Stablecoin Settlements Go Live in EEMEA with Mastercard and Circle
For the first time, acquirers and merchants in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EEMEA) can now settle transactions in USDC across Mastercard’s global payments network. This milestone is part of an expanded partnership between Mastercard and Circle, deepening their collaboration to integrate fully reserved, regulated stablecoins like USDC
Read moreAnthropic users face a new choice – opt out or share your data for AI training
Anthropic is making some major changes to how it handles user data. Users have until September 28 to take action.
Read moreNvidia, Google, and Bill Gates help Commonwealth Fusion Systems raise $863M
Commonwealth Fusion Systems has raised nearly $3 billion to commercialize its fusion power plant. It hopes to send electricity to the grid in the early 2030s.
Read moreAI or not, Will Smith’s crowd video is fresh cringe
Fans accused Will Smith of sharing AI-generated videos from his tour, but the situation is more complicated than it seems.
Read moreMississippi’s age assurance law puts decentralized social networks to the test
Bluesky says it would block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with the new age verification law.
Read moreThreads tests a way to share long-form text on the platform
With this new feature, users can attach a block of text to a post instead of creating a thread of several different posts when looking to share more in-depth thoughts and ideas.
Read moreMathGPT, the ‘cheat-proof’ AI tutor and teaching assistant, expands to over 50 institutions
MathGPT, an AI tutor and teaching assistant that helps students learn, expands to over 50 institutions
Read moreNo-code website builder Framer reaches $2B valuation
Framer, a no-code website builder that claims over half a million monthly active users,has reached a $2 billion valuation after raising a $100 million Series D funding round led by existing investors Meritech and Atomico.
Read moreMark Cuban’s war on America’s $5 trillion healthcare machine: ‘They can’t react as quickly’
Cuban said drug prices are opaque by design. He launched Cost Plus Drugs in 2022 to pull back the curtain on drug pricing, bring down costs to the average consumer, and disrupt the traditional pharmacy industry.
Read moreHonor’s slim Magic V5 foldable is fun to use, minus the huge camera bump
Honor's slim Magic V5 has a nice build and a good camera, but the camera bump is a bit of a menace.
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