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Agora, a blockchain governance startup, is set to acquire its competitor Boardroom. The company framed the acquisition as a strategic move to enhance governance within the broader Ethereum ecosystem, citing expectations of renewed growth in decentralized governance due to President Trump’s promise of regulatory clarity for the blockchain industry. “2025 is the year we make … Read more
Image: OpenAI OpenAI is releasing a “research preview” of an AI agent called Operator that can “go to the web to perform tasks for you,” according to a blog post. “Using its own browser, it can look at a webpage and interact with it by typing, clicking, and scrolling,” OpenAI says. It’s launching first in … Read more
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Epic Games plans to add nearly 20 third-party games onto its mobile app store worldwide on Android and in the European Union on iOS and launching its free games program on mobile beginning with Bloons TD 6 and Dungeon of the Endless: Apogee. It’s also promising to pay … Read more
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman kicked off this year by saying in a blog post that 2025 would be big for AI agents, tools that can automate tasks and take actions on your behalf. Now, we’re seeing OpenAI’s first real attempt. OpenAI announced on Thursday that it is launching a research preview of Operator, a general-purpose … Read more
Kirubha Perumalsamy co-founded Rollfi during crypto’s heyday in 2021 to help companies process digital payments. When crypto crashed, Rollfi pivoted to become an embedded payroll company, partnering with financial services companies to offer payroll and benefits services to their clients. The pivot was enough of a success for Rollfi to be acquired for an undisclosed … Read more
Roli on Thursday announced its latest educational product at the NAAM audio show in Anaheim. The simply named Roli Piano builds on products like the Roli Airwave and Piano M, more than doubling the latter’s key count to 49. The Piano is much like its predecessor in most ways, with MIDI keys that light up … Read more
The Silk Road founder’s financial status was unclear, but many crypto users have donated to his ”transition into his new life” since he received a presidential pardon.
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AI-powered search engine Perplexity has launched an “agent,” of sorts, called Perplexity Assistant, which Perplexity says uses reasoning, search, and apps to help with daily tasks. Perplexity Assistant, which is available for Android devices as of Thursday in the Perplexity app, can take “multi-app actions,” the company says, like hailing a ride or searching for … Read more
AI agents are changing the way we interact with technology, and Olas is leading the charge in autonomous AI agents in blockchain-based ecosystems. As the number one AI agent project within blockchain ecosystems, Olas has facilitated over 3 million agent transactions to date, enabling users to directly own and benefit from the work of these … Read more
The Nasdaq-listed company called Bitcoin a “hedge against inflation and a safeguard against currency risks.”
French authorities freed Ledger co-founder David Balland on Wednesday, local outlets reported, following his abduction in an apparent crypto ransom scheme.
Bitcoin continues to trade at record levels. According to checkonchain data, Wednesday’s $130 billion bitcoin (BTC) volume was one of the highest in its history. Trade volume has soared since President Trump won the U.S. election at the start of November, doubling from a daily average of $65 billion. The futures market (the total traded … Read more
Image: Palworld Pocketpair is getting into the games publishing business. The company has announced that it’s taking the gobs of money it made after launching Palworld, the Steam-record busting, 15-million-copies-sold-in-its-first-month, monster-catching adventure game, to establish Pocketpair Publishing. “Pocketpair Publishing provides comprehensive support for game development through funding, development assistance, and publishing for indie game developers … Read more
The crypto industry is desperate to see crypto action from U.S. President Donald Trump, now a few days into his new presidency, but there hasn’t yet been a confirmation from the White House that an executive order is pending. It’s not entirely off of Trump’s radar, though, because he did mention the crypto industry in … Read more
It’s no Arc Ultra, but Sonos’ last-gen soundbar still offers terrific sound if you can afford it. | Image: Chris Welch / The Verge If you’re looking for a way to beef up your sound system ahead of the Super Bowl, it’s worth investing in a good soundbar. And right now, the Sonos Arc is … Read more
Image: Google Google is changing the way visible URLs show up on mobile search results worldwide. Search results since 2009 have shown “breadcrumbs” or the hierarchy of a webpage’s URL using “>” after the domain name, but starting today, it will only show the domain on your smartphone or tablet. Web developers have had some … Read more
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Rahul Gangolli, a Senior Technical Program Manager at Amazon, has established himself as a leader in robotics and manufacturing operations. With a Master’s in Industrial Engineering from Northeastern University and a MicroMasters in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Rahul brings deep expertise in Lean Manufacturing, operational readiness, and cross-functional collaboration. Robotics … Read more
The ability to remotely remove installed extensions is coming “later this year.” | Image: The Verge Google has announced some new business features that can help IT admins better manage Chrome browser extensions, a popular attack vector for cybercriminals. A curated Chrome Web Store experience is launching today for any organization using Chrome Enterprise (including … Read more
Brave Search said Thursday that it is adding a new feature called Rerank that will allow users to tune search results by upvoting or downvoting certain websites. The feature, which will be available to all users, will appear on the top right of the search results page. When users open the panel, they will be … Read more
Bitcoin is flying high Thursday as momentum builds around a potential strategic national BTC reserve under President Trump.
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao will actively coach and mentor startups within the incubator.
The rise of AI has opened new avenues for enhancing customer experiences across multiple channels. Technologies like natural language understanding (NLU) are employed to discern customer intents, facilitating efficient self-service actions. Automatic speech recognition (ASR) translates spoken words into text, enabling seamless voice interactions. With Amazon Lex bots, businesses can use conversational AI to integrate … Read more
The builders of Solana-based crypto derivatives exchange Ranger Protocol are jumping on the AI train, too, after raising $1.9 million from venture investors. Ranger’s eponymous trading venue pools crypto perps (the most popular investment contract in DeFi for trading tokens like SOL) from multiple protocols to secure good deals for traders. Since launching in late … Read more