Bitcoin crossed the $100,000 mark again on May 8 as institutional investors continue stacking sats. Farside Investors’ data shows that spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded cumulative net inflows of $142.3 million on May 7, in a sign of “sustained institutional interest,” according to the founder of Obchakevich Research, Alex Obchakevich. “These inflows indicate…
Since 2011, Miuccia Prada, the patron saint of smart, messy women everywhere, has been using her Miu Miu line as a platform to commission short films by female filmmakers from around the world, including Janicza Bravo, Mati Diop and Haifaa al-Mansour. For Mrs. Prada, the films, which sometimes air during her fashion shows, serve as…
May 5, 2025; Miami, Florida, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki (11) looks on from the dugout against the Miami Marlins during the ninth inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Let the rivalry resume. The Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers got their first look at each other Thursday, when Arizona…
On a frigid day in early January, as she worked in her office in the Boston suburb of Billerica, Mass., Siyu Huang received a two-word text message. “Spinning wheels,” it said. Attached was a short video clip showing a car on rollers in an indoor testing center. To the untrained eye there was nothing remarkable…
Ripple’s $25 million donation to a crypto education fund has reignited conversations about how blockchain projects are building influence through academia—but in the latest episode of Byte-Sized Insight, Animoca Brands’ co-founder Yat Siu says that money alone isn’t enough. Instead, real-world use cases like student loans backed by DeFi may be crypto’s most convincing value…
Despite the month-on-month/year-on-year disturbance in the force (Easter), April returned to offer some sort of normality, delivering a welcome positive boost for UK retail destinations. And for once, related data from both MRI Software and the BRC/Sensormatic footfall monitor were in agreement. Photo: Pixabay Acknowledging Easter’s shift into April from March a year ago had…
Hello! I’m Catherine, a relationships reporter at The Times, and I’m filling in for my colleague Jancee Dunn this week — which has been an exciting one for those of us on the Well team. On Wednesday, we hosted the first-ever Well Festival in Brooklyn, which brought together some of the biggest names in health…
May 8, 2025; Anaheim, California, USA; Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer (4) celebrates with second baseman Ernie Clement (22) after scoring on a throwing error in the sixth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images In the past, trips to Seattle almost have felt like home…
In September 2006, Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, described what made his social network special. “Facebook is about real connections to actual friends,” he wrote in a company post. Two decades later, that description is at the center of a landmark antitrust trial against Mr. Zuckerberg’s social networking empire, now called Meta, and…
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott blamed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act’s failure on partisan politics during a Senate speech on May 8. Scott said the vote, which failed to reach cloture in the Senate, was expected to mark a step toward greater affordability and innovation. Instead, he said,…