Kraken's surprise Fed win may harken onslaught of crypto firms with narrow Fed access
Jesse Hamilton / coindesk - The Kansas City Fed may term this "Tier 3" access, but Kraken's entry into the vaunted Fed payments system has riled bankers and raised crypto hopes.
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Roku Launching Interactive Game ‘Roklue’ to Assist in Content Searches
Erik Gruenwedel / mediaplaynews - Roku is set to launch interactive game, “Roklue,” affording streamers in the culture of the moment, while also helping them discover new entertainment content. Accessible via the Roku Home Screen, each “Roklue” experience tests players on popular movies a…
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OpenAI’s Pentagon deal once again calls Sam Altman’s credibility into question
Mark Sullivan / fastcompany - Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week via email here.Familiar tensions around Sam AltmanOpenAI CEO Sam Altman voiced his s…
- Canada safety row: Altman agrees immediate AI safety steps (3)
- GPT-5.4 launch: OpenAI teases powerful model, seeks a win (22)
- OTHER: governance, tooling, and industry ripple effects (4)
- Pentagon deal fallout: Altman's credibility on the line (6)
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Canada safety row: Altman agrees immediate AI safety steps
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Apple Explains 'MacBook Neo' Name
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Until a last-minute leak revealed the MacBook Neo name, it was widely assumed that Apple's lower-cost MacBook would simply be named "MacBook." After all, Apple offered a plain "MacBook" from 2006 to 2012, and again from 2015 to 2019. In the end, Apple did…
- A18 Pro inside: performance trade-offs and rival comparisons (5)
- Preorders, availability, and the odd missing iPad (3)
- Tim Cook stays quiet as execs front the MacBook Neo (2)
- Why Apple named it 'MacBook Neo' — branding explained (3)
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A18 Pro inside: performance trade-offs and rival comparisons
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Tim Cook stays quiet as execs front the MacBook Neo
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Anthropic Returns to Negotiations With Pentagon Over AI Guardrails
PYMNTS / pymnts - Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei has resumed discussions with the Pentagon over how the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) models can be used by the U.S. military, reopening negotiations that collapsed last week over disagreements about safety r…
- Amodei lashes out at OpenAI in leaked staff memos (3)
- Back at the table: Anthropic resumes Pentagon negotiations (4)
- Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply-chain risk, escalates conflict (5)
- Wider debate: AI guardrails, industry impact and lessons (3)
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Amodei lashes out at OpenAI in leaked staff memos
Back at the table: Anthropic resumes Pentagon negotiations
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Validio Raises $30M in Series A Funding
FinSMEs / finsmes - Validio, a Stockholm, Sweden-based provider of an agentic enterprise data management platform, raised $30M in Series A funding. The round was led by Plural. Previous investors and angels such as Lakestar, J12, Kevin Ryan (MongoDB), Denise Persson (Snowfla…
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Google says 90 zero-days were exploited in attacks last year
Bill Toulas / bleepingcomputer - Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) tracked 90 zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited throughout 2025, almost half of them in enterprise software and appliances. [...]
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Labubu sues 3D printer maker Bambu Lab for items made by its users — MakerWorld design repository in hot water over IP theft by its users
tomshardware - While Bambu Lab builds tools to protect creators, a Chinese court case over 3D-printed Labubu fakes turns the tables on the 3DP giant.
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Core Scientific Secures Up to $1 Billion From Morgan Stanley for Pivot From Bitcoin Mining to AI
André Beganski / decrypt - The firm continues to pivot away from Bitcoin mining.
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Vast Raises $500M for Haven Commercial Space Stations
Ekemini / ventureburn - Vast, a space startup out of California, just pulled in $500 million to speed up work on its Haven commercial space stations. That’s a huge step forward for private companiesThe post Vast Raises $500M for Haven Commercial Space Stations appeared first on …
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Nvidia could bring back the RTX 3060 in mid-March as the memory crisis bites
techspot - At the beginning of January, leaker hongxing2020, who has a long and impressive record when it comes to revealing Nvidia's plans, claimed Team Green has told its partners that the RTX 3060 will be returning in the first quarter of 2026.Read Entire Article
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Bitcoin (BTC) Breaks Through $73K Barrier as $1.47B ETF Inflows Spark Rally
Trader Edge / parameter - Bitcoin (BTC) surges past $73K with $1.47B in ETF inflows over two weeks. Peter Brandt sees potential bullish reversal as market sentiment shifts.The post Bitcoin (BTC) Breaks Through $73K Barrier as $1.47B ETF Inflows Spark Rally appeared first on Parame…
- Crypto stocks rally on Bitcoin's surge (1)
- Ethereum jumps on ETFs and short squeeze (1)
- Institutions hold firm; macro and sentiment shift (6)
- OTHER (1)
- Spot ETF inflows spark Bitcoin breakout (2)
Crypto stocks rally on Bitcoin's surge
Ethereum jumps on ETFs and short squeeze
Institutions hold firm; macro and sentiment shift
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Spot ETF inflows spark Bitcoin breakout
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Crypto-friendly fintech giant Revolut files for U.S. banking license
Francisco Rodrigues / coindesk - The license would allow the firm to operate like a traditional bank and gain direct access to payment networks like Fedwire and ACH.
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NYSE stock exchange operator partners with OKX to launch crypto futures and tokens
Sam Becker / fastcompany - Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the company that powers the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and other capital markets, has struck a strategic partnership with crypto platform OKX. The partnership will allow ICE to license OKX spot crypto prices and launch…
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Antwerp-based Vectrix raises €1.15 million to build the automation layer for transport operations
Rahul Raj / eu-startups - Vectrix, an Antwerp-based AI platform that automates the manual entry of transport orders, has raised €1.15 million in a Seed round to support its next growth phase. The round was led by Antwerp VC firm RDY Ventures, with participation from Seeder Fund, P…
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Evervault raises $25M to scale its ‘secure-by-default’ approach to payment data encryption
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Payment data encryption startup Evervault Inc. said today it’s aiming to become the internet’s “clearing house for sensitive data” after raising $25 million in a Series B round of funding. The round was led by Ribbit Capital and saw participation from Seq…
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MacBook Neo launches: Apple’s $599 laptop runs on iPhone 16 Pro chip
Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - Apple this week introduced multiple new products including a budget-friendly iPhone, updated iPads, new MacBooks, and display units. The announcements span multiple product lines, indicating Apple’s strategy to refresh its consumer and professional device…
- Display limits: Neo outputs only 4K to Studio Displays (2)
- Hardware controversy: A18 Pro packaging caps RAM at 8GB (2)
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French quantum startup Pasqal to go public via SPAC at $2BN valuation
John Reynolds / tech - A French quantum computing startup co-founded by a Nobel Prize winner is going public via a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company), with a $2bn valuation. Pasqal is merging with SPAC vehicle Bleic...
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Sony will no longer bring its first-party games to PCs, marking a major shift
digitaltrends - Sony is reportedly reversing its PC strategy, keeping its biggest first-party PlayStation games exclusive to consoles.The post Sony will no longer bring its first-party games to PCs, marking a major shift appeared first on Digital Trends.
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FIRSTPICK Launches €25M Fund To Support Early-Stage Baltic Founders
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - FIRSTPICK, a Vilnius-based first-check venture capital fund, has launched a new €25 million fund to invest in early-stage Baltic startups. The fund targets founders who don’t fit the traditional VC profile, welcoming entrepreneurs without FAANG experience…
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