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US SEC commissioner slams agency statement on liquid staking: 'Muddies the waters'
Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw warns that the SECโs statement offers little clarity for liquid staking providers.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:
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US Coast Guard Report on Titan Submersible Implosion Singles Out OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush
A report on the death of five people in the Titan submersible blames design, maintenance, and inspection flaws for its failure. โIt all came back to Mr. Rush,โ the head of the investigation told WIRED.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Do Smart Homes Use A Lot Of Electricity Or Do They Actually Save Energy?
While adding smart devices might seem like a good way to raise your electric bill, can their power-saving functions actually offset those costs?
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:The best robot vacuum and mop to buy right now
Robot vacuums that can both mop and sweep your floors have improved significantly in recent years. While they are still not as effective as good olโ manual labor, if you run them regularly, they will help keep your floors cleaner with much less effort on your part. The difference is that newer โcomboโ robot vacuum [โฆ]
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Earth Is Spinning Weirdly Faster, Making Today One of the Shortest Days Ever
Earth will complete its daily rotation between 1.25 and 1.51 milliseconds faster than usual, and scientists aren't quite sure why.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Warren Buffett misses $850M in Bitcoin gains by sticking to cash in 2025
Bitcoin has outperformed Berkshire and its top holdings in 2025, highlighting the cost of ignoring BTC as a hedge or growth asset.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:RIP to the Macintosh HD hard drive icon, 2000โ2025
Latest macOS 26 Tahoe beta excises old spinning rust icons throughout the OS.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:GPT-5 Is Coming. Here's What OpenAI Has Said So Far
The next flagship model for the most popular AI platform is expected soon.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Ireland calls on Haiti to secure release of group kidnapped from local orphanage
An Irish missionary and three-year-old child are among eight people taken by gunmen who stormed the placeIrelandโs foreign ministry has called on Haitian authorities to ensure โeverything is doneโ to secure the release of a group of people, including an Irish missionary and a three-year-old child, taken by gunmen who stormed a local orphanage.Simon Harris, the Irish foreign minister, spoke with his Haitian counterpart...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Cardano sidechain Midnight starts token distribution to ADA, XRP, BTC holders
Cardano privacy-focused sidechain Midnight Network has opened the Claim Phase of its NIGHT tokens. Dubbed โGlacier Drop,โ this phase will distribute NIGHT tokens to eligible wallets across eight blockchain ecosystems, according to an August 5 announcement. The launch follows publication of Midnightโs tokenomics paper earlier this summer, which set out the networkโs distribution model and [โฆ] The post Cardano sidechain...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Which Is The Most Difficult Kawasaki Motorcycle To Ride? Here's What Riders Are Saying
The Kawasaki H2 Mach IV was a two-stroke that was plagued by terrible handling, bad brakes, and almost uncontrollable acceleration.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 6, #1509
Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for Aug. 6, No. 1,509
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Michigan pension fund deepens Bitcoin exposure with $11M stake in ARK ETF
The State of Michigan Retirement System has nearly tripled its Bitcoin ETF holdings, signaling rising institutional confidence in digital assets.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:July was officially Wordle's toughest ever, but it could get harder still โ here's why
July 2025 was a nightmare for Wordle lovers. Here's what made it so difficult and why this could be a sign of things to come.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Apple rolls out RC versions of macOS 15.7 and 14.8 betas to developers [Update]
Just days after releasing macOS 15.6, Apple is now rolling out release candidate versions of macOS 15.7, as well as macOS 14.8. This suggests that the official updates could come sooner than expected. moreโฆ
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:The iOS 26 Beta Just Unveiled New Details About the Apple Watch Ultra 3
Images included in Apple's latest software update reveals the display size for the Apple Watch Ultra model coming this fall.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:One Of The Most American-Made Cars Is Probably Not What You Were Expecting
When you think of American-made cars, you probably think of the Teslas of the world. But this supposedly foreign car probably won't come to mind.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Apple stops signing iOS 18.5, blocking downgrade from iOS 18.6
Itโs been just over a week since Apple released iOS 18.6. Since the iPhone software update has shipped without issue, Apple has stopped signing the older iOS 18.5 software version. moreโฆ
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Ethereum proposes unified fee market to simplify transaction costs
The move follows significant gas fee reductions after the Dencun upgrade, and comes amid intensifying competition across blockchains.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Pandora Confirms Third-Party Data Breach, Warns of Phishing Attempts
The jewelry retailer is warning customers that their data can and might be used maliciously.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Funding for English youth clubs aims to keep children off smartphones
Keir Starmer says 88m package will help tackle trend of young people becoming โdisconnected from their communitiesโYouth clubs and after-school activities in England will receive a funding injection of 88m as ministers try to get more children away from smartphones and computer screens.The package, which Keir Starmer announced on Tuesday, is intended to give pupils access to sport, outdoor activities, art, music,...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Indonesian officials eye Bitcoin mining for national reserves after key meeting
Indonesia has opened discussions on integrating Bitcoin (BTC) into its national reserves following a high-level meeting between the Vice Presidentโs office and Bitcoin Indonesia, Asiaโs largest BTC community. The meeting marked a pivotal moment in Indonesiaโs evolving approach to digital assets, as officials explored the potential role of Bitcoin in strengthening long-term economic resilience. Among [โฆ] The post...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Lib Dems call for urgent regulation of YouTube ads after wave of scams
Party wants video platform to face same scrutiny as broadcasters due to deepfake and investment scamsThe Liberal Democrats are calling for urgent regulation of YouTube advertising after scams including deepfakes, impersonated public figures and fraudulent investment claims were found to be spreading on the platform with little oversight.The party said YouTubeโs adverts remain largely unchecked by independent...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Watch this: Google Genie 3 can create a 3D world, let you explore it, and interact with it in real time
Google has just upgraded its AI world model to Genie 3, allowing those with access to generate a world at a higher 720p quality and then interact with it, making changes on the fly.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Titan sub implosion caused by absolutely bonkers โtoxic workplace environmentโ
CEO Stockton Rush does not come off well.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Teardown confirms Galaxy Z Fold 7 is a repair nightmare, but maybe thatโs the point
Samsungโs most durable foldable yet might owe its strength to the very design choices that make it nearly impossible to fix.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Anthropic's powerful Opus 4.1 model is here - how to access it (and why you'll want to)
The new model boasts souped-up coding and agentic capabilities.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:US judge blocks Trump officials from diverting disaster prevention grants
Government prevented from using money allocated to Bric community program for other purposesA federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Tuesday from diverting funds from a multibillion-dollar grant program designed to protect communities against natural disasters.US district judge Richard Stearns in Boston issued a preliminary injunction preventing the government from spending money allocated to the Building...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Why identity is the definitive cyber defense for federal agencies
As adversaries leverage AI to mimic user behavior, agencies must adopt dynamic identity architectures to verify every interaction and safeguard critical missions continuously. The post Why identity is the definitive cyber defense for federal agencies appeared first on CyberScoop.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Son of British woman held in Iran speaks to her for first time in 213 days
Joe Bennett says Lindsay Foreman sounded in good spirits despite her and husband being charged with espionageThe son of a British woman being held in Iran on espionage charges has said speaking to her on the phone for the first time in 213 days felt like โfive birthdays and 10 Christmases at onceโ.Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 52, were arrested on 3 January in Kerman, southern Iran, while travelling through the...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:OpenAI takes on Meta and DeepSeek with free and customisable AI models
Developer of ChatGPT says new tools will be โfor wide benefitโ, echoing announcement by Mark ZuckerbergOpenAI is taking on Mark Zuckerbergโs Meta and Chinese rival DeepSeek by launching its own freely available artificial intelligence models.The ChatGPT developer has announced two โopen weightโ large language models, which are free to download and can be customised by developers. Continue reading...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Grok Imagine lacks guardrails for sexual deepfakes
Grok Imagine, the new AI image and video maker from xAI, lacks basic safety guardrails.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Why Are Anker Phone Chargers So Popular? A Look At The Company's History
Anker has gone from a small company making USB cables and chargers to a big device manufacturer in its own right. How did the company grow so much?
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Create personal illustrated storybooks in the Gemini app
Article URL: https://blog.google/products/gemini/storybooks/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44804411 Points: 46 # Comments: 15
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Tennessee execution of man with heart device โresult of pure cowardiceโ
Byron Black, 69, put to death after legal battle in which lawyers said defibrillator would shock heart repeatedlyTennessee has executed a man without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, despite uncertainty about whether the device would shock his heart when a lethal drug took effect.Byron Black died at 10.43am, prison officials said. Shortly after the lethal injection started, witnesses said Black told a...
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