Month: August 2025
OpenAI says ChatGPT is on track to reach 700M weekly users
OpenAI’s consumer chatbot ChatGPT to hit a new milestone of 700M weekly users.
Amazon is gutting its Wondery podcast studio
Amazon is splitting up its Wondery podcast studio just four years after acquiring it, as first reported by Bloomberg. As part of the change, the studio will shed around 110 employees, while Wondery CEO Jen Sargent will leave the company. In a statement to The Verge, Amazon spokesperson Alice Zhou confirmed that while Wondery will … Read more
Elon Musk says he’s bringing back Vine’s archive
Elon Musk says the company will bring back Vine’s archive of videos back online.
How to Accurately Evaluate IP Geolocation Data Beyond Provider Consensus
IP geolocation accuracy can’t be judged by consensus alone, as many providers rely on outdated WHOIS data. IPinfo uses ground truth datasets and physics-based methods like ProbeNet for precise results. A proper evaluation involves verified ground truth, RTT triangulation, and clear metrics, ensuring data accuracy beyond trust or majority opinion.
VOLATILE WEEKEND, XRP LEADS REBOUND, TRUMP FIRES BLS CHIEF
XRP, DOGE lead crypto rebound after drop. BTC ETFs suffer 2nd largest single day outflow. Crypto ETFs bought ATH $12.8b in July. China cracks down on mainland crypto again. SEC to hold crypto roundtables across US. Buy the dips in BTC, ETH: Eric Trump. Metaplanet plans $3.7b equity raise to buy BTC. Galaxy Digital OTC … Read more
Grok Imagine, xAI’s new AI image and video generator, lets you make NSFW content
Elon Musk continues to position Grok as an unfiltered, boundary-pushing AI.
Coinbase Crypto Momentum Stalls, Valuation Stretches: Cut to Sell at Compass Point
Coinbase (COIN) has been downgraded to a sell rating by Compass Point, which also cut its year-end price target from $330 to $248, citing weaker-than-expected earnings and fading interest in crypto equities as key risks. COIN is trading modestly higher on Monday at $316 following last week’s earnings-related 18% plunge. “While we remain constructive on … Read more
Wake-on-LAN Using Cloud Functions
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DeFi will become the default financial interface
DeFi promised to rebuild the financial system from the ground up. Moving from early experiments to everyday utility demands an upgrade.
8BitDo’s first wireless Xbox controller is a surprise Rare collaboration
8BitDo’s new wireless Xbox controller. 8BitDo has created its first wireless Xbox controller in partnership with Rare, a game studio acquired by Microsoft. The officially licensed controller features a gold and blue design, with plenty of Easter eggs to celebrate Rare’s 40th anniversary. The $89.99 8BitDo Ultimate 3-mode Controller for Xbox — Rare 40th Anniversary … Read more
Lyft and China’s Baidu look to bring robotaxis to Europe next year
The companies want to launch the robotaxi services in Germany and the U.K. first, pending regulatory approval.
Google removes over 50 DEI groups from a list of groups it helps fund
Google removed the name of 58 DEI groups from its list, including the Latino Leadership Alliance and the ACLU of Illinois.
Bought the $112K dip? 5 signs Bitcoin's bull run is about to return
A Power of 3 pattern suggests a $126,000 target for Bitcoin after a leverage reset, but BTC price must first flip its immediate resistance level into new support.
Complex Iterators Are Slow
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Objects should shut up
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Crypto Treasuries Expand as Public Companies Make Bold Monday Moves
Monday kicked off with a flurry of treasury announcements as major digital asset firms expanded their crypto reserves, underlining the growing institutional embrace of blockchain-native assets. BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) now holds the world’s largest ether {ETH} treasury at 833,137 ETH worth over $2.9 billion. Launched just 35 days ago, BitMine’s aggressive ETH acquisition strategy … Read more
Comp AI Secures $2.6M Pre-seed To Disrupt SOC 2 Market
San Francisco, California, August 1st, 2025, CyberNewsWire/–Comp AI, an emerging player in the compliance automation space, today announced it has secured $2.6 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate its mission of transforming how companies achieve compliance with critical frameworks like SOC 2 and HIPAA. The funding round was co-led by OSS Capital and Grand Ventures, … Read more
$27 million gone, no private keys exposed: How the BigONE hack happened
A sophisticated supply chain attack on Seychelles-based crypto exchange BigONE led to a $27 million theft from hot wallets, without exposing private keys.
Crypto Exchange Bullish Seeks to Raise Up to $629M in New York Share Sale
Bullish, the owner of the Bullish Exchange crypto platform, said it plans to raise as much as $629 million in its initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange. The company, which also owns CoinDesk, said it plans to sell 20.3 million ordinary shares with an expected price of $28-$31 per share according … Read more
Google’s healthcare AI made up a body part — what happens when doctors don’t notice?
Scenario: A radiologist is looking at your brain scan and flags an abnormality in the basal ganglia. It’s an area of the brain that helps you with motor control, learning, and emotional processing. The name sounds a bit like another part of the brain, the basilar artery, which supplies blood to your brainstem – but … Read more