Bitcoin fell around 8% on Feb. 3, briefly losing the $73,000 level. A quick rebound took prices to $74,500 as of press time, dampening the intraday correction to 5.8%. The decline marks the lowest price point in the President Donald Trump administration and the weakest level since the November 2024 Presidential Election. The selloff pushed … Read more
Here’s a hill (or, perhaps, a moor) I’m willing to die on: Wuthering Heights is not that hard to read. And yet, the number of people openly struggling to get through the novel is concerning. Recently, my FYP is filled with videos of grown women who, after seeing the sexed up trailer for Emerald Fennel’s … Read more
The euphoria of October’s record highs has evaporated, leaving the industrial backbone of the Bitcoin network facing a brutal reality check. According to CryptoSlate’s data, Bitcoin is currently trading near $78,000, a level that represents a punishing decline of more than 38% from its all-time high of over $126,000 just four months ago. While casual … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Spain’s Santander has struck a $12.2bn deal to buy US-based Webster Financial, as the European lender tries to build its presence in the US. The acquisition, announced on Tuesday, will vault Santander into the top- … Read more
ABC Over 20 years after “Lost” premiered, it’s easy to see how the groundbreaking ABC drama rewrote the rules of television. Where other shows were content to stick to a consistent episodic formula, “Lost” threw everything but the kitchen sink at its audience, from high-stakes action and … Read more
UK probe moves ahead with “urgency” X said in July 2025 that it was “in the dark” over what specific allegations it faced related to manipulation of the X algorithm and fraudulent data extraction. X said it would not comply with France’s request for access to its recommendation algorithm and real-time data about all user … Read more
The best watch brands for women, much like in the case of designer handbags or fine jewelry, aren’t just beloved for their dedication to construction, functionality, and durability; the lore they carry and the status they impart are just as important. “A brand’s reputation stems from heritage, innovation, craftsmanship, and cultural significance,” says Stephen Watson, … Read more
The US House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday that will fund most of the government through the end of September. Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have approved a bill that will mostly reopen the government after a four-day partial shutdown. In a Tuesday House vote of 217 to 214 in favor … Read more
Microsoft says it is working on the Publisher Content Marketplace (PCM), an AI licensing hub that shows usage terms set by publishers. That way, AI companies can easily shop the terms and set up deals to use online content for “grounding” their AI models, while the content owners get usage-based reporting to help set prices. … Read more
All startups accepted into YC will soon have the option to receive their seed checks via stablecoins, crypto YC partner Nemil Dala told The Block. YC’s famous “standard deal” is that it invests $500,000 into startups accepted into its program in exchange for 7% of their companies. Now that deal is hitting the blockchain (Base, … Read more