Trump Treasury Pick Bessent Opposes Idea of U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency

U.S. senators questioning President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, didn’t spend much time on cryptocurrency issues in his nomination hearing on Thursday. But he had a chance to register strong opposition to a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC) and to note that he favors a modern outlook on crypto. The billionaire … Read more

How Kyndryl integrated ServiceNow and Amazon Q Business

This post is co-written with Sujith R Pillai from Kyndryl. In this post, we show you how Kyndryl, an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner and IT infrastructure services provider that designs, builds, manages, and modernizes complex, mission-critical information systems, integrated Amazon Q Business with ServiceNow in a few simple steps. You will learn how to … Read more

Apple is pausing notification summaries for news in the latest iOS 18.3 beta

Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Apple has temporarily stopped showing notification summaries for news and entertainment apps as part of the iOS 18.3 developer beta released Thursday, according to reports from MacRumors and 9to5Mac. The Apple Intelligence-powered feature was criticized after it inaccurately summarized content from outlets such as the BBC. Apple will reenable … Read more

Nvidia releases more tools and guardrails to nudge enterprises to adopt AI agents

Nvidia is releasing three new NIM microservices, or small independent services that are part of larger applications, to help enterprises bring additional control and safety measures to their AI agents. One of these new NIM services targets content safety and works to prevent an AI agent from generating harmful or biased outputs. Another works to … Read more

Will RedNote get banned in the US?

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge I’m not the first to note the irony of TikTok users flooding RedNote this week. The TikTok divest-or-ban rule was supposed to drive Americans away from a foreign-owned social network that was subject to influence or data harvesting by the Chinese government. Instead, it pushed them onto a different … Read more

Torram’s Pre-Seed Closure Paves The Way For Institutional-Grade DeFi on Bitcoin

**Toronto, Canada, January 16th, 2025/Chainwire/–**Torram a Web2.5 infrastructure company, has announced the successful closure of its $710,000 pre-seed funding round in early December 2024. The company is focused on developing institutional-grade decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure directly on Bitcoin, positioning itself as a key enabler of innovation in the evolving financial ecosystem. The funding round included … Read more

CFPB sued for trying to regulate digital payment apps more like banks

Illustration: Hugo Herrera / The Verge Two major tech trade groups are challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) effort to treat payment apps and digital wallets like banks. In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, DC, NetChoice and TechNet claim that the CFPB’s digital payment regulation, announced on November 21st, 2024, is … Read more

David Lynch has died

Photo by Amy T. Zielinski/Getty Images David Lynch, the director behind Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, and other unsettling works, has died, his family confirmed in a post on his official Facebook page. He was 78 years old. The post announcing his passing didn’t list a cause of death. But last August, Lynch revealed … Read more

Reddio Launches Public Testnet: A New Era Of Parallel EVM Powering Autonomous AI

SINGAPORE, Singapore, January 16th, 2025/Chainwire/–Reddio is excited to announce the official launch of its highly anticipated Testnet, marking a significant milestone as a front-runner in launching Parallel EVM public Testnets. Powered by GPU-accelerated parallel EVM technology and designed to enable AI capabilities, Reddio’s innovative architecture redefines the power of high-performance blockchain infrastructure, unlocking groundbreaking possibilities … Read more

Company WEEX Announces WXT’s Significant 101% Surge, Breaking $0.339

In 2024, WEEX concluded the year with achievements and growth. Through a commitment to innovation, security, and user empowerment, WEEX reached new heights as a global cryptocurrency trading platform. Looking ahead to 2025, the platform remains focused on revolutionizing the crypto trading experience for millions of users worldwide and redefining the future of crypto trading. … Read more

MEXC Distributes $127M In Rewards Through 2,202 Airdrop Events In 2024, Offering Up To 65% APY

Seychelles, January 16, 2025 – MEXC, a leading global digital asset exchange, has achieved a landmark milestone by successfully executing 2,202 airdrop events throughout 2024, generating an exceptional 65% annual percentage yield (APY) for participants. The exchange distributed a substantial $127 million in rewards to its global user base, further strengthening its position as an … Read more