Nintendo is updating Animal Crossing: New Horizons with new features for the Switch 2. The upgraded game will arrive on January 15th, 2026, offering 4K visuals on TV, mouse controls, and an in-game megaphone that uses the Switch 2’s built-in microphone. It will cost $64.99 but will also be available as an upgrade pack for … Read more
The Solana-based project’s second ICO in a week far surpassed expectations as retail investors double down.
The offer will first roll out to Jio users aged 18 to 25 before expanding to all subscribers nationwide.
Hello, and welcome to Decoder. This is Sarah Jeong, features editor at The Verge. I’m standing in for Nilay for one final Thursday episode here as he settles back into full-time hosting duties. Today, we’ve got a fun one. I’m talking to Cory Doctorow, prolific author, internet activist, and arguably one of the fiercest tech … Read more
Posterum Software’s new metric, the Human-AI Variance Score (HAVS), measures how closely AI responses resemble human ones across demographics. Analyzing ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek, the study found top HAVS scores near 94 but notable political and cultural variance. The HAVS method prioritizes human realism over correctness in AI evaluation.
Klink Finance today announced a strategic partnership with M20 Chain, a Web3 ecosystem serving over 6 million users through its growing suite of online services. The collaboration marks a major step forward in the shared mission of both companies, making Web3 more accessible through real-world earning opportunities and user-centric digital experiences. Through this partnership, M20 … Read more
The $300 billion stablecoin market capitalization pushed DeFi into a “self-sustaining cycle” of growth, according to the investment bank’s head of research.
Point-in-time audits fail in composable, adversarial markets. AI-powered continuous assurance using solvers and simulation replaces episodic security checks.
CEO David Bailey told Forbes he plans to fold Bitcoin Magazine, the Bitcoin conference and hedge fund 210k Capital into Nakamoto Holdings to boost cash flow.
Weavy, now known as Figma Weave, lets you control AI tools in a mind map-like canvas interface. Figma has acquired Weavy, a creative platform that allows users to link AI models and editing tools together, and use them simultaneously in a single canvas. The platform will now live under its new parent company as “Figma … Read more
Figma said today that it has acquired AI-powered image and video generation company Weavy.
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) was also an underperformer, falling 6.4%.
Table Of Links ABSTRACT 1 INTRODUCTION 2 FLATTENING AND ARC APPROXIMATION OF CURVES 3 EULER SPIRALS AND THEIR PARALLEL CURVES 4 FLATTENED PARALLEL CURVES 5 ERROR METRICS FOR APPROXIMATION BY ARCS 6 EVOLUTES 7 CONVERSION FROM CUBIC BÉZIERS TO EULER SPIRALS 8 GPU IMPLEMENTATION 9 RESULTS CONCLUSIONS, FUTURE WORK AND REFERENCES GPU IMPLEMENTATION We applied … Read more
People are increasingly asking AI, not Google, to help them discover products. A recent shopping report says Americans, this holiday season, will likely turn to large language models this season to find gifts, deals, and sales instead of traditional search. Retailers could see up to a 520% increase in traffic from chatbots and AI prompts … Read more
JPMorgan is moving forward with the launch of its fund tokenization platform, Kinexys Fund Flow, with the rollout planned for 2026.
What if Bitcoin crashes? Will Ether and XRP fall with it or hold their ground? Discover how a BTC slump could rattle the entire crypto market.
Ariana Grande is one of Universal Music Group’s most popular artists. Universal Music Group says it has made “industry-first strategic agreements” to “settle copyright infringement litigation” with AI startup Udio and license music for a new AI-powered music platform. The move is one of several anticipated licensing deals expected to land in the next few … Read more
Branded as “the most unhinged platform on the internet,” Dare Markets has raised $2 million in funding to fuel wild stunts with crypto.
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WhatsApp is enabling users to encrypt their backup using passkeys
Say hello to passkey backup encryption. WhatsApp is introducing a passwordless way to instantly secure your chat backups. The messaging platform is launching passkey-encrypted backups for iOS and Android, allowing users to quickly encrypt their stored message history using their face, fingerprint, or device screen lock code. The update is rolling out “gradually over the … Read more
We live in an age where it has become infinitely easier for people to lead lives that are wholly divorced from any semblance of reality. Conspiracy theories run rampant, science denial is en vogue, and there is a vast media ecosystem filled with charlatans encouraging others to “do their own research” instead of believing well-educated … Read more
By refusing to compromise on privacy, crypto risks marginalizing itself. There may be a path forward that respects both individual choice and practical constraints, says Rob Viglione, CEO of Horizen Labs.
The deal will roll out faster, low-cost payments for global firms such as Uber in more than 30 countries in Africa.
Bitcoin fell 35% after the Fed ended QT in 2019 and began cutting rates, prompting fears that BTC may decline in the coming months.
Following months of lawsuits and regulatory heat, Character.AI will ban minors from its open-ended chat feature.
Sora can turn almost anything into a reusable AI video character. OpenAI’s Sora app will now let you turn almost anything into a reusable avatar for its AI-generated videos. These “character cameos” are one of several new features that have been added to the Sora 2 video generator, alongside clip stitching and leaderboards that showcase … Read more