On Monday, following Donald Trump’s inauguration and address—an event that made no mention of bitcoin or crypto assets—the cryptocurrency market experienced a pullback. Bitcoin fell 5.7% from its all-time high (ATH) of $109,356 recorded on Jan. 20, slipping to $103,092 per coin.
Bitcoin Sinks Below $104K Following Trump Inauguration Silence on Crypto
Contrary to predictions that BTC prices…
Former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan Rails Against Memecoins, Calls Them 'Zero-Sum Lottery'
January 21, 2025
Former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan criticized memecoins, calling them a “zero-sum lottery” that creates no wealth.
Users Told to Invest Only What They Can Afford to Lose
Former Coinbase chief technology officer Balaji Srinivasan has criticized memecoins, calling them…
Black Forest Labs has quickly made a name for itself as the premiere, high-quality open-source AI image generation startup — even surpassing the quality of models offered by Stability AI, where Black Forest Labs’ founders previously worked. It briefly served as the…
Microsoft just built an AI that designs materials for the future: Here’s how it works
January 17, 2025
Microsoft Research has introduced a powerful new AI system today that generates novel materials with specific desired properties, potentially accelerating the development of better batteries, more efficient solar cells and other critical technologies. The system, called MatterGen, represents a fundamental shift in how scientists discover new materials. Rather than screening millions of existing…
OpenAI’s agentic era begins: ChatGPT Tasks offers job scheduling, reminders and more
January 17, 2025
ChatGPT is taking a significant step toward becoming a full-blown personal assistant with the release of a new feature called Tasks. This could signal that OpenAI will release more agents in the future.
Currently in beta, Tasks lets ChatGPT Plus, Team and Pro users schedule…
The Air Force is further delaying the production contract for its newest trainer aircraft, the T-7 Red Hawk, and will expand its testing in a major reorganization of the program’s acquisition strategy.
The service originally planned to award Boeing a contract to build the…
After spending a year working on pilot programs for a future battlefield command-and-control capability, the U.S. Army is on the brink of starting an effort to competitively prototype a next-generation system, according to the service’s program office in charge of the activity.
Next-Generation Command-and-Control, or NGCC2, as the Army calls it, represents a new approach to providing commanders…
Troy Meink: A Leader in the Air Force
January 17, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he’s tapping Troy Meink, second in command at the National Reconnaissance Office, to be secretary of the Air Force.
Meink began his career as a KC-135 tanker navigator in 1988. He went on to hold a variety of roles across the Air…
The iconic electric car is due for a revival. Nissan’s next-gen LEAF was officially spotted testing in the US, giving us our best look at the upcoming EV so far.
Nissan’s next-gen LEAF spotted in the US testing
After launching the LEAF in 2010 as the first mass-market…
The KQi3 Max Electric Kick Scooter: A Green and Efficient Ride
January 17, 2025
We’re kicking off another week of Green Deals, with today’s offers following behind NIU’s latest sale that has dropped its 40-mile trekking KQi3 Max Electric Kick Scooter to $600, coming in $1 above its Black Friday/Cyber Monday pricing, among other models. We also spotted Camplux’s Nano 3 Max Portable Water Heater and Shower falling to its $360 low, as well as Jackery’s Explorer 1000 v2…
