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How to Survive Your Early Years as a Coder: A Guide for the Other Halves
You have landed your first job as a coder, but you are aware you represent somewhat of an anomaly in the industry. Perhaps you are not male. Not white. Not neurotypical. You are entering an industry that will feel at times like it is rigged against you, and honestly? The stats suggest it probably is. … Read more
Treasury Department sued over DOGE takeover
President Donald Trumpâs administration is being sued over Elon Muskâs alleged âmassive and unprecedentedâ intrusion into the American governmentâs payment systems. The suit, filed in a Washington, DC federal court Monday evening by the advocacy group Public Citizen, calls for the court to stop the âunlawful, ongoing, systematic, and continuous disclosure of personal and financial … Read more
Ethereum, Solana Rebound as Trump Agrees to Pause Tariffs on Canada
Ethereum and Solana rebounded sharply from weekend lows after the U.S. halted trade penalties, with AI tokens providing additional momentum.
Adam Candeub, a vocal critic of Big Tech, will reportedly join the FCC
Adam Candeub, a known critic of Big Tech, looks poised to join the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Candeub will be general counsel of the FCC, reports Semafor, which cites direct confirmation from FCC chairman Brendan Carr. TechCrunch has reached out to the FCC for more information. Candeub has long been a vocal critic of Section … Read more
US charges Canadian over $65M KyberSwap, Indexed Finance hacks
The US Department of Justice charged Andean Medjedovic with exploiting two crypto protocols, alleging he tried to extort one with a “sham settlement proposal.”
Can’t Afford OpenAI’s $200 Research Bot? Here Are a Few Great Alternatives
Several companies are offering similar or better AI research capabilities at a tenth of the price, while others provide free alternatives.
The Alchemist and His Quicksilver
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Jargon Is Killing Your Leadership: You Should Be Doing This Instead
As we move forward, we must synergize our cross-functional efforts to create robust paradigms in our core competencies. This will optimize our value proposition and leverage our market differentiators in a scalable and resilient way. I know what you’re thinking. It’s precisely what I’ve been repeatedly thinking over the past 20 years. As engineering leaders, … Read more
Coinbase Gains Approval to Offer Digital Asset Services in the UK
Coinbase has received a Virtual Asset Service Provider license, which will allow it to offer many services to UK customers.
CFTC probes Super Bowl wagers offered by Crypto.com, Kalshi: Report
The US commodities regulator is reportedly investigating Super Bowl markets offered by Crypto.com and Kalshi, asking them how they comply with derivatives rules.
Crypto markets rebound as Trump puts Canada, Mexico tarriffs on hold
Both Canada and Mexico have agreed to implement policies to stop the flow of illegal drugs and immigration into the US after a phone call with US President Donald Trump.
How to Win at AI: Why Decentralization Can Help the US Avoid the Next DeepSeek Surprise
China’s DeepSeek shocked the AI industry with a low-cost model built within tight constraints. Here’s how U.S. builders can avoid the next competitive shock via decentralization.
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son says AGI will arrive ‘much earlier’ than he thought
SoftBank isn’t just part of the group investing $500 billion into Project Stargate to build American AI infrastructure capacity for OpenAI. It’s also making a Japanese joint venture with OpenAI, will spend $3 billion deploying OpenAI tech across SoftBank companies, and claims it will revolutionize business with AI agents through a new AI system called … Read more
Algorithms as Ammunition And the Danger of It All
The thing about the Open Money framework is that it’s not only about money. The Open Money framework is also about identity, ownership, data integrity, and censorship resistance—all designed to preserve the mechanisms of individual freedom while preventing the destruction of value. At the core of all of this is the idea that data systems … Read more
Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF Flows Fall Amid Crypto Market Chaos
Ethereum is struggling to recover after a tech sell-off, impacting ETF flows, while Bitcoin has recovered after a rocky start to the week.
Sony and CBS are in a Jeopardy! distribution feud
Sony Pictures Television says it’s taking over the distribution rights for top game shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! from Paramount-owned CBS starting the week of February 10th, reports Bloomberg, while CBS is fighting back by seeking a temporary restraining order. In October, Sony sued CBS for allegedly not putting in enough effort to grow … Read more
Stripe brings aboard new head of ‘startup and VC partnerships’
Asya Bradley, a former fintech founder and investor, has joined payments giant Stripe as its new head of Startup & Venture Capital Partnerships. Bradley announced the news on February 2 in a post on LinkedIn, though her bio shows that she joined Stripe back in November. Neither Stripe nor Bradley were immediately available for comment. … Read more
Trump Dump: Could the Trade War Nuke Dogecoin and Meme Coin Mania?
The crypto trenches were lined with disappointment as Trump’s tariffs nuked the charts. Can Dogecoin and other meme coins withstand a full-blown trade war?
Naver-backed Cinamon wants to make 3D video animation easier using AI
It’s never been easier to create and publish art than it is now, and if you believe the companies building tech around AI, the production process is going to get even more efficient. That’s especially the case with video production, with companies of all sizes using large language models to build tools that let you … Read more