Spotify Lets You Show Off Your Style with Custom Playlist Covers
Spotify has announced a new feature that allows users to create custom cover art for their playlists, marking a significant enhancement in personalization options on the platform. This feature is…
Internet Archive Goes Dark Again After Recent Restoration
The Internet Archive is facing another major setback after a series of cyberattacks disrupted its services. Just one day after the organization restored its Wayback Machine and other services, most…
Meta Suspends Accounts Tracking Private Jets of Celebrities
Meta has suspended several Threads and Instagram accounts tracking the private jet travel of high-profile figures, including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, and…
Amazon Stops Using Plastic Air Pillows in Fulfillment Centers
Amazon has announced that it has removed plastic air pillows from its delivery packaging at all global fulfillment centers. As of October 2024, the company no longer uses these air-filled…
Michael Saylor Faces Backlash for Endorsing ‘Too Big to Fail’ Banks Over Bitcoin Self-Custody
Michael Saylor, the executive chairman of MicroStrategy, has recently come under fire for his remarks suggesting that Bitcoin custodianship is better managed by “too big to fail” financial institutions rather…
Arm Holdings Ends Qualcomm Chip Design License After Dispute
Arm Holdings Plc is set to terminate its architectural license agreement with Qualcomm Inc, which has previously allowed Qualcomm to use Arm’s intellectual property to design its own chips, according…
Kamala Harris Calls Herself a ‘Pragmatic Capitalist’ in Appeal to Latino Voters
In a recent interview with Telemundo, Vice President Kamala Harris reaffirmed her support for the Latino community by emphasizing her pragmatic approach to capitalism. During the interview on Tuesday, Harris…
Coinbase Submits FOIA Requests to Uncover Details of U.S. Regulators’ Crypto Policies
Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has escalated its efforts to obtain transparency from U.S. regulatory bodies concerning their treatment of digital assets. Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer, announced on…
Foursquare Ends Its City Guide App as Swarm Takes Center Stage
Foursquare is set to discontinue its flagship city guide app by December 15, marking a major shift for one of the App Store’s early success stories. The company announced that…
Northern Data Plans to Divest Peak Mining to Fuel AI and High-Performance Computing Growth
Northern Data Group, a major player in the technology sector, is considering the sale of its cryptocurrency mining division, Peak Mining, as part of a strategic pivot towards enhancing its…
Meta Revives Facial Recognition to Tackle Scams and Account Recovery
Meta is reintroducing facial recognition technology to Facebook and Instagram, this time focusing on combating scams and aiding account recovery while attempting to address previous privacy concerns. The company previously…
News Corp Sues Perplexity AI for Copyright Infringement
News Corp is pursuing legal action against Perplexity AI, accusing the startup of illegally copying content from its outlets, including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post, to…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Supports Republican Candidates for Senate
Brian Armstrong, the co-founder and CEO of Coinbase, has publicly endorsed several Republican candidates for the United States Senate in the upcoming November elections. Armstrong’s endorsements, shared via his X…
Chainlink Introduces Privacy-Enhanced Blockchain Solutions for Financial Institutions
Chainlink, a leading decentralized blockchain oracle network, has unveiled groundbreaking privacy-enhancing technologies designed specifically for financial institutions engaging in blockchain activities. Announced on October 22, these new features aim to…
Optimism Surrounding U.S. Election Spurs $2.2 Billion Inflows into Cryptocurrency Investment Products
Cryptocurrency investment products have witnessed their most significant inflows since July, reaching a weekly total of $2.2 billion. CoinShares, a leading crypto investment firm, detailed these developments in their Digital…
Bitcoin Open Interest Surpasses $40 Billion as Price Nears $70,000 Milestone
On October 21, open interest in Bitcoin derivatives reached an unprecedented high, indicating a robust engagement in the market as the price of Bitcoin approached the $70,000 threshold. CoinGlass reported…
Alcon Sues Tesla Over AI-Generated Blade Runner Art
Alcon Entertainment, the production company behind Blade Runner 2049, has filed a lawsuit against Tesla, Elon Musk, and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), claiming that AI-generated imagery resembling scenes from the…
Liz Cheney Advocates for Conservative Support of Kamala Harris Amid Abortion Debate
Former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney, a long-standing critic of unrestricted abortion policies, has recently pivoted to oppose stringent Republican-imposed bans on the procedure. During a series of events held in…
AI investment in China faces looming US restrictions
The U.S. is set to implement new restrictions on investments in artificial intelligence (AI) in China, with final rules currently under review by the Office of Management and Budget, signaling…
xAI Releases API for Grok Chatbot
Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, has officially launched an API for its generative AI model, Grok, though its current capabilities appear limited. The API provides access to a single model,…