kamal In a bid to make its Gemini chatbot app more of one-stop shop, Google says it’s working with The Associated Press to build “a feed of real-time information” in Gemini. Jaffer Zaidi, Google’s VP of global news partnerships, said that the goal is to “further enhance the usefulness of results” in the Gemini experience. “As … Read more
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Streaming TV services keep getting more expensive, and those subscription costs will only continue to rise in 2025 and beyond. Amid all these price hikes, the best we can hope for is that the companies behind them will continue to add new features to ease the sting of … Read more
The U.K. government has appointed Emma Reynolds as the new Economic Secretary in charge of overseeing digital assets and central bank digital currencies — alongside the broader financial sector. The appointment was announced on Tuesday following the resignation of Tulip Siddiq, who set out the government’s crypto agenda weeks ago. It is not yet clear … Read more
Decentralization is the foundation of blockchain technology, promising a more resilient and censorship-resistant alternative to centralized systems. But are the industry’s leading protocols as decentralized as they claim to be? Decentralization can be measured across multiple dimensions. At first glance, the number of entities participating in the validation or block-mining process of a network is … Read more
With a Republican majority having taken control of the US Senate in January, Tim Scott said the Banking Committee would have an “open-minded environment” for digital assets.
Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage Drake’s ongoing legal battle with his label, Universal Music Group, has escalated. The artist filed a lawsuit in federal court today, accusing UMG of harming his reputation and endangering him for profit. The suit stems from the diss track “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar, another UMG artist. Drake’s legal complaint … Read more
In an exclusive interview, renowned software engineer mobile app developer Gennady Dmitrik shared insights into the evolving world of FinTech and how modern technologies enhance quality of life. Gennady Dmitrik is a skilled tech entrepreneur, founder of multiple startups, and a visionary developer of accessible and groundbreaking mobile applications in the FinTech area. With over … Read more
XRP nearly touched a price of $3 on Wednesday morning, hitting a mark not seen since 2018 as meme coins on XRP Ledger saw a resurgence.
Bitcoin nears a reclaim of six figures as BTC price strength gets a fresh US macro data boost.
U.S. prosecutors have asked a federal judge to green-light the return of nearly 80% of the 119,754 bitcoins stolen in the 2016 hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex. In a Tuesday court filing, prosecutors said the 94,643 bitcoins recovered by the government from the original wallet used by the hacker, Ilya Lichtenstein, can be paid to … Read more
Hard to say investors in Ripple-linked XRP care about the news. The XRP price has gained nearly 16% in the past day, according to CoinGecko data.
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, January 15, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Henry VIII declared himself the head of the Church of England in 1535, Flight 1549 made an emergency landing on the Hudson River in 2009, Boston Molasses Disaster … Read more
The Spacecoin Writing Contest is an opportunity for writers, space geeks, and champions of decentralization to plug into Spacecoin’s mission—connecting purpose to blockchain infrastructure and bridging digital divides to bring affordable, borderless connectivity to billions—and win from a 15,000 USDT prize pool. :::info Below is a list of questions to help you get started on … Read more
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Like the wildfire conditions in Los Angeles County, my For You page on TikTok turned overnight. I woke up last week to a phone screen filled with ravenous flames and video after video of razed homes, businesses, and other structures. Influencers broke from their regular cadence of … Read more
2025: A New Chapter in DeAI Begins The Open ecosystem has dropped a groundbreaking initiative: the $OPEN Point System, tagged with the bold and ambitious slogan, #WEBisOpen. This program transforms every interaction with Open’s ecosystem into tangible rewards—$OPEN points—designed to fuel engagement, incentivize innovation, and supercharge the journey into the decentralized AI future. 🌐✨ Turn … Read more
Google announced on Wednesday that all AI features in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Meet are now available to Workspace customers at no extra charge, though the plan will see a $2 per month increase per user. This change simplifies access to Workplace AI tools, including email summaries, automated note-taking, chatting with the Gemini bot, and … Read more
Four John Deere combines harvest wheat in tandem near the farm shop and maintenance yard near Pullman, Palouse Region, Washington, USA. | Photo: Getty Images John Deere’s “unfair” practices raised repair costs for farmers and kept them from being able to make repairs on tractors and other equipment they own, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) … Read more
Boerse Stuttgart, one of Germany’s leading stock exchanges, has seen its cryptocurrency trading business explode in recent years to now account for approximately 25% of its overall revenue. While not revealing the exact cryptocurrency trading volume, the exchange group shared in a press release at the end of last year that the metric “almost tripled” … Read more
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Silver Spring, United States / Maryland, January 15th, 2025/CyberNewsWire/–Aembit, the non-human identity and access management (IAM) company, unveiled the full agenda for NHIcon 2025, a virtual event dedicated to advancing non-human identity security, streaming live on Jan. 28 and headlined by industry luminary Kevin Mandia. NHIcon 2025 is co-presented by Aembit and Veza, alongside industry … Read more
Disney Plus / Marvel Though Daredevil: Born Again hit a few production snags that delayed its Disney Plus debut, Marvel has finally released the series’ first trailer ahead of its premiere in March. When last we saw Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), he was getting into squabbles out in Oklahoma, but Daredevil: Born Again’s new trailer … Read more
“Like it or not, we have to move along with more adoption of cryptocurrencies worldwide,” a regulator told Bloomberg.
Tel Aviv, Israel, January 15th, 2025/CyberNewsWire/–Sweet Security a leader in cloud runtime detection and response, today announced the launch of its groundbreaking patent-pending Large Language Model (LLM)-powered cloud detection engine. This innovation enhances Sweet’s unified detection and response solution, enabling it to reduce cloud detection noise to an unprecedented 0.04%. Sweet uses advanced AI to … Read more