Vitalik Buterin laid out a direct case on Sunday for why the Ethereum Foundation must become a leaner, more opinionated organization focused on the properties that set Ethereum apart.
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Buterin detailed on May 24, 2026, that the Ethereum Foundation (EF) holds only 0.16% of all ETH, far below rivals.
The EF plans to shrink its scope, focusing solely on censorship-resistance, privacy…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong identified eight finance priorities, including tokenization, stablecoins, AI, and capital formation. He said the system still needs technology and policy work to broaden access and modernize markets.
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong…
Astronomers have studied 14 years of Hubble Space Telescope observations of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, and now suspect that its infamous water vapor eruptions may not exist as was previously thought
Europa has long been a hot target for scientists aiming to investigate…
This cryptocurrency billionaire will fly SpaceX's 1st private Starship to Mars, but when?
May 25, 2026
When SpaceX attempted to launch its newest (and tallest) megarocket yet on Thursday (May 21), all eyes were on the shiny Starship Version 3 atop its South Texas pad. Especially NASA’s, since the agency wants to use the towering rocketship to land Artemis astronauts on the moon in two years.
So it was a bit of a surprise when SpaceX, with less than 15 minutes remaining before liftoff, announced…
Update for May 22, 7:48 pm ET: SpaceX successfully launched its first next-generation Starship V3 megarocket on a test flight from Starbase, Texas on May 22. Our wrap story will be posted shortly.
The Ship upper stage lost one engine but performed most of its planned…
Realme has announced the launch of the Realme 16T 5G and the Realme Buds Air8 Pro. The new 16T 5G from Realme packs a 50MP Sony sensor on the back and an 8000mAh battery. The Buds Air8 Pro come with 55dB ANC, up to 50-hour total playtime, and more. Here are the details of…
Google goes for the glitter with disco-ball icons: ‘Are y’all sure you still want this?’
May 25, 2026
So bad, it’s good? Google on Friday joined in the disco ball icon fun taking place on home screens everywhere. After Spotify’s temporary new disco ball app icon, released to celebrate the company’s 20th anniversary, drew extensive online backlash (and a bit of praise for those who like a little kitsch!), Google decided to get in on the joke and rolled out a custom set of Android app icons…
Last month, Scott Stevenson, co-founder and CEO of the legal AI startup Spellbook, took to X in an effort to expose what he called a “huge scam” among AI startups: inflation of the revenue figures that they announce publicly.
“The reason many AI startups are crushing…
At the Google I/O developer conference this week, we had the opportunity for a brief hands-on with Google’s upcoming AI-powered glasses – not the audio-only glasses that the company said will begin shipping this fall but rather the glasses that offer a combined audio and…
Dennis Hopper was Hollywood’s most notorious wild man. As expertly surmised by Far Out magazine:
“This is the guy who tried to blow himself up with dynamite, was caught wandering naked through the jungle, shot a tree while out of his mind on LSD, and snorted a dead woman’s ashes, which is merely the tip of the debauched iceberg.”
Said iceberg includes snorting cocaine during an FBI sting…
