Technology

Blockchain

Kraken Launches Crypto’s Attempt at a Venmo-Killer

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Anyone who’s had to split a check with new hostel friends knows rivals Venmo and Zelle only support payments between US users.

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Semiconductors

After Reclaiming ‘World’s Most Valuable Company’ Crown, Nvidia Gilds the Tiara

In the past month, Nvidia shares have surged 18.8%, more than the rest of the Magnificent Seven, including Microsoft.

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CIO Upside

Amazon Patent May Stabilize Quantum Computers

The stability of qubits has long posed a barrier to scaling quantum computers.

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CIO Upside

Is Meta Chasing a Superintelligence Pipe Dream?

The risks may be greater than the payoff.

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Social Media

Bumble Swipes Left on a Third of Its Workforce

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Bumble and Match both reported annual declines in revenue and the number of paying daters using their apps in 2025’s first quarter

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Blockchain

Fiserv Connecting Thousands of Banks to Crypto with New Stablecoin Platform

Financial institutions are racing to get into stablecoins as the Genius Act makes its way toward POTUS Trump’s desk.

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Geopolitics

Cybersecurity Giant Palo Alto Networks Caught Between Opportunity and Maturity

Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks has much to gain from a splintering geopolitics, but growth is slowing at its business matures.

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Technology

Amazon’s Driverless Cab Company Zoox Revs Up ‘Toaster Taxis’

After opening a new factory in California, Amazon is ramping up production of its self-driving cabs ahead of a planned Vegas launch.

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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Careens Toward Messy Divorce From Microsoft

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Relations between Microsoft and its financially and technologically intertwined partner OpenAI are on the rocks.

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Industries

Drones Steal the Paris Air Show

A record number of drones are on display at the world’s largest aerospace event in Paris this week, marking a major industry milestone.

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CIO Upside

Why is the Quantum Race Moving Faster?

“I don’t think we can think of this as business as usual.”

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Semiconductors

Magnificent 7 May Need to Make Room for Broadcom

Broadcom joined the trillion-dollar club late last year, and its market cap has only continued to climb since.

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Artificial Intelligence

Musk’s xAI Holds Talks for Another Massive Fundraising Round

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To catch up in the AI race, Elon Musk’s xAI is going to have to burn some proverbial rubber — and lots and lots of literal cash.

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Technology

Can Blue Origin Fill NASA’s SpaceX Void?

NASA is looking to decrease its dependency on key contractor SpaceX, but Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin is going nowhere at exactly the wrong time.

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Artificial Intelligence

Gecko’s AI Robots Represent the ‘Boring’ Future of Bots

More than 70% of the $2.3 billion raised by robotics companies in Q1 2025 was directed towards task-centric tech like Gecko’s.

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CIO Upside

Nvidia Safety Patent Signals Physical AI Push

The goal of Nvidia’s tech is to help give autonomous systems more reliable memory, hazard detection and depth perception.

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