Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue. Released in August 2025, Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit. Currently, if you’re stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to…
Arthur Hayes has exited his Worldcoin position days after publicly backing the token as an AI-related investment, a move that has drawn criticism from market participants and coincided with a sharp decline in WLD’s price. Summary Arthur Hayes sold his Worldcoin holdings days after Maelstrom promoted WLD as a beneficiary of upcoming AI IPOs and…
Europe is done with American Big Tech. Well, sort of. Since the start of President Donald Trump’s chaotic second administration last year, concerned governments and companies across the continent have accelerated plans to end their near-total reliance on technology from US firms. Alongside political declarations, home-grown European tech development, and millions in additional funding, a…
This Week in Crypto Law The opinion editorial below was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. The final week of May illustrated a defining trend in global crypto regulation: policymakers are increasingly moving beyond rulemaking and into implementation, enforcement, and market design. Across Europe, Asia, and the United States, regulators are no…
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Senior reporter (and resident battery expert) Tim De Chant traveled to General Motors’ sprawling Warren Technical Center outside Detroit to learn…
Stellar Philippines and web3 education platform Rise In concluded the “Build the Future of Finance” hackathon on May 23, 2026, marking the deployment of 28 localized applications onto the Stellar Mainnet. The week-long event culminated in an in-person Demo Day hosted at the Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX) headquarters in Manila, where 16 finalist teams…
Something strange happened in early June 2026. The crypto market shed roughly $250 billion in 72 hours, with Bitcoin and Ethereum both suffering double-digit losses, in one of the most violent deleveraging events in recent memory. Summary Crypto lost roughly $250B in 72 hours while major U.S. stock indices remained near record highs. More than…
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take…
Key Takeaways The Bank of Israel bought $801M in May to curb the shekel’s market rise, eyeing export stability. As Wall Street gains boost the shekel, Israel’s tech sector will next lay off more local workers in 2026. With tech at 57% of exports, Israel’s strong currency hurts margins, next driving firms to hire abroad….
LAB, H, and BEAT are today’s top gainers, having surged by double digits. Bitcoin’s price recovery from the Friday calamity to under $60,000 has continued in the past 24 hours, with the asset climbing toward $63,000. Most larger-cap altcoins have followed suit, posting notable gains on a daily scale. ETH has risen toward $1,650,…
