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The employment situation in the U.S. continued to show softness last month, likely sealing the deal for a rate cut at the Federal Reserve’s upcoming meeting in mid-September. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 22,000 in August, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Friday morning. That was shy of economist forecasts for 75,000 and … Read more
OpenAI is on track to start mass production of its own in-house artificial intelligence chips for the first time next year, according to a report from the Financial Times. Unnamed sources tell the outlet that OpenAI designed the chip with US semiconductor giant Broadcom, which announced a $10 billion chip order from an unnamed customer … Read more
Users can customize the color temperature of the lights on the Reolink TrackFlex floodlight Wi-Fi. Reolink has announced the TrackFlex Floodlight WiFi at IFA 2025, the security tech provider’s new hardwired dual-lens floodlight camera for monitoring any concerns outside your home. Video is recorded at 4K resolution with a choice of wide or telephoto views. … Read more
There are several dummy units of the upcoming iPhone 17 Pro Max (left) and iPhone 17 Air (right) on display at IFA 2025. Apple’s launch event for the iPhone 17 lineup is just around the corner, and case makers are already showing off the products they can be paired with on the IFA 2025 showfloor. … Read more
Qubic attempted a 51% attack on Monero while training its AI model AIGarth. It’s now posting on social media—and the public isn’t impressed.
Imagine Lens allows users to create, edit, and recreate Snaps by entering their own prompts.
Withings announced at IFA 2025 today that it’s revamping the operating system of its ScanWatch 2 smartwatch. Called HealthSense 4, the update adds new algorithms for 35 health metrics as well as predictive AI-powered alerts when a user’s health changes. The ScanWatch 2 also gains two new colors and improved battery life of 35 days … Read more
As the crypto market awaits the U.S. nonfarm payrolls release for insights on the how the Federal Reserve might act on interest rates, implied volatility indexes point to moderate price volatility in major cryptocurrencies. At press time, Volmex’s annualized bitcoin (BTC) one-day implied volatility index was 43.80. That means a 24-hour expected price swing of … Read more
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Investment firm Sora Ventures announced what it says is Asia’s first dedicated bitcoin (BTC) treasury fund, with plans to buy $1 billion worth of the cryptocurrency in the next six months. The announcement was made during Taipei Blockchain Week, where the firm revealed $200 million in initial commitments from investors across the region. The fund … Read more
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South Korea’s Financial Services Commission introduced new rules for crypto lending, banning leveraged loans, capping interest at 20% and restricting use to the top coins.
Google’s new Nest Cams look a lot like its old ones. Google is its own worst enemy: the company appears to have leaked three upcoming Nest smart home products in its own app. Wired versions of the Nest Cam Indoor (3rd gen), Nest Cam Outdoor (2nd gen), and Nest Doorbell (3rd gen) have all appeared … Read more
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) As both traditional and crypto markets await the U.S. nonfarm payrolls data, some unrelated news hit the wires, underscoring gold’s appeal as a universal haven. The Financial Times reported that Tether, the issuer of world’s largest dollar-pegged stablecoin, is considering a serious play in the gold … Read more
Microsoft is giving away Microsoft 365 Personal subscriptions to all US college students. This subscription gives students free access to Microsoft’s Office apps and the Copilot AI assistant integration for a year, after which the students are eligible for a 50 percent discount to continue the subscription. While most students have access to education versions … Read more
Stablecoins are fast becoming a mainstream payment vehicle and not just for legitimate transactions. Criminals, like everyone else, would rather avoid currency risk as they move large sums of money around. That can make stablecoins like Tether’s USDT and the USDC issued by Circle Internet (CRCL), whose values are pegged 1:1 to the U.S. currency, … Read more
Tesla has proposed a new 10-year compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk that could be worth as much as $1 trillion even as the EV maker’s car business stumbles and it sets its sights on humanoid robotics and AI.
The European subsidiary of cryptocurrency exchange Bullish (BLSH) has won a license under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation in Germany. Bullish Europe secured the license from the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), having previously gained crypto brokerage and custody licenses from the regulator, the company announced via email on Friday. Ascending to MiCA licensing … Read more
Google has announced a pretty major upgrade to the convenience of the translation built into Circle to Search on Android, which will now continue translating as the content on-screen changes. Google has slightly undersold the feature with the name “Scroll and translate.” In fact, it will now continue to translate as you swipe through screens, … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Bitcoin and the Blockchain 2.1 The Origins 2.2 Bitcoin in a nutshell 2.3 Basic Concepts Crypto Exchanges Source of Value of crypto assets and Bootstrapping Initial Coin Offerings Airdrops Ethereum 7.1 Proof-of-Stake based consensus in Ethereum 7.2 Smart Contracts 7.3 Tokens 7.4 Non-Fungible Tokens Decentralized Finance and 8.1 … Read more
Sora Ventures said the fund is backed by an initial capital commitment of $200 million from institutional partners across Asia.