Mastercard secures New York BitLicense for crypto operations
The payments giant can now legally conduct digital asset business activity in New York as it deepens its focus on blockchain-based settlement systems.
Elon Musk could become a top 5 corporate bitcoin holder if Tesla and SpaceX merge
CNBC reported Tuesday that Musk is discussing a merger between Tesla and SpaceX that would tie his tech empire closer together and instantly create the world’s fifth-largest corporate bitcoin treasury, worth $3.3 billion.
Powering agentic AI sales strategy with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
As agent adoption scaled, we saw a common pattern emerge across enterprises, including our own sales organization: specialized agents deliver value, but without orchestration, users carry the cognitive load of choosing between them. At AWS Sales, this meant more than 20 domain-specific agents deployed across the global organization, with representatives context-switching between systems instead of … Read more
Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans
Meta is rolling out paid subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp worldwide, while also testing new AI, creator, and business-focused offerings under its broader “Meta One” subscription brand.
With a new $100M raise, Princeton’s Thea Energy is now a top-funded fusion startup
Thea Energy’s pixel-inspired magnets could give its power plant plans a boost. The fusion startup hopes to get a commercial reactor working by 2034.
OpenAI Foundation Pledges $250 Million to Help Cushion AI’s Economic Disruption
The philanthropic arm of ChatGPT maker OpenAI will fund research, worker support, and new models for sharing the gains from automation.
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YouTube Makes AI Content Labels More Prominent as Google Pushes Video Remix Tools
YouTube says new disclosure tools and automatic AI detection will help viewers more easily identify AI-generated videos.
Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200
Valve has significantly increased the price of the Steam Deck – but now, it’s also in stock. The 512GB Steam Deck OLED now costs $789, up from $549, while the 1TB model costs $949, up from $649. As I write this, both models are available to buy on Steam with an estimated delivery date of … Read more
SoFi Launches SoFiUSD Stablecoin Across Ethereum and Solana
SoFi is making its SoFiUSD token available to members, marking a milestone in the convergence of regulated banking and blockchain.
Why macOS Is Underrepresented in Public AI Research Datasets
By Mariya Hirna, AI Research Manager at MacPaw Last month the MacPaw Research team was at the DATA-FM Workshop within ICLR 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, where we presented our paper GUIrilla: A Scalable Framework for Automated Desktop UI Exploration. ICLR is one of the leading machine learning conferences in the world, and this was … Read more
CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target software developers in supply chain attacks
Cybercriminals used the Glassworm botnet to infect open source software projects with malware, and in turn hack the developers and companies that use that software.
Prediction markets enter the derivatives era: XBIT DEX opens whitelist for prediction leverage, launching a 35,000 USDC campaign
XBIT DEX takes the lead in introducing leverage to on-chain prediction markets, prioritizing the 2026 FIFA World Cup for its initial category. The whitelist application is now live.
You can print, slice, and engrave using this desktop crafting machine
Upgrading to more power laser cutting tools expands the types of materials the M2 can engrave. | Image: xTool xTool has announced a new multi-purpose crafting machine that could potentially be one of the most affordable ways to start an Etsy shop. Its modular design facilitates a CMYK print head that works on multiple materials … Read more
Bitcoin price threatens $75K loss as US-Iran peace progress sparks new stocks records
Bitcoin disappointed bulls by dropping below $75,000 on Iran peace deal reports while US stocks hit new all-time highs and oil saw one-month lows on Hormuz hopes.
Motorola says affiliate hijacking of Amazon app was ‘unintended’
The 2026 Razr Ultra is one of the Motorola phones that exhibited the ‘unintended’ redirects. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Motorola says that recently discovered behavior, which saw some of its phones sending users to an affiliate tracking website before opening the Amazon app, was “unintended” and has been “promptly corrected.” The company … Read more
Sony is offering up to 50 percent off some of our favorite PS5 games
Even without E3, the transition from spring to summer is a busy time for the gaming industry. Summer Game Fest is right around the corner, and Sony is kicking things off with a State of Play on June 2nd with an extended look at Insomniac’s upcoming Wolverine game. To mark the occasion, Sony is also hosting … Read more
BTC Prague 2026: Europe’s leading Bitcoin conference expands its cultural reach
BTC Prague, Europe’s premier Bitcoin conference, returns to the PVA Expo Prague on June 11-13, 2026.
Crypto Long & Short: How the GENIUS Act repriced bitcoin’s monetary premium
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short, Ravi Tanuku on why the GENIUS Act didn’t just regulate stablecoins, it repriced Bitcoin’s monetary premium. Then, Jesper Johansen on why looped ETH staking no longer needs a lending market.
AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation
As Cognition reaches $492 million in annualized revenue run rate, it more than doubled its valuation in eight months, it says.
BIS project finds tokenization could make cross-border payments faster, safer
Project Agorá, backed by major central banks, will now move toward “real-value” testing to settle tokenized central bank money and bank deposits on blockchain rails.
Kraken Now Lets You Earn Yield on Bitcoin Holdings via Lending Vaults
Kraken customers can make use of their Bitcoin holdings and generate BTC yield without ever leaving the exchange.
AI tried to bury this politician — now people have actually heard of him
NY-12 congressional candidate Alex Bores speaks during a campaign event. | Bloomberg via Getty Images By the time that the Democratic primary for New York’s 12th congressional district wraps up in June, Anthropic and OpenAI will have spent millions on their battle over the political future of AI: who gets to regulate it, or who … Read more
How I Built an AI Study Buddy That Generates Notes, Tutorials, and Self-Validated Tests
One pipeline → organized notes, a worked tutorial, and a calibrated practice test — from lectures, books, photos of class notes, and study-group chat. Built on NVIDIA Nemotron Omni in a weekend. The Problem with AI Study Tools Most AI tools for students do one thing well and nothing else. ChatGPT can summarize a chapter … Read more
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Crypto IPOs could create massive $1 trillion market amid tokenization wave, Jefferies says
The Wall Street investment bank expects a wave of crypto and blockchain public listings over the next two years as institutional investors shift their focus from speculative trading to real-world financial infrastructure.
How to Build Privacy-First AI Personalization Across Multiple Data Domains
Imagine asking your AI assistant: “When does my driving license expire?” Simple question. But to answer it, the AI needs to find a photo of your license in your gallery, or locate a renewal confirmation buried in your email, or pull the date from a government app on your phone. It needs to reach across … Read more