Last Friday night, the New York Mets waited out a 98-minute rain delay, overcame a three-run ninth-inning deficit against the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers and then went scoreless for an unfathomable four straight extra Manfred Mann ghost runner innings in a 7-5 loss that ended at 12:56 a.m. local time. And wizened…
An attacker has breached the dashboard of an artificial intelligence crypto bot and made two prompts for it to transfer 55.5 Ether, worth $106,200, from its wallet, sparking concerns about the security of AI agents in crypto. In a March 18 X post, “rxbt” — the maintainer of the bot called “aixbt,” which commentates on…
President Trump will sign an executive order on Monday aimed at lowering some drug prices in the United States by aligning them with what other wealthy countries pay, he said on Truth Social on Sunday evening. The proposal he described, which alone cannot shift federal policy, is what he calls a “most favored nation” pricing…
A prime example of elderspeak: Cindy Smith was visiting with her father in his assisted living apartment in Roseville, Calif. An aide who was trying to induce him to do something — Ms. Smith no longer remembers exactly what — said, “Let me help you, sweetheart.” “He just gave her The Look — under his…
The next generation of cryptocurrency projects must embrace a more collaborative approach to compete with major centralized tech companies entering the Web3 space, according to Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson. Speaking at Paris Blockchain Week 2025, Hoskinson said one of the main criticisms of the crypto and decentralized finance (DeFi) space is its “circular economy,” which…
Mar 16, 2025; Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan; The Tokyo Series logo is printed on the field as seen before the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images Shohei Ohtani had two hits and two runs and fellow Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto tossed five strong innings, fueling…
Last month, an A.I. bot that handles tech support for Cursor, an up-and-coming tool for computer programmers, alerted several customers about a change in company policy. It said they were no longer allowed to use Cursor on more than just one computer. In angry posts to internet message boards, the customers complained. Some canceled their…
Bitcoin (BTC) price has been oscillating inside the $82,400-85,300 range since March 14 as breakouts in both directions have been short-lived, as shown below. BTC/USD four-hour price chart. Source: TradingView Key factors behind Bitcoin’s flat price action include: Trade war fears offset pro-Bitcoin news Bitcoin’s price is stuck as bullish and bearish headlines are clashing,…
Apr 17, 2025; Ottawa, Ontario, CAN; Carolina Hurricanes center Jack Roslovic (96) skates with the puck in the second period against the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre. Mandatory Credit: Marc DesRosiers-Imagn Images The Florida Panthers are four victories away from reaching the Stanley Cup Final for the third straight season. But the Carolina…
Bitcoin (BTC) speculators may spark “significant” BTC price volatility as a large tranche of coins moves onchain. In one of its “Quicktake” blog posts on April 18, onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant warned that a Bitcoin market shake-up is due. CryptoQuant: “Volatility is coming” for BTC price Bitcoin short-term holders (STHs) are signaling that the current…