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U.S.-based DeFi group urges UK FCA to anchor crypto rules to ‘unilateral control’

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DeFi Education Fund says developers of non-custodial protocols should not be regulated as intermediaries under…

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Ethereum Foundation leadership shake-up: Tomasz Stańczak out as co-executive director

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Stańczak came aboard in 2025 after the exit of longtime chief Aya Miyaguchi amid criticism…

Technology

Euro Car Parks fined £473,000 in first for UK competition regulator

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High court refuses injunction to stop CMA naming company penalised for failing to hand over…

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CoinDesk 20 performance update: Uniswap (UNI) jumps 5.4%, leading index higher

admin February 13, 2026

Bitcoin Cash (BCH), up 5.3% from Thursday, joined Uniswap (UNI) as a top performer.

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Crypto market wobbles as investors ignore good news, look for ‘exit ramp’

admin February 13, 2026

Your day-ahead look for Feb. 13, 2026

Technology

OpenAI retired its most seductive chatbot – leaving users angry and grieving: ‘I can’t live like this’

admin February 13, 2026

Its human partners said the flirty, quirky GPT-4o was the perfect companion – on the…

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Ark Invest buys $18 million of crypto stocks including 10th consecutive Bullish purchase

admin February 13, 2026

Ark also bought $12 million worth of crypto-friendly investment platform Robinhood and $4 million worth…

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Bitcoin, ether little changed before U.S. inflation report

admin February 13, 2026

Derivatives show tentative optimism, with cleaned-up leverage, positive funding rates and rising institutional basis, even…

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PGI Global CEO handed 20-year sentence for $200 million bitcoin, forex Ponzi scheme

admin February 13, 2026

Instead of investing in bitcoin and foreign currency trading, as promised, Palafox used new investor…

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Bitcoin’s long-term rally is ‘broken’ until it reclaims $85,000, Deribit executive says

admin February 13, 2026

A bitcoin price drop to $58,000 could reignite buying momentum.

TikTok Investors Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administration March 14, 2026
The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.
Adobe Settles With U.S. Over Hard-to-Cancel Subscriptions March 13, 2026
The maker of Photoshop agreed to pay $75 million to the government, which had accused it of hiding details of expensive fees.
Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It March 13, 2026
In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.
U.S. Tech Giants Flocked to the Persian Gulf. Now They Are Targets. March 13, 2026
Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region.
A.I. Goes to War + Is ‘A.I. Brain Fry’ Real? + How Grammarly Stole Casey’s Identity March 13, 2026
“When there is an attack that kills civilians or doesn’t hit its intended target, people are going to be asking, Oh, was that a human who made that mistake or was that an A.I. system?”
Meta Delays Rollout of New A.I. Model After Performance Concerns March 13, 2026
The tech giant pushed back the timeline after spending billions to be on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence.
Social Media Addiction Trial Nears End. Society Long Ago Rendered Its Verdict. March 12, 2026
Closing arguments began Thursday in a landmark trial that put online behavior under a microscope. In many ways, it has already been decided.
A.I. Chatbots Want Your Health Records. Tread Carefully. March 12, 2026
Following rivals like Amazon and OpenAI, Microsoft is upgrading its artificially intelligent assistant to track your health. There are benefits and risks to consider.
A.I. Writes Buggy Code. A Silicon Valley Start-Up Wants to Fix It. March 12, 2026
Valued at $1.6 billion, a tiny start-up called Axiom is building A.I. systems that can check for mistakes.
Silicon Valley’s Image Takes a Dark Turn in Pop Culture March 12, 2026
In television and movies, depictions of nihilistic billionaires and amoral opportunists are replacing the quirky strivers of older shows like HBO’s “Silicon Valley.”
A.I. Incites a New Wave of Grieving Parents Fighting for Online Safety March 11, 2026
Blaming chatbots, they are joining an earlier push for better protections by parents who say social media contributed to their children’s deaths.
They Don’t Want Their Company’s Surveillance Tool Used by ICE March 11, 2026
Thomson Reuters, best known for its media outlet and legal research tools, provides an investigative tool to immigration enforcers. Its Minnesota employees want that to stop.
Meta Acquires Moltbook, the Social Network Just for A.I. Bots March 10, 2026
Matt Schlicht, the site’s creator, helped kick off Silicon Valley’s obsession with artificial intelligence agents. Two months later, he is joining the Meta Superintelligence Lab.
Boeing Says Wiring Issue Will Delay Some 737 Max Deliveries March 10, 2026
The aerospace company said the delay would not prevent it from meeting its 2026 sales goal of about 500 Max jets.
How Do You Use A.I. for Daily Life? March 10, 2026
We want to hear how artificial intelligence helps you with tasks like meal prep, translation and planning a trip.
Former Meta A.I. Chief’s Start-Up Is Valued at $3.5 Billion March 10, 2026
Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs, founded by Yann LeCun and other ex-Meta researchers, has raised more than $1 billion from investors.
YouTube Adds Tool to Help Public Figures Report Fake Videos March 10, 2026
Social media companies are under pressure to crack down on so-called deepfake videos that use deceptive images of real people.
U.S. Solar Installations Fell in 2025 as Trump Attacked Clean Energy March 10, 2026
More solar energy was added to U.S. grids than any other technology, but the amount installed fell by 14 percent, according to a new report.
Anthropic Sues Department of Defense Over ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Label March 9, 2026
The artificial intelligence company filed two lawsuits against the Department of Defense, saying it was being punished on ideological grounds.
For OpenAI and Anthropic, the Competition Is Deeply Personal March 7, 2026
A fight over Pentagon contracts shows how the leaders of Silicon Valley’s two most important A.I. start-ups are feuding over the future of the tech industry.