Month: June 2026
Securitize heads to NYSE debut after investors approve SPAC merger
The tokenization firm is expected to begin trading on the NYSE on Thursday, becoming one of the first publicly traded pure-play tokenization companies.
UK sets final crypto rules as firms face 2027 FCA authorization deadline
The UK’s financial regulator has published its crypto regulatory framework, setting the authorization deadline for cryptocurrency firms for February 2027.
Bitcoin faces critical test as bulls aim to hold $60K: Did BTC bottom?
Bitcoin’s loose hold on $60,000 and soft futures markets raise questions about whether BTC has bottomed.
Donald Trump has 10 days to decide on housing bill with CBDC ban
House Speaker Mike Johnson transmitted a housing bill with a provision barring the US Federal Reserve issuing or creating a CBDC until 2030 to Donald Trump on Monday.
Ornith Is the Open-Source Coding Model Built for Agents, Not Humans
A new model built by DeepReinforce is meant for developers who want AI that finishes the job, not just autocompletes the next line.
Strategy Snaps 9-Day Losing Streak as Bitcoin Giant Adopts ‘Robust’ Capital Framework
Strategy’s shares remained 42% down from its market-rattling Bitcoin sale nearly a month ago.
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Nobody Asked This Agent to Open This Pull Request – It Did Anyway
There is a version of the AI and engineering conversation that is pure hype, and a version that is pure caution. I am trying to live in neither. We use AI heavily at Voyfai, and over the last few months, I have automated almost the entire path from a problem in production to a pull … Read more
T-Mobile is booting customers from its oldest plans
Time to say goodbye to that legacy Sprint plan. | Image: Alex Castro / The Verge Earlier today, T-Mobile started notifying customers that it will be retiring many legacy plans and moving subscribers onto one of its current rate plans. This move includes plans that date back to the 3G era, and it’s going about … Read more
After a great start, DC’s new cinematic universe is already slowing down
While Kara Zor-El’s appearance at the end of James Gunn’s Superman was a very pleasant surprise, Warner Bros. Discovery’s plan to fast-track a standalone Supergirl feature always felt a little dubious. It seemed odd that, after Superman, the studio wanted to flesh out its new cinematic universe with films about another Kryptonian and one of … Read more
Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role
VCs remain thirsty to fund AI coding startups. This one, founded by investor, Chamath Palihapitiya, is no exception.
Educational Byte: Why Crypto Transactions Are (Almost) Impossible to Reverse?
It’s important to understand that cryptos aren’t like banks or company-backed products. They work with complex alphanumeric addresses to send and receive funds, and one small slip, one wrong character, could cause a massive loss of funds. There’s no realistic way to reverse a crypto transaction. No company to call for help, no software trick … Read more
Leaked iPhone 18 Pro photos reportedly wound up on the dark web
The iPhone 17 Pro. | Image: The Verge Leaked iPhone 18 Pro photos and parts lists appeared on the dark web following a data breach affecting one of Apple’s key suppliers, according to a report from Reuters. The leaked images show a drop test of what a source tells Reuters is the iPhone 18 Pro, … Read more
China Has Its Own Mythos Now, Says Qihoo 360 Founder. And One Version Is Free
Qihoo 360 unveiled a homegrown vulnerability-hunting AI this week—and Z.ai went further, releasing comparable capabilities as open-weight code anyone can download.
Gemini’s personalized AI image generation is now free for US users
Google is expanding Gemini’s personalized AI image generation to eligible free users in the U.S., allowing the chatbot to create images based on your interests and data from connected Google apps.
114 Blog Posts To Learn About Life Hacking
Let’s learn about Life Hacking via these 114 free blog posts. They are ordered by HackerNoon reader engagement data. Visit the Learn Repo or LearnRepo.com to find the most read blog posts about any technology. Learn to hack work, life, and everything in between via HackerNoon, with insights from tens of thousands of tech professionals … Read more
Senate leaders push for July passage of CLARITY Act
Lawmakers in the US Senate are on state work periods until July 13, giving them only four weeks to address a cryptocurrency market structure bill before another break and possible delays due to campaigning for elections.
Tidal won’t pay royalties on AI-generated music but isn’t banning it outright
Tidal shared its new policies regarding AI-generated music today and how the platform plans to “protect artists” and “inform listeners.” Instead of banning it outright, starting on July 15th Tidal will label tracks it has identified as being 100 percent AI-generated with an icon. But starting today those tracks will no longer be monetizable. “Tidal’s … Read more
Bitcoin put-call ratio hits 1-year high: Are bears preparing for drop to $55K?
Rising demand for put options and persistent ETF outflows highlight Bitcoin’s weakness despite lower oil prices.
Supreme Court Says Trump Can Fire SEC, CFTC Commissioners at Will—At a Crucial Moment for Crypto
The court overturned a 91-year precedent, allowing President Trump to fire key federal regulators whenever he wishes for almost any reason.
Sony’s next-gen PlayStation will go ‘beyond the living room’
There are already a few ways to play PlayStation games on the go, but Sony is also rumored to be working on a new handheld. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Sony hinted in a recent Q&A with investors that the next generation PlayStation will offer some kind of experience that … Read more
Watch out, Amazon: the Kobo eReader now has a Goodreads rival
Kobo users can now automatically sync their reading progress to StoryGraph, making it easier to track books, reading stats, and challenges without relying on Amazon’s Goodreads.
OpenAI is teasing new hardware… for Codex
OpenAI is releasing some sort of device related to its AI-powered coding tool, Codex, on July 15th. In a video posted to X on Monday, OpenAI shows a square-shaped device with several buttons, alongside the caption, “Your favorite Codex shortcuts are getting an upgrade.” This isn’t the mysterious AI-powered device OpenAI is working on with … Read more
Meta Unveils New Tech That Uses AI to Translate Brain Activity Into Text—Without Surgery
Meta says its latest Brain2Qwerty system translates brain activity into sentences using non-invasive brain recordings, improving the accuracy of AI-powered neural decoding.
Waymo and Uber quietly part ways in Phoenix
The companies confirmed to TechCrunch that their unusual partnership in Phoenix recently ended after nearly three years..
Bitcoin Is in a Fight at $60K—Here’s What the Charts Say
BTC kissed $58,800 and bounced. The daily chart is deep in bear territory, and prediction markets are betting on further pain before a rebound.
Inside Flare Confidential Compute: TEEs, Protocol-Managed Wallets and the XRP DeFi Bet
What is a tokenized bond actually for, once it has been minted? For most of the assets now sitting on the XRP Ledger, the honest answer is: not much yet. They have been issued. They are recorded. They settle in three to five seconds for a fraction of a cent. And then, in the overwhelming … Read more