Bitcoin’s brief rally to $100K triggers record 5.4K BTC monthly outflow
Bitcoin price sold-off today, but heavy demand below $98,000 is prepping the market for the next leg higher.
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Anthropic reportedly in talks to raise $2B at $60B valuation, led by Lightspeed
OpenAI rival Anthropic is in talks to raise $2 billion in new capital in a funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, according to The Wall Street Journal. The round, which The Journal reports would value Anthropic at $60 billion, would bring Anthropic’s total raised to $15.7 billion, going by Crunchbase’s data. It would also … Read more
Xpeng Aero HT unveils ‘flying car’ that’s part-van, part-eVTOL at CES 2025
Xpeng Aero HT, the aerospace company under Chinese EV startup Xpeng, unveiled at CES 2025 its “modular flying car,” the so-called Land Aircraft Carrie. It’s ssentially an electric minivan with a small folding eVTOL (vertical takeoff and landing vehicle) tucked in the back, which can be rolled out and launched into flight. The company says … Read more
Savant’s new smart budget system lets you control your home’s electrical load
Savant Smart Budget lets you add more capacity than your breaker box can technically support. | Image: Savant At CES this week, Savant Systems announced Savant Smart Budget, a feature of its Smart Power system of modular relays and equipment that integrates with your existing circuit breaker box. If you’re already at the limits of … Read more
Valve will officially let you install SteamOS on other handhelds as soon as this April
Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge SteamOS was always supposed to be bigger than Valve’s own Steam Deck, and 2025 is the year it finally expands. Not only will Lenovo ship the first third-party SteamOS handheld this May, Valve has now revealed it will let you install a working copy of SteamOS on other … Read more
Arcana Network Launches Chain Abstraction SDK To Unify Multi-Chain Experience
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, January 7th, 2025/Chainwire/–Arcana Network has introduced its Chain Abstraction SDK, designed to streamline the multi-chain experience for developers and users alike. This innovative solution allows developers to integrate Chain Abstraction into their applications, enabling users to spend a unified balance across chains without the need for swapping, bridging, or managing gas. … Read more
Travala’s New Bitcoin Incentives Aim To Boost Crypto Adoption And Real-world Utility
SINGAPORE, Singapore, January 7th, 2025/Chainwire/–Travala,the leading crypto-native travel booking service, has launched limited-time Bitcoin incentives to grow the number of crypto travellers and increase real-world on-chain activity across their network of more than 100 supported tokens. Following last year’s addition of Bitcoin rewards to the AVA Smart Program—Travala’s travel loyalty initiative in collaboration with the … Read more
Reolink’s new cameras can record 24/7 without a power outlet or internet connection
From left to right: a pair of Reolink’s new Altas cameras, the Home Hub, and Reolink’s solar panels. | Image: Reolink Reolink’s new Altas series of consumer-oriented surveillance cameras can continuously record video to a local SD card 24 hours a day for up to seven days off of battery — or almost two years … Read more
Breaking Down Bitcoin Mining’s Biggest Year: Insights from the 2024 Report
2024 marked a record-breaking year for the Bitcoin mining industry, achieving historic milestones that underscore its continued growth and technological evolution. Published today, the collaborative report by NiceHash and Digital Mining Solutions delves into these achievements, presenting a comprehensive analysis of key developments, including increased hashrate, hardware innovations, and the dynamics of block space demand. … Read more
South Park Commons is raising $40M for an India-specific fund
South Park Commons is raising $40 million for its India-specific fund over six months after announcing its outpost in Bengaluru. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Telegram reports spike in sharing user data with law enforcement
The messaging app handed over user data on thousands of Telegram users to U.S. authorities over 2024, the data reveals. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Honda reveals its futuristic ‘0 SUV’ prototype at CES 2025
Honda unveiled Tuesday at CES 2025 the latest EV in its so-called 0 Series — a mid-sized SUV prototype dubbed, surely enough, the 0 SUV. Honda’s take on the SUV will join the 0 Saloon that the automaker showed off at last year’s show. And while Honda first showed us the 0 Saloon, the SUV … Read more
AI Agents Are a Scam: How Tech Bros Derailed Your JARVIS Future
The uncomfortable truth about AI agents: How Silicon Valley killed your JARVIS dreams for profit.
Honda Zero is ready to blast off with all-new sedan and SUV EVs
The Honda 0 Saloon and Honda 0 SUV. | Image: Honda The vehicles will be underpinned by a new in-house-developed operating system named after Honda’s iconic Asimo robot. At CES in Las Vegas today, Honda showed off its promised new battery-electric Honda Zero prototypes. The first is an SUV based on its Space-Hub concept, called … Read more
Meta to scrap fact-checkers in favor of ‘free expression’
The social media company will switch to a community notes model similar to the X platform’s, Meta said.
Panasonic unveils an AI-powered wellness coach, powered by Anthropic’s Claude, at CES 2025
At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Panasonic unveiled its upcoming digital assistant, Umi, which offers families a personalized, AI-powered wellness coach. Created in partnership with Anthropic, Umi uses the Claude AI model to help families “care, coordinate, and connect” with each other, the company said. More specifically, this involves an AI assistant that focuses on … Read more
How Sonic Network Extension and Token Launch is Set to Transform Blockchain Infrastructure
Sonic, a blockchain network extension built on Solana, announced today its Token Generation Event (TGE) and upcoming mainnet launch, marking a significant development in blockchain infrastructure. The TGE, scheduled for January 7 at 12:00 PM UTC, will introduce the $SONIC token across major cryptocurrency exchanges. According to technical specifications, the token will operate as an … Read more
Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Add $1.1 Billion in a Day as Hot Streak Grows
Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs started 2025 in the red, but now have collectively attracted $1.75 billion over the last two trading days.
Zuckerberg says he’s moving Meta moderators to Texas because California seems too ‘biased’
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images As part of Meta’s sweeping changes to content moderation announced today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that the company will also be moving its content moderation teams from California to Texas to “help remove the concern that biased employees are overly censoring content,” he wrote on Threads. “We’re … Read more
BTC miners adopted ‘treasury strategy,’ diversified business in 2024: Report
In 2024, the combined market capitalization of public Bitcoin mining companies reached $50 billion for the first time.
AI Tokens Fail to Mirror 2024’s Epic Surge Despite Bullish Nvidia Conference
Artificial intelligence (AI) crypto tokens are failing to live up to their lofty 2024 goals despite Nvidia’s (NVDA) recent conference sparking bullish sentiment among AI stocks in the traditional markets. Last March, the NEAR token doubled in the lead-up to Nividia’s annual conference, gains that were mirrored across the wider crypto AI market. Fetch.AI (FET), … Read more
HR software startup OnPay was inspired by the founder’s family payroll business
In 2007, Jesse Burgess joined his family’s payroll business. He quickly noticed that the business’ six payroll clerks were getting bogged down by repetitive, monotonous tasks. So he sought to streamline those tasks by creating workflow automation tools. Several years later, Burgess sensed an opportunity to bring the tools he developed for his family’s business … Read more
BMW’s new UI puts widgets on the windshield at CES 2025
BMW is totally revamping its in-car user interface, starting with the Neue Klasse sedan later this year and ultimately spreading to all models, the company announced at CES 2025. Some of it looks and feels familiar, but the big change is a widget-based system that lets users customize the layout — including on the car’s … Read more
Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget: Crypto Exchanges Must Adapt Quickly to Stay Competitive in the Age of AI
In an exclusive interview, Ishan Pandey sits down with Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget, to explore the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on cryptocurrency trading and exchange operations. As the crypto industry continues to evolve, the intersection of AI and digital assets presents both opportunities and challenges. From copy trading innovations to the future of … Read more