Poor Johnny still won’t encrypt
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Month: December 2025
Cycle-accurate YM2149 PSG emulator
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The Hidden Cost of “Free” Apps and the Battle for Your Attention
Key Takeaways The “free” model of popular apps often disguises data collection, behavioral profiling, and monetization of user attention. App design features like infinite scroll and push notifications are engineered to bypass natural stopping points and prolong engagement. Targeted ads, affiliate marketing, and data resale are primary revenue streams for free apps, often at the … Read more
Why ‘Crypto Games’ Fail But ‘Games With Crypto’ Succeed
Crypto games are often repelled by some traditional gamers. This is because the Web 2 gaming community feels that some Web 3 gaming projects are often linked to resource extraction, speculative actions, and game design where token farming is rewarded over entertainment. Whenever major publishers, Ubisoft or Square Enix, announce blockchain projects, their communities frequently … Read more
Stablecoin giant Tether makes $1B bid to buy Juventus FC
Tether says it will buy the controlling stake Exor has in Juventus, along with all remaining shares, an offer Exor has reportedly rebuffed.
Mistral Bets on Enterprise “Vibe Coding” With Devstral 2 and an Open-Source CLI Agent
Mistral, the French frontier AI model lab most recently valued at €11.7 billion, has launched a duo of open-weight coding models.
The Checkerboard
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50 years of proof assistants
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Tokenization benefits ‘light at first,’ but will expand if democratized: NYDIG
Regulations must evolve for tokenized real-world assets to be better integrated with DeFi, so their immediate benefit won’t be significant, says NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro.
The Beauty of Dissonance
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Can I use HTTPS RRs?
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Citadel Securities and DeFi Waging War of Words Through SEC Correspondence
The investing giant had asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to treat DeFi players like regulated entities, and the DeFi crowd pushed back.
Parents call for New York governor to sign landmark AI safety bill
A group of more than 150 parents sent a letter on Friday to New York governor Kathy Hochul, urging her to sign the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act without changes. The RAISE Act is a buzzy bill that would require developers of large AI models – like Meta, OpenAI, Deepseek, and Google – … Read more
SOL struggles as Solana TVL slides and memecoin demand fades
SOL demand cools as its total value locked drops by $10 billion and memecoin trading slumps. Traders’ lack of appetite for long leverage could further complicate the situation.
Community Commerce Brands Can Drive Authentic Engagement: Here’s How
You’ve seen it happen. A product suddenly goes viral on TikTok and sells out everywhere. It was not a celebrity endorsement or a big-budget Super Bowl ad. It was just a regular person talking about something they genuinely loved. This is the new reality for many fast-growing community commerce brands. Traditional advertising is losing its … Read more
Vanguard Exec Calls Bitcoin a ‘Digital Labubu’, Even as Firm Offers Crypto ETF Trading
The Vanguard equity head dismissed Bitcoin as speculative, though the firm still expanded client access to crypto ETFs.
Senior Vanguard analyst says Bitcoin is no better than a plush toy
The comments followed the asset management company’s policy change allowing its clients to trade crypto exchange-traded funds.
Riding onboard with Rivian’s race to autonomy
Rivian demonstrated the progress it’s made, and in the process showed just how far it still has to go to make its cars autonomous.