I’ve got a bone to pick with ‘getting credit’ from your fitness tracker

Scores are meant to help you digest data, but sometimes feel like getting graded on a test. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest phones, smartwatches, apps, and other gizmos that swear they’re going to change your life. Optimizer arrives in … Read more

Raspberry Pi upgraded its keyboard computer with mechanical switches and SSD storage

The Raspberry Pi 500 Plus includes RGB lighting and runs the open source QMK firmware. | Image: Raspberry Pi After upgrading its original compact computer-in-a-keyboard with its more capable Raspberry Pi 5 microcomputer, the company has announced a new premium version of last year’s model. The Raspberry Pi 500 Plus is the first to feature … Read more

Cipher Mining Prices $1.1B Upsized Convertible Note Offering

Cipher Mining (CIFR) priced a $1.08B private offering of a 0.00% convertible senior notes due 2031, upsized from $800M initially. The notes, senior unsecured obligations, are convertible at an initial price of $16.03 per share, a 37.5% premium to Thursday’s $11.66 close. Investors may require repurchase in 2029 at par, while Cipher can redeem starting … Read more

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Avalanche (AVAX) Slides 7.1%, Leading Index Lower

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 3816.51, down 1% (-38.03) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. None of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: ETH (-0.2%) and ICP (-0.3%). Laggards: AVAX (-7.1%) and NEAR … Read more

Tick tock, TikTok

After more than five years of machinations, secret meetings, legislative actions, and confusing messaging, it appears a deal is coming to keep TikTok alive in the US. On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that didn’t quite make a deal, but at least gave everyone space to make deal. It’s a concept of a … Read more