Bitcoin Miner Slowdown May Be Setting Up the Next Bullish Phase

Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Hashrate fell ~4%, the sharpest pullback since April 2024 amid tighter markets Past hashrate contractions often preceded stronger 90- and 180-day returns ahead Rising power costs squeezed margins, forcing high-cost miners to shut rigs fast Institutio…

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US freezes $42B trade pact with UK over digital tax row

Lindsay Clark / theregister - Tech Prosperity Deal paused after London resists pressure on online services levy The US government has put a proposed $42 billion (£31 billion) trade pact with the UK on ice because the European country has yet to budge on its Digital Services Tax (DST).…

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Roomba Maker iRobot Declares Bankruptcy, Falls Into Chinese Hands

John Gruber / wsj - John Keilman, reporting for The Wall Street Journal (gift link): The company that makes Roomba robotic vacuums declared bankruptcySunday but said its devices will continue to function normallywhile the company restructures.Massachusetts-based iRobot has s…

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SoFi’s red-hot stock drops after plan to raise $1.5 billion in stock offering

@MarketWatch / x - SoFi’s red-hot stock drops after plan to raise $1.5 billion in stock offering trib.al/2w6gA16— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) Dec 5, 2025

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Expedition Growth Capital $375 Million Fund III

Clinton / ventureburn - Expedition Closes Its Third Fund at the Hard Cap Expedition Growth Capital has completed the raise of Fund III. The fund reached $375 million. It closed at the hard cap.The post Expedition Growth Capital $375 Million Fund III appeared first on Ventureburn.

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Bitcoin is sliding again as traders brace for a pivotal week of US data

Alex Daniel / qz - Important economic figures due in the next few days could help determine whether Bitcoin will stabilize or if it could still fall further

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AI can replace nearly 12% of U.S. workers, according to MIT study

Joseph Zeballos-Roig / qz - The study simulated over 151 million U.S. workers interacting with AI tools to measure automation potential

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Spotify to raise US prices in first quarter of next year, report says

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Major record labels have been urging Spotify and other music streaming platforms to raise subscription prices, arguing that fees have not kept pace with inflation and remain low when compared to services like Netflix.

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Josef Brunner’s NutriUnited secures €8.5M Seed to champion family-owned food producers

Cate Lawrence / tech - Corporate food companies group NutriUnited has raised €8.5 million Seed financing. Founded by Josef Brunner, NutriUnited builds, connects and develops artisan-oriented food companies. It aims to crea...

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Meta wins monopoly trial, convinces judge that social networking is dead

Ashley Belanger / arstechnica - People are "bored" by their friends' content, judge ruled, siding with Meta.

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Financial technology startup Ramp closes $300M investment at $32B valuation

Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - Ramp Business Corp. today announced that it has closed a $300 million funding round at a $32 billion valuation, double what it was worth in June. The raise is the company’s third in five months. Returning investor Lightspeed Venture Partners led the finan…

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Verizon may cut 15,000 jobs next week

engadget - The Wall Street Journal reported that Verizon plans to cut about 15,000 jobs over the next week. Sources told the publication that Verizon is attempting to reduce costs as it faces more competition for wireless service and home internet customers. At the …

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The U.S. Mint just pressed its final penny

Anna-Louise Jackson / fastcompany - A penny for your thoughts? Well, maybe try a nickel. Though it will remain legal tender, the last-ever one-cent coin was printed Wednesday—and not without some drama.After being in circulation for 232 years, the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia hosted a ceremoni…

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After more than 200 years, the Farmers’ Almanac is shutting down for good

Grace Snelling / fastcompany - Since 1818, loyal readers of the Farmers’ Almanac have turned to the publication for weather predictions, gardening tips, astronomy calendars, and more. But, on November 6, the Farmers’ Almanac announced that the 2026 edition of the magazine will be its l…

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Ford Considers Scrapping F-150 EV Truck

BeauHD / slashdot - According to the Wall Street Journal, Ford executives are considering scrapping the electric version of the F-150 pickup truck as losses, supply setbacks, slow sales, and the arrival of a cheaper midsize EV truck undermine the business case for its full-s…

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Thousands of flights in danger of cancellation as FAA announces major cuts

Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - The government shutdown-spurred airport chaos is about to get a whole lot worse. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will reduce flight volumes by 10 percent across 40 major airports in response, a move that could threaten 3,000 to 4,500…

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Spotawheel Raises €300M In Debt And Equity To Expand Used Car Subscriptions And Sales

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Used car platform Spotawheel, offering vehicles for sale and subscription across Greece, Poland and Romania, has raised €300 million through a combination of debt and equity. The debt portion of the financing was provided by Pollen Street Capital. Spotawh…

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Rising energy prices put AI and data centers in the crosshairs

Tim De Chant / techcrunch - A majority of consumers say they’re worried about data centers driving up electricity costs. Is the industry prepared for a possible backlash?

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