XRP, Dogecoin Lead Altcoin Gains as Bitcoin Remains Flat
Over 70 of the top 100 cryptocurrencies are in the green since this time yesterday—and notably, Bitcoin isn’t one of them.
Month: July 2025
Apple launches new emoji word game to take on Wordle and the NYT
Ever since the New York Times acquired Wordle and went all-in on games, there’s been something of a slow-brewing arms race in the space. The Times continues to release new games, and it’s now up against intriguing competitors like Puzzmo, Netflix, The Atlantic, and even LinkedIn, while established games like Words With Friends have adjusted … Read more
Spotify expands audiobook access to family plan members for the first time
Spotify is expanding access to audiobooks with two new plans, one of which offers access to family members.
Ethereum looks to break $3,500 as RSI 'buy signal' targets $10K ETH price
ETH continues its “up only rally” after breaking $3,000, as an Ethereum trader says the price could top between $7,000 and $10,000 this cycle.
USDt market cap hits $160B, cementing its ‘digital dollar’ role: Tether CEO
Tether’s USDt stablecoin has surpassed $160 billion market cap, confirming its place as the digital dollar, as Tron leads in blockchain supply.
Man Attempts Tattoo World Record By Inking ‘Pump.fun’ on Himself 700 Times
Pump.fun has become a hotbed for world record attempts, with the latest dev gunning to tattoo the Solana launchpad’s name 700 times.
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A gritty Pac-Man reboot makes for surprisingly solid Metroid-style action
Shadow Labyrinth didn’t make the best first impression, though I’m not talking about the game itself. The concept of a gritty reboot of Pac-Man first reared its strange head in Secret Level, an anthology that turned notable video games into animated shorts that mostly felt like extended commercials. And that’s exactly what the episode “Circle,” … Read more
Perplexity’s CEO on why the browser is AI’s killer app
Hello, and welcome to Decoder! I’m Alex Heath, deputy editor at The Verge and author of the Command Line newsletter. I’m hosting our Thursday episodes while Nilay is out on parental leave. Today, we’re talking about how AI is changing the way we use the web. If you’re like me, you’re probably already using apps … Read more
RGB Protocol to bring tokenized assets, USDT to Bitcoin
Boosty Labs founder and CEO Viktor Ihnatiuk told Cointelegraph that Tether’s USDT will be RGB’s first real-world use case for stablecoin transfers on Bitcoin.
BTCFi TVL jumps 22x to $7B, but trust remains an issue
BTCFi, or Bitcoin-based decentralized finance (DeFi), has surged over 22x in TVL since January 2024, driven by new protocols and institutional inflows, but still faces adoption hurdles due to trust.
DEX-to-CEX ratio hits new high as crypto traders flee centralization
Despite the rising DEX-to-CEX ratio, centralized exchanges still lead in the crypto spot market, posting $3.9 trillion in trading volume, compared to $877 billion for DEXs.
UAE’s deal to buy Nvidia AI chips reportedly on hold
The U.S. is reportedly holding up the deal due to concerns that AI chips could be smuggled to China from the UAE.
Bitcoin’s next chapter: From passive asset to financial powerhouse
This episode of the Clear Crypto Podcast uncovers how Bitcoin is shedding its passive role and becoming a usable financial tool through wrapped assets, bridges and new DeFi use cases.
Sony is still stubborn about the size of its cameras
Would you care if this sleek little thing was just a bit less little? Sony’s new RX1R III camera looks awesome. Hardcore photo enthusiasts have wanted an updated version of its full-frame compact camera, the RX1, for nearly a decade. I’m not surprised it costs a whopping $5,100 (cameras and lenses have been trending more … Read more
Dyson’s $500 headphones come in even more colors
This pink is one of the two new colors coming to OnTrac outer caps. Dyson is expanding the range of ear caps and cushions it offers for its customizable OnTrac headphones, with two new colors launching today for each. That doesn’t change the four default designs you’re able to pick from when buying the $499.99 … Read more
Adobe’s new AI tool turns silly noises into realistic audio effects
In this example, you’d record yourself mimicking the sound of a rocket taking off. Have at it. Adobe is launching new generative AI filmmaking tools that provide fun ways to create sound effects and control generated video outputs. Alongside the familiar text prompts that typically allow you to describe what Adobe’s Firefly AI models should … Read more
Eddington gets the pandemic right but still isn’t a great movie
A24 is known for its prestige arthouse films, but in its early days as a distributor, it made most of its money from elevated horror films like Ari Aster’s Hereditary and Midsommar. Over a decade in, the ambitions of A24 and Aster have expanded beyond genre film. But for both, the more recent results have … Read more
Debugging Bash Like a Sire (2023)
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Uber taps Nuro, invests $300M in Lucid to build a premium robotaxi service
Uber is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into Lucid and autonomous vehicle technology startup Nuro in a bid to launch its own robotaxi service.
Scaling Real-Time Video on AWS: How We Keep WebRTC Latency Below 150ms with Kubernetes Autoscaling
Edge AI used to mean painful trade-offs between speed, power, and memory. But LLVM, MLIR, and SYCL are changing that—bringing automation, performance, and portability to the forefront of AI model deployment. Learn how this modern compiler stack turns your compiler into a co-pilot, not a bottleneck.
Building enterprise-scale RAG applications with Amazon S3 Vectors and DeepSeek R1 on Amazon SageMaker AI
Organizations are adopting large language models (LLMs), such as DeepSeek R1, to transform business processes, enhance customer experiences, and drive innovation at unprecedented speed. However, standalone LLMs have key limitations such as hallucinations, outdated knowledge, and no access to proprietary data. Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) addresses these gaps by combining semantic search with generative AI, … Read more
Uber to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Lucid and Nuro in massive robotaxi deal
Uber plans to make “multi-hundred-million dollar investments” in both Nuro and Lucid as part of a massive new robotaxi deal that was just announced. The three companies are linking up to deploy “20,000 or more” robotaxis in the US over the next six years. The vehicles will be Lucid’s new Gravity SUV, equipped with autonomous … Read more
SEC delays in-kind redemption decision for Bitwise crypto ETFs
The US SEC has extended its decision deadline on whether to allow in-kind redemptions for Bitwise’s spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs on NYSE Arca.
Lovable becomes a unicorn with $200M Series A just 8 months after launch
Only eight months after its launch, Sweden’s Lovable has raised a $200 million Series A round led by Accel at a $1.8 billion valuation.
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Why is Cartesi Doubling Down on Ethereum?
What does it mean for a foundational blockchain project to redefine its purpose within a rapidly evolving ecosystem? Cartesi, an early Layer 2 (L2) project within the Ethereum landscape, recently announced a significant re-orientation of its engineering efforts. This shift moves Cartesi away from a competitive stance and towards a role of direct contribution to … Read more