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View More NewsHeather St. Amand remembers exactly the day her daughter, Isabelle, came into the world. It was 10:15 p.m. when her medical providers rushed her into the operation room for an emergency C-section after 13 hours in labor. Her baby’s heartbeat had started to slow down, and she had an umbilical cord wrapped around her neck. Credit: Heather St. Amand “They did the C-section and I remember the light. I remember being cold,” St. Amand said. “I remember them giving me something and me throwing it right back up. And then I remember them taking her out.” Eighteen years later, and…
Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are the next “killer” use case for blockchain and cryptocurrency, according to investment management giant Franklin Templeton’s head of digital assets and innovation.Sandy Kaul said in a X post on Wednesday that the AI agent economy will increase demand for blockchain protocols hosting machine-to-machine micropayments, as legacy card networks are unsuitable for agentic payments due to high fees and settlement times.“To capture the AI growth opportunity today, most investors buy shares of AI-aligned companies and related verticals. But will the same playbook work for agentic AI,” Kaul said in the introduction to his more-than-1,800 word post.He…
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On a black volcanic beach, Christopher Nolan peers into a wheeled contraption that looks like a portable air-conditioner. The IMAX camera, weighing some 180 kilograms, is encased in a black box—a “blimp”—designed to muffle the camera’s sound. Unhoused, the machine is so loud that Matt Damon compared it to ‘a blender… in your face’. Nolan had used IMAX cameras for action scenes before, but this new casing let him do something he never could: film quiet dialogue, with the huge machine only inches from an actor’s face. The Odyssey, Nolan’s thirteenth feature film, is the first narrative feature shot entirely…
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Intermediary liability laws around the world recognize that social media platforms, search engines, and other online service providers have become an integral part of our lives: they shape how we access…
The crypto market edged lower on Wednesday, with bitcoin BTC$66,001.09 falling about 0.9% since midnight UTC to $65,900 and ether (ETH) shedding 0.5% to…
South Korea’s major crypto exchanges have seen their trading activity fall sharply over the past year as the country’s stock market surged, suggesting retail…
Hungary’s new government has taken promising first steps to restore press freedom after years of state capture under former prime minister Viktor Orbán, but…
In brief Odds of Bitcoin falling below $70,000 before the end of May have risen on Polymarket and Myriad. Nevertheless, traders still believe it…
In this post, I shall continue down the free speech as autonomy-enhancing path, contending that engagement in freedom of expression activities (and its effects)…
Gemini (GEMI), the cryptocurrency platform founded by the billionaire Winklevoss twins, unveiled “Command Center,” a new AI-powered intelligence layer built into its prediction markets…
Bitcoin (BTC) has created its last classic price magnet as a staple chart feature disappears forever.Key points:Bitcoin is set to lose popular short-term price…
In brief Prediction market Myriad has launched a $100,000 trading competition for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The prize pool awards $20,000, $10,000, and…
School buses may soon become roaming surveillance vehicles, 404media reported on Tuesday after reviewing leaked documents detailing plans to equip buses with automatic license…
Ethereum treasury firm Bit Digital (BTBT) made its first ether (ETH) purchase since the October crypto market peak, but it’s already underwater on its…
Samsung Securities, Samsung SDS and Samsung Card will acquire a combined 4% stake in Dunamu, the operator of South Korean crypto exchange Upbit, in…