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Microsoft Launches 5G Surface Pros for Business Customers

Microsoft is adding 5G capabilities to its latest Surface Pro models aimed at business customers. The company announced that the 5G-enabled versions of the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Pro…

YouTube Limits Teens’ Exposure to Idealized Fitness and Body Image Content

YouTube has announced that it will expand the limitations on fitness and weight-related video recommendations for teenagers in Europe and the UK, extending a policy that was first introduced in…

Robinhood Settles for $3.9 Million Over Crypto Withdrawal Restrictions

Robinhood Markets‘ cryptocurrency division has finalized a $3.9 million settlement with California’s Justice Department, addressing allegations that it restricted crypto withdrawals from 2018 to 2022. This settlement marks the first…

Applied Digital Surges 65% After Securing $160 Million Investment Including Nvidia

Applied Digital shares saw a sharp rise of nearly 65% on Thursday, reaching their highest point in over a month, following news of a $160 million financing deal with a…

US Regulator Postpones Verdict on Eco-Conscious Bitcoin ETF

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once more deferred its decision regarding the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Arca’s application to list a novel exchange-traded fund (ETF)…

Qualcomm, Google, and Samsung Join Forces for Mixed-Reality Smart Glasses

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon revealed that the company is working with Samsung and Google to develop mixed-reality smart glasses connected to smartphones. This marks a distinct approach compared to Apple,…

CFTC Accuses Uniswap of Illicit Derivatives Trading, Levies Penalties

The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has formally charged Uniswap Labs, the developer behind the decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap, with offering leveraged cryptocurrency trading illegally to U.S. retail…

Ilya Sutskever Secures $1 Billion in Funding for New AI Venture Safe Superintelligence

Ilya Sutskever, co-founder of OpenAI, has raised $1 billion from prominent investors for his new AI venture, Safe Superintelligence (SSI). Sutskever, who left OpenAI in May 2024, announced the substantial…

Senator Elizabeth Warren Set to Debate John Deaton, Crypto Issues Could Surface

Senator Elizabeth Warren has confirmed she will participate in two debates with Republican candidate John Deaton in the lead-up to the November election for the Massachusetts Senate seat. This decision…

Spotify’s Evolving Playlist Daylist Reaches Global Audience

Spotify has launched its evolving playlist feature, daylist, globally. Initially introduced in select English-speaking markets in 2023, daylist personalizes music recommendations based on users’ listening habits, updating throughout the day…

AI-Powered Deepfake Scams Intensify in Crypto Sector During Q2 2024

According to a recent report by Gen Digital, the parent company of prominent antivirus firms Norton, Avast, and Avira, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in crafting deepfake videos for…

SpaceX Orders Staff to Exit Brazil as Musk Faces Supreme Court Battle

SpaceX has instructed its employees to leave Brazil and avoid travel to the country, following a Brazilian Supreme Court decision to block X, formerly known as Twitter. This move is…

Magic Eden Leads in NFT Trading Volume, Outpacing Blur and OpenSea

Magic Eden has emerged as the leader in non-fungible token (NFT) trading volume, claiming the largest market share in August and surpassing its main competitors, Blur and OpenSea. This achievement…

Nvidia Responds to Claims of DOJ Antitrust Subpoena

Nvidia confirmed on Wednesday that it has not received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over antitrust concerns, despite reports to the contrary. Addressing the matter, a…

X Adheres to EU Regulations, Halts AI Chatbot Data Usage

The European Union‘s scrutiny of the social media platform X concluded successfully after the platform pledged compliance with the mandates set forth by the European Data Protection Commission (DPC). As…

New Mexico Sues Snap for Allegedly Fostering Child Exploitation and Sextortion

New Mexico has filed a lawsuit against Snap, accusing the social media giant of enabling and facilitating child sexual exploitation, sextortion, and trafficking through its popular app, Snapchat. The state’s…

Qualcomm’s Latest AI PC Chip Challenges Intel and AMD in Processor Market

Qualcomm has intensified its efforts to challenge Intel and AMD in the PC processor market with the launch of its latest AI-focused chip. On Wednesday, Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon X…

Vance Asserts McCain Would Not Back Harris Over Border Policies

During a recent rally in Phoenix, Arizona, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance expressed skepticism over the late Senator John McCain‘s support for Vice President Kamala Harris in light of…

FBI Issues Alert on North Korean Social Engineering Tactics to Steal Cryptocurrency

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has recently highlighted an ongoing threat posed by North Korean cyber actors who are targeting employees of digital asset firms, particularly those…

AMD and Intel Join Microsoft’s Copilot+ AI Feature Rollout

Microsoft has announced that its Copilot+ AI features will soon be available on AMD and Intel laptops, with a rollout expected in November via free Windows 11 updates. Initially exclusive…