Negotiations between Google DeepMind and its London-based employees over the possibility of unionization stumbled this week, after initial talks left union representatives feeling they had wasted their time, WIRED has learned. In May, DeepMind employees asked Google to recognize the Communication Workers Union and Unite the Union as joint representatives. The company later denied that…
Key Takeaways Visa, M-Pesa, and Onafriq launched a pilot in 2026 using stablecoins for mobile transactions in the DRC. Sub-Saharan remittances cost nearly 8%, making this blockchain initiative a major disruption for SWIFT. Next, partners like Yellow Card will test if digital dollars conflict with the Central Bank’s local franc push. Blockchain Meets Mobile Money…
Bitcoin bounced from $58,000 toward $62,000 this week, while altcoins recovered and ETF inflows returned. Although July has only just begun, the past seven days brought some much-needed and long-awaited relief to the cryptocurrency market, even if the overall sentiment remains nothing but fragile. Last week at this time, Bitcoin was still struggling around…
Artificial intelligence is rewriting the world, and simultaneously inventing a whole new language to describe how it’s doing it. Sit in on any product meeting, pitch, or panel these days, and you’ll hear people toss around LLMs, RAG, RLHF, and a dozen other terms that can make even very smart people in the tech world…
Standard Chartered has secured a MiCA passport as the European Securities and Markets Authority has added 57 newly authorized crypto firms to its register following the end of the EU’s transition period. Summary ESMA has expanded its MiCA register to 300 authorized crypto firms after approving 57 new providers. Standard Chartered and FalconX have secured…
The AI boom minted more fortunes than any gold rush in modern memory, and almost none of them belonged to the people actually using the product. OpenAI announced $40 billion in new funding at a $300 billion post-money valuation in March 2025, a round built to serve the hundreds of millions of people who use…
Five independent security disclosures in a single week point to the same gap: AI agent permissions, not AI agent capabilities, are the problem enterprises haven’t solved. The post AI Agents Are Creating a New Enterprise Security Gap appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link
Key Takeaways OKX launched a 20 USDT airdrop for earthquake victims, easing the financial burden on affected residents. Eligible La Guaira residents receive automatic credits, providing immediate crisis relief without hurdles. Following Binance’s $3M pledge, OKX’s move amplifies the role of crypto in global disaster relief efforts. OKX Opens Airdrop for Venezuelan Earthquake Victims OKX,…
Open USD’s unveiling hit early controversy after multiple Korean companies said they only learned about their inclusion through media reports. Several major South Korean companies have said they have not formally joined the newly announced Open USD (OUSD) consortium, despite being listed among its participating organizations. Open Standard, the independent entity behind the stablecoin,…
U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ended a 10-day streak of net outflows on Thursday, attracting $221.7 million in fresh capital as weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve could ease its monetary stance. The renewed institutional demand helped Bitcoin rebound above $61,000 after falling below $58,000 earlier in the week, offering…
