Month: June 2025
Now Deel is accusing Rippling of spying by ‘impersonating’ a customer
HR tech startup Deel filed an amended complaint on Tuesday in its ongoing legal battle against its arch rival Rippling that offers surprising new details about its own corporate spying allegations. Rippling sued Deel in March after a Rippling employee testified in an Irish court that he was spying on his employer for the rival … Read more
Why a Bitcoin Treasury Strategy Is Risky: Analyst
Roughly half of Bitcoin treasuries established by non-crypto companies will be forced to liquidate if Bitcoin falls below $90,000, the Standard Chartered analyst wrote.
Google places another fusion power bet on TAE Technologies
TAE Technologies raised $150 million from investors including Google, Chevron, and others.
Destination: Jupiter
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Stablecoin Bills in House and Senate Still Need to Mesh on Several Points: French Hill
The U.S. Senate may be fast approaching a final vote on regulating stablecoins, which would be a high-water mark for crypto legislation in Congress, but Representative French Hill said the Senate’s bill has some key differences with a similar effort in the House of Representatives, and those would need to be ironed out before it … Read more
The Witcher 4 tech demo ran on a base PS5 to ‘show how much we can optimize’
Arguably the highlight of Epic’s State of Unreal keynote was the opening: a sprawling technical demo that showed just how good The Witcher 4 looks in Unreal Engine 5. It showcased a bustling market in a port city, a beautiful forest landscape, and a horse that looked and acted like, well, a horse. Even more … Read more
Bitcoin Miners Notch Gains as Meta Signs 20-Year AI Deal With Nuclear Plant
Bitcoin BTC trading at or about record highs hasn’t proven to be much of a benefit to the roughed up the BTC miners, but perhaps the growing energy needs of the AI sector could prove to be the industry’s salvation. Social media giant Meta (META) on Tuesday inked a 20-year deal with a nuclear power … Read more
The OpenAI board drama is reportedly turning into a movie
A film that will portray the chaotic time at OpenAI, when co-founder and CEO Sam Altman was both fired and rehired within a span of just five days, is reportedly in the works. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie is titled “Artificial,” and it’s in development at Amazon MGM Studios. While details aren’t finalized, … Read more
Tokenized funds are scaling fast, hitting $5.7B — Moody’s
Moody’s finds growing institutional demand for tokenized money market funds, citing benefits in liquidity, compliance and operational efficiency.
Trump’s Team ‘Knows Nothing’ About Apparent ‘$TRUMP Wallet’ Launch
A representative of the Trump Organization said the group “knows nothing” about a crypto wallet project called the “$TRUMP Wallet,” despite the app’s branding and claims being tied to the U.S. president. “The Trump Organization knows nothing about this project,” a spokesperson for the Trump Organization told CoinDesk. The app, according to its sparse but … Read more
Gen AI in Action: Streamlining the Product Development Lifecycle for Greater Efficiency
In product development, Gen AI solution accelerates ideation by generating innovative concepts and designs, while in manufacturing, it optimizes production through predictive modeling and process simulations. This transformative technology improves efficiency and enables businesses to explore new possibilities, fostering a shift from reactive problem-solving to proactive innovation. The future of product development belongs to those who embrace … Read more
Meet Torram, Winner of Startups of The Year 2024 in Toronto / Developer Tools
Torram takes the number 1 spot in two categories: Startup of the Year, Toronto – https://hackernoon.com/startups/north-america/north-america-toronto-canada?embedable=true Start up of the Year, Developer Tools – https://hackernoon.com/startups/industry/developer-tools?stup=671bc2b8680441f5b22d481c&embedable=true Tell us about you. Torram is building the first unified complete middleware infrastructure stack for institutional use cases on the Bitcoin network. We do this by enabling data infrastructure, institutional-grade … Read more
Phone chipmaker Qualcomm fixes three zero-days exploited by hackers
Google’s Threat Analysis Group, which investigates government-backed hacks, was credited with the discovery of the zero-days.
Google’s NotebookLM now lets you share your notebook — and AI podcasts — publicly
Google’s AI-powered notetaking app, NotebookLM, now lets you share your notebooks with classmates, coworkers, or students using a public link. Though viewers can’t edit what’s in your notebook, they can still use it to ask questions and interact with AI-generated content like audio overviews, briefings, and FAQs. First launched as an experiment in 2023, NotebookLM … Read more
Razer’s new mousepad wirelessly charges mice with a Logitech-style puck
The HyperFlux V2 is cheaper than Razer’s original, but doesn’t come bundled with a wireless mouse. | Image: Razer Razer has announced a new mousepad that can wirelessly charge your wireless mouse while you’re using it. It’s not Razer’s first attempt at the idea, but the new HyperFlux V2 doesn’t require you to use a … Read more
Tokenized Real Estate is Great for Investors, but Even Better for DeFi
Crypto’s a wild beast. Bitcoin rockets, altcoins crash, and decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols chase yield in a market that swings like a pendulum. But tokenized real estate—a massive, underrated asset class—is poised to change the game. While barely recognized as a sector, tokenized real estate is a goldmine for investors. And for DeFi, it is … Read more
T-Mobile launches fiber internet service in the US with a five-year price lock
T-Mobile is bringing its fiber internet service to more than 500,000 households throughout the US. In an update on Tuesday, T-Mobile revealed three new plans that offer customers symmetrical speeds of up to 2 Gigs. In addition to a five-year price lock, the new plans come with a $5 autopay discount, but only if you … Read more
Publicly Traded Edtech’s Stock Soars 44% After Solana Treasury Pivot
Another Nasdaq-listed company is adopting a crypto-buying strategy—but not with Bitcoin.
Colossal Labs will release the sounds of dire wolves howling ‘later this year,’ founder says
The company is working on a bio-acoustic project, which will map out the different types of dire wolf howls.
Tim Sweeney didn’t expect a five-year Fortnite ban
Fortnite was missing from the iOS App Store for nearly five years before returning to the US last month. Apple kicked the game off in 2020 after Epic snuck in an in-app payment mechanism that violated App Store rules at the time. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney knew that the choice would result in “fireworks,” but … Read more