LG Electronics is developing a blockchain-based advertising network with Arbitrum to help advertisers and publishers share ad data and track customer engagement more efficiently.
AnaisBrad Smith, president of Microsoft, said graduates booing AI at US commencements should be taken as a warning by the tech industry. He said AI will change jobs and remove some entry-level roles, but also create new work as companies invest heavily in the technology.
WeatherlyTrust Wallet has added support for bStocks, letting users trade tokenised US stocks like Tesla and Nvidia directly from their wallet on BNB Chain without a brokerage account. It also introduced a new security tool to block address poisoning scams, which have caused large losses in crypto wallets.
AnaisHungary is planning to scrap its strict 2025 crypto laws that made some unlicensed trading a criminal offence with prison terms of up to eight years.
WeatherlyA US appeals court upheld Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence over the collapse of FTX. Judges rejected his appeal, ruling that evidence against him was overwhelming.
AnaisSales of tokenised Pokémon cards have surged as blockchain platforms let users buy and trade digital tokens linked to physical cards stored in vaults. Monthly gacha-style sales across major platforms hit $230 million, up sharply from $32 million a year earlier.
WeatherlyA humanoid robot in China was filmed kneeling on a street and appearing to ask for donations via QR codes, with the video going viral online. The clip split opinion, with reactions ranging from humour to concern about robots taking on human-like roles in public spaces.
AnaisZimbabwe has introduced new rules requiring all crypto businesses to register with the Financial Intelligence Unit and pay annual fees of $500, with penalties for operating without approval.
Weatherly£8.59m linked to the OneCoin fraud has been seized in Guernsey and will now be returned to Germany. The money will be used to help compensate victims of the scam, which was linked to fugitive Ruja Ignatova.
AnaisTravala has launched an AI-powered travel protocol that allows AI agents to search, book and pay for hotel reservations using USDC on the Base blockchain, while users still approve the final payment.
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