Outdoor plans are getting ambitious. With airfares on the rise, it’s time to explore the unknown in your own backyard and further afield. But as we’re generally carrying more kit, and staying away longer, your gear has to keep pace—after all, if anything fails in the great wide open, it’s unlikely you’ll have a spare…
Decentralized prediction market Polymarket has become inaccessible to users in the Philippines utilizing the Globe Telecom network. Visitors attempting to access the platform via Globe are currently redirected to a standard “Access Restricted” landing page hosted by the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC): Polymarket blocked by Globe ISP in the Philippines. When accessing the…
XRP is not Bitcoin, warned Gemini. After more than eight years at the helm of America’s central bank, Jerome Powell’s term ended on Friday, and he was replaced by the seventeenth Federal Reserve Chair, Kevin Warsh. Given US President Trump’s growing public issues with Powell for refusing to lower the key interest rates, the…
Recently, the biggest trend in kitchen gadgets has been “hands-free” and AI-powered devices that act as automated countertop assistants. There are plenty of devices that exist now for people who want to cook more (or at least look like someone who has their life together) but don’t always have the energy for a full kitchen…
Key Takeaways Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong highlighted 8 financial gaps spanning assets, markets, payments, AI, regulation, access, fundraising, and sound money. Stablecoins and tokenized assets remain central as blockchain-based finance expands into institutional markets. Policy changes and technical progress could shape how widely these systems reach users. Finance Still Needs These 8 Core Upgrades, Coinbase…
Blockchain researcher William Mougayar defended the Ethereum Foundation after months of criticism over ETH sales, unstaking activity, and limited public communication. Summary William Mougayar said critics misread the Ethereum Foundation by treating it like a marketing team. Recent Foundation sales to BitMine totaled 25,000 ETH across three OTC deals lately. Separate reports showed 38,305 ETH…
Today’s NYT Strands hints are easy if you served your country. Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes…
The disclosure places SpaceX seventh among corporate BTC holders, surpassing sister company Tesla, with a margin of more than 7,000 BTC. SpaceX has revealed in a new S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it owns $1.293 billion in Bitcoin (BTC) on its balance sheet. The disclosure is the…
These potato-salad-slinging AI chefs aren’t taking anyone’s jobs. Not yet, anyway. They’re just here as volunteers. Project Open Hand, a nonprofit founded in 1985 by local grandmother and HIV-awareness advocate Ruth Brinker, prepares and packages meals to meet the diverse nutritional requirements of people who need them. The effort began in response to the AIDS…
Key Takeaways Brent crude fell below $99 on May 24 as Trump declared a U.S.-Iran deal “largely negotiated,” targeting the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. JPMorgan forecasts Brent averaging $60 long-term if tensions ease, with WTI potentially sliding into the $80s on confirmed supply restoration. Bitcoin held near $77,000 through the Memorial Day weekend…
