Image: Huawei Huawei just flipped the script on foldable phones — literally. The Chinese tech giant has launched the Pura X, a sleek, square-shaped foldable smartphone with a wider screen, a powerful AI assistant, and no trace of Google’s Android in sight. Unveiled on March 20 in Shenzhen, the Huawei Pura X starts at 7,499…
In celebration of Pi Day on March 14, 2025, a community of Pi Network enthusiasts and investors held a Pi Day Celebration and Bartering Event at Barangay Sucat Gazebo and Park in Muntinlupa City. Pi Day Celebration In an announcement on Facebook, a representative from GCV Campaign Philippines described the event as a “special celebration…
Tether is reportedly looking to tap a Big Four auditor for its U.S. dollar pegged stablecoin’s reserves. According to Paolo Ardoino, the chief executive officer of Tether, the company is “engaging” one of the top accounting firm in the world with a view to getting its Tether (USDT) reserves audited. Reuters highlighted this development in…
A new TikTok trend has sparked discussions about body image and the often racist and classist biases embedded in beauty standards. The trend involves a viral filter that alters users’ appearances to make them look either larger or thinner. Many of the videos feature thinner people reacting with laughter when the filter makes them appear…
The Digital Dollar Project, which focuses on investigation leading to the future-proofing of the dollar, states that while the U.S. currency is still peerless, it is moving on the wheels of technology quickly approaching obsolescence. Digital Dollar Project States U.S. Currency Must Modernize to Preserve Its Status The Digital Dollar Project, a non-neutral, non-profit forum…
Key Takeaways Bo Hines discussed the idea of using US gold reserves, stored in Fort Knox, to purchase Bitcoin. Senator Lummis has recently reintroduced the Bitcoin Act for a major US Bitcoin acquisition. Share this article Bo Hines, Trump’s Crypto Council Chief and head of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets, also known…
The top US-based crypto exchange platform Coinbase is announcing the addition of three new Ethereum (ETH)-based altcoins to its listing roadmap, premeditating rallies. In a new thread on the social media platform X, Coinbase says its listing decentralized roll-up protocol AltLayer (ALT), decentralized finance network Pendle (PENDLE), and gamified learning platform Layer3 (L3) to its…
My colleague Molly Higgins, who is vegan, simultaneously tested out her own very different goals and preferences on Hungryroot. These involved no chicken at all. Ostensibly, when you sign up, a Hungryroot dinner will cost you $13 a serving, while lunch costs $12 and breakfast is a mere $4.50. But in practice, the number of…
Russia is thinking of using the confiscated cryptocurrency in criminal proceedings “for the benefit of the state.” The country may move forward with plans to establish a government cryptocurrency fund using assets confiscated from criminal proceedings. On 20 March 2025, Evgeny Masharov, a member of the Russian Federation’s Public Chamber Commission for public examination of…
In a blog post last July, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that “selling access” to Meta’s openly available Llama AI models “isn’t [Meta’s] business model.” Yet Meta does make at least some money from Llama through revenue-sharing agreements, according to a newly unredacted court filing. The filing, submitted by attorneys for the plaintiffs in the…
