In most countries, workers compete for jobs. In Japan, it’s the reverse—companies are competing for workers. And they’re losing. If you want to find 1,000 English-speaking human phone agents, you’ll find them tomorrow in India or the Philippines. But if you want to find 10 Japanese-speaking phone agents? You’ll wait three months. And after all…
The cryptocurrency market has a spring in its step once again after U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a key regulatory regime for so-called stablecoins. The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins or GENIUS ACT was signed into law on July 18, 2025, paving the way for digital assets to become an everyday standard for making payments and…
Decentralized platform aiming to enhance AI model training through the use of federated learning and blockchain technology, FLock.io announced a strategic collaboration with decentralized blob storage and data availability layer Walrus Protocol and the organization dedicated to supporting and driving the adoption of the Sui blockchain, Sui Foundation to advance decentralized, privacy-preserving AI across the…
Provider of restaking infrastructure with over $10 billion in total value locked (TVL), Ether.fi introduced one-click deposits for its cross-chain vaults by integrating Enso’s widget. This feature, developed in partnership with LayerZero and Stargate, streamlines the deposit process and improves the user experience. Enso, known for its fast onchain development capabilities, supports more than 100…
Technology company Google announced that it has launched AI Mode for users in the United Kingdom, introducing a more advanced search functionality with improved reasoning, multimodal input, and dynamic follow-up capabilities. The feature is gradually rolling out and can be accessed as a new tab on the Search results page or through the Google application…
Division focused on both foundational and applied research, Google Research introduced SensorLM, a new family of sensor–language foundation models designed to enhance the interpretation of high-dimensional wearable sensor data. Trained on an extensive 59.7 million hours of multimodal sensor input from more than 103,000 individuals, SensorLM is capable of producing detailed, human-readable descriptions from complex…
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance introduced Discount Buy, a new structured product within Binance Earn. This product enables users to secure a future purchase of cryptocurrencies at a target price lower than the current market value or to receive fixed annual percentage rate (APR) rewards if the purchase does not take place. Discount Buy provides a flexible…
Decentralized exchange dYdX introduced a new proposal seeking approval for the allocation of $8 million in DYDX tokens from the dYdX Chain Community Treasury. The funds would be directed to dYdX Grants, a fully owned subsidiary of the dYdX Foundation, with the goal of establishing and managing a revised version of the dYdX Grants Program….
Cryptocurrency exchange HTX announced the release of the HTX App v11.0, introduced in line with the platform’s 12th anniversary. This version represents a complete system overhaul rather than just a visual redesign, aiming to enhance the overall user experience with cryptocurrency interaction. The updated app features a newly structured interface influenced by contemporary design principles,…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, in a recent episode of The Network State podcast, explained why he chose not to launch the blockchain platform anonymously, unlike Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. Vitalik Buterin stated that his decision was shaped by the context of the time, emphasizing that he was only 19 years old when he began…