Google’s NotebookLM now lets you customize the tone of its AI podcasts
When generating an Audio Overview, users can now choose whether they want their AI podcasts to be formatted like a “Deep Dive,” “Brief,” “Critique,” or “Debate.”
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Major Amazon leak spoils the Philips Hue party
The unannounced Hue doorbell leaks early. The Philips Hue store on Amazon’s UK site is hosting a number of new products that have yet to be announced as the big IFA 2025 show gets under way in Berlin, Germany. We’re seeing that rumored Hue Doorbell, a new Hue Bridge Pro (in black), a new Essential lighting … Read more
Why the US government is taking a stake in Intel
The U.S. government’s recent stake in Intel comes after a long period of floundering at the company’s foundry business.
Amazon confirms Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in live-action Tomb Raider series
Amazon announced today that its live-action Tomb Raider series will feature Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner as Lara Croft. Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge will serve as the show’s creator, writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner, and filming will begin in January 2026, Variety reports. The show and Waller-Bridge’s involvement were officially announced last year. “It’s … Read more
U.S. CFTC Gives Go-Ahead For Polymarket’s New Exchange, QCX
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has freed up prediction market firm Polymarket’s QCX acquisition from certain disclosure and data requirements as the company moves forward in its U.S. business offerings. QCX, which got its license to start operations in July before it was snatched up later that month by Polymarket, has been granted a … Read more
The Trouble with Code as Law
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Bitcoin and the Blockchain 2.1 The Origins 2.2 Bitcoin in a nutshell 2.3 Basic Concepts Crypto Exchanges Source of Value of crypto assets and Bootstrapping Initial Coin Offerings Airdrops Ethereum 7.1 Proof-of-Stake based consensus in Ethereum 7.2 Smart Contracts 7.3 Tokens 7.4 Non-Fungible Tokens Decentralized Finance and 8.1 … Read more
Billionaire Ray Dalio Links Bitcoin’s Rise to ‘Debt-Fueled Heart Attack’ in U.S.
The man who foresaw the 2008 financial meltdown has urged investors to allocate 15% of their portfolios to gold and Bitcoin.
KuCoin Presents KuMining: Embodying “Simple Mining, Smart Gains” For Effortless Crypto Accumulation
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, September 3rd, 2025/Chainwire/–KuCoin, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, is pleased to announce the launch of KuMining, an innovative cloud mining brand incubated by KuCoin. Positioned as a next-generation platform under the banner “Simple Mining, Smart Gains,” KuMining is committed to democratizing industrial-scale mining, delivering transparent, cost-effective, and accessible solutions to … Read more
Authenticate Amazon Q Business data accessors using a trusted token issuer
Since its general availability in 2024, Amazon Q Business (Amazon Q) has enabled independent software vendors (ISVs) to enhance their Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions through secure access to customers’ enterprise data by becoming Amazon Q Business data accessor. To find out more on data accessor, see this page. The data accessor now supports … Read more
Roblox experiences are getting ESRB age ratings
Roblox is going to start showing ESRB ratings alongside experiences to help users in the US better understand if an experience is appropriate for a user of a certain age. The new ratings will appear thanks to Roblox’s new partnership with the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC), which was announced today. As part of the … Read more
Unlocking the future of professional services: How Proofpoint uses Amazon Q Business
This post was written with Stephen Coverdale and Alessandra Filice of Proofpoint. At the forefront of cybersecurity innovation, Proofpoint has redefined its professional services by integrating Amazon Q Business, a fully managed, generative AI powered assistant that you can configure to answer questions, provide summaries, generate content, and complete tasks based on your enterprise data. … Read more
Enhancing LLM accuracy with Coveo Passage Retrieval on Amazon Bedrock
This post is co-written with Keith Beaudoin and Nicolas Bordeleau from Coveo. As generative AI transforms business operations, enterprises face a critical challenge: how can they help large language models (LLMs) provide accurate and trustworthy responses? Without reliable data foundations, these AI models can generate misleading or inaccurate responses, potentially reducing user trust and organizational … Read more
The Math Behind Finance: A Guide to Relevant Research
Table of Links I. Introduction II. Methodology III. TDA Approach to analyzing multiple time series IV. Data Analyzed V. Results and Discussion A. Obtaining point cloud from stock price time-series B. EE due to the 2008 Financial crisis C. EE due to COVID-19 pandemic D. Impact of COVID-19 on different Indian sectors VI. Conclusion VII. … Read more
Bitcoin bulls 'still in control' as BTC price passes $112K — Analysis
Bitcoin extends a relief bounce to liquidate shorts as analysis praises its macro hedge status ahead of a presumed Fed interest-rate cut.
Roblox expands use of age estimation tech and introduces standardized ratings
Roblox says it’s expanding its use of age estimation technology and entering a partnership with the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) to standardize its game ratings.
Sports streaming hub Streameast ‘shut down’ in sting
Some Streameast sites still appear to be live. Streameast, one of the largest sports piracy platforms in the world, has been shut down according to the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), an antipiracy group that counts NBC Universal, Netflix, and Disney among its members. ACE announced in a statement that it worked alongside Egyptian … Read more
Stellar Upgrade Triggers Trading Pauses on Major Exchanges, XLM Faces Resistance
South Korean crypto exchange Upbit temporarily suspended trading in Stellar’s XLM token on Tuesday, a precautionary move as the Stellar network readies for its Protocol 23 upgrade. The scheduled modernization, set for Sept. 3, is expected to enhance scalability and accelerate transaction speeds, prompting several exchanges to adopt stability measures during the transition. XLM traded … Read more
Trump Bros’ American Bitcoin Mining Stock Soars, Then Plunges During Public Debut
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin seeks to operate as both a publicly traded treasury firm and an active mining operation.
The Protocol: Solana Community Approves Alpenglow Upgrade
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, a reporter at CoinDesk. In this issue: Solana Set for Major Overhaul After 98% Votes to Approve Historic ‘Alpenglow’ Upgrade Ethereum Foundation to Unload Another 10K ETH Following SharpLink Deal ‘OP_CAT Isn’t My Invention. It’s Satoshi’s,’ … Read more
BNB Gains 1.5% as Corporate Accumulation Eyes Larger Share of Supply
BNB rose nearly 1.5% in the last 24-hour period to test the $860 mark and is at near multisession highs after breaking key resistance zones in the upward move. The move came on unusually strong buying pressure in the most recent hour of trading, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. Volume surged to 49,560 tokens, about … Read more
The HackerNoon Newsletter: How AI Reasoning Mirrors Borges Library of Babel (9/3/2025)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, September 3, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Treaty of Paris in 1783, eBay Founded, Revolutionizes Online Commerce in 1995, Qatar’s Independence in 1971, and we present you with these top quality stories. From Vibe Coding … Read more
Studies Show AI Agents and Browsers Are a Hacker’s Perfect Playground
During a late-night red team exercise, researchers watched a customer’s autonomous browser-based AI agent casually leak the CTO’s credentials. The trigger was nothing more than a single malicious div tag hidden inside an internal GitHub issue page. The agent was running on Browser Use — an open-source framework that recently raised $17 million in a … Read more