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Even as Trump embraces crypto, attracting millions of new investors, the Bybit hack and memecoins show how crypto remains the wild West of the financial world (David Yaffe-Bellany/New York Times)

Even as Trump embraces crypto, attracting millions of n...

Feb 22, 2025 0

David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times: Even as Trump embraces crypto, attractin...

A look at the debate about whether AI models can truly reason, as some researchers describe the current pattern of reasoning as "jagged intelligence" (Sigal Samuel/Vox)

A look at the debate about whether AI models can truly ...

Feb 22, 2025 0

Sigal Samuel / Vox: A look at the debate about whether AI models can truly rea...

Many SV startups are using AI to boost productivity in research, coding, and more, reducing reliance on VC money for hiring, fueling "tiny team" success stories (Erin Griffith/New York Times)

Many SV startups are using AI to boost productivity in ...

Feb 22, 2025 0

Erin Griffith / New York Times: Many SV startups are using AI to boost product...

Some physicists are skeptical about Microsoft's claims of achieving a quantum computing breakthrough with Majorana 1, citing the lack of detailed evidence (Davide Castelvecchi/Scientific American)

Some physicists are skeptical about Microsoft's claims ...

Feb 22, 2025 0

Davide Castelvecchi / Scientific American: Some physicists are skeptical about...

Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre's stock reached a record high on February 21 after it reported a record $639M net income on $6.1B in revenue in Q4 (Daniel Cancel/Bloomberg)

Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre's stock re...

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Daniel Cancel / Bloomberg: Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre's stoc...

Renaissance Capital: 12 of 40 fintech firms that went public in the US since 2020 have given positive investor returns; only Shift4 and AppLovin are profitable (Lucinda Shen/Axios)

Renaissance Capital: 12 of 40 fintech firms that went p...

Feb 22, 2025 0

Lucinda Shen / Axios: Renaissance Capital: 12 of 40 fintech firms that went pu...

The US SEC approves a yield-bearing stablecoin by Figure Markets, which Figure says is the first yield-bearing stablecoin registered as a security with the SEC (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

The US SEC approves a yield-bearing stablecoin by Figur...

Feb 22, 2025 0

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: The US SEC approves a yield-bearing stablecoin by Fig...

The Hang Seng Tech Index, which tracks the top 30 Hong Kong-listed tech firms, rose 6.5% on February 21, hitting its highest level since early 2022 (Bloomberg)

The Hang Seng Tech Index, which tracks the top 30 Hong ...

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Bloomberg: The Hang Seng Tech Index, which tracks the top 30 Hong Kong-listed ...

Alibaba's Hong Kong-listed shares jumped 14.6% on February 21 after CEO Eddie Wu said it would invest "aggressively" in AI; Alibaba's HK stock is up 70.36% YTD (Eleanor Olcott/Financial Times)

Alibaba's Hong Kong-listed shares jumped 14.6% on Febru...

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Eleanor Olcott / Financial Times: Alibaba's Hong Kong-listed shares jumped 14....

Lumotive, whose optical semiconductor tech can "steer" laser light and is an alternative to lidar, raised a $45M Series B co-led by Gates Frontier and MetaVC (Taylor Soper/GeekWire)

Lumotive, whose optical semiconductor tech can "steer" ...

Feb 22, 2025 0

Taylor Soper / GeekWire: Lumotive, whose optical semiconductor tech can “steer...

iOS 18.4 dev beta adds Apple Intelligence-powered Priority Notifications, to show important alerts in a separate lock screen section at the top, off by default (Ryan Christoffel/9to5Mac)

iOS 18.4 dev beta adds Apple Intelligence-powered Prior...

Feb 22, 2025 0

Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac: iOS 18.4 dev beta adds Apple Intelligence-powered ...

Block shares closed down 17.69% on February 21, their steepest drop since 2020, after Q4 earnings missed est. and guidance for 2025 failed to reassure investors (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)

Block shares closed down 17.69% on February 21, their s...

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MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: Block shares closed down 17.69% on February 21, thei...

President Trump signs a memorandum to consider retaliatory measures, including tariffs, on countries that impose digital service taxes on US tech companies (Reuters)

President Trump signs a memorandum to consider retaliat...

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Reuters: President Trump signs a memorandum to consider retaliatory measures, ...

President Trump signs a memorandum to consider retaliatory measures, including tariffs, on countries that impose digital services taxes on US tech companies (Reuters)

President Trump signs a memorandum to consider retaliat...

Feb 22, 2025 0

Reuters: President Trump signs a memorandum to consider retaliatory measures, ...

Sources: US negotiators pressing Ukraine for access to its minerals raised the possibility of cutting the country's access to Starlink if a deal is not reached (Reuters)

Sources: US negotiators pressing Ukraine for access to ...

Feb 22, 2025 0

Reuters: Sources: US negotiators pressing Ukraine for access to its minerals r...

Trump directs CFIUS to limit Chinese investments in key areas, and says US will consider outbound investment restrictions to China in sectors like chips and AI (Bloomberg)

Trump directs CFIUS to limit Chinese investments in key...

Feb 22, 2025 0

Bloomberg: Trump directs CFIUS to limit Chinese investments in key areas, and ...

NFT marketplace OpenSea says the US SEC has ended an investigation into the company, after OpenSea received a Wells Notice in August 2024 (Muyao Shen/Bloomberg Tax)

NFT marketplace OpenSea says the US SEC has ended an in...

Feb 22, 2025 0

Muyao Shen / Bloomberg Tax: NFT marketplace OpenSea says the US SEC has ended a...

Trump says Tim Cook told him that Apple "stopped two plants in Mexico" and will build products in the US instead, a move Apple hasn't publicly discussed (Bloomberg)

Trump says Tim Cook told him that Apple "stopped two pl...

Feb 22, 2025 0

Bloomberg: Trump says Tim Cook told him that Apple “stopped two plants in Mexi...

Bybit Loses $1.5B in Hack but Can Cover Loss, CEO Confirms (Oliver Knight/CoinDesk)

Bybit Loses $1.5B in Hack but Can Cover Loss, CEO Confi...

Feb 22, 2025 0

Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: Bybit Loses $1.5B in Hack but Can Cover Loss, CEO Co...

Arkham says ZachXBT submitted proof that North Korea's Lazarus Group is behind Bybit's $1.5B hack, which is the largest single theft in crypto history (RT Watson/The Block)

Arkham says ZachXBT submitted proof that North Korea's ...

Feb 22, 2025 0

RT Watson / The Block: Arkham says ZachXBT submitted proof that North Korea's ...

Crypto exchange Bybit says a hacker took control of one of its cold Ethereum wallets, resulting in what analysts estimate was the loss of ~$1.5B worth of tokens (Bloomberg)

Crypto exchange Bybit says a hacker took control of one...

Feb 22, 2025 0

Bloomberg: Crypto exchange Bybit says a hacker took control of one of its cold...

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes orders the immediate and full suspension of Rumble in the country due to noncompliance with court orders (Ricardo Brito/Reuters)

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ord...

Feb 22, 2025 0

Ricardo Brito / Reuters: Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes or...

NetEase CEO William Ding has cut hundreds of jobs, closed game studios, and reduced international investment as he refocuses on a smaller portfolio of titles (Bloomberg)

NetEase CEO William Ding has cut hundreds of jobs, clos...

Feb 21, 2025 0

Bloomberg: NetEase CEO William Ding has cut hundreds of jobs, closed game stud...

Apple removes Advanced Data Protection for iCloud in the UK, pulling the optional E2EE feature rather than complying with the UK's order to build a backdoor (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Apple removes Advanced Data Protection for iCloud in th...

Feb 21, 2025 0

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple removes Advanced Data Protection for iCloud in ...

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