Coinbase is acquiring The Clearing Company to build out its new prediction markets feature. The deal is expected to close in January. It’s a bold move into a tricky, but potentially huge, market.
A new space race is emerging, but this time it’s for server racks. Tech billionaires are pouring millions into the idea of building AI data centers in orbit, betting on a future where Earth’s grid can’t keep up. The economics and engineering, however, are still science fiction.
Coinbase is making a major infrastructure play for its new prediction markets business. The crypto giant is acquiring The Clearing Company, a startup founded by veterans of Kalshi and Polymarket.
The new AFEELA electric vehicle from the Sony Honda Mobility joint venture is packing some serious tech, including the ability to play your PlayStation 5 in the car. With a price tag starting at $89,000 and a recommended 15Mbps connection, it’s aiming for a luxury, high-entertainment experience.
Forbes spotlights five technologies designed for measurable human impact, not futuristic promises. They include a $200 satellite dongle for any phone, a $3,800 window heat pump, and an AI companion for seniors. Each tackles a concrete problem like disaster resilience, energy use, and loneliness.
Intuit, the fintech giant behind TurboTax and QuickBooks, is partnering with Circle to integrate the USDC stablecoin as a core payment rail. The move aims to offer 100 million customers near-instant, low-cost transactions. This is a major validation of stablecoins for mainstream finance.
A new industry guide highlights a surprisingly basic source of waste in data centers: measurement error. It claims that small inaccuracies in cooling systems lead to massive, unnecessary energy consumption and costs.
Wondershare’s latest video editor, Filmora V15, is here with a heavy focus on AI. It introduces an “AI Mate” assistant and integrates models like Sora 2 for text-to-video. The goal is to make pro-level editing more accessible than ever.
A former McKinsey insider argues in Fast Company that the firm’s recent layoffs are a symptom of a fundamental shift. The AI age is eroding the analytical moat that top-tier consultancies have relied on for decades.
Sandfall Interactive’s award-winning RPG has been stripped of two Indie Game Awards titles after confirming it used AI-generated placeholder textures. The developer says the assets were removed five days after launch but violated the awards’ strict rules.
