Factories are all the rage in defense tech: Anduril announced a billion-dollar “megafactory” in Ohio earlier this year, while Saronic said last month it’s planning its own factory to mass-produce autonomous warships. Now, Anduril is considering building a factory in the U.K. as it expands beyond U.S. defense contracts. “If …
Read More »Crypto News You May Have Missed This Week | March 22, 2025
From Pump.fun’s launch of PumpSwap on Solana to Trump’s ambitious crypto pledge for the U.S., this week delivered major developments in the crypto landscape. Record revenues for Internet Computer, regulated XRP futures debuting in the U.S., and Microsoft’s warning of the StilachiRAT threat rounded out a week of notable advancements …
Read More »YouTube TV Accused of Censoring Faith-Based ‘Great American Family’, FCC Chair Demands Answers
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is demanding answers from Google after finding evidence that suggests YouTube has censored a Christian-based television network from its paid subscription YouTube TV platform. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says Great American Media, which offers a range of faith-based and family-friendly content, has alleged …
Read More »Meta settles UK ‘right to object to ad-tracking’ lawsuit by agreeing not to track plaintiff
A human rights campaigner, Tanya O’Carroll, has succeeded in forcing social media giant Meta not to use her data for targeted advertising. The agreement is contained in a settlement to an individual challenge she lodged against Meta’s tracking and profiling back in 2022. O’Carroll had argued that a legal right …
Read More »Deepfake Scam Claims Marcos Jr. Blocked Elon Musk’s Crypto, News Outlet Fact Checks
Featured image screenshot from PressOnePH‘s story. With regulatory uncertainty still surrounding the crypto industry in the Philippines, any news about developments in the space can quickly gain traction. Recently, a deepfaked video falsely alleged that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is blocking Elon Musk’s cryptocurrency platform in the country. What is …
Read More »After 9 Grueling Months in Space, Rescued NASA Astronaut Says It Was Jesus That Kept Him
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams survived nine unexpected months on the International Space Station, but they finally returned home to Earth on Tuesday thanks to SpaceX. The SpaceX Dragon capsule parachuted into what President Trump has renamed the “Gulf of America” late in the afternoon bringing the unplanned …
Read More »Former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt’s new robotics startup reportedly raises another $150M
The Bot Company, the robotics startup founded by former Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt, has raised $150 million in a round led by Greenoaks, according to Reuters, citing unnamed sources. Vogt founded the startup with Paril Jain, who led the AI tech team at Tesla, and former Cruise software …
Read More »Quick Take: “Pioneers” Think Binance Snubs Pi Network in ‘Vote to List’ Initiative
Crypto exchange Binance has excluded Pi Network from its new “Vote to List” campaign, sparking disappointment among Pi supporters. The initiative allows users to vote on which tokens should be listed, but Pi Network was left out due to its lack of integration with Binance’s BNB Smart Chain. Key Details: …
Read More »Supreme Court to Hear Case of Schools Trying to ‘Cut the Parents Out’ on LGBTQ Issues
A significant case involving parental rights and LGBTQ+ education is set to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court as early as this spring and could have wide-reaching implications for religious beliefs and public education across the country. At the heart of the case is a group of parents in …
Read More »Buy now, pay later . . . for a burrito?
In 2010, a programmer who was mining bitcoin famously made the comically expensive mistake of spending 10,000 bitcoin on two pizzas. As of this writing, those coins would be worth $850 million dollars. While there are few comparisons to that kind of miscalculation, the prospect of adding interest payments to …
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