Month: March 2026
California Tightens AI Contract Rules as Fight With Trump Admin Grows
Governor Gavin Newsom orders stronger safeguards for AI companies seeking California contracts, escalating tensions with the Trump administration over national AI regulation.
What’s next after bitcoin’s historic underperformance stretch against stocks
With a few hours to go, bitcoin has tumbled 22% in the first quarter, following a 25% drop in the last quarter of 2025.
Chainalysis to add ‘blockchain intelligence‘ agents to platform
The analytics platform said it would begin rolling out the agents over the summer for use in investigations and compliance.
Latin America’s Mercado Libre Pulls the Plug on Its Crypto Coin
Latin America’s e-commerce giant Mercado Libre quietly killed its Mercado Coin loyalty token—pivoting to its own stablecoin.
Accelerating the Next Phase of AI
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Zcash Vulnerability That Put Millions of Dollars of ZEC at Risk Has Been Fixed
A critical vulnerability in Zcash node software could have allowed attackers to drain millions of dollars of ZEC from a deprecated shielded pool.
Yupp shuts down after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixon
Less than a year after launching, with checks from some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, crowdsourced AI model feedback startup Yupp is closing its business, the company said Tuesday.
Bitcoin hits $68K but BTC futures, macro data show traders remain bearish
Bitcoin rallied to $68,000 as markets responded positively to the prospect of the US and Israel-Iran war ending, but data shows futures traders are not convinced.
Samsung’s new app claims to alleviate motion sickness using sound
Taking 60 seconds to listen to a simple tone could make your next trip more enjoyable. | Image: Samsung Samsung released a new free app today called Hearapy, now available for Android devices through the Google Play store, that it claims can reduce the symptoms of motion sickness using just sound. The app’s functionality is … Read more
Interactive Brokers expands crypto trading to retail investors in Europe
Brokerage clients in the European Economic Area can now trade 11 cryptocurrencies alongside traditional assets within a single account.
Anker’s power bank with built-in cables is one of my favorite gadgets, and it’s cheaper than usual
Anker’s Laptop Power Bank is one of the more useful gadgets I’ve bought in recent years. I know, it’s just a portable battery, but it’s packed with power and thoughtful features that are tough to find in other models. And right now, you can buy it for $95.99 ($24 off) — the best price of … Read more
Meta was finally held accountable for harming teens. Now what?
Meta faces thousands more court cases while Congress has proposed numerous bills addressing children’s online safety, some heavily criticized.
On OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block’s United Progress to Own How AI Agents Connect
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block are backing the Agentic AI Foundation to standardize how AI agents handle context, tools, and workflows. That sounds collaborative, but it’s strategic: whoever defines this layer influences how AI systems are built, connected, and monetized.
Bitcoin, Crypto Stocks Climb on Reports That Iran’s President Is ‘Ready to End War’
Stocks are surging while Bitcoin and Ethereum hit their highest prices in days after Iran’s president said he’s looking to end the conflict.
Clarity Act ‘not a gatekeeper’ for crypto innovation, WisdomTree exec says
The asset manager says innovation can proceed under current SEC rules as the Clarity Act faces debate in Congress.
GitHub’s Historic Uptime
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Bitcoin’s $10K range expected to hold until spot traders show up: Data
Futures market activity continues to drive Bitcoin price, while insufficient buy-side spot demand shortens the length of bullish breakouts and pins BTC in a $10,000 range.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is beautiful but a little too busy
With The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Nintendo entered the next phase of its plan to become a different kind of entertainment giant. Though it wasn’t the company’s first go at putting its iconic plumbers on the big screen, the film demonstrated that Nintendo could collaborate with partners like Illumination to produce box office hits. The … Read more
Go play this secret game in your TikTok DMs
The game is available globally and can be accessed in both one-on-one DM chats and in group chats.
Caller ID app Truecaller hits 500 million monthly users
Truecaller now has more than 4 million paying users across the world.
Tether’s USAT Stablecoin Expands Beyond Ethereum Mainnet to Celo
The Tether-backed USAT stablecoin built for the U.S. market has expanded to Ethereum layer-2 network Celo with help from Google Cloud.
Evercade’s new handheld has a larger screen and dual thumbsticks for 3D games
The Evercade Nexus will launch at $199.99 when preorders open. | Image: Evercade After releasing smaller versions of its handhelds, Evercade has announced a new portable console called the Nexus featuring a large 5.89-inch screen. That’s larger than the 4.3-inch screen on Evercade’s previous handheld, the EXP-R. The Nexus’ display also delivers a small bump … Read more