Month: October 2025
US lawmakers grapple with crypto tax policy amid government shutdown
Senate lawmakers debated whether cryptocurrencies should have special tax exemptions to encourage everyday use and the industry’s growth.
Anker offered to pay Eufy camera owners to share videos for training its AI
Hundreds of Eufy customers have donated hundreds of thousands of videos to train the company’s AI systems.
Bitcoin Giant Strategy Dodges Multi-Billion Tax Liability Following IRS, Treasury Guidance: TD
The Bitcoin-buying firm previously thought that it would be subject to an alternative minimum tax for corporations established in 2022.
California’s new AI safety law shows regulation and innovation don’t have to clash
“Are bills like SB 53 the thing that will stop us from beating China? No,” said Adam Billen, vice president of public policy at youth-led advocacy group Encode AI. “I think it is just genuinely intellectually dishonest to say that that is the thing that will stop us in the race.”
Prediction Market Polymarket Poised to Relaunch in US Within Days
Polymarket prepares to relaunch for U.S. users by self-certifying markets through its CFTC-licensed exchange.
Crypto industry groups weigh in on CFTC's future after key withdrawal
It’s unclear when US President Donald Trump could announce another pick to chair the CFTC amid a government shutdown with no end in sight.
Trump’s solution for high drug prices is a discount portal called TrumpRx
President Donald Trump is launching a new government-run website that he says will let Americans buy medications at lower prices. The new website, called TrumpRx, is expected to launch in 2026 and will direct consumers to discounts on drugmakers’ online stores, including Pfizer’s, as reported earlier by The New York Times and NPR. The Tuesday … Read more
Hollywood is not taking kindly to the AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood
Tilly Norwood is not real, but the company that created her hopes that she’s the first of many AI-generated stars.
Behold: The Lego Game Boy has already been modded to play games for real
Today, the Lego Game Boy officially goes on sale. It’s surprisingly good. But in Australia, one woman has already created a more amazing version. Natalie the Nerd, the self-taught circuit board designer and Game Boy modder whose gorgeous transparent Game Boy we featured in August, is doing what Nintendo and Lego didn’t: make it playable. … Read more
‘Insurance Against Bitcoin’: Privacy Coin Zcash Surges 63%, Hitting 3-Year High
Privacy coin Zcash rebounded on Wednesday, soaring to levels not seen since 2022.
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Trump Makes Travis Hill Pick Official as Choice to Run FDIC
The acting chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Bureau, Travis Hill, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to take over the role more permanently, which would elevate an official who has leaned hard against the trend of debanking that plagued crypto insiders and their businesses. Hill, a former staffer at the Senate Banking Committee, … Read more
Chamath warns retail investors to avoid his new SPAC
The SPAC King’s newest, dubbed “American Exceptionalism,” went public with $345 million. But Chamath doesn’t want people to buy shares.
Plenty of robot vacuums are already discounted ahead of October Prime Day
The Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra is on sale for $999.99, its lowest price to date. From Apple devices to chargers, we’re already seeing a wave of discounts on some of our favorite gadgets ahead of Amazon’s October Prime Day event. And while there are plenty of great deals across the board, some of the biggest … Read more
Character.AI removes Disney characters after receiving cease-and-desist letter
“Character.ai is freeriding off the goodwill of Disney’s famous marks and brands, and blatantly infringing Disney’s copyrights,” a Disney lawyer wrote.
Memecoins Are No Longer a Joke, Galaxy Digital Says in New Report
Memecoins, once dismissed as little more than internet jokes, have cemented themselves as a permanent fixture of the crypto economy, according to new research from Galaxy Digital. In a report published Wednesday, research analyst Will Owens argues that the sector has matured into a cultural and economic force in its own right. Galaxy estimates digital … Read more
Bitcoin rallies as US government shutdown begins: Will BTC gains continue?
Traders and data suggest that Bitcoin may benefit from the US government shutdown, but how long will the gains last?
This ‘Unhinged’ Weed Farming Game Is Catching Fire on Solana
Players claim that they’re earning big money by playing the weed-themed Solana game, Addicted—but will the high last for long?
Are PSLs the Next Big Thing After Serverless? Here’s What You Need to Know
Table of Links Abstract and I. Introduction II. Background III. Paranoid Stateful Lambda IV. SCL Design V. Optimizations VI. PSL with SCL VII. Implementation VIII. Evaluation IX. Related Work X. Conclusion, Acknowledgment, and References III. PARANOID STATEFUL LAMBDA Paranoid Stateful Lambdas (PSLs) provide unifed access to the computation and storage resources of the cloud and … Read more
Whizz co-founder says Trump’s Chicago crackdown is scaring delivery workers off the streets
Whizz has seen e-bike rentals drop by about 8% since National Guard troops arrived in the city.
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I – vengers: Identity Wars
Identity! What an efficient label to encapsulate such a concept of great practical and philosophical depth. Like an ominous name pronounced by a wise sage with outstretched arms to capture a rather illusive and mysterious phenomenon. Picture yoda making that discovery. A rather more general term though, this article will be focusing on a more … Read more