Tom Duff Gordon, Coinbase VP, stated that the worries about stablecoin usage for illicit purposes in Brazil can be handled differently, in ways that do not hamper adoption and without affecting users that leverage these assets for their operations.
Coinbase Criticizes Stablecoin Regulation in Brazil, Offers Alternatives
Coinbase, one of the powerhouses of the cryptocurrency industry, has…
The acting SEC chair urged rulemaking over enforcement to clarify crypto regulations and avoid courtroom confusion.
Acting SEC Chair Urges Crypto Reset—Classification Shouldn’t Be Courtroom Chaos
Acting U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Mark T. Uyeda…
The 2025 Blazer EV isn’t just fast. It’s the quickest SS vehicle that Chevy has ever built. With a staggering 615 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of instant torque, the electric SUV can outrun most sports cars. Plus, with over 300 miles of range, it’s practical enough for an…
At an all-hands meeting last night, Elon Musk stood before Tesla employees and told them to “hang on to their TSLA stocks” as Tesla board members and top executive are dumping their shares amid a 40% crash.
Tesla has frequently held “all-hands” meetings for employees over the years, but last night, it was the first time that they were streamed publicly.
CEO Elon Musk didn’t announce…
Segway has issued a significant recall affecting approximately 220,000 units of its popular Ninebot Max G30P and Max G30LP electric scooters. The recall addresses a safety issue involving the scooters’ folding mechanism, which can unexpectedly fail during use.
According…
Anthropic just gave Claude a superpower: real-time web search. Here’s why it changes everything
March 21, 2025
Anthropic announced today that its AI assistant Claude can now search and process information from the internet in real-time, addressing one of users’ most requested features and closing a critical competitive gap with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
The new web search capability…
OpenAI’s new voice AI model gpt-4o-transcribe lets you add speech to your existing text apps in seconds
March 21, 2025
OpenAI‘s voice AI models have gotten it into trouble before with actor Scarlett Johansson, but that isn’t stopping the company from continuing to advance its offerings in this category.
Today, the ChatGPT maker has unveiled three new proprietary voice models: gpt-4o-transcribe, gpt-4o-mini-transcribe and gpt-4o-mini-tts. These models will initially be available through the ChatGPT maker’s…
When legal research company LexisNexis created its AI assistant Protégé, it wanted to figure out the best way to leverage its expertise without deploying a large model.
Protégé aims to help lawyers, associates and paralegals write and proof legal documents and ensure…
Chick-fil-A is working with microgrid developer SolMicroGrid to pilot solar and battery storage microgrids at its restaurants in California.
The fast-food restaurant giant’s latest completed microgrid pilot is at Quarry Creek in Oceanside, California. This Chick-fil-A’s…
Chinese authorities delay approval for BYD's pending EV plant in Mexico amid fears of the technology leaking into the US
March 21, 2025
Booming global EV automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) has hit a snag with the Chinese government, which has delayed the green light to build a new plant in Mexico amid fears that proprietary technology in the southern part of North America could more easily make its way into the United States
BYD is no stranger to Electrek’s daily EV news beat. The Chinese auto conglomerate continues to prove that…
