customizable, Google highlighted pink, purple, … Read more
Coinbase Releases Treasure Trove of SEC Docs on Ethereum, XRP and More
“We would like to request that the SEC file an amicus in support of the argument that Ether is a security,” the NY attorney general’s office wrote.
AI Giants Are Battling it Out for the Ultimate Prize in AI Race: Your Web Browser
Google, OpenAI, Perplexity, they all want one thing — to control the very portal through which you access the digital world. It’s war. When I think of the general population, even some tech-loving folks like me, web browsers and operating systems aren’t exactly the most exciting things around. Chrome, FireFox, Brave, Android, iOS — talking … Read more
Hacktivists Take on Misinformation in a New Internet Age
:::info Authors: (1) Filipo Sharevski, DePaul University; (2) Benjamin Kessell, DePaul University. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction 2 Internet Activism and Social Media 2.1 Hashtag Activism 2.2 Hacktivism 3 Internet Activism and Misinformation 3.1 Grassroots Misinformation Operations 3.2 Mainstream Misinformation Operations 4 Hacktivism and Misinformation 4.1 Research Questions and 4.2 Sample 4.3 Methods … Read more
COLDRIVER using new malware to steal from Western targets — Google
Threat group COLDRIVER is using new malware to steal documents from Western targets, according to a May 7 report from Google Threat Intelligence. The malware, called LOSTKEYS, shows the evolution of the group from credential phishing to more sophisticated attacks. According to the Google report, the new malware is installed through four steps. The process … Read more
Amazon debuts a warehouse robot with a sense of ‘touch’
Amazon says that it has developed a new warehouse robot, Vulcan, that can “feel” some of the items it touches. The two-armed Vulcan, which can maneuver goods inside the storage compartments Amazon has in its warehouses, uses force sensors to help it know when it makes contact with an object. One arm rearranges items in a … Read more
New court filing shows that Meta execs agreed that Facebook was losing to TikTok
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Instagram head Adam Mosseri, and other Meta execs thought that TikTok was beating Meta at its own game. That’s according to a new filing in the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against the tech giant, published on Monday. The document, dated February 2022, includes conversations among a number of Meta … Read more
Misinformation, Hacktivism, and the Future of the Internet
:::info Authors: (1) Filipo Sharevski, DePaul University; (2) Benjamin Kessell, DePaul University. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction 2 Internet Activism and Social Media 2.1 Hashtag Activism 2.2 Hacktivism 3 Internet Activism and Misinformation 3.1 Grassroots Misinformation Operations 3.2 Mainstream Misinformation Operations 4 Hacktivism and Misinformation 4.1 Research Questions and 4.2 Sample 4.3 Methods … Read more
Bitcoin Rises as Fed Holds Rates Steady
The central bank’s decision came as trade tensions between China and the U.S. appeared to de-escalate.
Strive Asset Management to Go Public, Launch Bitcoin Treasury Strategy With Merger
Shares of tech company Asset Entities (ASST) rose 194% on Wednesday after it announced that Strive Asset Management was merging with the NASDAQ-listed company to become a publicly traded Bitcoin (BTC) Treasury Company. The deal, structured as a reverse merger, will leave the combined company operating under the Strive name and listed on the NASDAQ. … Read more
BluSmart investors propose $30M in new funding to revive the Uber rival
A group of investors are considering a plan to inject another $30 million into BluSmart in a bid to revive the Indian cab-hailing startup that abruptly halted operations last month, TechCrunch has learned. The proposal from these existing investors has a catch: its contingent on BluSmart co-founder Anmol Singh Jaggi agreeing to resign. The proposed … Read more
Bitcoin 'Realized Cap' hits $890B as BTC traders focus on recapturing $100K
Key Takeaways: Bitcoin’s realized capitalization hit a record $890 billion, reflecting strong investor conviction as long-term and short-term holders increased allocations. Large Bitcoin holders with over 1,000 BTC have accumulated significantly since March 2025, reflecting the Q1 2024 trend. Bitcoin (BTC) price saw a short-squeeze above $97,000 on May 6, shortly after US Treasury Secretary … Read more