August, 2025

August, 2025

Google fined $55M AUD for Android search exclusivity
Google has agreed to pay a $55 million AUD ($36 million USD) fine for anticompetitive practices stemming from exclusive pre-installation deals with Telstra and Optus on Android devices from December 2...

Duolingo CEO clarifies “AI-first company” declaration
Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn addressed recent criticism regarding his “AI-first company” declaration, stating the controversy arose from insufficient context. Von Ahn clarified to The New York Times ...

GPT-5 is now friendlier than before
OpenAI announced an update to its GPT-5 model late Friday, intending to make the artificial intelligence “warmer and friendlier” following user feedback indicating a preference for the prior GPT-4...

Windows 11 finally updates dark mode in preview build
Microsoft has implemented further dark mode elements within the latest preview build of Windows 11, nearly a decade after its initial introduction in Windows 10 in 2016. These changes aim to enhance U...

11 Travel Jobs That Come With Free Housing
Looking for a way to travel the world without spending a ton of money on rent? Travel jobs that come with free housin...

SEC delays decisions on Truth Social’s Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF, along with XRP and Litecoin funds
The SEC punted on deciding next steps for an ETF issued by Truth Social, a social media platform operated by Trump Media & Technology Group....

Chaos Labs debates USDe risks as Pendle looping trade swells Ethena’s Aave footprint to $6.6 billion
Ethena’s USDe boom is increasingly routed through Aave, but risk teams say popular Pendle–Aave loop scales yield and concentrates risk....

Google’s pro forma stake in fifth-largest bitcoin miner TeraWulf grows to 14% as the miner plans $400 million fundraising plan
TeraWulf announced a $400 million private convertible notes offering as its Google-backed AI client Fluidstack looks to lease more compute....

Thiel-backed Ethereum treasury fund ETHZilla completes rebrand as it continues ETH accumulation, deployment strategy
Electric Capital is pursuing a “differentiated, onchain yield generation program" to outperform traditional ETH staking....

BitMine grows corporate Ethereum holdings to $6.6 billion, claims to be second-largest DAT after Strategy
BitMine said it boosted its ether holdings to $6.61 billion after buying 373,110 ETH last week, as it eyes up to 5% Ethereum's supply....

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