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The FDIC approved the bank's application on Dec 16. It still requires final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Read more ›
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A new study estimates that AI systems in 2025 consumed as much electricity as New York City emits in carbon pollution and used hundreds of billions of liters of water, driven largely by power-hungry data centers and cooling needs. Researchers say the real impact is likely higher due to poor transparency from tech companies about AI-specific energy and water use. "There's no way to put an extremely accurate number on... Read more ›
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The Coldplay "kiss cam" led to harassment for Kristin Cabot, the woman in the video, she says. That should make us all feel bad about the internet. Read more ›
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The executive order reclassifies marijuana as a Schedule III drug, easing the path for more research. Read more ›
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A North Korean imposter was uncovered, working as a sysadmin at Amazon U.S., after their keystroke input lag raised suspicions with security specialists at the online retail giant. Read more ›
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Newly minted NASA administrator Jared Isaacman has expressed a desire to shake things up at NASA. It appears he’ll hit the ground running. Read more ›
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As DDR5 memory prices skyrocket, demand for AMD's two-generation-old Ryzen 7 5800X3D has increased, causing second-hand prices to climb as high as $800 on eBay. Read more ›
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Anthropic let its Claude AI run a vending machine in the Wall Street Journal newsroom for three weeks as part of an internal stress test called Project Vend, and the experiment ended in financial ruin after journalists systematically manipulated the bot into giving away its entire inventory for free. The AI, nicknamed Claudius, was programmed to order inventory, set prices, and respond to customer requests via Slack. It had a... Read more ›
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It’s a no-brainer these days to say AI is driving tech mergers. As I wrote earlier this month, big AI deals and a deal-friendly presidential administration have pushed the value of U.S. announced tech mergers to more than $543 billion this year, the highest level since 2021. To Morgan Stanley bankers, the deals this year and over the next several years will be driven by one fundamental thesis: Companies are... Read more ›
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After getting Early Access to Gemini for Home started in the US, Google's making its international push. Read more ›
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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released new photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, including some showing him with powerful people. Read more ›
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Meta Platforms is working on two new AI models—one focused on images and video, and the other on text—for release in the first half of 2026, the company’s chief AI officer Alexandr Wang told employees on Thursday. The Wall Street Journal said Wang made his remarks about the video and image ... Read more ›
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China has reportedly built and begun testing a secret EUV lithography prototype using ASML-style laser-produced plasma technology. Yet, despite generating 13.5-nm light, the system remains unable to make chips and appears to be years away from achieving a complete, production-ready EUV manufacturing capability. Read more ›
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Human review didn't stop AI from triggering lockdown at panicked middle school. Read more ›
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Meta is experimenting with charging users to share more than a couple of links on Facebook. While still a limited test, the change signals how basic platform features are increasingly being tied to paid subscriptions. Read more ›
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The T1 smartphone from Trump Mobile remains non-existent vaporware, but the company is still finding new ways to take people's money. Anyone who desperately wants to fund this sham can now buy a refurbished phone from the company. The business's website has listings for "Renewed" models of the Samsung S24 and S23 and the iPhone 15 and 14. Gizmodo noticed that Trump Mobile is selling these other brands' phones for... Read more ›
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In 2022, we called a simple magnetic ring from Anker the best MagSafe phone grip, but things have evolved dramatically since then! You can buy two or even three magnetic rings joined at the hip these days to wield your iPhone, recent Pixel, or really any phone if you stick a magnetic case or included […] Read more ›
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"A calorie-neutral, drug-free, low-cost, readily available tool for when we need a boost in performance.” Read more ›
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The Tornado Cash developer’s trial this summer is evidence that the crypto industry is still severely lacking regulatory clarity. Read more ›
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Backed by U.S. Treasuries, USDM1 marks a new model for digital public finance and universal basic income in underserved regions. Read more ›
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AMINA is said to be able to process cross-border flows involving fiat currencies and stablecoins, including Ripple’s own RLUSD. Read more ›
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BTC's weak tone contrasted with moderate gains in major Asian equity indices, which drew strength mostly from expectations of fiscal stimulus. Read more ›
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Bitcoin bounces from Monday's worst levels, but sub-$80,000 may come next, analyst says Read more ›
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The protocol automates yield generation by rebalancing capital across DeFi protocols, factoring in risk, and offers access to various assets. Read more ›
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U.S. SEC chief warns watchdogs need to be limited in tapping crypto's power to snoop Read more ›
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Clearing and settlement company the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. said a subsidiary had received a no-action letter to offer tokenized real-world assets. Read more ›
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The São Paulo auction will record every document involved in the process on blockchain, making it a public, traceable, tamper-evident record. Read more ›
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