AI video has gotten good at making impressive clips. Google’s latest Gemini update is about making those clips obey the creator. Announced on Aug. 27, Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash gives developers several new ways to control what happens between the beginning and end of a generated sequence, including extending existing footage and generating motion between…
In the latest Bitcoin ETF news, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $201.9 million in net outflows on Aug. 28, ending a nine-session inflow streak. The reversal drew attention after nine consecutive sessions of positive flows, although the outflow remained small relative to the billions of dollars in cumulative net inflows recorded since the products…
Many Americans don’t like data centers. At the very least, a majority of U.S. citizens don’t want one of the dozens of proliferating AI infrastructure projects to end up in their backyard, as complaints of environmental destruction, noise pollution, and water constraints reach a fever pitch. But President Donald Trump doesn’t really care. In a…
Key Takeaways ICE tapped Tzero and licensed technology spanning 103 blockchain patents. NYSE’s planned platform targets 24/7 trading and instant tokenized settlement. SEC approval remains the key hurdle before ICE’s tokenized market can launch. The two companies disclosed on Aug. 31 that Tzero will become a premier design partner for digital transfer-agent and broker-dealer infrastructure…
The new chain has replaced SHA256d, which is Bitcoin’s mining algorithm with BLAKE2b under its hard-fork rules. David Schwartz, the Ripple CTO emeritus, argued on August 31 that supporters of Bitcoin’s BIP-110 fork crossed from governance into an attack after rejecting the soft-fork result and continuing on a separate proof-of-work chain. His exchange with…
I had been leery of prepared meal delivery services. They gave me flashbacks to those delivery diet plans sold on late night television in the 1990s. And so Tempo Meals, a spin-off prepared meal brand from meal kit service Home Chef, came as a pleasant surprise even after testing dozens of meal kits. Tempo meals…
HKDAP could move the Hong Kong dollar beyond payments and into cross-border settlement, corporate treasury management and tokenized finance as regulated stablecoins gain a role in Hong Kong’s on-chain financial system, according to a HashKey researcher. Summary HashKey senior researcher Tim Sun sees HKD stablecoins becoming an on-chain settlement vehicle rather than simply another payment…
On his last day as Apple CEO, Tim Cook offered a rousing endorsement of his successor: John Ternus, the company’s senior vice president of hardware engineering. In a memo to employees, Cook reminded staff that he’s “not leaving Apple,” just stepping away from the role of CEO, while declaring that “few people understand what it…
Key Takeaways Blackrock led bitcoin ETFs to $924.48M in weekly inflows as total crypto ETF demand hit $2.07B. Ether added $824.42M as investors watch Fed policy after July core PCE held at 3.3%. Solana, XRP, and HYPE drew $321.22M combined, showing institutional demand spreading beyond majors. Bitcoin ETFs Add $924.48M as Ether Funds Draw $824.42M…
In the latest Tron Crypto news, Brazil’s National Council of the Public Ministry, known by its Portuguese acronym CNMP, held a two-day training program in Brasília on August 26 and 27, 2026, focused on the investigation, recovery, custody, management and disposal of cryptoassets. The program, Do Rastro ao Resultado: Cooperação para Recuperação e Custódia de…
