Less than three months after emerging from stealth, XDOF, a startup that collects real-world teleoperation data for training general-purpose robots, is in late-stage talks to raise a Series B at a valuation of about $1.2 billion valuation led by 8VC, several people with knowledge of the deal said. XDOF was co-founded by UC Berkeley researchers…
Progress beyond the initial rollout will depend partly on market adoption and the outcome of pending stablecoin legislation. South Korea’s Financial Services Commission unveiled a phased roadmap on September 4 for converting stocks, bonds and investment funds into blockchain-based tokens, with the earliest phase due to start in February 2027 once an amendment to…
Apple’s Sept. 9 launch may look very different from the usual September refresh. Apple will hold its “Surprise and shine” event at 10 a.m. PT, when it is widely expected to introduce the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and its first foldable iPhone. Apple has confirmed the event, but not the devices, specifications…
Key Takeaways Strategy says bitcoin would need to fall 83% to reach STRC’s $13,136 threshold. STRD had the highest displayed bitcoin threshold at $17,517. BTC Rating is an illustrative metric, not an external credit rating. Why Strategy Published the Bitcoin Floor Chart Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) used the Sept. 1 chart to address a central…
U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his demand for lower interest rates and threatened to halt trade with deficit countries after employers added 162,000 jobs in August. Summary U.S. payrolls rose by 162,000 in August, beating economists’ forecast of 56,000. Trump demanded lower rates and threatened to stop trade with countries running surpluses against the…
Tesla threw a flashy party on Thursday to announce the start of its autonomous Cybercab service in Austin, but some of the wind was taken out of the company’s sails when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced an investigation into the Cybercabs almost immediately after the launch. Tesla’s Cybercabs are gold-covered robotaxis that seat…
The move would extend Coinbase’s existing crypto perpetual futures business in the United States into individual equities. Coinbase said this week it filed notice registrations with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to offer single-stock perpetual futures domestically, according to a post from the company’s official account. The move adds another regulated derivatives…
The high-end watch world has an understandable affection for Casio. You can easily rock an iconic, brightly colored F-91W in any meeting with a luxury brand, and you’ll get nods of approval. It is, after all, the watch that has graced the wrists of Barack Obama and Napoleon Dynamite. If not the F-91W, you’d be…
