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 …
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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 …
Read More »How to Earn High APR & Airdrops on Shadow Exchange’s Liquidity Pools
In crypto games, we are familiar with a player-versus-player (PvP) mode. But did you know that this game mechanic is now also being used in liquid pools, generating up to 150,000% annual percentage rate (APR)? Additionally, liquidity providers on this PvP-driven platform have a chance to earn Sonic blockchain’s $S …
Read More »Some Republicans Call to Impeach Anti-Trump Judge Who Tried to Block Deportations of Gang Suspects
President Trump and others are calling for the impeachment of a judge who called the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants unconstitutional. It’s not the only issue the administration has with judges who are ruling against Trump policies. When Federal Judge James Boasberg ruled the Trump administration should turn around flights carrying …
Read More »The 20 hottest open source startups of 2024
A new report showcases the 20 top-trending open source startups around the world, more than half of which are closely aligned with AI. The report is the handiwork of European venture capital firm Runa Capital, which has operated the Runa Open Source Startup (ROSS) Index since 2020. The Index serves …
Read More »Razer and World Team Up to Keep AI Bots Out of Your Games
Aiming to address the growing issue of AI bots, Razer, a technology company that produces lifestyle brands for gaming, inked a partnership with the blockchain project World, which is formerly known as Worldcoin, to introduce a blockchain-based verification system that ensures only human players participate in online games. The Initiative …
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