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From wool sneakers to GPUs: Allbirds’ desperate AI pivot and 600% stock surge, explained — fortune.com
Many companies, from Walmart to United Airlines, have been heavily touting their use of artificial intelligence to get some more love from Wall Street during this AI boom—and some have successfully boosted their stock’s value. Now Allbirds has joined the
Trump’s largest crypto venture investor accuses company of freezing account and secret blacklisting — theguardian.com
Justin Sun said World Liberty Financial built a ‘backdoor blacklisting function’ that froze his account. ‘We have the truth. See you in court,’ the company responded Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The largest
Anthropic's Mythos isn't threatening bitcoin. The real AI risk is at crypto exchanges — cnbc.com
Anthropic's Mythos isn't threatening bitcoin. The real AI risk is at crypto exchanges CNBC
Shoe company pivots to AI compute in sign of a totally normal and healthy economy — engadget.com
The shoe company Allbirds, famous for its wool trainers, is pivoting to AI. You read that right. The San Francisco company has plans "to pivot its business to AI compute infrastructure, with a long-term vision to become a fully integrated GPU-as-a-Service
Goldman’s Bitcoin ETF Push Signals Wall Street Taming of Crypto — bloomberg.com
Goldman’s Bitcoin ETF Push Signals Wall Street Taming of Crypto Bloomberg
AI Pivot Pushes Bitcoin Miners Toward a 70% Revenue Milestone — bloomberg.com
The companies that built billion-dollar businesses mining Bitcoin are on track to generate most of their revenue from artificial intelligence by the end of the year — a milestone that marks an entire industry’s pivot away from the cryptocurrency that
Jared Kushner’s Mysterious Role in the Trump Administration — theatlantic.com
In 2021, shortly after he left his role as a senior White House adviser, Jared Kushner let it be known that he had loved his job but disliked the scrutiny and disclosure that came with being a top U.S. government official. He set up a private-equity firm
Crypto Faces Increased Threat from Quantum Attacks — ieee.org
The race to transition online security protocols to ones that can’t be cracked by a quantum computer is already on. The algorithms that are commonly used today to protect data online—RSA and elliptic curve cryptography—are uncrackable by supercomputers,
Cyberscammers are bypassing banks’ security with illicit tools sold on Telegram — technologyreview.com
From inside a money-laundering center in Cambodia, an employee opens a popular Vietnamese banking app on his phone. The app asks him to upload a photo associated with the account, so he clicks on a picture of a 30-something Asian man. Next, the app
Can the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sue States for Attacking Prediction Markets? — aei.org
News that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is suing states for attacking prediction markets provides entrée to my other great policy love—no, not crypto—federalism! Our system of government includes a national government and a bevy of
The Cypherpunks Wanted to Destroy the Dollar. They Saved It Instead — bloomberg.com
The Cypherpunks Wanted to Destroy the Dollar. They Saved It Instead Bloomberg
How a £2m bitcoin order made Nigel Farage the political face of UK crypto — theguardian.com
Promotion of ‘bitcoin treasury’ firm with Kwasi Kwarteng draws new attention to Reform leader’s relations with industry A thumping electronic beat provides the soundtrack to the video as Nigel Farage appears in front of a bank of screens. At first glance,
How PayMe’s 3.3 million users and Hong Kong firms could start using stablecoins — scmp.com
For Hong Kong’s 3.3 million PayMe users, everyday transactions such as buying coffee or splitting bills with friends could soon involve stablecoins, with HSBC preparing to introduce the digital currency in the second half of this year. That comes after
Trump’s Blockade of the Blockaders — theatlantic.com
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Over the past seven days, Donald Trump has adopted two
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