Month: December 2025
Fusaka Cementing Ethereum’s Role as On-Chain Finance Settlement Layer: Bitwise
The upgrade will boost throughput, keep validators efficient and, most importantly, strengthen Ethereum’s value capture by putting a floor under blob fees.
The annual app recaps for 2025: all Wrapped up
Spotify may have popularized the Wrapped user recap trend, but more companies are jumping on that bandwagon every year. From rival music streaming providers like Apple, Amazon, YouTube, and Deezer, to completely unrelated services across tech, gaming, and other industries, a huge range of companies are using fun visuals, stats, and personalization features to show … Read more
This new Honeywell Home smart thermostat can answer your Ring doorbell
The X8S is a premium thermostat that supports Matter and works as a video doorbell intercom. Resideo’s newest thermostat looks like a compelling alternative to Nest or Ecobee if you’re looking for a premium smart thermostat. The Honeywell Home X8S is compatible with Matter, supports room sensors, and features a sleek 5-inch touchscreen that works as … Read more
Taiwan eyes 2026 stablecoin launch as crypto legislation advances: Report
A Taiwan-issued stablecoin pegged to either the country’s dollar or the US dollar could enter the market in the second half of 2026 based on related legislation.
Miners are turning off their machines: Why even new rigs can’t break even
Miner margins are collapsing as hash price hits record lows. This guide explains 2025 economics, break-even tests and what struggling operators can do.
How to Turn Year-End Reflections into Q1 Content Gold
December is here, and if your team is anything like most tech companies, you’re knee-deep in retrospectives, post-mortems, and year-end reviews. Your engineers are documenting what worked (and what spectacularly didn’t). Your product team is analyzing user behavior trends. Your leadership is synthesizing lessons learned from 2025’s wins and failures. Here’s the thing: all of … Read more
An unsettling indie game about horses keeps getting banned from stores
Horses, a first-person narrative horror game, was banned from the Epic Games Store just hours before it was set to launch on December 2nd. Then, a day after launch, the Humble store banned it as well. The decision shocked the developers at Santa Ragione, makers of the critically respected Saturnalia, as these storefronts were the … Read more
One day, AI might be better than you at surfing the web. That day isn’t today.
Prepare to grease those elbows for wrestling AI browsers into submission. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge All I wanted was a pair of New Balances. I was done trusting stylish influencers who swore Vans, Converse, and Allbirds were up to the challenge of walking 20,000 steps day in and day out. They are … Read more
The Protocol: Ethereum Preps For Upcoming Fusaka Upgrade
Also: Anthropic On DeFi AI Agents, ETH Devs Push ZK Protocol, and Bitnomial
Trump’s CFTC, FDIC Picks Closer to Taking Over Agencies as They Advance in Senate
The Senate’s process is inching forward on a mass-confirmation that would include two nominations with major crypto implications.
A leading kids safety bill has been poison pilled, supporters say
Last year, the House of Representatives was the place where a leading kids online safety bill came to die. On Tuesday, a powerful House committee positioned itself as the place where that bill could be resurrected… along with 18 other proposals. During a three-hour hearing, an Energy and Commerce subcommittee discussed 19 bills recently packaged … Read more
Bitcoin Futures Return to Deepest Backwardation Since FTX Collapse
So-called “backwardation” — a futures price curve moving lower in value as time gets further out — can be read as a measure of stress in the market.
Firelight Introduces XRP Staking for DeFi Insurance Layer Against Exploits
The new protocol, developed by Sentora and Flare Network, aims to combine XRP yield opportunity with offering protection against DeFi hacks.
ETHZilla Buys 20% of AI Lending Platform Karus in $10M Deal to Tokenize Auto Loans
The companies plan to tokenize auto loans, with the first portfolios expected to be available by early 2026.
Stellar Climbs 2% as Volume Spikes Signal Institutional Interest
Trading activity jumps 37% above weekly average despite modest price gains.
Why Tether is buying more gold than many central banks and what it signals
Tether’s rapid gold accumulation in Q3 2025 surpassed many national banks. This move reflects Tether’s strategy to build gold reserves.
Ostium Raises $20M Series A Led by General Catalyst, Jump Crypto to Put TradFi Perps Onchain
Built on Arbitrum, the perpetuals protocol has processed $25 billion in trading volume by offering self-custodial bets on gold, FX and other real-world markets.
HBAR Edges Higher as Vanguard ETF Access Expands Institutional Appeal
Hedera gains on elevated volume while establishing support above $0.1427 during measured advance that coincides with significant institutional developments.
CleanSpark lifts output and power as Bitcoin miners face strain
November production rose 11% and contracted power topped 1.4 GW, even as falling bitcoin prices and tighter margins pressure the mining sector.
Elon Musk is on a racist posting spree again
Billionaire Elon Musk — who’s long used his X (formerly Twitter) platform to stoke anger at immigrants and support antisemitic conspiracy theories — has spent the past day spreading and praising claims that “White people are on the verge of extinction,” Somali immigrants have “no right to be in America,” and nonprofits who support them are … Read more
Code Review Anti-Patterns: How to Stop Nitpicking Syntax and Start Improving Architecture
We’ve all been there. You push a feature you’ve been working on for three days. It’s complex, it involves a tricky database migration, and you’re proud of the solution. You open the Pull Request, eager for feedback on your design choices. An hour later, the notifications start rolling in. “Please rename this variable from userId … Read more
Inside the Research Project Examining Hidden Bias in News Coverage
Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Related Work Feedback Mechanisms The NewsUnfold Platform Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgments and References A. Feedback Mechanism Study Texts B. Detailed UX Survey Results for NewsUnfold C. Material Bias and Demographics of Feedback Mechanism Study D. Additional Screenshots A Feedback Mechanism Study Texts Data Processing Agreement Who are we and … Read more
AWS doubles down on custom LLMs with features meant to simplify model creation
AWS is launching more capabilities in both Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker AI to make building custom models easier.
Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin Steadies After ‘First Major Unlock’ of Shares
The stock was volatile after insiders took profits.
Linux usage on Steam hits a record high for the second month in a row
After finally passing the 3 percent mark in October, Linux usage on Steam has peaked again in the November Steam Hardware & Software Survey. As of last month, Linux users accounted for 3.2 percent of all Steam users. That pales in comparison to Windows usage (94.79 percent), but it’s still a boost from October and … Read more
Formalizing Generative Active Learning for Instance Segmentation
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction Related work 2.1. Generative Data Augmentation 2.2. Active Learning and Data Analysis Preliminary Our method 4.1. Estimation of Contribution in the Ideal Scenario 4.2. Batched Streaming Generative Active Learning Experiments and 5.1. Offline Setting 5.2. Online Setting Conclusion, Broader Impact, and References A. Implementation Details B. More ablations … Read more