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Coinbase Says Prediction Markets Are Maturing, CFTC Needs No New Mandate

Coinbase says prediction markets should stay under CFTC oversight, arguing event-based contracts already fit within federal derivatives law. The company laid out four points in a comment letter and public post. Key Takeaways: Coinbase urged the CFTC to regulate prediction markets under existing derivatives law. Federal oversight could prevent fragmented state enforcement across interstate…
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NewsSpace

May's full 'Flower Moon' rises tonight: Here's what to expect from the 'micromoon'

The May full moon rises at sunset tonight! Here’s what you need to know as the full “Flower Moon” takes to the spring sky on May 1 and when to look out for a rare “Blue Moon” later in the month. The moon will be 100% illuminated at 1:23 p.m. EDT (1723 GMT) on May 1 (local moonrise and moonset times depend on your location), as the lunar disk appears opposite the sun in our sky, fully lit…
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AI & RoboticsNews

The best AI dictation apps, tested and ranked

AI dictation apps have come a long way in a short time. For years they were slow and inaccurate – unless you spoke with a particular accent and enunciated clearly. Advances in large language models (LLMs) and speech-to-text models have changed that, producing systems that…
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Replit’s Amjad Masad on the Cursor deal, fighting Apple, and why he’d rather not sell

Amjad Masad has been building Replit for a decade, but the last 18 months have been something else entirely. The AI coding assistant company went from $2.8 million in revenue in all of 2024 to tracking toward what Masad describes as a billion-dollar annual run rate. At TechCrunch’s sold-out StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, we covered a lot of ground in a short time, beginning…
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NewsPhotography

I can’t orbit the moon, but I can explore the universe from my backyard. As a photographer, I’m amazed at the space discoveries made possible with cameras

A backyard astrophotographer discovered a new galaxy with a 2MP camera. A 14-year-old unearthed a supernova by combing through space survey images. A backyard astronomer discovered 17 comets – including two with an old DSLR. Nothing quite illustrates the power of a camera – new or old – like astrophotography. Last month, I watched in amazement as Artemis II sent back the first…
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