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Why Wall Street is overhauling stock dividends through tokenization powered by stablecoins
NYSE said it is developing a platform for trading and on-chain settlement of tokenized securities, and will seek regulatory approvals for a proposed new NYSE venue powered by that infrastructure. Acco...

US Treasury Secretary Revives Trade-War Inflation Risk at Davos as Crypto Sinks
Global markets turned risk-off on Tuesday after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent openly reaffirmed the Trump administration’s willingness to use tariffs as a primary geopolitical weapon. His stat...

Applied Compute, Founded by Ex-OpenAI Researchers, in Talks for $1.3 Billion Valuation
Applied Compute, a startup founded by three former OpenAI researchers that helps companies customize models with their own data, is in talks to raise new funding at a $1.3 billion valuation, including...

Bixby is still a thing? Samsung unveils new Bixby assistant as part of One UI 8.5 beta — then deletes the whole announcement
An upgraded Bixby is apparently coming, but Samsung both is and isn't ready to reveal its AI assistant....

Amazon Adds More Payment Options to Latest Smart Shopping Cart
Amazon has begun rolling out the latest generation of its smart shopping cart. The newest Dash Cart was introduced in Whole Foods Market stores in three cities last year and will now be exp...

Netflix will revamp its mobile UI this year
Netflix is working on a new mobile UI set to roll out later this year that will "better serve the expansion of our business over the decade to come," co-CEO Greg Peters said in an earnings call...

Robinhood introduces Custom Combos, replacing parlays with fixed-odds sports contracts
Robinhood has launched a new custom sports betting offering called “Custom Combos,” which allows multiple selections to be added to a single fixed-odds contract. The terminology of the custom cont...

Snap Settles Lawsuit on Social Media Addiction, Avoiding a Landmark Trial
The settlement means Snap will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective and subject to personal injury liability....

Mastercard Considers Investment in Blockchain Infrastructure Company Zerohash
Mastercard has reportedly shifted from looking to acquire blockchain infrastructure company zerohash to considering an investment in the firm. The company changed its plans after zerohash c...

Can You Trust Mark Meador?
The FTC remains politicized. One commissioner is leading the way—when it suits him. The Federal Trade Commission under Lina Khan was not a well-run institution. I wrote about this at the time, of...

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