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Bitcoin Drops Below $114K, Ether Loses $4.2K as Jackson Hole Speech Might Bring Hawkish Surprise

admin August 19, 2025

Cryptocurrencies continued their slide on Tuesday with bitcoin (BTC) sinking below $114,000 as investors are…

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

TeraWulf Rally Cools on $850M Convertible Note Sale After Google Deal

admin August 19, 2025

TeraWulf’s (WULF) breakneck rally cooled on Tuesday as the firm increased its convertible note sale…

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

SoFi Taps Bitcoin Lightning Network for Global Remittances With Lightspark

admin August 19, 2025

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) will soon allow remittance payments on top of the Bitcoin layer-2 Lightning…

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Valantis Acquires stHYPE, Expanding Liquid Staking Reach on Hyperliquid

admin August 19, 2025

Valantis, a decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol, has acquired Staked Hype (stHYPE), the second-largest liquid staking…

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

XRP Spikes, Then Stalls, as Traders Face Decisive $3 Mark

admin August 19, 2025

XRP saw aggressive swings before an abrupt halt capped the session, leaving traders to debate…

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

SharpLink Ether Holdings Top $3.1B, Trailing BitMine in Pace of ETH Acquisition

admin August 19, 2025

SharpLink Gaming (SBET), the Nasdaq-listed ether (ETH) treasury firm led by Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin,…

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Chainlink Drops 4.3% as Nearly All Assets Decline

admin August 19, 2025

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in…

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

KindlyMD/NAKA Expands Bitcoin Treasury with $679M Acquisition

admin August 19, 2025

KindlyMD, Inc. (NAKA) has acquired 5,743.91 BTC through its subsidiary Nakamoto Holdings, marking the company’s…

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Crypto Bull Market Could Run Till 2027, With Major Upside for HOOD, COIN, CRCL: Bernstein

admin August 19, 2025

Wall Street firm Bernstein expects the crypto bull market to run longer than previously thought,…

Technology

Intel secures $2bn lifeline from Japan’s SoftBank

admin August 19, 2025

Shares in chip maker rise amid reports US government is also considering taking a stake…

Pentagon Officially Notifies Anthropic It Is a ‘Supply Chain Risk’ March 6, 2026
Anthropic has said it will sue the Defense Department over the designation, which could prevent the start-up from doing business with the U.S. government.
How $800 Monthly Car Payments Are Hurting Car Sales March 5, 2026
Cars have become so expensive that many Americans are putting off or not buying new cars, hurting the auto industry.
Demand for AI Data Centers Sends Prospectors Hunting for Land and Power March 5, 2026
Brian Janous, a former Microsoft executive, and his firm Cloverleaf have become modern-day land men, packaging electricity and land for data centers.
The Smart Home Never Quite Worked. Now It’s Getting an A.I. Reboot. March 5, 2026
Amazon and Google think that artificially intelligent assistants like Alexa+ and Gemini will speed up the process of setting up a smart home, but many problems remain unsolved.
You’ve Never Seen Ants Like This Before March 5, 2026
The Antscan database captures the tiny insects’ diversity and shows how the world’s living things could be rendered in three dimensions.
A Word to the Wise: Don’t Trust A.I. to File Your Taxes March 5, 2026
The world’s smartest technology is no match for the U.S. tax code.
Elon Musk Defends Social Media Posts in Twitter Shareholder Lawsuit March 5, 2026
Mr. Musk said he did not expect his posts in the lead-up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media site, now X, to affect the company’s share price.
Iranian TV and Social Media Project Defiant and Distorted View of the War March 4, 2026
State media and online propagandists are striking a confident posture, despite heavy losses. Some of the content was generated by artificial intelligence.
Trump Announces A.I. Industry Pledge to Pay for Power March 4, 2026
Companies including Google, Microsoft and OpenAI committed to pay for the power plants and grid upgrades needed to run their data centers.
Lawmakers Question Intel’s Use of Tools From Blacklisted Chinese Firm March 4, 2026
A bipartisan group of senators raised national security concerns about the chipmaker, which is now partly owned by taxpayers.
Ford and G.M. Face a Dilemma as China Excels in Electric Vehicles March 3, 2026
General Motors, Ford and other established automakers risk becoming relics if they don’t catch up to Chinese carmakers and technology companies in electric vehicles and self-driving cars.
The British Watch Brand Apiar Goes Beyond Traditional Constraints March 3, 2026
The tech-focused leaders of the British brand Apiar aim to stretch beyond watchmaking’s traditional material and manufacturing constraints.
OpenAI Amends A.I. Deal With the Pentagon March 3, 2026
The new pact includes additional protections to prevent the use of the company’s technology for mass surveillance of Americans.
The Pentagon’s Favorite Tech Guy Is This Hawaiian Shirt-Wearing Founder March 2, 2026
Palmer Luckey, who founded the defense tech start-up Anduril, has become the It Guy as President Trump aims to modernize the U.S. military with autonomous weapons.
How Talks Between Anthropic and the Defense Dept. Fell Apart March 2, 2026
The Pentagon and Anthropic were close to agreeing on the use of artificial intelligence. But strong personalities, mutual dislike and a rival company unraveled a deal.
Paramount Won Over Warner Bros. Now for the Regulators. March 2, 2026
Global officials are expected to closely examine the $111 billion deal, which ties together two entertainment powerhouses, over potential competition issues.
Reporters Seek Comment. What Happens Next May Surprise You. March 2, 2026
Accurate journalism requires full and fair reporting. It means pushing hard to hear from those you’re writing about.
Bring On Defunct: The iPod Enthralls Young Music Listeners March 1, 2026
It’s not exactly going analog, but people looking to move away from streaming say Apple’s old device is a small step away from constantly being online.
At the Pentagon, OpenAI is In and Anthropic Is Out March 1, 2026
It’s been a crazy 48 hours in the A.I. industry.
OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash February 28, 2026
The deal came hours after President Trump had ordered federal agencies to stop using artificial intelligence technology made by Anthropic, an OpenAI rival.