Palo Alto Networks paid $500 million in cash and stock to acquire Console, a two-year-old startup that uses AI agents to automate routine IT help desk tasks, according to two people with knowledge of the deal. The companies officially announced the acquisition on Tuesday but didn’t reveal terms of the deal. Since its founding in…
Hyperscale Data stopped all Bitcoin mining operations at its Michigan facility on Sept. 1 as it began preparing the site for an artificial intelligence computing customer. Summary Hyperscale Data stopped all Bitcoin mining at its Michigan facility effective September 1, 2026, completely. Company plans to sell mining equipment while preparing the site for AI computing…
BlackRock has lowered the minimum threshold for direct Bitcoin conversions into the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) to $1 million, down from $25 million previously, according to Bloomberg. The change took effect in July and applies to eligible holders who want to transfer BTC into the ETF structure without first selling it for cash. This…
A routine call to Walmart may have left customers with more than a solved shopping problem: a lawsuit says it may have left behind a biometric voiceprint, too. Two Illinois residents, Carol J. Krupke and Jeanne Thomas, have filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Walmart Inc., accusing the retail giant of illegally collecting and…
XRP faces resistance at $1.40 to $1.43 before reaching $1.47, creating several hurdles for bulls attempting to regain control. XRP is changing hands around $1.35, down roughly 6% over the last week after slipping beneath a support level chart analysts had been watching closely since late August. Trader ChartNerd says the token’s second failed…
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. A seven-figure Bitcoin may sound like a distant horizon, but former Binance chief Changpeng “CZ” Zhao believes the benchmark digital asset will cross $1 million long before the 25-year timeline frequently cited by long-term analysts….
New Jersey has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether federal derivatives law prevents states from regulating sports contracts offered by CFTC-registered prediction markets. Summary New Jersey filed its Supreme Court petition on Sept. 2 after losing its case against Kalshi in the Third Circuit. The state says Dodd-Frank did not remove its authority…
Meta is formally ending what amounted to a tokenmaxxing incentive program for employees. In an internal announcement this week, the social media giant told workers that their performance evaluations would no longer be dependent upon how much they used AI tools, three employees who received the message tell WIRED. But as Meta workers simultaneously begin…
Key Takeaways G20 finance ministers back clear pathways for digital asset growth. Global regulators are studying stablecoin risks that cross borders. G20 urges tougher enforcement of anti-money-laundering rules on crypto. G20 Places Digital Assets Within Its Global Growth Agenda Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 backed clearer regulatory pathways for…
