Bitcoin, Ethereum Wobble as Fed Holds Rates Steady
Chair Kevin Warsh kept the federal funds rate at 3.5%–3.75% and offered no new signals on when cuts—or hikes—might come.
Month: July 2026
What’s the catch with the Apple Upgrade program?
Apple’s new Upgrade program is here, allowing you to lease select models of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Watches with a relatively low monthly payment. The company promises you won’t pay more than the full price of the device over the course of the one- to three-year lease, and in some cases, you’ll pay hundreds of … Read more
OpenAI president says it’s ‘building a family of devices’ for its AI chatbots
In an interview with our friend Joanna Stern on her YouTube channel, OpenAI president Greg Brockman said the company is working on a “family of devices” for interacting with its AI models. However, Brockman didn’t confirm reports that one of those devices is a smart speaker OpenAI’s rumored to be launching in 2027, or earlier … Read more
The US government just banned Roombas
When the Trump administration announced yesterday that it was banning “advanced robotic devices” from entering the United States, the headlines were all about humanoids. But spying doesn’t require legs – and neither does the FCC’s robot ban. The robot ban will sweep up robot vacuum cleaners too, FCC media relations director Katie Gorscak confirms to … Read more
Your Marketing Models Can Predict Everything Except What Happens When You Act
I am responsible for marketing analytics at a Series C fintech, and here is a rather embarrassing admission: our industry tends to produce models which are very good at answering questions nobody asked, while being structurally unable to address the single question everyone asks. This question is something along the lines of “what happens if … Read more
As crypto perpetual futures boom, Ethereum’s role is shifting
Rather than competing directly with faster chains, some builders argue Ethereum’s strength lies in supporting the layer-2 networks where trading is taking place.
Fed holds rates steady, extending pause as markets await Kevin Warsh’s policy roadmap
For the first time in several years, markets were somewhat split on whether the U.S. central bank would hike rates.
Sorry, haters. Ferrari’s first EV is doing just fine
To the horror of commenters across the internet, the Ferrari Luce appears to be a sales success.
Waymo robotaxis are starting to return to freeways
Waymo robotaxis are now using freeways in Phoenix with more cities to follow in the coming days.
US government bans new foreign-made humanoids, robot dogs, and solar inverters, citing risks to national security
The ban largely affects U.S. imports from China, which currently dominates the global market for making humanoid robots and solar inverters.
Ethereum Price Stalls as Fed Rate Decision Looms
Despite being down today, ETH has clawed back from the worst levels of the year. Now it’s waiting on the Fed.
Binance launches regulated gold, silver options through ADGM exchange
New commodity options let traders gain exposure to gold and silver prices through Binance’s Abu Dhabi-regulated exchange.
Lava Network Puts Tokenization to Work on Germany’s EUR 500M Battery Storage Problem
Germany needs to roughly quintuple its battery storage by 2030, and the capital to build it has to come from somewhere. Lava Network is now testing whether tokenized financing can be part of the answer. The protocol’s Tokenization Sandbox has entered live deployment, with Berlin-based energy company Electric Blue running its evaluation of up to … Read more
Bitcoin price wedged into ‘most divided’ FOMC as Iran war spikes oil prices 8%
Bitcoin traders weathered an oil-price surge and ongoing Asia chip-stock sell-off into the Federal Reserve interest-rate decision.
Google brings its age-assurance technology to Android developers worldwide
Google is expanding its Play Age Signals API, giving Android developers a privacy-preserving way to tailor experiences based on users’ age ranges.
Full school day cellphone bans are more popular than ever
As schools across the country continue to implement cellphone bans, a new Pew Research Center survey shows they continue to gain support. Seventy-seven percent of US adults support banning cellphones in middle and high school classes, and 48 percent support banning them for the entire school day. That’s the first time more Americans have supported, … Read more
AI Book Burning? Companies Are Destroying Millions of Books to Feed Chatbots
AI developers are quietly buying physical books by the millions, slicing them apart, scanning every page into AI training datasets, and discarding the originals.
MoonPay vault enables ChatGPT and Claude users to authorize crypto transactions
MoonPay’s PayBox vault lets ChatGPT and Claude users authorize crypto purchases, token swaps and crosschain transactions while retaining custody of their assets.
Authenticate with Private Key JWT using Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Identity
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Identity now supports Private Key JWT client authentication for agents. With Private Key JWT client authentication, your agents can authenticate to a downstream identity provider’s token endpoint using a signed JSON Web Token (JWT) client assertion instead of a shared OAuth 2.0 client secret. You can register a public key with your … Read more
OpenAI’s Rogue AI Hacked Four More Platforms Besides Hugging Face
OpenAI quietly updated its breach disclosure to confirm its agent accessed four external services beyond Hugging Face. Only one has been named so far.
SEC Ready to Provide Crypto Rules if Clarity Act Flounders: Chair Atkins
Passed by the House a year ago, the bill cleared Senate Banking in May and still awaits a floor vote.
The traditional 9-to-5 banking day is officially dying, says Morgan Stanley execs
Tokenization and 24/7 markets are reshaping finance, making always-on banking a reality.
Cost to insure AI debt reaches record high amid Asian semiconductor tumble
Seoul’s historic two-day crash and widening hyperscaler credit spreads suggest the AI trade’s leverage is starting to bite — in equities and in bonds.
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Elon Musk’s X settles multiyear legal battle with the World Federation of Advertisers
X sued the WFA in 2024 for conducting what it called a “systematic illegal boycott” of the platform after it saw a decline in advertising revenue following Musk’s $44 billion takeover of the social network
Hint, a new AI startup co-founded by Martha Stewart, offers an AI assistant for homeowners
AI home management startup Hint, co-founded by Martha Stewart, wants to become an “AI for your home,” combining property records, maintenance schedules, home documents, and an AI assistant into a single app.
Generate Autonomous Business Insights with AI Agent and MCP Servers
A Monday morning problem Sarah Chen manages 12 assembly lines and 2,000 machines. Before her 10 AM production review, she needs one answer: Which lines need attention this week? Simple question. Painful journey. She starts in the IoT dashboard. Line 4’s motor temperature is running 12°C above baseline — has been for three days. Calibration … Read more
The Ferrari Luce has at least 500 fans
Just two months after a bumpy launch earlier this year, Ferrari has reportedly already hit its 2026 sales goal for its polarizing, Jony Ive-designed Luce EV. Ahead of Ferrari announcing its quarterly earnings on Thursday, the Financial Times reports that Ferrari was aiming to sell “just under 500” Luce units this year, and reached that … Read more
Stablecoin firm Brale says new protocol can remove a major hurdle to scaling custom tokens
Today’s bridge model won’t scale as hundreds of companies issue their own stablecoins, fragmenting liquidity, Brale CEO Ben Milne said in an interview.