Ex-ECB Official Urges Europe to Back Euro Stablecoins or Risk Losing Financial Power

Stablecoins are growing fast. Most of the $255 billion sector is currently concentrated in U.S. dollar-backed tokens, which account for $241 billion of that total, according to RWA.xyz data. Former European Central Bank board member and chair of Société Générale, Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, has said that the imbalance could sideline Europe in the next phase … Read more

Godot 4.4 Beta 4: A Deeper Look

We knew from the beginning that aiming for a late-February release was an ambitious timeframe, but the community has risen to the challenge and kept development right on track! As such, you can expect this to be our final beta release of the 4.4 period, with release candidates set to come out shortly after. In … Read more

How to Stop Your TV From Watching You

If you bought a new smart TV during any of the holiday sales, there’s likely to be an uninvited guest watching along with you. The most popular smart TVs sold today use automatic content recognition (ACR), a kind of ad surveillance technology that collects data on everything you view and sends it to a proprietary … Read more

Mercedes-Benz electric G-Wagen review: king of the off-road

As exciting as it is to see how electric technology redefines automotive transportation, it’s just as exciting to see how it alters what we already have. In the aftermarket, EV-converted restomods are quickly becoming big business. But direct from manufacturers, there’s great potential in electrifying legacy badges by seamlessly blending old design with new technology. … Read more