We’re down to the final two days before TechCrunch Sessions: AI unites the broader AI community at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall on Thursday, June 5! Expect a packed agenda with top speakers, expert panels, top-tier networking, and Side Events from our partners. One of our speakers is Andrei Papancea, CEO and co-founder of NLX, who … Read more
Saylor and Bailey are changing Bitcoin’s role in finance, driving corporate adoption and long-term treasury strategies.
Binance’s BNB token climbed Tuesday on the back of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dismissing its long-running lawsuit against the crypto exchange last week. The token jumped from $650.28 to $673.70, a 3.6% rise, before entering a period of sideways trading and a short correction that saw it drop back down to the $665 … Read more
The cryptocurrency market is experiencing heightened volatility amid escalating global economic tensions, with Telegram-linked token TON consolidating after reaching key resistance levels. Recent price action shows TON-USD struggling to establish momentum above the $3.24 resistance zone, where significant selling pressure emerged with above-average trading volumes. Even so, TON has broken out of a descending channel, … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Preliminaries 3 TRANSIC: Sim-to-Real Policy Transfer by Learning from Online Correction and 3.1 Learning Base Policies in Simulation with RL 3.2 Learning Residual Policies from Online Correction 3.3 An Integrated Deployment Framework and 3.4 Implementation Details 4 Experiments 4.1 Experiment Settings 4.2 Quantitative Comparison on Four Assembly … Read more
Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms (RIOT) reported on Tuesday strong production growth in May, mining 514 BTC — an 11% increase from April and a 139% jump compared to the year-ago level. The company sold nearly all the new bitcoin, generating $51.3 million in proceeds at an average price of $102,591 per token. Riot’s hashrate also … Read more
The countdown continues, and only a few tables remain if you want to exhibit at TechCrunch All Stage, happening July 15 in Boston, so now’s the moment to act. Only 4 days remain to book your table and until space is almost completely gone. Why your startup should be in the room This founder-focused conference … Read more
With the latest mining production in May, Mara has increased its Bitcoin holdings to 49,179 BTC and has sold zero BTC, according to Chief Financial Officer Salman Khan.
Think you know which AI assistant was the first to use natural language processing for everyday tasks? Or which researcher coined the term “deep learning,” revolutionizing AI? If so, this is your chance to win two TechCrunch Sessions: AI tickets for a discounted rate of one. Test your AI smarts — win a chance to … Read more
SUI SUI, the native token of the layer-1 blockchain, broke out from consolidation, climbing from $3.27 to $3.39, showing 5.2% volatility range amid increased trading volume earlier on Tuesday. Geopolitical tensions and ongoing trade disputes between major economies are creating market uncertainty, with SUI’s price action reflecting broader market sentiment. Recent price consolidation near $3.31 … Read more
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud computing division, is forming a new parent company and three subsidiaries in Germany as part of a sovereign cloud the company is launching in the European Union. AWS VP Kathrin Renz will serve as managing director of AWS’ German corporate parent, which will also be led by EU-based “government … Read more
As the tech world has standardized on USB-C, charging your devices has become much simpler. But it’s still not simple enough. Sure, most things plug into most other things, but now you have to worry about power and data throughput, making sure that everything works properly with everything else. That’s why we’ve spent years longing … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Yunfan Jiang, Department of Computer Science; (2) Chen Wang, Department of Computer Science; (3) Ruohan Zhang, Department of Computer Science and Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI); (4) Jiajun Wu, Department of Computer Science and Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI); (5) Li Fei-Fei, Department of Computer Science and Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI). … Read more
Use ChatGPT to summarize market news, interpret on-chain data, compare token metrics, and spot sentiment shifts using structured prompts.
Epic Games’ hyperrealistic MetaHuman characters are seriously impressive, and now the company is making it easier for developers to incorporate them into their projects. At its State of Unreal show on Tuesday, Epic announced that the MetaHuman Creator is now embedded within Unreal Engine as part of Unreal Engine 5.6. The company is also bringing … Read more
In just 2 days, TechCrunch Sessions: AI takes over UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall for a one-day summit built for the minds shaping AI. Expect hard questions, bold ideas, and real insight—designed to challenge your assumptions, sharpen your competitive edge, and maybe — just maybe — redefine the trajectory of your research, your product, or your … Read more
Symbiotic, a universal staking protocol and EigenLayer rival, has launched Relay, a software development kit (SDK) that allows protocols to stake assets on Ethereum and verify that stake across any blockchain. Staking is a system for securing blockchains in exchange for rewards. In staking systems, so-called validators commit callateral — called “stake” — for a … Read more
Analysts point to a combination of crypto and macro-specific factors, paired with the “seasonal patterns” of summer illiquidity as the main reasons for slowing investor appetite.
Corporate bitcoin BTC treasuries are adding to buying pressure at the moment, but a sharp drop in the price of the world’s cryptocurrency could lead to forced liquidations, Standard Chartered analyst Geoff Kendrick said in a research report on Tuesday. As many as 61 publicly listed companies have adopted the cryptocurrency as a treasury asset, … Read more
XRP climbed 3% over the past 24 hours, defying broader market volatility as geopolitical tensions continue to rattle investors. The token rose from $2.157 to $2.222, driven by strong technical momentum and surging on-chain activity that saw over 500 million tokens transacted in a single day. News Background Rising trade disputes between major economies have … Read more
The Hue Play Smart Wall Washer can output white or colored light with more vibrant colors and smoother gradients. | Image: Amazon Amazon’s UK site has an early listing for what appears to be a successor to the Philips Hue Play Light Bar. The new Philips Hue Play Smart Wall Washer also casts an ambient … Read more
An ongoing tradition at Epic’s big keynotes is a gorgeous tech demo that shows off what its game engine is capable of. For this year’s State of Unreal, the company turned to The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red. This new demo a beautiful glimpse at its fantasy world, filled with blood, fire, … Read more
Meta is pushing ahead with a lightweight headset that could come with a “tethered compute puck” that powers the device, according to a report from UploadVR. Sources tell the outlet that Meta now aims to release the mixed-reality device by the end of 2026, while sidelining two Quest 4 headsets rumored to launch next year. … Read more
The shiba inu (SHIB) token is trading higher but strong momentum is lacking despite buyers’ efforts to establish strong support. SHIB has established strong support base between $0.00001265 and $0.00001270 in the past 24 hours, with technical patterns suggesting potential for continued upward momentum. Geopolitical tensions and shifting trade policies are creating ripples across cryptocurrency … Read more
A startup called Wispr Flow feels it can outdo the bigwigs with its dictation tech that supports more than 100 languages.
BCP Technologies, a cryptocurrency company registered in the UK, is claiming bragging rights for issuing the first stablecoin denominated in British pound sterling, Tokenised GBP (tGBP), under the UK’s regulatory ambit. The launch of tGBP follows a 14 month review including one month participation in the FCA regulatory Sandbox, which concluded on 31 May, the … Read more
Sony has announced it will hold a summer State of Play presentation on Wednesday, June 4th, making this first week of June an all-timer for the video game industry. Not only do we have the Switch 2 launching this week, but all the video game showcases are dropping at once, because while E3 is a … Read more
Classover Holdings (KIDZ), a publicly traded online education company, has revealed it’s making a big bet on solana SOL. The company said in a press release that it entered a new agreement to sell up to $500 million in senior secured convertible notes, aiming to use most of the proceeds to build a treasury of … Read more