The Galaxy S26 has nearly five months of sales behind it as Google prepares to unveil its next flagship. With the Pixel 11 debuting Aug. 12, APAC buyers are comparing Samsung’s established regional pricing with a Google phone whose final price is still under wraps. Leaks put the base Pixel 11 at $899 with 256GB…
XRP Ledger validators will vote on a privacy amendment designed for institutional transfers as the network hosts more than $530 million in distributed tokenized assets outside RLUSD. Summary Confidential Transfers would encrypt MPT balances and payment amounts while keeping accounts and token types visible. XRPL hosts about $1.38 billion in distributed assets, including $845.7 million…
Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsLenovo Legion Tab Gen 5 at a glanceA tablet that can compete with a MacBook thanks to a Snapdragon chipIt’s reliable for live streamingA perfectly designed tablet? Almost.My one worry? The touchscreen response.Price increase — not surprising considering the state of thingsIs the Lenovo Legion Tab Gen…
Key Takeaways Circle renewed Coinbase’s USDC deal as Q2 revenue reached $701M, preserving a key distribution channel. USDC ended Q2 at $73.3B as Circle’s 150+ partnerships widened competition in stablecoin distribution. Circle ruled out quarterly dividends, betting reinvestment can deliver stronger shareholder returns in 2026. Circle Says No to Quarterly Dividends as Growth Takes Priority…
BEAT continues to be highly volatile, skyrocketing by over 18% in the past 24 hours. Bitcoin’s price jumped to $65,400 on Friday after the weaker-than-expected US jobs report, but it has lost some traction and has remained sideways at around $65,000. Most larger-cap alts are slightly in the green, aside from HYPE and CRO….
Cory Solovewicz receives more unwanted emails than you. Seriously—it’s a lot more. Since December 2024, one of the domains at which the security researcher receives email has registered 401,796 messages—by his calculations that’s an average of 699.99 pings per day. This deluge isn’t the regular flood of spam, newsletters, and unwanted deals that fill many…
A wallet linked to the Aztec Private Rollup Bridge exploit deposited another 300 ETH into Tornado Cash, bringing its total transfers to the mixer to 500 ETH. Summary The exploiter sent another 300 ETH, worth about $572,000, to Tornado Cash. Total deposits linked to the wallet have now reached 500 ETH, worth about $953,000 at…
Since the advent of the internet, there has been a dedicated digital art community that’s all about creating through computing. Wacom, a Japanese company founded in 1983, is considered one of the longstanding leaders in this sector. One of the oldest producers of graphics tablets in the world, Wacom has spent the last few years…
Key Takeaways Genius Sports signed Polymarket on Aug. 4 and Kalshi on Aug. 5. Genius booked prediction-market revenue in Q2, before either deal was signed. Q2 revenue rose 65% to $195.5M; Genius still posted a $76.7M net loss. One Data Supplier Playing Both Sides of the Prediction-Market Rivalry Genius Sports will supply Kalshi with real-time…
Google wants Maps to become less of a navigation app and more of a personal assistant. New AI capabilities in Ask Maps can help users find restaurants, prepare food orders, compare hotels, discover events, and surface personalized recommendations using context from connected Google services. The experience can carry out several steps on a user’s behalf,…
