Firefighters in France are confronting a phenomenon never seen in the region before: fire clouds. It’s a sign of the intensity of the blazes burning—and how climate change is upping the odds that they appear. A wave of fires has swept over France and Spain, sending hundreds of thousands fleeing. Firefighters on the frontlines are…
Key Takeaways K Wave Media fell 71% after its May AI pivot, as crypto treasury firms chased new growth. Bloomberg’s tracked treasury stocks sank 43%, while bitcoin dropped 27% in 2026. Coreweave’s $40B success shows miners with power assets may lead the next AI shift. Crypto Treasury Firms Chase AI Gains as Investor Enthusiasm Fades…
X Money has begun rolling out to Premium and Premium+ subscribers in the United States, adding deposit accounts, instant transfers, and a Visa debit card directly to the social media platform. Summary X Money offers annual yields of up to 6% and free transfers between users. Eligible X Card purchases can earn 3% cashback, with…
Anthropic founder and CEO Dario Amodei responded on Monday afternoon to murmuring in the industry that his company somehow supports efforts by the U.S. government to ban open-weight Chinese models, or possibly open-weight models generally. “Anyone who has read my past writing should know that I don’t regard such bans as a useful measure, but…
No matter how many years of experience you have in your current role or wider industry, it’s never a bad idea to stay on top of emerging trends and any new skills that go along with them. For discovering additional capabilities or enhancing your current proficiencies, online courses are a convenient option. Even better? A…
Key Takeaways Payward agreed to buy Magic’s wallet unit, adding technology behind 60M+ wallets to Kraken’s stack. Magic’s $10B volume and 200,000 developers could deepen Payward’s enterprise crypto reach. Payward will integrate Magic’s 60M-wallet tech as Newton Labs shifts to Newton Protocol. Newton Labs Sells Magic Wallet Business to Focus Fully on Onchain Authorization Payward,…
New York Attorney General Letitia James has urged Congress to revise the CLARITY Act, warning that the crypto market structure bill could restrict states from prosecuting fraud and enforcing investor protection laws. Summary James said the bill could preempt state investor protection laws and weaken local enforcement. State and local authorities account for about 98.8%…
Elon Musk has just taken one more step towards turning X into “the everything app.” On Monday, Musk’s social media platform X announced the launch of a new service on the platform called X Money. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. What is X Money? The new service…
Bitcoin (BTC) price is trading near $65,100 as Wall Street’s patience wears visibly thin, and the Bitcoin ETF data is starting to look ugly. Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) weekly trading volume just hit its lowest level for a full five-session week since October 2024, clocking in at roughly $8.05 billion, a 14% drop from…
Spain declared a national emergency in the community of Madrid and the province of Ávila due to the spread of intense wildfires. With fires still burning out of control, this year is shaping up to be one of the most devastating wildfire seasons on record for the region. “We are facing a dramatic situation, not…
