Month: August 2025

Major Bitcoin Breakout Could be Brewing as Retail and Institutions Stack ‘Relentlessly’

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Bitcoin is holding steady around $108,716, according to CoinDesk Data, but behind the flat price action are signs of a potential breakout as both retail and institutions ramp up accumulation. On Aug. 29, André Dragosch, European head of research at Bitwise, noted that corporate adoption of bitcoin has accelerated at a historic pace. He said … Read more

The Markup Series “Still Loading” Wins First Place in the Philip Meyer Journalism Award

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The Markup’s investigative series on vast internet disparities in the United States, “Still Loading,” has won first place in the Philip Meyer Journalism Award, which recognizes the best uses of social science research methods in journalism. Judges said the series tells “a powerful story about a critical social injustice” and that they “applaud the team … Read more

The Verge’s favorite gifts for book lovers

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What do you gift somebody who loves books? The obvious answer is “a book,” but since true bibliophiles are probably sitting on a stack already, it’s worth getting a little more creative. Luckily for you, many of us at The Verge are big bookworms ourselves, which is why we rounded up a bunch of clever, … Read more

Meta is struggling to rein in its AI chatbots

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Meta is changing some of the rules governing its chatbots two weeks after a Reuters investigation revealed disturbing ways in which they could, potentially, interact with minors. Now the company has told TechCrunch that its chatbots are being trained not to engage in conversations with minors around self-harm, suicide, or disordered eating, and to avoid … Read more