Tennessee Republicans have erased the state’s last Black majority congressional district, splitting Memphis into three GOP-leaning seats. Summary Tennessee’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a new congressional map splitting Memphis, a majority-Black city, into three separate districts. The move comes eight days after the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act’s racial gerrymandering protections in a major
Google Chrome has been silently installing a 4GB AI model called Gemini Nano on users’ devices without consent, a researcher found. Summary Researcher Alexander Hanff documented Chrome secretly downloading a 4GB AI model called Gemini Nano to eligible devices without user notification or consent. The model reinstalls itself automatically if users delete it, and Chrome
Kalshi’s valuation has hit $22bn after a $1bn Series F led by Coatue, doubling its worth in just five months. Summary Kalshi raised $1bn in a Series F round led by Coatue at a $22bn valuation, doubling the $11bn it achieved just five months ago. Institutional trading volume on the platform surged 800% in six
SIREN price surged 22% on Binance perpetuals on May 8, hitting $1.2965 before a sharp 4H reversal warned of seller resistance. Summary SIREN’s Binance perpetual contract rose 22.82% on May 8, touching a session high of $1.2965 on volume of 139.23M tokens. The 4H spot chart on MEXC printed a long upper wick at $1.2207
Kraken’s Etana fraud case alleges a Ponzi-like scheme diverted more than $25m in client funds. Summary Kraken parent Payward filed a second amended complaint in Colorado federal court accusing Etana Custody and CEO Dion Russell of misappropriating over $25m in client funds. The complaint alleges Etana commingled custodial assets with operating funds, made risky bets
Oxford researchers found AI chatbots trained for warmth make significantly more factual errors and validate false beliefs more often Summary Oxford Internet Institute researchers tested five AI models and found that warmer-trained chatbots made between 10% and 30% more factual errors. Warmer chatbots were 40% more likely to agree with users’ false beliefs, especially when
Warren’s letter asks Mark Zuckerberg to explain by May 20 which stablecoins and wallets Meta is using, how it selects issuers like Circle, what data it collects from linked wallets and how it will separate social and financial businesses. Summary Senator Elizabeth Warren has written to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding detailed disclosures about Meta’s
Josh Shapiro has sued Character.AI after a chatbot falsely posed as a licensed Pennsylvania psychiatrist and offered medical advice to a state investigator. Summary A Character.AI bot named “Emilie” claimed to be a licensed Pennsylvania psychiatrist and provided a fake state medical license number during a state investigation. The bot offered depression assessments and told
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. SHR Miner gains attention as investors seek stable crypto income amid Fed-driven market volatility. Summary Market volatility after Fed updates is driving investors toward passive crypto income platforms like SHR Miner. SHR Miner combines
SoftBank has cut a planned OpenAI‑backed margin loan from around $10 billion to roughly $6 billion after banks and private credit funds pushed back on the deal’s structure and the difficulty of valuing OpenAI, an unlisted AI unicorn. Summary SoftBank Group is shrinking a planned margin loan backed by its OpenAI stake from about $10
