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Drake referenced imprisoned FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on a new song, appearing to call for his release.
The lyric appeared on one of three albums Drake released Friday, which critics largely panned.
Though Bankman-Fried and his family have pushed for a pardon, President

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Intercontinental Exchange and CME Group are reportedly urging the CFTC to address market integrity risks associated with Hyperliquid.
The Hyperliquid Policy Center publicly dismissed the

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New ethics filings show that President Donald Trump registered multiple trades of crypto-related stocks.
The filings show trades for crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN), Robinhood (HOOD), and a pair of Bitcoin mining firms.
The Trump Organization said that the president's trades

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Residents on Battleview Drive in Atlanta say dozens of empty Waymo vehicles repeatedly circled their cul-de-sac before sunrise.
The incident adds to growing complaints about how robotaxis behave when they are repositioning between rides.
Waymo said it addressed the routing

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ChatGPT can now connect to over 12,000 financial institutions via Plaid, giving it read-only access to your balances, transactions, and subscriptions.
The feature launches in preview for ChatGPT Pro users in the U.S. and defaults to GPT-5.5 Thinking, OpenAI's latest reasoning

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Bitcoin Depot has issued a “going concern” warning, signaling severe uncertainty over its ability to survive the next 12 months.
The company’s preliminary Q1 financial results revealed a 49% year-over-year revenue drop and a $9.5 million net loss.
The kiosk operator is actively f

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Liberland gave Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin its highest award during ETH Prague 2026.
The award recognized Buterin’s work in blockchain technology and his interest in new forms of digital governance.
Liberland, founded in 2015 on disputed land between Croatia and Serbia, r

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Emergence AI says some autonomous AI agents committed simulated crimes and violence during weeks-long experiments.
Gemini-based agents reportedly carried out hundreds of simulated crimes, while Grok-based worlds collapsed within days.
Researchers argue that current AI

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IREN Limited closed a $3 billion convertible senior notes offering to fund AI infrastructure expansion.
Net proceeds totaled $2.96 billion, with $201.3 million allocated to capped call transactions.
The offering follows major deals with Nvidia and Microsoft for AI cloud

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Gemini reported Q1 2026 revenue of $50.3 million, up 42% year-over-year.
The crypto exchange secured a $100 million strategic investment from Winklevoss Capital Fund at $14 per share, paid in Bitcoin.
Gemini Olympus, LLC received a Derivatives Clearing Organization license from t

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Drake referenced imprisoned FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on a new song, appearing to call for his release.
The lyric appeared on one of three albums Drake released Friday, which critics largely panned.
Though Bankman-Fried and his family have pushed for a pardon, President

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Residents on Battleview Drive in Atlanta say dozens of empty Waymo vehicles repeatedly circled their cul-de-sac before sunrise.
The incident adds to growing complaints about how robotaxis behave when they are repositioning between rides.
Waymo said it addressed the routing

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Emergence AI says some autonomous AI agents committed simulated crimes and violence during weeks-long experiments.
Gemini-based agents reportedly carried out hundreds of simulated crimes, while Grok-based worlds collapsed within days.
Researchers argue that current AI

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OpenAI says ChatGPT can now better spot signs of self-harm or violence during ongoing conversations.
The update comes as the company faces lawsuits and investigations over claims that ChatGPT mishandled dangerous conversations.
OpenAI said the new safeguards rely on temporary “sa

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A security firm claims it built a working macOS kernel exploit targeting Apple’s M5 chip and Memory Integrity Enforcement system.
The company says a preview version of Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI helped identify bugs and assist with exploit development.
Apple has not yet

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NFL All Day will no longer issue new NFTs, though existing collectibles can still be bought and sold via the marketplace.
Dapper Labs said it signed a new licensing deal with the NFL and will reveal plans closer to the start of the next season.
All Day marketplace sales volume

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SATA is set to become the first U.S. security to pay cash dividends every business day starting June 16.
Strive reported a first-quarter loss of $265.9 million, driven by a decline in the value of its Bitcoin holdings.
The firm said that it had eliminated outstanding debt by

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ChatGPT's global web traffic share fell from 77.6% in May 2025 to 53.7% in April 2026, per SimilarWeb.
For the first time, Anthropic passed OpenAI in business adoption: 34.4% vs. 32.3% of companies tracked by the Ramp AI Index.
Secondary markets are pricing Anthropic at