Month: September 2025
Volvo’s next-gen hyrbids will be American-made EREVs
Volvo plans to build a new extended-range EV at its factory in South Carolina. | Image: Getty Images As it struggles with declining sales and an uncertain regulatory environment, Volvo is hoping to realign its fortunes by overhauling its electric vehicle plans. And a big part of that is a bet on hybrid technology — … Read more
You can now upgrade a retro Casio watch with Bluetooth, step tracking, and games
The Ollee Watch One makes several Casio digital watches smarter. | Image: Ollee Watch For the first time since it launched 36 years ago, the iconic Casio F-91W digital watch is getting some smart upgrades — but not from Casio. The Ollee Watch One is a replacement mainboard for the Casio F-91W, A158W, and several … Read more
Microsoft adds Anthropic’s AI to Copilot
Microsoft is integrating OpenAI rival Anthropic’s AI into Copilot, marking another step towards the disentangling of Microsoft and OpenAI.
Fitell Corporation Launches Solana (SOL) Digital Asset Treasury with $100M Financing Facility
Taren Point, Australia, September 23rd, 2025/Chainwire/–Fitell Corporation (NASDAQ: FTEL) (“Fitell” or the “Company”), a global provider of fitness equipment and health solutions, today announced it has secured an up to $100M facility to support the launch of its Solana treasury strategy, marking the first Solana-based digital asset treasury in Australia. Key Highlights ● DeFi and … Read more
How to build a GTM strategy that actually drives results at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, GTM pros Max Altschuler, Alison Wagonfeld, and Marc Manara take the Builders Stage to show founders how to build a go-to-market engine that doesn’t just support the product, but also scales with it.
Bitcoin rallies to $113.9K as bullish divergence points to trend reversal
Bitcoin’s bullish divergences on the RSI metric, along with record-low volatility, were early signs that the rally to $113,900 was in the making. Is the sell-off over?
Nebeus Overfunds Equity Crowdfunding With €3.6M,Reflects Growing Demand for Regulated Solutions
London, United Kingdom, September 24th, 2025/Chainwire/–Nebeus has exceeded its crowdfunding target on Republic Europe, raising €3.6 million (122% of target) from over 430 backers. The campaign’s overfunding highlights investor appetite for regulated crypto–finance platforms at a time when markets are undergoing renewed scrutiny and institutional adoption. The milestone comes as Bitcoin remains near multi-year highs … Read more
Chinese EV Firm’s Stock Surges, Then Stumbles on $1 Billion Bitcoin, Ethereum and BNB Plan
Jiuzi Holdings announced plans for a $1 billion crypto treasury focused on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BNB—garnering mixed signals from investors.
Jessica Chastain says she and Apple are ‘not aligned’ on decision to halt The Savant
Just a day after Apple announced that it was pausing the premiere of The Savant, its upcoming show about domestic extremism, star Jessica Chastain says that she disagrees with the decision. In a lengthy statement on Instagram, Chastain said that while the team at Apple TV Plus are “incredible collaborators… we’re not aligned on the … Read more
Asia-Pacific Leads Worldwide Crypto Adoption: Chainalysis
The region was the fastest growing for on-chain activity, a new Chainalysis report observing transaction data found.
Myriad Launches Revenue Share Program for Predictors and Builders
The prediction market protocol is now offering revenue sharing, with USDC rewards for users who share using their personal referral link.
These YC founders pivoted 5 times before building a social app that nabbed 300K users and over $1M ARR in 6 months
A couple of months ago, the founders behind YC-backed social app Candle were in “pivot hell,” cycling through more than a dozen ideas after joining Y Combinator’s Fall 2024 batch, while the clock on their seed money ticked down. Alex Ruber, previously an engineer at Apple, and Parth Chopra, formerly an engineer at Asana and … Read more
Instagram hits 3 billion monthly users
Facebook and WhatsApp also surpassed 3 billion monthly users this year, according to Zuckerberg. Instagram now has 3 billion monthly active users, according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. This milestone comes almost four years after Instagram reportedly hit 2 billion monthly users in December 2021, catching up to other Meta platforms. Zuckerberg announced that Facebook … Read more
Trump’s pick for CFTC chair faces uncertain future as other candidates vetted: Report
At least three other candidates may be in the running to chair the CTFC after the Winklevoss twins reportedly soured on Trump’s first pick, Brian Quintenz.
UK arrests man in airport ransomware attack that caused delays across Europe
Travellers wait in terminal 4 at Heathrow Airport. The UK’s National Crime Agency arrested a man in West Sussex in connection with a ransomware attack that caused significant flight delays last week and forced many airlines to check passengers and luggage manually. The cyberattack impacted several airports across Europe, including London’s Heathrow and Berlin’s Brandenburg. … Read more
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PWEASE Solana Coin Skyrockets After Vice President JD Vance Posts Meme
Seven-month-old Solana meme coin PWEASE spiked on Wednesday, after U.S. VP JD Vance posted the meme on social media.
XLM Consolidates After Sharp Decline, Testing Key Support Levels
Stellar’s native token XLM weathered intense volatility over the past 24 hours, plunging to key support levels before staging a robust rebound. The moves, marked by unusually heavy institutional trading activity, underscored the market’s focus on the $0.36–$0.37 support zone as traders weigh the prospects of a breakout toward higher targets. During the Asian trading … Read more
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How Flare Network Finally Unlocks XRP’s $200B DeFi Potential Through Revolutionary FAssets System
Can a cryptocurrency worth over $27 billion finally break into decentralized finance after years of sitting on the sidelines? That question gained a definitive answer this week as Flare Network launched FAssets on mainnet, specifically targeting XRP holders who have long been excluded from the booming DeFi ecosystem. The launch of FXRP v1.2 represents more … Read more
BNB Chain to Slash Fees as Aster Spurs On-Chain Exchange Wars
Validators on BNB Chain have proposed lowering the minimum gas price from 0.1 Gwei to 0.05 Gwei while reducing block intervals from 750 milliseconds to 450 milliseconds. The goal is to drive average transaction costs down to around $0.005, making the network competitive with low-cost chains such as Solana and Base. The proposal follows a … Read more
YouTube will now let you hide those pesky end screens
YouTube will finally let you dismiss the pop-ups that fill your screen with recommendations at the end of a video. Now, when you come across an end screen, you can select a new “hide” button in the top-right corner of the video so you can finish what you’re watching without distractions. YouTube says it’s making … Read more
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Instagram now has 3 billion monthly active users, will test features to help users control their feeds
As Instagram celebrates the 3 billion milestone, it also plans to roll out features that help users control what content is algorithmically recommended to them.