Month: January 2026
AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation
Higgsfield says its on a $200 million annual revenue run rate. So it opened its previous Series A round back up and sold another $80 million in shares.
Apple lost the AI race — now the real challenge starts
Siri, are you there? It’s me, Gemini. For an AI loser, Apple did an awful lot of winning last year. The mess that was the Apple Intelligence rollout was embarrassing, to be sure, but through it all, the company kept doing what it does best: selling iPhones. With this week’s news that it’ll use Gemini … Read more
Data is the only moat
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Bitcoin whale balances see 21% bounce after fastest sell-off since 2023 ends
Increasing Bitcoin whale balances highlight reaccumulation, aligning with renewed spot BTC ETF inflows. Will $100,000 become support soon?
Iran’s internet shutdown is now one of its longest ever, as protests continue
Iran’s government-imposed internet shutdown enters its second week as authorities continue their violent crackdown on protesters.
Goldman is ‘spending a lot of time’ on crypto, prediction markets efforts, CEO Solomon says
The firm is exploring how these technologies can fit into its business and has met with prediction market platforms.
Meet the Programmer Who Taught Himself to Code After Losing His Sight
What’s your current role, and what do you like about it? I am an “Adaptive Systems Architect.” A nice little term that can also be translated into “I work for myself.” I got here because, after my stroke 3 years ago, nobody at Walmart or T-Mobile wants to hire me. After I went blind, it … Read more
US lawmakers demand action from SEC on Justin Sun enforcement case
Three House Democrats warned that leaving the SEC’s case against the Tron founder unresolved could ”undermine investors’ confidence” in the financial regulator.
Democrats push FTC to investigate Trump Mobile
Elizabeth Warren and other Democrat lawmakers have written an open letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking for an investigation into alleged “false advertising and deceptive practices” from Trump Mobile. The company first announced its T1 Phone more than six months ago, but is yet to ship a single phone to buyers. The letter … Read more
DeFi community sees ‘bad’ crypto bill’s collapse as win, not setback
The latest push to establish a comprehensive U.S. crypto market structure framework hit a snag this week, but leaders in DeFi don’t seem alarmed by the collapse.
House Democrats slam SEC for dropping crypto cases with Trump ties
In a letter on Thursday, lawmakers accused the SEC of enabling a “pay-to-play” dynamic after dropping cases against Binance, Coinbase, Kraken and Justin Sun.
Amazon is buying copper harvested by bacteria for its data centers
Amazon’s data centers will reportedly utilize copper from a mine in Arizona that’s leaching metal from ores using microorganisms, the Wall Street Journal reports. Amazon Web Services will be the first customer for Nuton Technologies, which developed the “bioleaching” technology. AWS will also be providing “cloud-based data and analytics support,” helping to optimize Nuton’s mining … Read more
CME Group to expand crypto futures with Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar contracts
The planned altcoins listings will expand CME’s regulated crypto derivatives contracts beyond Bitcoin, Ether, XRP and Solana.
Pijama wants to bring more indie films to a global audience
Ema. | Image: Fábula Every year, countless independent films without distribution deals make their debuts on the festival circuit only to disappear into the ether before the general public has had a chance to see them. Pijama, a new VOD streaming service, is trying to change that. Created by filmmakers (and brothers) Juan de Dio … Read more
An OpenAI safety research lead departed for Anthropic
One of the most controversial issues in the AI industry over the past year was what to do when a user displays signs of mental health struggles in a chatbot conversation. OpenAI’s head of that type of safety research, Andrea Vallone, has now joined Anthropic. “Over the past year, I led OpenAI’s research on a … Read more
CVEs affecting the Svelte ecosystem
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Esports Team Ninjas in Pyjamas Mines $14 Million in Bitcoin as Operation Expands
NIP Group, the publicly traded firm behind esports team Ninjas in Pyjamas, is ramping up the Bitcoin mining operation it launched in 2025.
The big crypto bill isn’t dead, may return next month as Wall Street fight still looms
The digital assets crowd has been complaining bitterly about bank-lobbyist tactics, but Senate lawmakers have a much longer relationship with their bankers.
What Is a PC Compatible?
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