Ethereum completed its Fusaka upgrade on Dec. 3, marking one of the network’s most essential steps toward long-term scalability. The upgrade builds on a series of changes since the 2022 Merge and follows the earlier Dencun and Pectra releases, which lowered Layer 2 fees and increased blob capacity. Fusaka goes further by restructuring how Ethereum … Read more
Tiny kei trucks from Japan have a new fan: President Donald Trump. Trump expressed admiration for the pint-sized autos during a briefing with reporters to announce his plan to gut fuel economy standards. “They’re very small. They’re really cute,” Trump said. “And I said, how would that do in this country? And everyone seems to … Read more
The Bold and The Beautiful Spoilers, News, Cast Updates and Photos Skip to content Comings and Goings For GH, Y&R, DAYS, B&B and BTG The Week of December 1 The Best And Worst of GH, Y&R, DAYS, B&B and BTG From Nov. 24-28 B&B Spoilers Video: Will Eric Retire? Episode Guide To GH, Y&R, DAYS, … Read more
FX Networks Author Elmore Leonard’s timeless literary hero, Raylan Givens, was effectively adapted for television with the FX series “Justified,” which premiered in 2010. Timothy Olyphant stars as Raylan, a U.S. Marshal who’s liable to shoot first before asking questions, but gets results. Raylan’s impulsive and defiant … Read more
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei shared his thoughts on if the AI industry was in a bubble at The New York Times DealBook Summit on Wednesday. This was in addition to throwing shade on one particular unnamed competitor, which was clearly OpenAI. Amodei declined to give a simple yes-or-no answer to question of a bubble, saying … Read more
“When did I feel happiest?” That was the question Tanya Taylor asked herself before designing pre-fall. The answer? A long-ago trip to the west coast. “There’s this free spirit to California that is so different from me, but something I aspire to and I love,” said the designer on a walkthrough of a collection she … Read more
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a comprehensive report on the potential impact of the growing stablecoin market and the adequacy of global regulations in handling it. In the “Understanding Stablecoins” report released on Thursday, the IMF analyzed the various approaches regions, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and the European Union, had … Read more
Roughly two years ago, Sam Altman tweeted that AI systems would be capable of superhuman persuasion well before achieving general intelligence—a prediction that raised concerns about the influence AI could have over democratic elections. To see if conversational large language models can really sway political views of the public, scientists at the UK AI Security … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in an X post Thursday that owners can text and drive with the latest version of his company’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) driver assistance software, despite the fact that it’s illegal to do so in most states. Musk replied to another user who had noticed the newest update to the software, … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has launched an attack on the BBC, demanding an apology from the broadcaster hours after a tense on-air confrontation between one of its journalists and his party’s deputy leader. BBC … Read more