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Netflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams
Netflix is joining its streaming rivals in testing the amount and types of advertisements its subscribers are willing to endure for lower prices.
Crypto firm Coinbase faces up-to $400m hit from cyber attack
The hacking group demanded $20m from Coinbase to keep it quiet – but it refused to pay the bribe and instead promised to pay back every person scammed.
The cryptography behind passkeys
When most people think of cryptography, the first thing they typically think of is encryption: keeping information confidential. But just as important (if not more) is authenticity: ensuring that information is really coming from an authentic source.
JPMorgan completes first public tokenized treasury trade
It also marks the inaugural transaction on the Ondo Chain testnet, a new layer 1 blockchain built specifically for scaling institutional-grade tokenized assets.
Robot chefs take over at South Korea’s highway restaurants, to mixed reviews
Automation is posed as a labor shortage solution, but workers say robots are making their jobs – and food – worse.
Apple to support brain-implant control of its devices
iPhone maker works with startup Synchron on new brain-computer interfaces to assist people with disabilities.
Gold is booming – but investors lured in by the hype could lose out
Only around 216,265 tonnes of gold have ever been mined with the total currently increasing by about 3,500 tonnes per year. This means that it is widely perceived as a ‘safe haven’ asset that will retain its value.
China built hundreds of AI data centers to catch the AI boom. Now many stand unused
The country poured billions into AI infrastructure, but the data center gold rush is unraveling as speculative investments collide with weak demand and DeepSeek shifts AI trends.
Incredible images from 75 years of F1
Take a trip through the history of the Formula One World Championship with photographs from on and off the track.
Major Asia bank to cut 4,000 roles as AI replaces humans
The move will affect temporary and contract staff, a bank spokesperson said, with the reduction in the workforce coming from “natural attrition” as projects are completed.
Elizabeth Holmes’s partner has a new blood-testing start-up
Billy Evans has two children with the Theranos founder, who is in prison for fraud. He’s now trying to raise money for a testing company that promises ‘human health optimization.’
Hamster forum and local residents’ websites shut down by new internet laws
Scope and scale of UK’s Online Safety Act likened to China’s ‘great firewall’ as small websites struggle to comply.
Which discount drives more sales? 16.5% off vs 17% off?
Can you guess? Most marketers get this wrong by the way…
Morgan Stanley to offer crypto trading to E-Trade clients
The cryptocurrency market may be poised to get a major increase in usage and adoption as Morgan Stanley is reportedly planning to offer crypto trading to its E-Trade clients.
Apple changes US App Store rules to let apps link to external payment systems
This change comes after a U.S. court ruled in favor of Epic Games in a case against the iPhone maker, ordering them not to prohibit apps from including features that could redirect users to their own websites for making digital purchases.
The billionaire building space lasers to power Earth
The co-founder of stock-trading platform Robinhood and son of a NASA scientist, Bhatt announced his new company, Aetherflux, in the fall of 2024, and the startup’s goal is straight out of sci-fi: harvest solar power closer to the source, gathering it from the heavens and beaming it back down to Earth via laser.
Multibank tokenization networks could transform cross-border payments
Transaction costs and delays in processing payments often strain banking relationships with business customers. Here are steps banks can take to help ease the pain.
Bitcoin mining is now unprofitable, costing over $137,000 to mine just one BTC in the US and near $200,000 per coin in Germany
With coins pricing at around $90,000 the maths just doesn’t add up.
How to survive as a CISO aka ‘chief scapegoat officer’
Chief security officers should negotiate personal liability insurance and a golden parachute when they start a new job – in case things go sideways and management tries to scapegoat them for a network breach. And if they blow the whistle, it’s best not to sue their employer as well, lest they get blacklisted.
Meta has finally launched its ChatGPT competitor
According to Meta’s April 29 press release, the new standalone AI app is built on the company’s latest Llama 4 model. It’s pitched as a hyper-personalized assistant for users already living inside the Meta ecosystem: WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook.
Coinbase to launch yield-bearing Bitcoin fund for institutions
Coinbase will launch its Bitcoin Yield Fund on May 1st 2025 to offer 4%–8% returns for institutional investors seeking passive income on Bitcoin holdings.
Tooth successfully grown in lab
The project could eventually offer patients a biological alternative to artificial fillings and implants, using their own cells to grow replacement teeth that integrate naturally into the jaw.
Apple, Google lag fintechs’ wallets for fraud monitoring: report
Digital wallets are broadly comparable, although they differ on data, fraud monitoring and liability issues, Consumer Reports found in an evaluation.
The world’s largest city, Chongqing – in pictures
The largest city in the world is as big as Austria, but few people have ever heard of it. The megacity of 34 million people in central of China is the emblem of the fastest urban revolution on the planet.
Fintech isn’t just back, it’s being rearchitected for AI
In tech circles, we’ve been hearing it a lot: “fintech is back.” But for early-stage founders, it doesn’t always feel that way.
The truth about VPNs: What you need to know
What’s a VPN—And How Does It Actually Work?
Global Payments agrees $24.25 billion Worldpay deal as industry heavyweights shift focus
As part of the deal announced on Thursday, Global Payments will sell its issuer solutions unit, which offers card processing and account services, to FIS for $13.5 billion.
Marketing: Brilliant examples that went viral
Dominos Pizza offered free pizza for life (100 pizzas yearly for 100 years) to anyone who tattooed their logo on their body. The marketing team expected maybe 3-4 people would actually do it.
The rise and wobble of India’s EV pioneer Ola: What went wrong?
It was once the Indian start-up world’s shining star, but Ola is now battling a multitude of crises.
AEO Is the new SEO
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and other chat surfaces now use search to power answers. AI chat is converging with search.
Hertz customers’ personal data and driver’s licenses stolen in data breach, including UK
The rental company, which also owns the Dollar and Thrifty brands, said in notices on its website that the breach relates to a cyberattack on one of its vendors between October 2024 and December 2024.
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