In a sweeping move to clean up its platform, Meta announced on Monday that it has eliminated roughly 10 million fake Facebook accounts during the first half of 2025. These profiles were primarily posing as popular content creators and were flagged as part of Meta’s ongoing campaign to crack down on spam and deceptive activity. […]
Astronomer announced on Saturday that its CEO, Andy Byron, has officially stepped down following widespread attention to a viral video capturing a personal moment between him and the company’s Head of Human Resources, Kristin Cabot, at a Coldplay concert. In an official statement, the company said, “Andy Byron has submitted his resignation, and the Board […]
CANNES — A decade ago, Vitalik Buterin and a handful of developers gathered in a chilly loft in Berlin, surrounded by bare bulbs, battered chairs, and scattered laptops. They weren’t executives or backed by billion-dollar funds — just passionate visionaries chasing a bold idea late into the night. From this modest workspace, Ethereum’s first version, […]
Eric Trump on Friday voiced strong confidence that Bitcoin will eventually reach a $1 million valuation, speaking at the Bitcoin Asia 2025 conference in Hong Kong — the first stop in a series of Asian crypto events featuring the Trump family. Sharing insights on his deep involvement in digital assets, Eric Trump said, “I truly […]
LONDON — The United Kingdom is set to become a global hub for artificial intelligence as Microsoft, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, Salesforce, and CoreWeave announced over $40 billion in new AI investments. Microsoft alone pledged $30 billion by 2028, with plans to build the nation’s largest supercomputer powered by 23,000+ advanced GPUs in partnership with British […]
Elon Musk’s satellite internet venture, Starlink, experienced a major network disruption on Thursday that lasted around two and a half hours, affecting users globally. Outage tracking platform Downdetector recorded over 60,000 user reports at the height of the service interruption. Owned and operated by SpaceX—also headed by Musk—Starlink acknowledged the issue on social media. Musk […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has once again extended the deadline for ByteDance to divest its U.S. TikTok operations, giving more time for a deal involving an investor consortium that includes Oracle, Silver Lake, and Andreessen Horowitz. The new deadline is set for December 16, delaying a potential nationwide ban. The extension, issued through an […]
Amazon has terminated a Palestinian software engineer who was suspended last month after voicing opposition to the company’s work with the Israeli government. Ahmed Shahrour, who worked in Amazon’s Whole Foods division in Seattle, received notice of his dismissal on Monday. His suspension in September was linked to messages he posted on the company’s internal […]
A decade after Apple and Samsung first battled for dominance in the U.S. smartphone market, the rivalry is heating up again — and this time, foldable screens are at the center of the fight. According to Canalys data, Samsung’s U.S. shipments jumped in the second quarter, boosting its market share from 23% to 31%, while […]
Ceasefire Boosts Risk-On SentimentFollowing announcements of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, investors shifted toward riskier assets—including cryptocurrencies—lifting Bitcoin past $105K and later above $107K apnews.com+13barrons.com+13reddit.com+13apnews.com+3apnews.com+3businessinsider.com+3. U.S. Dollar WeakensThe U.S. dollar dropped to near one‑year lows amid macroeconomic concerns and dovish Fed signals, making Bitcoin more attractive as an alternative store of value barrons.com. Crypto […]