Global banking regulators are considering a proposal that would let major banks lend against pure cryptocurrencies like Dogecoin with far less capital. This would expose the core financial system to assets with no fundamental value. The push comes from finance and crypto trade groups aiming to tap i
The Flatpak team is looking at a radical solution for its persistent graphics driver issues: borrowing GPU virtualization tech from virtual machines. The idea is to use the Venus driver and virglrenderer to completely isolate apps from the host’s GPU drivers. It’s a complex workaround, but it could
Early-stage VC firm Antler is going all-in on a high-volume investment strategy, making over 400 bets in 2025. With a new $160 million U.S. fund, it plans to hit roughly 500 investments this year, betting that spreading capital wide in the AI era is the best path to returns.
With Micron’s RSI hitting 73 and trading 30% above its 50-day moving average, CNBC proposes a specific May 2025 options play. It’s designed to cap upside at $360 while protecting down to $240. But is this strategy too clever for its own good?
A new AI method is turning the painstaking design of advanced optical materials into a task that takes seconds. By using large language models, engineers can now bypass months of simulation to create better lenses, VR displays, and holographic tech.
The Biden administration is funneling $2.7 billion to three nuclear fuel companies to rebuild a domestic supply chain. This push comes as AI data centers send power demand—and prices—soaring. The goal is to end US reliance on Russian uranium.
Flutterwave has acquired open banking infrastructure firm Mono in a move to deepen its alternative payments stack. The deal highlights a strategic shift towards bank-based payments in Africa, even as open banking struggles for awareness in the US.
A new voice AI company, Kardome, is launching its Cognition AI system at CES. It’s an on-device model designed to work in noisy environments without constant cloud access. The move comes as data shows voice shopping is already popular, especially with younger consumers.
Khadas is launching a unique competitor to the Microsoft Surface. The Mind XPlay is a 13-inch, 1440p tablet that gets its brains from a detachable Khadas Mind mini PC on its back.
Researchers at Google Quantum AI used their Willow processor to demonstrate that a strange property called quantum contextuality likely contributes to quantum computing’s potential power. The experiment ran an algorithm on up to 105 qubits, showing a more efficient path than a classical computer, th
