Month: June 2025

China shuts down AI tools during nationwide college exams

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Chinese AI companies have temporarily paused some of their chatbot features to prevent students from using them to cheat during nationwide college exams, Bloomberg reports. Popular AI apps, including Alibaba’s Qwen and ByteDance’s Doubao, have stopped picture recognition features from responding to questions about test papers, while Tencent’s Yuanbao, Moonshot’s Kimi have suspended photo-recognition services … Read more

Ethereum Blockchain Is Useful Technology That ‘Deserves Love,’ Bernstein Says

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The Ethereum blockchain’s unique selling point is its role as a decentralized computer, Wall Street broker Bernstein said in a research report Monday. Inflows into ether ETH exchange-traded funds are increasing as institutions become aware of the network’s value proposition, the broker said. The blockchain “deserves love” as it is useful technology, according to the … Read more

A weekend with the Nintendo Switch 2

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Now that I’ve had a Nintendo Switch 2 in my hands for a few days, I can say pretty confidently that this feels a lot like a Switch. You know, only more. The differences between console generations have become increasingly blurry over the last few years, and Nintendo’s latest device is the blurriest yet. It … Read more

ATOM Struggles After Failed Breakout, Recovers With New Support at $4.237

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ATOM ATOM, the token of the Cosmos ecosystem, experienced volatility over the past 24 hours, with the price ranging 2.76% and peaking at $4.327. Strong resistance emerged around that level, with high trading volume creating a rejection zone that prevented further advances, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The Cosmos ecosystem, a network comprised … Read more

How to watch Apple’s WWDC 2025 keynote

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With Google and Microsoft’s developer conferences out of the way, now it’s time for Apple’s WWDC. The Cupertino company is gearing up to unveil new versions (and new numbers) for all its operating systems, as well as taking a second step at convincing everyone it’s a major player in the AI industry.  Rumor has it … Read more

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Internet Computer (ICP) Surges 21.4% Over Weekend

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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 3118.36, up 3.3% (+99.35) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: ICP (+21.4%) and UNI (+7.6%). Laggards: POL (-1.1%) and XLM (+1.4%). … Read more

An investor makes a case for funding sex, drugs and other socially taboo products

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Impact investor and advisor Christian Tooley posed a simple question to the audience at SXSW London last week: What if investors put aside societal prudence for profit?  Tooley was mainly referring to vice clauses, the restrictions that limited partners place on venture firms to guardrail their investments.  Some of these no-no sectors often include products … Read more

The Cadillac Optiq-V is GM’s first EV with built-in Tesla Supercharger support

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The Cadillac Optiq may be the newest addition to the automaker’s electric lineup, but it’s already getting its own V-series performance variant. Nearly five months after the 2025 Optiq first arrived at dealerships, Cadillac is revealing the Optiq-V, with 519 horsepower, 650 lb-ft (880 Nm) of torque, and a 0–60 mph acceleration of 3.5 seconds … Read more

Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting into two companies

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Warner Bros. Discovery has announced plans to split itself into two companies, separating its streaming and studios divisions from its linear television businesses. The split is expected to be completed by mid-2026 and is supposed to help “maximize the potential” of its portfolio of brands, according to the company. Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Motion … Read more

Coinbase Alum-Founded Turnkey Raises $30M Series B to Grow Engineering Team: Report

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Crypto wallet infrastructure company Turnkey has raised $30 million in Series B funding led by Bain Capital Crypto, Fortune reported on Monday. Turnkey, which was co-founded by former Coinbase employees Bryce Ferguson and Jack Kearney, aims to help developers build user-friendly wallets using application programming interfaces (APIs). This can help wallets become more streamlined and … Read more