Month: August 2025

Tesla shuts down the team behind its Dojo supercomputer

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Tesla is dissolving the team that was developing its Dojo supercomputer, according to Bloomberg. The change, which reportedly includes the departure of Dojo head Peter Bannon, marks a notable shift away from using in-house technology to train the AI models powering Tesla’s self-driving features and its Optimus humanoid robot. Tesla CEO Elon Musk first introduced … Read more

GPT-5’s big new feature: less lying?

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Here’s the tricky part about assessing an AI system’s deception rate: if the system is really good at deceiving you, you might not notice. This week on The Vergecast, Adi Robertson and Alex Heath join me to discuss the launch of GPT-5 and GPT-OSS… and the strange charts we saw along the way. GPT-5 is … Read more

Why I love my Soviet Labubu

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Marina Galperina is a senior tech editor at The Verge who works with staff writers and freelancers on reports and theme weeks. She recently started a new newsletter called The Stepback, which breaks down one essential story from a writer of the week every Sunday. (From Marina: “Please subscribe!”) During a recent discussion of Labubus … Read more

Gold Futures Hit Record on U.S. Tariffs, Possibly Boosting Safe-Haven Case for Bitcoin

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Gold futures surged to a record high on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on imported gold bars, a rare move sparking both safe-haven buying and fresh concerns over supply disruptions in a market unaccustomed to such trade measures. The most actively traded U.S. gold futures contract climbed as high as $3,534 per … Read more

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Stellar (XLM) Surges 12.3%, Leading Index Higher

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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 4044.63, up 2.8% (+111.1) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: XLM (+12.3%) and XRP (+8.0%). Laggards: BTC (-0.3%) and LTC (+0.3%). … Read more

CrediX Team Vanishes After $4.5M Exploit in Suspected DeFi Exit Scam

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The team behind decentralized lender CrediX has vanished days after a $4.5 million exploit, leaving its X account inactive and website offline since Aug. 4, according to blockchain security firm CertiK. The sudden disappearance has sparked fears of an exit scam, which is when developers abandon a project and investor funds without warning. The $4.5 … Read more

ICP Pushes Higher as Strong Volume Secures Bullish Momentum

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Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) extended its upward trajectory over the last 24 hours, rising 2.29% from $5.25 to $5.37. The token’s price action unfolded within a $0.26 corridor between $5.16 and $5.42, representing a 4.94% trading spread, as traders navigated pronounced intraday volatility, according to CoinDesk’s technical analysis data model. The most notable moves came … Read more

Filecoin Demonstrates Resilient Recovery Following Mid-Session Volatility

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Filecoin (FIL) demonstrated measured volatility, trading within a 5.4% range in the last 24-hours, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The model showed that despite experiencing a mid-session decline to $2.39 at 16:00, Filecoin staged a textbook recovery, and bounced 5%. Elevated trading volumes exceeding 2.8 million units during the correction phase suggest institutional … Read more