FBC: Firebreak is missing Control’s weird charm

With FBC: Firebreak, Remedy Entertainment has entered the world of the first-person co-op shooter. Set in its Control universe – specifically the site of the first game, the brutalist nightmare office called the Oldest House – players control a member of the titular three-person team of the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC), tasked with addressing … Read more

The Kill Switch: A Coder’s Act of Revenge

In the age of code dominance, where billions of dollars are controlled by lines of code, a frustrated coder took the boundary between protest and cybercrime. What began as a grudge became an organized act of sabotage, one that now could land him 10 years in federal prison. Recently, a contract programmer was fired by … Read more

All Token Launches Should be Decentralized

Crypto’s revolution began with a radical promise: financial systems run on code for communities, not corporations. Yet in a few years, token launches morphed from grassroots movements to corporate pageantry. VCs became the new investment banks and centralized exchange listings the new IPOs. Now, the pendulum is swinging back. It’s time for crypto to rediscover … Read more

Tech Made in Ukraine: The People Behind the Platforms We Use Every Day

Ukrainian developers and entrepreneurs have long proven their ability to build and scale companies that redefine global markets. Behind the success of international tech giants like GitLab, Revolut, Grammarly, Wise, and Moss are Ukrainians who play a crucial role in shaping the future of technology. Vlad Yatsenko — Co-founder of Revolut Vlad Yatsenko is one … Read more

Liquid Dreams: The Rise of Immersion Cooling and Underwater Data Centers

As demand for data keeps rising driven by generative AI, real-time analytics, 8K streaming, and edge computing data centers are facing an escalating dilemma: how to maintain performance without getting too hot. Traditional air-cooled server rooms that were once large enough for straightforward web hosting and storage are being stretched to their thermal extremes by … Read more

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Uniswap (UNI) Gains 4.3%, 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 3001.7, up 0.8% (+23.65) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Seventeen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: UNI (+4.3%) and POL (+2.8%). Laggards: AVAX (-1.9%) and DOT (-0.9%). … Read more

How to Use Customer Service as a Growth Strategy

In markets where complex decision-making dominates and buyers face an overload of options, companies need more than a good product to win. Leveraging customer service as a well-structured system can become your competitive advantage. Customer-obsessed businesses understand that people do not just buy features; they invest in partnerships that deliver trust and consistent support.  You … Read more

Al Agents Will Vote: How DAO + Al Is Changing the Economics of Decision-Making

Imagine a company where multi-million-dollar decisions are made not by humans, but by autonomous programs. This is not a sci-fi movie scene — it’s the reality emerging at the intersection of blockchain and artificial intelligence. Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are increasingly integrating Al agents to automate governance, strategy, and resource allocation. One of Nouns DAO’s … Read more

Meet SiteSkite, 👑 Winner of Startups of The Year 2024 in Delaware

The web is building faster than ever, but who’s ensuring it runs flawlessly? SiteSkite is the essential platform for the new era of WordPress, shifting the focus from just building to ensuring every site performs, secures, and scales seamlessly. https://hackernoon.com/startups/north-america/north-america-delaware-ca-usa?embedable=true&stup=6723cafefb65f51b0f7487fd Tell us about you. Hi! I’m Muhammad Abdullah Khan, and I’ve been building in the … Read more

This Open-Source AI Reads the Earth Like ChatGPT Reads Text

How a rocket scientist turned entrepreneur created the “ChatGPT for Earth data” using transformers and satellite imagery Bruno Sánchez is a rocket scientist with a somewhat deviant trajectory. An astrophysicist by training, he used the tools of his trade – mathematics and science – at the broadest possible scale: the universe. At some point, however, … Read more

Crypto Exchange Kraken Adds Bitcoin Staking Via Babylon as BTC Driven DeFi Picks Up

Crypto exchange Kraken has launched bitcoin BTC staking through a new integration with Babylon, as decentralized finance on BTC picks up. Babylon is a Bitcoin-native protocol that enables BTC to secure proof-of-stake (PoS) networks without leaving the blockchain. The service allows Kraken users to stake their bitcoin directly, locking it in a custodial vault on … Read more

Project Eleven Raises $6M to Defend Bitcoin From the Coming Quantum Threat

Project Eleven has raised $6 million to protect bitcoin BTC from the existential threat of quantum computing, as fears mount that the network’s core cryptography could one day be rendered obsolete. The round was co-led by Variant Fund and Quantonation, with participation from Castle Island Ventures alongside founding investors Nebular and Formation, according to a … Read more

SOL Strategies Files to List on Nasdaq

SOL Strategies, a Toronto-listed digital asset firm focused on Solana, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list on Nasdaq, as the company seeks access to the world’s largest economy. The company filed a 40-F form, according to a filing on Wednesday. The 40-F form is required from Canadian companies wishing to … Read more