Apple is negotiating multiyear deals with news publishers to give its upgraded AI-powered Siri access to live news and current information. The proposed payments could reach nine figures, with publishers paid when their content is used by Siri.
WeatherlyCypherpunk Technologies reported $39.4 million in second-quarter profit, mainly due to a $46 million unrealised gain from its Zcash holdings as ZEC prices rose. Its Leap Therapeutics unit also secured FDA alignment for a proposed Phase 3 trial of sirexatamab in certain colorectal cancer patients.
AnaisSpaceXAI has launched Grok Bot, an AI agent that can use workplace apps, email and websites to complete tasks for users. The cloud-based tool can run several bots at once and is currently available in beta to selected paid subscribers, with enterprise access planned.
WeatherlyAnchorpoint Financial has launched its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin HKDAP in a limited beta rollout for institutions and professional investors. HashKey Exchange and OSL Group will distribute the token, with HKDAP initially focused on payments, settlement and tokenised assets.
AnaisA Security found Zoom flaws that could let attackers take control of a meeting participant’s device without any user action. Zoom has issued patches, but unpatched E2EE calls may still be exposed.
WeatherlyPokémon cards gained 22.8% over three months, beating the S&P 500’s 4.7% rise while Bitcoin fell 20.7%. Strong retail demand and record card sales have pushed the Pokémon market into the multibillion-dollar alternative asset space.
AnaisTether said KPMG U.S. completed its first full financial audit of Tether International for 2025, issuing an unqualified opinion and finding assets exceeded liabilities by $6.814 billion.
AnaisMeta has begun a limited beta rollout of Scam Alert on WhatsApp, using on-device AI to detect suspicious messages without sending private chats to its servers.
WeatherlyNeutrl has halted NUSD minting and redemptions after unspecified circumstances affected its reserves, while also pausing other protocol functions as it investigates. The protocol has not disclosed the cause, any potential losses or a restart date, leaving approved users unable to redeem NUSD directly for its backing assets.
AnaisCointelegraph tweeted that SEC approved iShares' Bitcoin (BTC) Spot ETF, but was confirmed to be false by BlackRock.
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