SBF cozies up to Republican Party amid clemency push
Source: Coin Tegraph Sam Bankman-Fried’s remarks come amid a clemency effort to secure a pardon from Republican US President Donald Trump. Read Full Article
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Google may be close to launching YouTube Premium Lite
Source: The Verge YouTube is about to officially launch a cheaper, “premium lite” version of its subscription service in the US, Australia, Germany and Thailand, according to Bloomberg. This new tier will “target viewers who primarily want to watch programs other than music videos,” Bloomberg says. The publication didn’t say what the price might be….
How Unified Investor App will help investors, in Sebi chairperson’s words | Stock Market News
Source: Live Mint India’s new Unified Investor App consolidates a wide range of investment information previously scattered across multiple sources into a single, convenient platform, Madhabi Puri Buch, chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said. The app, jointly made by depositories CDSL and NSDL, empowers investors by giving them access to…
Carbon removal is the next big fossil fuel boom, oil company says
Source: The Verge Occidental, the oil giant that has tried to fashion itself as a climate tech leader, is being real clear now about capturing carbon dioxide emissions, which it sees as the next big thing for fossil fuel production. That shouldn’t be surprising coming from a petroleum company. But Occidental has built up an…
Analyst says spot Bitcoin ETFs used for ‘massive market manipulation’ — Is he right?
Source: Coin Tegraph Some analysts believe Bitcoin’s price action is being negatively affected by various market manipulators. Is there any sense to this accusation? Read Full Article
Fitbit’s got a battery problem
Source: The Verge Last month, Fitbit Versa 3 and Sense owners started getting notifications to download a mandatory firmware update. The problem? Overheating batteries. In an official consumer notice, Google (which owns Fitbit) notes that the firmware update would “reduce the risk of battery overheating and reduce battery capacity.” Affected users, of which Google says…
Microsoft is boosting capacity to support OpenAI’s GPT-4-5, GPT-5 models
Source: Coin Tegraph Microsoft is reportedly planning to host OpenAI’s newest model as early as next week. Read Full Article
Rivian reports first quarter of ‘positive gross profit’
Source: The Verge Rivian announced a significant milestone today, reporting its first “positive gross profit” in its fourth quarter earnings for 2024. It was a sign that the struggling company’s efforts to slash costs through the gut overhaul of its R1 electric vehicles is starting to yield some positive results. But dark clouds loom ahead,…
Gold prices soar to record high fueled by safe-haven demand
Source: Live Mint (Reuters) – Gold prices surged to a record high on Thursday, as fears of a global trade war sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats fueled safe-haven demand for the precious metal. Spot gold rose 0.1% to $2,936.38 an ounce as of 02:36 p.m. ET (1936 GMT). It hit $2,954.69 earlier…
The Verge’s favorite kitchen gadgets
Source: The Verge Many members of The Verge’s staff enjoy cooking — and all enjoy eating. Inspired by that admittedly obvious thought, we asked them to say which kitchen tools they most enjoy using these days. We got a wide and fascinating array of answers. They include gadgets that need to be charged, such as…