Netflix paid over half a billion dollars for Ben Affleck’s AI startup InterPositive, which he founded in 2022. According to Variety, Netflix’s Form 10-Q report with the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosed that it paid $587 million in cash for an acquisition in March. While the company they acquired goes unnamed in the report, the…
There is $1.6 trillion in Bitcoin sitting idle, earning nothing, doing nothing. Charles Hoskinson has a plan to put it to work on Cardano, and the plan quietly requires every transaction to burn a little ADA. Whether that saves Cardano or exposes its central problem is the whole question. Summary Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has…
Kini is very reliable. I tested it in a drawer and a cabinet, and it always alerted me when they were opened. It also keeps a log with times listed. While alerts go via the cloud, maker Kinisium says it doesn’t collect data, and you can turn off logging entirely if you prefer. Kini also…
Key Takeaways Michael Saylor published 100 arguments against BIP 110 on July 18, 2026. BIP 110 uses a 55% miner threshold, far below the standard 95% in BIP 9. Saylor warns the softfork could cut miner fee revenue as block subsidies keep halving. Saylor’s essay lists 100 numbered arguments against the proposal, which he says…
Chinese company Moonshot AI released a new version of its Kimi model this week, generating another wave of discourse about China and open source AI. Moonshot said that although Kimi K3 “still trails the most powerful proprietary models, Claude Fable 5 and GPT 5.6 Sol,” the new open source model “demonstrated frontier-level performance across our…
Noxa has halted token launches after generating more than $12 million in fees and helping Robinhood Chain reach $4 billion in cumulative decentralized exchange volume within two weeks. Summary Noxa halted launches after earning $12 million in fees within two weeks. CASHCAT plunged over 33% as Robinhood Chain trading volume declined. Rival launchpads are competing…
Microsoft is reportedly developing Project Perception, a lower-cost AI security tool that would use multiple models to identify enterprise vulnerabilities. The post Microsoft’s ‘Project Perception’ Could Challenge Anthropic’s Mythos in AI Security appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link
Key Takeaways Satoshi Nakamoto defended SHA-256 in a July 16, 2010 Bitcointalk forum post. Google Quantum AI cut its 2026 estimate for breaking Bitcoin’s curve to 500,000 qubits. Developers have proposed BIP-360 and other ideas in 2026 to prepare quantum-resistant addresses. A Forum Post That Set the Rules On July 16, 2010, a user named…
MetaMask reportedly had a North Korean dev working on its team; Dutch crypto platform goes bankrupt, and more. It’s easy to get lost in the sea of news coming daily in the cryptocurrency world, from bitcoin price volatility to regulatory battles in Washington and everything in between. Sometimes, interesting stories are just passed by….
A new Disney princess might be getting the live-action treatment soon: Princess Tiana, from 2009’s The Princess and the Frog. SEE ALSO: ‘The Odyssey’ sails towards a record-breaking opening weekend On Friday, Deadline reported that Emmy and Oscar nominee Colman Domingo (Euphoria, Sing Sing) and Tony-nominated director Robert O’Hara (Slave Play) are in talks to…
