Electrons travel across the bulb to a collector plate, which creates the output current. Now, it might seem like a silly way to do that. But if we add another wire (a grid) between the filament and the collector, we can control this output current. A negative voltage on the control will push the electrons…
Kalshi has blocked customers in Washington while asking a King County judge to reconsider an injunction restricting its prediction markets. Summary Washington requires Kalshi to block residents from seven event-contract categories under an amended preliminary injunction. Kalshi requested reconsideration after Washington agreed to delay enforcement against federally regulated competitor OG temporarily. September 2 is the…
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Waymo gets a lot of attention for its fast-paced expansion. And for good reason; it seems like every week, the company’s…
Key Takeaways Bitcoin logged ten difficulty drops versus seven increases in 2026, leaving difficulty at 125.81 trillion. Bitcoin difficulty sits just 0.7% above its 2026 low as roughly 150 EH/s remains sidelined. Bitcoin’s next adjustment will test whether its 38.8% price gap from the October 2025 ATH keeps narrowing. Bitcoin Miners Keep Losing Ground Bitcoin…
Unlike the BTC and ETH ETF inflows, Friday was actually the best day for the XRP ETFs. The winds have changed in the cryptocurrency markets, and this is particularly evident in the exchange-traded funds tracking several assets, such as Ripple’s native token. Although they were mostly in the green, the spot XRP ETFs struggled…
Ads are about to become a much more common part of the ChatGPT experience. OpenAI announced Tuesday that it will expand ChatGPT Ads to 31 European nations, marking the tech company’s largest geographic rollout since it began testing commercial slots six months ago. Starting next week, users across major markets, including Germany, France, Spain, Italy,…
BitMart said on Aug. 21 that it was exploring a restructuring plan involving creditor distributions and the phased restart of selected operations, less than four weeks after announcing a complete wind-down. Summary BitMart appointed White & Case while evaluating creditor distributions and a phased operational restart plan. September 9 is BitMart’s deadline for another update,…
Bitcoin has staged a sharp recovery, climbing toward $80,000 and prompting Standard Chartered to warn that its $100,000 year-end forecast may now be too conservative. BTC rose roughly 24% over the past week, reaching about $79,500 on Aug. 21 before pulling back. The move marks a major turnaround from June, when Bitcoin fell to around…
How we date and who we date will never not be a hot topic on social media. Oversharing our dating lives is the foundation of the internet, but it’s also the source of some of the worst takes you’ll ever hear. Because the internet is cyclical, certain ideas and expectations about sex and dating get…
Key Takeaways Saylor calls digital ownership bitcoin’s most profound breakthrough. Private keys authorize control but do not register legal identity. Strategy has reported no bitcoin purchase since June 22. Saylor Defines Bitcoin’s Core Breakthrough Bitcoin can place economic value under digital control across individuals, institutions, automated systems, and governments, according to Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR)…
