Galaxy puts $5 million behind Bitcoin’s race to migrate before quantum risk arrives

Galaxy Digital pledged up to $5 million on July 21 to help Bitcoin prepare for the quantum era. The initiative will back developers as they reach key milestones, while supporting research and a Quantum Advisory Council. Quantum computers cannot crack Bitcoin’s signature security today, but the program aims to get migration work moving before that […]

Continue Reading

Powering America’s Genesis Mission: Microsoft’s commitment to scientific discovery

Today, we’re excited to share a long-term commitment to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Genesis Mission, backed by a $60 million investment designed to accelerate AI for science and the breakthroughs it can deliver for the country. This deepened commitment includes Microsoft’s new Scientific Partnership Advancing Research & Knowledge coordination hub and program office, otherwise […]

Continue Reading

‘Pokémon Go’ celebrates ten years of success that not even its creators can explain

In July 2017, John Hanke, the CEO of developer Niantic, took the stage at Grant Park in Chicago to speak to thousands of players who had traveled from all over for the first major event for the game “Pokémon Go”. He was greeted by a wave of boos. The servers had gone down, and no […]

Continue Reading

Volkswagen launches electric bicycle with rear camera and more

Electric bicycles signed by automakers have already become common in the market, especially when they are launched in partnership with car models. Given this scenario, Volkswagen seeks to differentiate its new e-bike by investing in a set of safety-oriented features, including a rear camera, radar blind spot warning, intelligent lighting and a helmet with features […]

Continue Reading

Probabilistic processors challenge quantum computing

Probabilistic computer It seems that quantum computers truly have a worthy rival – if not in computing power, at least in terms of technological readiness. After Japanese researchers developed a probabilistic computer using silicon technology, it was now the turn of Shuhan Yang and colleagues from the National University of Singapore, who not only presented their probabilistic hardware […]

Continue Reading

The Light Flip is heavy on colors and light on your wallet

Light’s latest minimalist device is a flip phone that’s available in six bold colors. It has a 2.8-inch OLED screen, an octa-core MediaTek chipset, a 1,800mAh battery, and a 12MP camera. It’s priced at $299 and will start shipping from April 2027. Light, the company behind minimalist phones such as the Light Phone 3, has […]

Continue Reading

France just voted to ban kids under 15 from social media, but Australia’s ban shows how hard that is to enforce

Overview: As social media algorithms come under increasing scrutiny, policies to ban children from services such as Facebook, X, YouTube, and Snapchat are gaining popularity across the globe. France has just become the latest country to pass such legislation – but data suggests the impact of Australia’s earlier ban has been limited. France’s Parliament gave […]

Continue Reading

As Bitcoin breaches $66K its latest bottom signal trapped buyers in a 20% loss

Bitcoin has climbed back from its June 30 low near $58,500, trading at near $66,000 as of press time. Options traders are still paying steep premiums for protection against another leg down, and traders on perpetual futures markets have resumed paying to hold leveraged long positions. Both readings sit in a middle zone, well short […]

Continue Reading