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Spanish authorities block Polymarket and Kalshi over gambling laws
Spain joined a growing list of national authorities restricting or banning prediction market platforms amid concerns over unlicensed gambling activities.
Bitcoin ‘liquidation hunts’ control BTC at $77K amid new Iran peace deal doubts
Bitcoin failed to copy US stocks’ upside after a spike to $78,000 became one of a series of liquidity grabs.
NEAR token price has ‘potential to grow 20x,’ says Arthur Hayes
NEAR is mirroring a 2023–2024 fractal that preceded a 250% rally, hinting at similar upside in 2026 as privacy coin demand grows.
Indoor Wi-Fi Roaming with OpenWRT
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Sony’s sloppy Spider-Man universe gets even messier with Spider-Noir
After years of it seeming like the Spider-Man film rights might be better off in Marvel’s hands alone, Into the Spider-Verse came along and proved that Sony was still capable of telling phenomenal stories featuring everyone’s favorite webhead. Into the Spider-Verse‘s sumptuous visuals and focus on a different web-slinging New Yorker made it unlike any … Read more
From idea to AI app: Creating intelligent research assistants with Strands
Building an AI app shouldn’t require a PhD in machine learning (ML) or months of wrestling with complex architectures. Yet that’s exactly what happens when you try to orchestrate multiple API calls, manage conversation state, and create agents that can reason on their own. I’ve seen straightforward AI ideas balloon into sprawling projects that demand … Read more
Bermuda, the small island nation with huge crypto ambitions
The government recently announced it would become the world’s first economy to go fully onchain, a move officials believe will bring its people new opportunities.
Build an enterprise observability solution for Amazon Quick
When hundreds to thousands of users are onboarded to an enterprise AI platform, business leaders and platform owners need visibility into who is using the platform, whether users are satisfied with the answers they receive, and which capabilities are driving the most engagement. Without a centralized observability solution, this data is scattered across multiple AWS … Read more
American Airlines is getting Starlink Wi-Fi
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 12: American Airlines plane are takeoff and lands at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, United States on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images) | Anadolu via Getty Images American Airlines is planning to install SpaceX’s Starlink Wi-Fi in hundreds of its airplanes, … Read more
Coinbase’s Base launches AI tool for ChatGPT to manage crypto wallets and DeFi apps
The product, called Base MCP, connects a user’s Base Account to AI clients such as ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor using the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an emerging standard that allows AI systems to securely interface with external tools and applications.
Memory V re-creates the Memorymoog without the massive headaches or price tag
The Memorymoog is legendary for being an absolutely massive-sounding synth and being incredibly unreliable. But now you can enjoy its classic Moog sound without the headaches or the sky-high vintage price, thanks to Arturia’s Memory V emulator. The Memorymoog was only made between 1982 and 1985, and was the last polyphonic synth made by Moog … Read more
This startup is betting India’s gig economy can train the world’s robots
Human Archive, a startup founded by UC Berkeley and Stanford researchers, is paying gig workers in India to wear camera-equipped caps and sensor devices to collect the real-world physical training data that AI and robotics labs are racing to acquire.
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Tom Lee’s BitMine Makes Biggest Ethereum Buy Yet in 2026
BitMine Immersion Technologies made its largest Ethereum acquisition yet this year—just weeks after saying it might slow down its ETH buys.
The Ballad of TIGIT
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Dutch government blocks US company from acquisition, citing ‘risk to public interest’
The move to block the acquisition of the cloud company that hosts the Dutch digital ID service comes as Europe continues to reduce its reliance on U.S. technology.
XRPL could close its biggest DeFi gap if new AMM amendment passes
A draft proposal filed Tuesday would extend the XRP Ledger’s native automated market maker with three swappable curve types, giving liquidity providers more efficient ways to deploy capital and closing one of XRPL DeFi’s longest-standing gaps.
Saving for a Switch 2 is easier with Newegg’s gift card deal
If you foresee a bunch of Nintendo purchases in your future, Newegg’s deal on Nintendo gift cards might just help save your wallet. The retailer is offering a deal that lets gamers get $200 worth of credit towards games, consoles, and accessories for just $170. Best of all, the gift cards can stack in your … Read more
Indonesia Blocks Polymarket After Bets on President’s Early Departure
The ban came on the heels of markets linked to the early departure of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
StepFun’s Voice AI Topped Every Benchmark. It Also Hears Your Sighs
The Shanghai lab that builds LLMs that punch above their weight just turned that same energy on voice—and the results are hard to ignore.
Ghost hackers: the cybersecurity mystery that nobody has solved
A shadowy group that stole and dumped the NSA’s most powerful hacking tools still has implications for how companies think about digital risk today.
Iranian hackers blamed for breach of Los Angeles transit system that took weeks to recover
An Israeli cybersecurity firm said Iran’s government is behind Ababil of Minab, a fake hacktivist persona that has claimed a series of data breaches after the start of the war in Iran.
AI guardrail removals raise questions over limits of open-source model regulation
Financial Times testing found safety controls on open AI models from Meta and Google could be stripped in minutes, raising governance concerns.
The Clarity Act won’t lead to adoption without crypto tax reform
The legislation is being framed as a turning point for U.S. crypto policy, but there’s a major piece of the puzzle being overlooked, argues Singh.
Ferrari’s first EV is not for you
The Ferrari Luce seems to be more aimed at regulatory compliance and China, putting a lot of pressure on the Jony Ive-designed EV.
Oppo’s Bubble is a thin round screen for taking rear camera selfies
Oppo launched a new smartphone accessory that makes it easier to snap selfies using your smartphone’s rear cameras that typically feature better sensors than front-facing cameras. The Bubble offers similar functionality to the recently announced Insta360 Snap with a screen providing live camera previews so you can properly frame shots, plus remote camera controls and … Read more
Govee included a book on ‘White Supremacy’ in its website imagery
The sort of light reading material you’d expect to find in a childs bedroom. | Image by Govee, compiled by The Verge Companies often include background props in their product imagery that serve as set dressing, but one of Govee’s decorative choices is raising some eyebrows. An eagle-eyed Verge reader spotted that two copies of … Read more
Grvt adds 3 tokenized yield funds tied to institutional-grade RWAs
Grvt will work with Plume to launch tokenized fixed-income and structured credit products tied to institutional-grade real world assets and onchain yield strategies.