Starting July 1, 2026, streaming services won’t be allowed to “transmit the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany,” according to the bill’s text.
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CEA Industries (BNC) has revealed it now holds 480,000 BNB tokens, a 15% increase from a previous disclosure, as the price of the BNB Chain’s native token rises to a new all-time high. The company spent about $412.8 million to acquire the additional BNB at an average price of $860 per token, according to a … Read more
The alternative app marketplace AltStore has raised $6 million and launches a Mastodon server.
Publicly traded Dogecoin treasury firm CleanCore added to its stash and now holds more than 710 million DOGE valued above $180 million.
Qualcomm is acquiring Arduino, the Italian open-source electronics platform behind a range of boards for tinkerers, DIY hobbyists, and educators, for an undisclosed amount. In an announcement on Tuesday, Qualcomm says the Arduino “brand, tools, and mission” will remain independent while still building microcontrollers and microprocessors with chips from multiple manufacturers. In addition to the … Read more
Polymarket said that Intercontinental Exchange would boost the prediction market’s distribution following a $2 billion investment in the firm.
TechCrunch verified that the security bug in the Indian Income Tax Department’s e-Filing portal exposed taxpayers’ data to other users. The security researchers who found the flaw say the data leak is now fixed.
LG’s 42-inch C5 OLED TV is on sale for $996.99 ($403 off) at Amazon The day has finally come for a home theater overhaul. Perhaps you’re looking for a low-cost replacement that offers more features and a sharper design. Or, maybe your gaze is set upon massive OLED TVs with all the fixings. Regardless, Prime … Read more
Wall Street bank JPMorgan (JPM) said the second quarter and summer of 2025 were transformative for bitcoin (BTC) miners, marked by record cash operating profits and a pivot toward high-performance computing (HPC). Cipher Mining’s (CIFR) 244 megawatt (MW) colocation deal with Fluidstack and IREN’s (IREN) expansion to more than 23,000 GPUs underscored that shift, the … Read more
OpenAI now has all the pieces in place for AI-driven commerce, establishing ChatGPT as a place customers go to buy and retailers go to sell.
Everyone’s talking about how AI will transform Web3. But here’s the thing nobody’s saying out loud: AI agents have bigger problems than Web3 does, and decentralization might be the only real answer. Let me explain why. The Dirty Secret About AI Agents We’re seeing an AI agent explosion. ChatGPT plugins, Auto-GPT, BabyAGI, and the rest … Read more
Grayscale staked $150 million in Ether after launching the first US crypto ETPs offering staking rewards, ahead of key SEC altcoin ETP deadlines this month.
Binance-backed BNB has outpaced the broader cryptocurrency rally, with a 28% increase in market capitalization over the past seven days, prompting questions from the community.
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are going to happen. More than 90% of the world’s central banks are working on them. The question now is how to stop too much surveillance while still providing the financial inclusion they promise. This article goes beyond the debate of “surveillance state” versus “financial innovation” and introduces a three-layer … Read more
Google says it’s committed to the smart display category, meaning we may see new versions of its Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max “soon.” Last week, Google announced a new smart speaker for its AI-infused Gemini smart home platform, but there was no sign of a new smart display. The good news for fans of … Read more
In 2022, during Canada’s Freedom Convoy protests, something happened that changed my view on financial freedom. Over 200 bank accounts were frozen without notice, leaving protesters unable to access their money. Imagine waking up to find your debit card doesn’t work, not because you’re out of money, but because a government official didn’t like your … Read more
S&P Dow Jones Indices, a division of S&P Global, plans to launch a new hybrid index that blends traditional equity markets with digital assets, offering a fresh option for investors looking to navigate the fast-changing crypto sector, the company announced Tuesday. The S&P Digital Markets 50 Index will track 35 publicly traded companies involved in … Read more
==”Just give it a prompt, and it’s done.”== This is the seductive lie of “Vibe Coding,” the new frontier of software development powered by AI agents like Gemini, Claude, and OpenAI’s models. The pitch is intoxicating: lean back, type a few sentences, watch a fully-formed application materialize from thin air. It’s sold as the great … Read more
Inclusion in finance is often treated as a moral goal, but in practice, it is more of a marketing slogan. Real inclusion means giving the unbanked and underserved tools, systems, and credit pathways, not just handing them a digital wallet. The Myth of Financial Inclusion We often toss around terms like financial inclusion, banking the … Read more
The future of trustworthy AI starts with an architecture that carries its own evidence, making transparency and auditability native features, not afterthoughts.
Aster’s removal from DefiLlama shows how data credibility has become a new battleground for DEXs.
Amazon’s current promo applies to all four colors, including the vibrant pink “peony.” Google’s smartphone lineup has never been better, thanks to the recent launch of its Pixel 10 lineup, but the Pixel 9A remains a smart buy. It’s our favorite midrange phone, one that’s remarkably well-balanced in terms of hardware, features, and value. And … Read more
It’s been a while since Apple last mocked Windows security, but the iPhone maker has just released an ad that hits Windows hard. The eight-minute commercial pokes fun at the CrowdStrike Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) issue that took down millions of Windows machines last year. Apple’s ad follows The Underdogs, a fictional company that’s … Read more