Google warns EU's plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data
The EU wants Google to share search data with competitors and open up AI on Android, but Google alleges major privacy risks.
Anthropic and Gov. Newsom forge deal allowing California government to use Claude at half price
As Anthropic forges a closer relationship with the state of California, the federal government has made an enemy out of…
Crypto
BNY Gives Institutions Power to Mint and Burn USDC Directly From Custody
BNY has added USDC mint and burn capabilities to its Digital Asset Custody platform, giving institutional clients a…
South Korean tech giants commit over $550B to ease ‘ RAMageddon’
The world's two largest memory chip companies vow to build more memory lab fabs as South Korea positions itself as an AI…
Desperate search for earthquake survivors continues outside Caracas
The BBC's Will Grant reports on the efforts to dig out survivors in the port city of Catia la Mer.
Tech
Micro-Agent: Beat Frontier Models with Collaboration Inside Model API
Routers in AI inference are evolving from simple model-selection tools into orchestration layers that can improve model…
US government wants to have a useful quantum computer by 2028
The US government is trying to speed up the development of quantum computers so it can have one sooner
Quantum computing startup says it will leapfrog everybody
But the system would require a massive leap from any of its existing hardware.
Kalshi sues Illinois over new tax on prediction market sports bets
Illinois now a key battleground in fight over prediction market sports bets.
Galaxy Slashes Clarity Act's 2026 Odds to 50% as Senate Time Runs Short
The digital asset firm cut its odds of the market structure bill passing this year to a coin toss, pointing to a…
XRP Ledger's 'Missing Layer' Draws Closer as Developers Test Lending, Credit Features: Ripple
Ripple outlined how the XRP Ledger Lending Protocol would provide institutions with a novel way to structure loans…
Bitcoin balances $60K tightrope as US stocks rebound on fresh Iran peace deal hopes
Bitcoin faced its own battle for support as US stocks headed higher and analysts warned of a lack of "conviction" among…
Coinbase, Kraken and OKX move to swoop up EU users affected by MiCA restrictions
Several exchanges that have already been authorized by EU regulators are attempting to bring in users from companies…
Liverpool target Diomande would prefer to join PSG
Liverpool target Yan Diomande would prefer to join Paris St-Germain, as the French club aim to agree a deal with RB…
El Salvador Says It Is Buying Bitcoin Daily, But IMF Disagrees
El Salvador says it continues buying Bitcoin (BTC) daily, raising its national Bitcoin reserve to 7,696 BTC worth…
Arena, the AI leaderboard everyone uses, is now a $100M business
The startup, which runs a popular free AI leaderboard, launched its commercial service just last September.
Dogs, drones and sound detectors: How rescuers search for quake survivors
Rescuers armed with a range of techniques continue to search through the rubble in Venezuela.
Bitcoin Strategy Debate Divides Crypto Leaders
Bitcoin strategy discussions intensified after criticism targeted leveraged corporate funding instead of Bitcoin's…
Putin makes rare admission of fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian strikes
The Russian president acknowledged Ukraine's attacks were "obviously creating problems" but denied the shortages were…
Strategy Could Sell $3.25 Billion in Bitcoin Under New Plan, Peter Schiff Warns
Strategy’s potential bitcoin sales have raised concerns among market watchers after Peter Schiff warned the company…
Tech
Ornith-1.0: self-improving open-source models for agentic coding
Ornith releases open-source self-improving models for agentic coding tasks, with Ornith-1.5 representing the latest…
Crypto
FundBank Rebrands to IRACE Digital, Bridging Traditional Finance and Crypto
FundBank, a global institutional bank, has officially rebranded to IRACE Digital, repositioning as a hybrid operator…
Sheff Utd's Cusack feared mental health stigma - inquest
The former Sheffield United player had feared being ridiculed and stigmatised, her inquest hears.
Qwen 3.6 27B is the sweet spot for local development
Qwen3.6 27B is a powerful open-source local language model that delivers impressive performance for its size, excelling…