Month: September 2025
Disney sure picked a terrible time to raise prices
Disney is in a tangled web of its own making. In just one week, the entertainment giant managed to anger both sides of the political spectrum, and then topped it all off with a Disney Plus price hike that made just about everyone mad. Now, Disney’s facing criticism from all sides, and it may struggle … Read more
Latest iOS beta hints at notifications on non-Apple watches
Apple could soon improve the interoperability between iPhones and third-party smartwatches. The latest iOS 26.1 beta hints at a new “notification forwarding” feature that could surface iPhone notifications on a non-Apple device or accessory, as spotted by Macworld. Code seen by Macworld suggests that users would only be able to forward notifications to one device … Read more
Google launches an AI-powered mood board app, Mixboard
Google’s Nano Banana AI model can now be used to help you brainstorm ideas and make collages with Mixboard.
‘Hyperliquid-Aligned’ USDH Native Markets Stablecoin Goes Live as HYPE Falls
After crypto titans fought over the ticker, the USDH stablecoin is now live on Hyperliquid—but HYPE is down as BNB-based rival Aster rises.
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Emergent raises $23M from Lightspeed to let consumers build apps
Emergent raises $23M for its vibe-coding software platform.
Bitcoin upgrade is splitting developers and purists
Bitcoin Core proponents defend OP_RETURN changes as neutral, while critics warn of spam and capture.
The new Covert Dock is ready for the Switch 2 and ROG Xbox Ally
Both the HDMI 2.1 port and USB-C port allow for video input. | Image: Genki Genki just launched a new Kickstarter campaign for the Covert Dock 3, its latest compact power adapter with foldable prongs that can double as a TV dock for Switch 2, a Steam Deck, and other handhelds. In terms of what’s … Read more
Coinbase, Sony and Samsung back stablecoin startup Bastion in $14.6M raise
Coinbase Ventures led a $14.6 million round for Bastion, a startup providing white-label stablecoin issuance with backing from Sony, Samsung, A16z and others.
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Spotify now integrates directly with DJ software from rekordbox, Serato, and djay
Users will be able to access their entire libraries and playlists directly within these programs, making it faster and easier to create sets from playlists and blend tracks.
Bitcoin Bollinger Bands tighter than ever as trader eyes $107K ‘max pain’
Bitcoin traders supplied BTC price levels to cause “max pain” around a giant $17.5 billion options expiry, while Bollinger Bands set new records.
The Verge’s Guide to Amazon’s October Prime Day Event 2025
We’re anticipating deals on this year’s top tech products. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge The lead-up to Black Friday happens earlier each year, and nothing illustrates that trend more than the return of Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days. For 2025, the two-day event starts Tuesday, October 7th at 3AM ET / 12AM PT, … Read more
Hash Hedge and Walbi launch The World Series of Crypto Trading: The First Global Trading Series
September 24, 2025 — Hash Hedge, an international proprietary trading firm providing traders with capital to manage, together with AI trading platform Walbi, announced the launch of the World Series of Crypto Trading (WSCT) — the first ever global series for traders, set to culminate in a live offline final in Dubai. A New Global … Read more
Xiaomi’s 15T and 15T Pro are impressive phones that are about to be outdated
The Xiaomi 15T and 15T Pro are both big phones, with 6.83-inch displays. Xiaomi just announced the 15T and 15T Pro, a pair of near-flagship phones that would be more exciting if they hadn’t arrived less than 24 hours before the company is set to unveil its next set of flagships. Odd release schedule aside, … Read more
Crypto’s real boom is happening in Argentina, Nigeria, and the Philippines
While crypto focuses on US and EU markets, real adoption is happening in Argentina, Nigeria and the Philippines, where digital assets solve survival needs.
Bowers & Wilkins says the Px8 S2 are the best headphones it’s ever made
The Nappa leather and aluminum design is slimmer than its predecessor. British audio brand Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) is launching the second generation of its flagship Px8 wireless headphones, which claim to have better sound, noise cancellation, and maintenance. The $799 Px8 S2 is available starting today, featuring an aluminum and Nappa leather design in … Read more
Bitcoin Miner IREN Has 80% Potential Upside Thanks to Big Bet on AI Cloud: Bernstein
IREN (IREN), one of the largest self-operated bitcoin (BTC) miners in the U.S., is breaking away from the pack, and Wall Street is taking notice. Bernstein analysts raised their price target on IREN to $75 from $20, implying about 80% upside, as the miner doubles down on building its own AI cloud business rather than … Read more
Autodesk Increases APS Pricing
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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Polkadot (DOT) Gains 2.1% as Index Moves Higher
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 4045.46, up 0.5% (+21.74) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Nineteen of the 20 assets is trading higher. Leaders: DOT (+2.1%) and HBAR (+2.0%). Laggards: SOL (-1.4%) and LTC … Read more
A Practical Guide to G-LSM: Improving High-Dimensional Option Pricing with Minimal Overhead
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Bermudan option pricing and hedging Sparse Hermite polynomial expansion and gradient Algorithm and complexity Convergence analysis Numerical examples Conclusions and outlook, Acknowledgments, and References In view of (4.1), the drift term vanishes. After taking the stochastic integral and using the terminal condition in (4.1), we obtain the desired … Read more
Coinbase, Sony and Samsung Back $14.6M Round for Stablecoin Startup Bastion
Stablecoin infrastructure startup Bastion has raised $14.6 million in a new funding round led by Coinbase Ventures, Fortune reports. Bastion builds white-label stablecoin systems that let companies issue digital dollars without writing code or applying for regulatory licenses. The round included participation from the venture arms of Sony and Samsung, as well as Andreessen Horowitz’s … Read more
UK police arrest man linked to ransomware attack that caused airport disruptions in Europe
The U.K.’s National Crime Agency said the investigation into the ransomware attack against Collins Aerospace is “in its early stages and remains ongoing.”
Alibaba to offer Nvidia’s physical AI development tools in its AI platform
Alibaba said on Wednesday that it is integrating Nvidia’s AI development tools for robotics, self-driving cars and connected spaces into its Cloud Platform for AI.
Mutuum Finance (MUTM): Lending and Borrowing
While institutional players like Metaplanet continue to accumulate large amounts of Bitcoin (BTC), adding 5,400 BTC to their holdings, retail investors are increasingly seeking accessible alternatives with real utility. With Bitcoin (BTC) reaching price levels that remain out of reach for many, Mutuum Finance (MUTM) stands out as the most compelling cheap crypto to invest … Read more
Chainlink Chosen by Privacy-Focused Blockchain Canton to Push Institutional Adoption
Canton Network, a blockchain built for regulated finance, has struck a strategic partnership with Chainlink to broaden institutional adoption. The agreement, announced Wednesday, will see Canton integrate Chainlink’s suite of services, including Data Streams, Proof of Reserve, and its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol. Canton has also joined the Chainlink Scale program, which helps cover the costs … Read more
Do Large Language Models Have Theory of Mind? A Benchmark Study
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Related work Materials and method 3.1 Procedures 3.2 Dataset creation 4. Results 4.1 ToM task performance 4.2 Factual task performance 4.3 Comparing performance on ToM and factual tasks and 4.4 Anchoring effect 5. Discussion 6. Limitations 7. Future research 8. Conclusion, Acknowledgments and Disclosure of Funding, and References … Read more
Testing GPT-4 on Game State Predictions
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction and Related Work Methodology 2.1 LLM-Sim Task 2.2 Data 2.3 Evaluation Experiments Results Conclusion Limitations and Ethical Concerns, Acknowledgements, and References A. Model details B. Game transition examples C. Game rules generation D. Prompts E. GPT-3.5 results F. Histograms A Model details For the GPT-3.5 model, we use … Read more
Depop launches a fashion collaging tool to style Pinterest-worthy outfits
Depop’s new styling and collaging tool allows users to design curated outfits.