AT&T is making it easier to send pictures to 911 dispatchers
AT&T is updating its next-gen 911 network to give users more efficient ways to share important information with emergency services. Starting in October, AT&T’s ESInet emergency communications platform will make it easier for AT&T customers to share pictures and video messages with supported dispatch centers, helping to quickly explain the situation and better prepare first … Read more
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Bitcoin $105K 'trend switch' comes as Fed hints at July rate cut
Bitcoin bullish catalysts are multiplying amid a Middle East ceasefire and new hopes of an earlier-than-expected Fed rate cut.
Bitcoin Mining Profitability Increased by Almost 20% in May, Jefferies Says
Bitcoin BTC mining profitability rose by 18.2% in May, due to a 20% increase in the BTC price and a modest 3.5% gain in the network hashrate, investment bank Jefferies said in a research report on Monday. “BTC’s rally follows the recent gold rally as investors seek inflation-protected assets in anticipation of ballooning fiscal deficits … Read more
Novoloop is making tons of upcycled plastic
Novoloop recently raised a $21 million Series B to begin building its first commercial scale plastic upcycling plant.
Google brings historical Street View imagery to Google Earth
Google announced on Tuesday that you can now access historical Street View imagery on Google Earth.
Google Earth adds old Street View captures to rewind time from the street level
Google Earth can display a Street View timeline of certain locations, like New York’s Vessel sculpture. Google Earth will now let you look at historical imagery from Street View. The update, which comes as part of the tool’s 20th anniversary, allows you to see how a location has changed over time. Google Earth already offers … Read more
Japan proposes reclassifying crypto, paving way for ETFs and lower taxes
Japan’s FSA proposes classifying crypto as financial products, paving the way for ETFs and a flat 20% capital gains tax.
Saving Your Wallet Details, Seed Phrase as a Photo on Your Phone? This Trojan May Be Targeting You
A new strain of mobile spyware, dubbed SparkKitty, has infiltrated Apple’s App Store and Google Play, posing as crypto-themed and modded apps to stealthily extract images of seed phrases and wallet credentials. The malware appears to be a successor to SparkCat, a campaign first uncovered in early 2025, which used fake support chat modules to … Read more
US bans WhatsApp from House of Representatives staff devices
The U.S. government has banned WhatsApp from devices used by U.S. House of Representatives staff, saying the app poses potential security risks.
Cathie Wood’s ARK starts week with fresh $110M Circle stock dump
Circle’s eighth-largest holder, ARK Invest, continued offloading CRCL shares on Monday amid the stock briefly topping at $299.
Playwright MCP Server Is Here: Let’s Integrate It!
In April 2025, Microsoft quietly dropped Playwright MCP, a new server that connects your AI agent (via MCP) directly to the Playwright browser API. What does that mean in plain English? Your AI agent can now interact with real web pages using nothing but simple text instructions (and for free!) “Click this,” “Take a screenshot“—all … Read more
Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Reclaims $105K as Iran Tensions Ease, Bulls Regroup
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) “Always fade geopolitics,” the founders of the LondonCryptoClub newsletter said Monday as bitcoin BTC fell below $100,000 after Iran fired missiles at U.S. airbases in the Middle East. It looks like they were right. BTC quickly reversed its drop and has since topped $105,000, restoring spirits … Read more
US housing agency may allow crypto assets in mortgage qualification
The US Federal Housing Finance Agency is reviewing whether crypto holdings like Bitcoin could be used to qualify for mortgages.
Uber and Waymo’s commercial robotaxi service is open for business in Atlanta
Waymo and Uber are offering commercial robotaxi rides in Atlanta.
Waymo’s robotaxis are now available on the Uber app in Atlanta
Uber customers in Atlanta now have the option of hailing a driverless Waymo robotaxi, the company announced today. Atlanta is the second market, after Austin, to play host to Uber and Waymo’s burgeoning autonomous ridehail partnership. At launch, Waymo’s vehicles will be available exclusively on the Uber app in Atlanta. The two companies first announced … Read more
How AI infiltrated perfume
At a pristine, multimillion-dollar lab on the Manhattan waterfront, just down the street from a men’s homeless shelter and the medical examiner’s office, a slice of summer plum is being converted into fragrance code. This is the work of Osmo, a fragrance tech startup claiming to build artificial olfactory intelligence. Osmo has parlayed this innovation … Read more
Turkey tightens crypto rules with source, purpose checks on transfers
Turkey’s Finance Ministry plans new rules requiring crypto platforms to collect source and purpose data, with limits on stablecoin transfers.
Ethereum Developer Proposes 6-Second Block Times to Boost Speed, Slash Fees
Ethereum could soon run twice as fast. That’s according to a new proposal floated by core developer Barnabé Monnot to reduce the network’s slot time from 12 seconds to 6 seconds, effectively doubling the number of blocks produced per minute. The idea, part of EIP-7782, could be included in the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade slated for … Read more
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Verizon adopts Google’s Gemini AI to help customers solve ‘complex’ issues
Verizon is trying to streamline its customer service experience by overhauling it with more chatbots and AI tools. The My Verizon app is being relaunched today with a new “AI-powered Verizon Assistant” that aims to help consumers “manage upgrades, add new lines, ask billing questions, take advantage of savings, and more,” according to the telecom … Read more
Bitcoin Set for Biggest Mining Difficulty Drop Since July 2021
Mining difficulty on the Bitcoin BTC blockchain is on course to drop by the most since July 2021 after the amount of mining power securing the network slid about 30% in two weeks. According to data from Mempool.space, a downward difficulty adjustment of around 9% is projected within the next five days. That would be … Read more
Riot is shutting down studio behind its Minecraft-like game
Riot Games is closing the studio behind Hytale, its Minecraft-like game that has been in development for nearly a decade. Hypixel Studios, which Riot acquired in 2020 for an undisclosed sum, is shutting down “over the next few months,” according to Hypixel CEO Aaron “Noxy” Donaghey. “After years of pushing forward, adapting, and exploring every … Read more