At Thursday’s Senate confirmation hearing, President-elect Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent rejected the need for a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC), allaying concerns from some crypto observers. “I see no reason for the United States to have a central bank digital currency,” Bessent said. Senate Finance Committee. “In my mind, a central…
Why would anyone want a self-driving supercar? Italian luxury automaker Maserati has an answer: combining cutting-edge artificial intelligence with thrilling speed. This need for speed is the idea behind the new Maserati MC20 supercar presented at CES 2025. A supercar is a high-performance sports car designed for exceptional speed, advanced technology and luxury. It’s often…
This ghost attack is back in the news: be careful. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Republished on January 16 with new reports on AI call hacking and the FBI’s own challenges to Chinese hackers infiltrating US networks. It starts with a simple call, a message, a pop-up, but it ends with a loss that could…
Apple released the third beta of iOS 18.3 to developers today, and the third beta brings some changes to notification summaries as well as minor changes to a few other features. Notification summaries Apple has made several changes to notification summaries as Apple has faced criticism from multiple sides regarding fake notification titles generated by…
A crypto investor has filed a class action lawsuit against Pump.Fun, a platform for launching and investing in meme-inspired cryptocurrencies, after suffering trading losses. The plaintiffs are represented by Wolf Popper and Burwick Law, the two firms handling a separate class action brought by investors in December on a memecoin launched by web personality Haliey…
Zeki Data’s proprietary data and scoring system has identified precise women at the forefront of AI innovation. More than 300,000 women in more than 90 countries and more than 250 sectors of expertise. LONDON, January 16, 2025 /CNW/ — Zeki dataa UK talent data and analytics company, today announced a new data analytics product, Talent…
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Morgan Stanley’s new audio entertainment survey identifies a decline in Android Auto penetration among streamers in 2024. Apple and CarPlay are up slightly, but not enough to explain all of Auto’s losses. Overall, listeners are gradually moving away from traditional radio, but its dominance persists. Android, as a…
It’s fair to say that the Apple Intelligence features released so far have received mixed reviews. Among the most controversial features are AI-powered notification summaries on the lock screen and notification shade. This is useful when you receive many notifications from the same app or to quickly give you an idea of what updates are…
I love discovering new apps for my Android phone. The Play Store is full of gems that often don’t make the front page, but are worth browsing the lists of new apps. However, while these apps are nice additions to my Android phone, there are a few basics that I always take with me when…
by Kandiss Edwards January 16, 2025 The rapper’s stance toward Trump has softened, and he is a longtime advocate of cryptocurrency. Snoop Dogg is rumored to be performing at the Crypto Ball on January 17 in Washington, DC. The New York Post, which will be held to celebrate President-elect Donald Trump. A flyer for the…