NASA and Google are building an AI medical assistant to keep Mars-bound astronauts healthy
The multi-modal tool, which includes speech, text and images, runs inside Google Cloud’s Vertex AI environment.
Month: August 2025
Mini Ikea stores will be opening inside select Best Buy locations this year
Want a new laptop with a side of Billy bookcase? Ikea and Best Buy’s new collaboration has you covered. | Image: Ikea Ikea has announced that it’s opening mini retail experiences in a handful of Best Buy stores in the southern US later this year. It’s the first time Ikea’s products and services will be … Read more
Aptos’ APT Rises 7% as Bulls Take Control
Aptos’ APT registered a 7% surge during the last 24 hours, advancing from $4.34 to $4.62, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The model showed that Aptos demonstrated considerable bullish momentum throughout the preceding 24-hour period. The most significant price action materialised during the nocturnal hours extending into the early morning of August 8, … Read more
Pinterest CEO says agentic shopping is still a long way out
Pinterest CEO Bill Ready talks about the agentic web and where the social network will fit in the AI era.
ATOM Jumps 4% on Institutional Demand Before Late-Hour Reversal
ATOM surged 4% from $4.36 to $4.55 in the 24 hours to 15:00 UTC on Aug. 8, breaking through key resistance on exceptional 2.19 million-unit volume that far exceeded daily averages. The rally was fueled by heavy institutional buying of Cosmos ecosystem tokens, a move linked to Coinbase’s launch of dYdX (COSMOSDYDX) support on its … Read more
NEAR Rises 2% as Institutional Traders Drive Volume Amid Volatile Swings
NEAR Protocol rose 1.93% in the 24 hours to 15:00 UTC on Aug. 8, moving from $2.59 to $2.64. The token traded between $2.54 and $2.71, a 6.84% range that industry executives say highlights ongoing structural weaknesses in crypto markets and the need for clearer regulation. “These volatile trading patterns highlight the need for more … Read more
Instagram’s Map is here, and this is how you can turn it off
It’s only been a couple of days since the Instagram Map launched, and from the looks of our social feeds, people are not happy about it. Responses have ranged from being mildly annoyed that Instagram is ripping off Snapchat’s Snap Maps instead of offering a default feed that only contains your friends’ posts, to high … Read more
XRP Army Celebrates Being on ‘Right Side of History’ as SEC’s Ripple Lawsuit Ends
The SEC suing Ripple in 2020 prompted the XRP Army to mobilize, and now it’s stronger than ever and celebrating its victory.
SEC Green Light on Liquid Staking Sends ETH Past $4K, Spurs Broad Staking and Layer-2 Rally
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) clarification around liquid staking continued to lift asset prices across the staking sector this week, with ETH rising to $4K for the first time since December on Friday. Several layer-2 networks have also been the beneficiary of ETH’s recent ascent. Ethereum scaling solution Optimism’s native token (OP) rose … Read more
Price predictions 8/8: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE, XLM, SUI
Bitcoin could challenge the $120,000 to $123,218 resistance zone but crossing it may be a tough ask for the bulls.
OpenAI priced GPT-5 so low, it may spark a price war
Developers who have had early access are touting GPT-5’s pricing as much better than competing models.
The HackerNoon Newsletter: AI and the Prospect of a Post-Big Tech Internet (8/8/2025)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, August 8, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Wilbur Wright took off his first flight in 1908, Netscape Communications Went Public in 1995, Patent Granted for Autographic Printing in 1876, and we present you with these … Read more
SoftBank reportedly bought Foxconn’s Ohio factory for the Stargate AI project
Foxconn spent years promising electric vehicles would be built at the former Chevy Cruze factory. Now it will make AI servers.
Coinbase Adds DEX Trading to U.S. Platform in Push Toward Becoming an ‘Everything App’
Coinbase (COIN) is rolling out decentralized exchange (DEX) trading inside its main app for customers across the U.S., with the exception of New York State, the company said Friday. The move is part of its broader ambition to turn the platform into an “everything app” for crypto. The new feature will route trades on-chain through … Read more
Why Hydra Is the Most Practical Scaling Solution in Web3
Hydra is a deployable Layer 2 solution for Cardano that scales Web3 apps with speed, low fees, and modularity—without sacrificing decentralization or security. Built as an isomorphic extension, Hydra supports parallel off-chain processing through “Heads,” making it practical, developer-friendly, and resilient for real-world use.
Apple Intelligence’s ChatGPT integration will use GPT-5 starting with iOS 26
OpenAI just announced its GPT-5 AI model on Thursday, but you won’t be able to use it with Apple Intelligence’s ChatGPT integration until iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26, Apple confirmed to 9to5Mac. Apple Intelligence can rely on ChatGPT for things like helping answer certain Siri queries or alongside Apple’s Google Lens-like Visual … Read more
SEC DROPS XRP CASE, ETH NEARS $4K AGAIN, GOLD HITS ATH
Trump signs EO letting crypto into 401ks. XRP up 10% as SEC officially ends legal battle. ETH continues outperform BTC, nears $4k resistance. Crypto-friendly Miran set for Fed board. Fundamental Global to raise $5b to buy ETH. 87% odds ETH hits $4k this month. XRP to buy payment platform Rail for $200m. BTC mining stocks … Read more
Ether price hits $4K for first time since December 2024
Ether taps $4,000 for the first time in eight months in a further win for ETH bulls and the broader altseason, while Bitcoin dominance fades.
Ethereum Cracks $4,000 for First Time in 8 Months
ETH, which last broke this threshold in December, rose 4%.