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YouTube Music is pushing the boundaries of music streaming with its latest experiment: AI-powered music hosts. These digital hosts provide fans with trivia, commentary, and stories relevant to the tracks they’re listening to, creating a more interactive and engaging experience. The feature, currently in limited testing, marks YouTube Music’s next step in AI-driven personalization. AI…
Bolivia is taking a bold step toward cryptocurrency adoption as Toyota, Yamaha, and BYD now accept Tether (USDT) for vehicle purchases. The move comes amid a deepening dollar shortage, offering citizens and businesses a stable alternative in an uncertain economic climate. Automakers Embrace Stablecoin Payments Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino confirmed that Bolivian dealerships are now…
J.P. Morgan Private Bank is redefining luxury for its ultra-high-net-worth clients by expanding beyond traditional wealth management. The bank’s new lifestyle service offers curated discounts, referrals, and specialized advice on everything from private jet travel to household staffing and art restoration. This move reflects a broader trend in private banking, where clients increasingly seek guidance…
U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta declined the Department of Justice’s push to break up Alphabet’s Google unit, rejecting proposals that could have forced the company to sell off its Chrome browser. The decision delivered a major relief rally for investors who had feared drastic structural changes. Tech rivals like Perplexity and Ecosia had even…
Google pushes the boundaries of AI commerce with its new Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), designed to let AI agents shop and transact on behalf of users. The open protocol, supported by over 60 merchants and financial institutions, aims to create a secure, interoperable framework for AI-driven purchases. A New Era for AI Shopping Agents AP2…
Polkadot’s decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) has taken a historic step by approving a hard cap on its native DOT token. The decision sets a maximum supply of 2.1 billion tokens, ending years of indefinite annual issuance and marking a major shift in Polkadot’s tokenomics. End of Inflationary Model Previously, Polkadot minted roughly 120 million new…
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has strengthened its bitcoin position, acquiring an additional 525 BTC for roughly $60.2 million at an average price of $114,562 per coin between September 8 and 14, according to its recent SEC 8-K filing. This latest purchase brings Strategy’s total holdings to 638,985 BTC, valued at around $73.4 billion and representing more…
After a week of heavy outflows, global Crypto investment products swung back to strong inflows last week, signaling a sharp recovery in market sentiment. Asset managers including BlackRock, Fidelity, Bitwise, Grayscale, ProShares, and 21Shares recorded a combined $3.3 billion in net inflows, reversing the prior week’s $352 million in outflows, according to new data from…
A federal appeals court on Monday rejected former President Donald Trump’s bid to overturn a jury verdict requiring him to pay $83.3 million to writer E. Jean Carroll for defamation. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that Trump “failed to identify any grounds” to challenge its prior holding on presidential immunity….
Tesla has proposed a staggering $1 trillion compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk, framing it as a pathway to creating “the most valuable company in history.” But a closer look at the fine print reveals that many of the milestones required for Musk to unlock the payout are diluted versions of promises he has already…