Month: June 2025
Amazon to spend over $4B to expand Prime delivery to rural communities in the US
Amazon expands its Same-Day and Next-Day delivery services to 4K small cities and towns in the U.S.
Polymarket on the Verge of Raising $200M at $1B Valuation: Report
Blockchain-based prediction market Polymarket is edging closer to a $200 million raise at a $1 billion valuation, The Information reported, citing people familiar with the plan. Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund is said to be leading the round, the report added. The $200 million figure includes $50 million that was raised in previously unannounced funding. According … Read more
UK may require Google to give users alternative search options and rank its results ‘more fairly’
The UK’s competition regulator may require Google to offer users alternative search engines; change how it ranks searches; and improve data portability.
Android’s youthful new design will change the way you make and answer calls
Google is freshening up its Phone app with a new interface that’s supposed to make it easier to find contacts and your calls. The test is gradually rolling out to some of Google’s public beta users, and also includes some style changes that align with Android’s more youthful Material 3 Expressive design language. For starters, … Read more
Google rolls out new Gemini model that can run on robots locally
Google DeepMind has released a new language model called Gemini Robotics On-Device that can run tasks locally on robots without an internet connection.
Google DeepMind’s optimized AI model runs directly on robots
One of Apptronik’s robots running the on-device model puts a Rubik’s Cube in a bag. Google DeepMind is rolling out an on-device version of its Gemini Robotics AI model that allows it to operate without an internet connection. The vision-language-action model (VLA) comes with dexterous capabilities similar to the one released in March, but Google … Read more
I skipped every Death Stranding cutscene and I’ll do it again
I wouldn’t have seen the end if not for skipping cutscenes. | Image: Kojima Productions I beat the original Death Stranding, but please don’t ask me what happened in it. There was a cataclysm – not quite a Gommage – that made the US more divided than ever, and you play as a babysitter-meets-delivery-guy who … Read more
Chainlink, Mastercard Tie-Up to Let Nearly 3B Cardholders Buy Crypto On-Chain
Chainlink and Mastercard have linked their networks so more than three billion Mastercard holders can purchase cryptocurrencies directly on-chain. The service folds several players into a single flow. Shift4 processes the card payment, zerohash custodies fiat currency and delivers crypto liquidity, while XSwap and Uniswap execute the final token swap on decentralized markets. Chainlink’s interoperability … Read more
What a set of knockoff headphones taught me about headphones — and knockoffs
Quick: which one is $500 more than the other? As a rule, you should never believe anything you see on social media. And you should really never believe anything someone says in a video with a TikTok Shop link, because they are nakedly trying to sell you something. From candy to headphones to supplements to … Read more
June remains Bitcoin’s danger zone, while S&P 500 eyes summer rally
If Bitcoin continues to tumble this season, it will mark its fourth consecutive summer in the red, while TradFi aims to extend its winning streak to three.
Strategy Stock Volatility Sinks to Historic Lows, Possibly Making Shares Less Attractive
Strategy (MSTR) is currently experiencing its lowest 10-day realized volatility since it first added bitcoin {BTC} to its balance sheet in 2020, according to Jeff Park, Head of Alpha Strategies at Bitwise Asset Management. Realized volatility refers to the actual historical movement of an asset’s price over a specific period, in this case ten days. … Read more
Building a Web File Manager on Microcontrollers
By embedding a simple web file manager, developers enable easy, reliable access to internal storage for diagnostics, logging, updates and more. This not only improves the developer’s workflow during development and testing, but also enhances the end-user and field engineer experience by providing a straightforward way to interact with the device’s files.
Amazon bringing same-day delivery to ‘millions’ of rural customers
Amazon announced its intention to bring same-day and next-day delivery to “tens of millions” of people who live in live in smaller towns by the end of 2026. Speedier deliveries will be available to residents “in more than 4,000 smaller cities, towns, and rural communities,” the company said in a press release Tuesday. Items categorized … Read more
How to use GitHub, Discord, and X to find hidden crypto gems early
Hype moves fast, but real crypto innovation is quieter. Use GitHub, Discord and X to spot legitimate projects before they moon or rug.
These battery-powered 4K cameras record 24/7
TP-Link’s new line of 4K-capable cameras works with its new Matter-compatible HomeBase hub. TP-Link just launched a bunch of new security cameras for its Tapo smart home brand, including a 4K-capable line for outdoors and a slew of inexpensive pan and tilt cams that can be used indoors and out. The company is also finally … Read more
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Chainlink (LINK) Gains 8.4%, Leading Index Higher
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 2967.37, up 4.0% (+114.4) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday. All 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: LINK (+8.4%) and NEAR (+8.2%). Laggards: LTC (+1.6%) and BCH (+2.0%). The … Read more
Tesla’s robotaxi reality check
After years of grand promises about how robotaxis would change the way we buy and use our cars, Tesla finally launched its taxi service. In one small portion of one city. With only a few cars and a few riders. Plus safety monitors in the passenger seat. Caution is a good thing in this industry, … Read more
Hacked Crypto Exchange WazirX Gets More Time to Restructure After Court Ruling
The exchange’s crypto operations are reportedly moving to Panama as part of its restructuring, ahead of Singapore’s June 30 deadline.
GEAR: The Mental Model That Separates Scalers from Strugglers
For too long, revenue leadership has been a theatre of anecdotes. We romanticise closers, celebrate instinct, and rehash war stories about the “deal that changed the quarter.” But behind closed doors, most GTM leaders are flying blind and in fact, chasing outcomes without understanding the mechanics behind them. I’ve had the opportunity to lead and … Read more
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Major Validators Join Testnet to Tackle Ethereum’s Overlooked Bottleneck
Network operators controlling at least 14% of Ethereum’s stake are testing a new data propagation system promising 10x speed improvements.
Grayscale Unveils Fund for SXT, Native Token of Microsoft-Backed Space and Time Blockchain
Crypto asset manager Grayscale has unveiled an investment trust providing exposure to SXT, the native token of the Space and Time blockchain. The Grayscale Space and Time Trust is now available to eligible individual and institutional investors, the asset manager announced via email on Tuesday. Space and Time, which is backed by Microsoft’s venture capital … Read more