Month: September 2025
Disney Plus is getting another price hike
Disney is raising the price of Disney Plus subscriptions again as part of its mission to squeeze profits from its streaming service. The new prices will go into effect on October 21st. The standalone plan with ads will increase by $2 to $11.99 per month, while the no-ads Disney Plus Premium plan will increase by … Read more
US SEC eyes ‘innovation exemption’ to fast-track digital asset products: Atkins
SEC Chair Paul Atkins said he will push an “innovation exemption” by year’s end to let crypto companies roll out products without outdated regulatory hurdles.
Tesla’s robotaxi push is confusing the hell out of regulators
For a company that’s staking its future on AI and robotics, Tesla sure is having a tough time explaining its technology to government regulators. The company’s efforts to launch a robotaxi service in San Francisco, which isn’t actually a robotaxi since it features safety drivers in the front seat, is alarming state officials in charge … Read more
Figma made its design tools more accessible to AI agents
Figma is launching some new updates that allow AI models to directly communicate with its app-building tool and access designs remotely. Figma’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) server — a bridge that enables AI models to tap directly into the code behind prototypes and designs created using Figma’s tools — has now been expanded to support … Read more
Google Photos users on Android can now edit their photos by talking to or texting the AI
The feature is designed to make it easier to edit photos without having to understand which editing tools to use or where they can be found in the app.
Bitcoin bull cycle enters ‘late phase’ as profit-taking metrics spike
Glassnode warns that Bitcoin profit-taking behavior mirrors past bull market cycle peaks. Should investors expect more all-time highs?
Jimmy Kimmel still isn’t coming back to many ABC stations in the US
Disney is bringing back Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show, but a notable chunk of ABC affiliates won’t air the new episodes. Nexstar and Sinclair Broadcasting — which control about one quarter of local ABC stations, according to Deadline — announced that they will continue to preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! and air different programming in that … Read more
Fold Stock Pops, Then Plunges After Revealing Bitcoin Rewards Visa Credit Card Plans
Bitcoin rewards company Fold (FLD) opened strong Tuesday on credit card news, but it’s falling again after a rough Monday.
Here’s Why AI Can’t Replace You
Every few months, someone declares that “AI will replace all of us.” Since I work with it closely, I get that question all the time. But look closer: AI isn’t replacing people, it’s replacing tasks. And there’s a huge difference. LLMs Are Parrots With Jet Engines Large language models like ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek are built to … Read more
Google Photos expands conversational editing to more Android phones
US Android users can now ask Google Photos to alter images based on text or voice descriptions. After launching on Pixel 10 devices, the Google Photos feature that allows users to edit images by describing the changes they want to make is now coming to other Android phones. Google announced that the Gemini-powered conversational editing … Read more
Telo raises $20 million to build tiny electric trucks for cities
The round was co-led by designer Yves Béhar and Tesla co-founder Marc Tarpenning, who helped get Telo off the ground in 2022.
The Rise of On‑Orbit Servicing and Satellite Refueling as a New Space Industry
Looking forward, I think on-orbit servicing will gradually move from niche contracts to an essential utility, just as gas stations became essential once cars proliferated. By 2035, we may see a network of fuel depots along popular orbital lanes, robotic tenders doing upgrades and repairs and new spacecraft designed from day one to be serviced. … Read more
E*Trade to add Bitcoin, Ether, Solana in Morgan Stanley’s crypto expansion
E*Trade will let clients trade Bitcoin, Ether and Solana in 2026, marking Morgan Stanley’s entry into crypto with Zerohash support.
Forget Batteries, Bitcoin Mining Is the Better Way to Balance Power Grids
At $40/MWh of surplus electricity, Bitcoin mining earns about $0.108/kWh more than Batteries. At $70/MWh of surplus electricity, Bitcoin earns about $0.082/kWh more than Batteries. Multiply these relatively small figures by the GW of surplus electricity generated by renewable energy systems around the world, and you’re looking at revenues in the billions of dollars every … Read more
NASA’s new astronaut class includes SpaceX veterans Anna Menon and Yuri Kubo
SpaceX isn’t just a private company – it’s becoming an astronaut proving ground.
How to make sure The Verge shows up in your Google search results
The last year has brought some of the biggest changes to Google’s search results pages that I have ever seen in my near-decade of experience working in digital media. And not all of those changes are welcome. Thankfully, there’s now a way to customize what you see in search – and to prioritize seeing The … Read more
You can grab Alan Wake 2 and eight other Remedy games for just $27 right now
Alan Wake 2 was one of our favorite games of 2023. Remedy Entertainment is one of the few game studios that’s seemingly been doing well in an industry where its competition is downsizing and console makers are continually raising hardware prices. The studio turned 30 on August 18th, and Humble is celebrating with a 10-item … Read more
Y Combinator, Base and Coinbase Ventures Launch ‘Fintech 3.0’ as Finance Goes On-Chain
Y Combinator, the Silicon Valley startup incubator behind Airbnb, Coinbase and Stripe, is collaborating with Base and Coinbase Ventures to create the next wave of so-called “Fintech 3.0” companies, according to a blog post on Tuesday. The firms have opened applications to these “Fintech 3.0” companies, saying it is looking for themes such as expanding … Read more
The Price of Friction: How Transaction Costs Change the Strategic Trading Game
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction The Model Set-up Price Impact in a Market with No Transaction Costs Price Impact in a Market with Transaction Costs Appendix A. Proofs of Section 3 Appendix B. Proofs of Section 4 References 4. Price Impact in a Market with Transaction Costs In this section we aim to … Read more
Nash Equilibrium and Revealed Risk Exposure with Endogenous Price Impact
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction The Model Set-up Price Impact in a Market with No Transaction Costs Price Impact in a Market with Transaction Costs Appendix A. Proofs of Section 3 Appendix B. Proofs of Section 4 References 3. Price Impact in a Market with no Transaction Costs We are now ready to … Read more
SEC Chair Paul Atkins Says Crypto ‘Innovation Exemption’ Coming This Year
Atkins has previously teased exempting certain crypto transactions from securities laws, and creating safe harbors for ICOs, airdrops, and network rewards.
Your Trades Move the Market: Rethinking Equilibrium When Every Order Has an Impact
:::info Authors: (1) Michail Anthropelos; (2) Constantinos Stefanakis. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction The Model Set-up Price Impact in a Market with No Transaction Costs Price Impact in a Market with Transaction Costs Appendix A. Proofs of Section 3 Appendix B. Proofs of Section 4 References Abstract. We consider an Ito-financial market … Read more
Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Says L2 Base Is ‘Doing Things the Right Way’
Vitalik Buterin backs Coinbase’s Base L2, saying it’s “doing things right” despite critics who worry about centralization risks.
WhatsApp can now translate messages on iOS and Android
The company notes that translations occur on the user’s device where WhatsApp cannot see them, which means messages remain encrypted.
Dedicated mobile apps for vibe coding have so far failed to gain traction
An analysis of mobile apps offering vibe coding tools shows few have found traction.