The Z Fold 8 Ultra retains the boxy shape of Samsung’s previous foldables. What makes the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra so Ultra? Samsung’s first foldable with the Ultra name isn’t a souped-up version of the regular Fold 8, as you might expect. Where the Z Fold 8 is squat and wide, the Fold … Read more
When FTX collapsed, the parts of it bound by law survived. Mainstream finance is now converging with digital assets, and the law built to protect it the same way is the one the Senate did not pass this week, argues Bullish’s Randi Abernethy.
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In the Kimi test, the sandbox designed to contain the experiment was not properly configured.
Airbnb will debut a new AI-powered search experience with a toggle.
SpaceX and Tesla are building a massive semiconductor fab in Texas that will depend on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels.
When I haul my 27-inch desktop monitor into the garage to film fun gadget videos… or want to play Japanese SNES games with friends… or lose the AC adapter for my old external hard disk… I can now power them with a USB battery instead. None of them came with USB-C ports; the entire USB … Read more
The FSB said at least 20 individuals were arrested in connection with a ring that scammed an undetermined number of Russian citizens.
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In July 2026, the FTC published a filing that revealed Elon Musk acquired APR Energy, a Jacksonville-based mobile power company. The deal was estimated at over $1 billion. The acquisition has been heavily reported by now, with journalists covering the angle of why the man who built Tesla spent billions on fossil fuel turbines (the … Read more
Ethereum’s proposed EIP-8363 staking overhaul aims to reduce issuance, but critics say it could hurt DeFi, decentralization and institutional adoption.
Gold, Treasuries and the S&P 500 led the growth, in a year when spot volumes on decentralized exchanges fell by roughly 70%.
Dice entropy may become the new gold standard after the Coldcard hack
Unlike the recent breakouts at OpenAI and Anthropic, this involved a model anyone can download, running its default safeguards.
The chances of a Federal Reserve rate hike at its next meeting in September have slipped below 50% in the aftermath of the report.
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Russia has shut down nine unregistered crypto exchanges in Moscow, with the FSB alleging they helped move scam proceeds abroad through Ukrainian call centers.
Perpetual futures trading volume on crypto exchanges fell to its lowest level in 31 months, while perpetual trading on decentralized platforms neared a one-year low.
MetaMask’s Agent Wallet lets AI agents trade crypto on their own. Plus, Bitcoin reclaims $65k despite the Clarity Act facing a new delay.
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With the U.S. crypto bill missing a crucial window before the Senate hangs its closed-for-summer sign, the alternatives are getting more attention.
BIP-110 has attracted only a sliver of miner support, yet its user-activated design means the proposal continues toward its activation date and (most likely) beyond.
Meta’s total fine has raked up to $942 million in this case
