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Coinbase says it's launching tokenized stocks, predictions markets for U.S. users in coming months

Coinbase is planning to expand its core trading app beyond crypto, the company said Thursday. The newly imagined "everything exchange" will include tokenized real-world assets, stocks, derivatives, prediction markets and early-stage token sales. The new offerings will roll out in the next few months, first to U.S. users, followed by a "gradual international rollout based on jurisdictional approvals," Max Branzburg, vice president of product at Coinbase, told CNBC. "We're building an exchange f

Coinbase shares tumble as second-quarter revenue disappoints

Coinbase shares fell Thursday as second-quarter revenue fell shy of analysts' estimates. Gains in the cryptocurrency exchange's subscription revenue failed to offset weaker trading volumes. In the quarter ended June 30, Coinbase net income rose to $1.43 billion, or $5.14 per share, from $36.13 million, or 14 cents per share, a year ago. Earnings in the latest period benefited from a gain $1.5 billion related its Circle investment and $362 million from its crypto investment portfolio. On an adj

Amazon DocumentDB Serverless database looks to accelerate agentic AI, cut costs

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now The database industry has undergone a quiet revolution over the past decade. Traditional databases required administrators to provision fixed capacity, including both compute and storage resources. Even in the cloud, with database-as-a-service options, organizations were essentially paying for server capacity that sits idle most of the tim

Why Whole Milk Is Making a Comeback, According to Dietitians

In the 1990s, Got Milk? ads became popular because of a marketing campaign created by the California Milk Processor Board, encouraging people to drink more cow's milk through celebrity-packed ads and commercials. The interest eventually dwindled, and soon after, plant-based milks started to gain popularity. Since the 2000s, every version of plant-based milks you can imagine, ranging from soy, oat, almond, pistachio, macadamia, pea -- you name it, probably exists in your supermarket aisle. Now it

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GEPA: Reflective prompt evolution can outperform reinforcement learning

Authors: Lakshya A Agrawal, Shangyin Tan, Dilara Soylu, Noah Ziems, Rishi Khare, Krista Opsahl-Ong, Arnav Singhvi, Herumb Shandilya, Michael J Ryan, Meng Jiang, Christopher Potts, Koushik Sen, Alexandros G. Dimakis, Ion Stoica, Dan Klein, Matei Zaharia, Omar Khattab Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.19457 TL;DR What was done? The authors introduced GEPA (Genetic-Pareto), a novel algorithm for optimizing prompts in complex, multi-module AI systems. Instead of relying on traditional reinforceme

GEPA: Reflective Prompt Evolution Can Outperform Reinforcement Learning

Authors: Lakshya A Agrawal, Shangyin Tan, Dilara Soylu, Noah Ziems, Rishi Khare, Krista Opsahl-Ong, Arnav Singhvi, Herumb Shandilya, Michael J Ryan, Meng Jiang, Christopher Potts, Koushik Sen, Alexandros G. Dimakis, Ion Stoica, Dan Klein, Matei Zaharia, Omar Khattab Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.19457 TL;DR What was done? The authors introduced GEPA (Genetic-Pareto), a novel algorithm for optimizing prompts in complex, multi-module AI systems. Instead of relying on traditional reinforceme

Critical vulnerability in AI coding platform Base44 allowing unauthorized access

One of the most profoundly transformed domains in the wake of the LLM revolution has been code generation, especially the rise of vibe coding, where natural language prompts replace traditional programming. This shift has empowered millions of users with little to no technical background to build fully functional applications with ease. Platforms like Loveable, Bolt, and Base44 are on the front of this movement - they have enabled the creation of millions of applications spanning from persona

I tried Google's new agentic IDE, and it blows away the popular VS Code - here's how

MarinaZg/Getty Images For the longest time, Microsoft's VS Code has been one of the most popular IDEs (Integrated Developer Environment) on the market. It's free to use and includes all the features developers need to get the job done. Microsoft might have been shaking in its boots when Google revealed Project IDX, which was eventually rebranded as Firebase Studio. Also: The best AI for coding in 2025 (and what not to use) Firebase Studio is a full-stack (both front-end and back-end) AI work

Critical Vulnerability in AI Vibe Coding platform Base44

One of the most profoundly transformed domains in the wake of the LLM revolution has been code generation, especially the rise of vibe coding, where natural language prompts replace traditional programming. This shift has empowered millions of users with little to no technical background to build fully functional applications with ease. Platforms like Loveable, Bolt, and Base44 are on the front of this movement - they have enabled the creation of millions of applications spanning from persona

Critical Vulnerability Discovered 11 Days After Wix Buys Base44

One of the most profoundly transformed domains in the wake of the LLM revolution has been code generation, especially the rise of vibe coding, where natural language prompts replace traditional programming. This shift has empowered millions of users with little to no technical background to build fully functional applications with ease. Platforms like Loveable, Bolt, and Base44 are on the front of this movement - they have enabled the creation of millions of applications spanning from persona

Pkgbase Removes FreeBSD Base System Feature

Hi, after short discussion here: - https://github.com/freebsd/pkg/issues/2485 I got REALLY concerned. One of THE features and selling points of a FreeBSD UNIX system is the 'untouchable' Base System. Without PKGBASE all the features are preserved. But when You convert to PKGBASE its ... GONE! Consider this command: # pkg delete -af What it does? It removes all third party packages on 'classic' FreeBSD system without touching the FreeBSD Base System. What the same "pkg delete -af" command does on

Whole Milk Is Popular Again, but Is It Right for You? We Asked Dietitians

In the 1990s, Got Milk? ads became popular because of a marketing campaign created by the California Milk Processor Board, encouraging people to drink more cow's milk through celebrity-packed ads and commercials. It was successful for a time, but eventually the interest dwindled and soon after plant-based milks started to gain popularity. Since the 2000s, we've seen every version of plant-based milks you can imagine, ranging from soy, oat, almond, pistachio, macadamia, pea -- you name it, and it

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Bragi and OpenAI team up to offer ChatGPT-enabled headphones

With its new partnership, Germany-based Bragi will let third-party headphone and other audio product makers integrate a GPT-based assistant, accessible via a button press or wake word. Here are the details. A GPT-4.1-based assistant in your ear Since 2019, when Bragi pivoted from the headphone manufacturing business to licensing its technology, it’s been working with brands like Bose to help third-party vendors develop headphones with features that rival leading brands and competitors. Bragi

SQLx – Rust SQL Toolkit

SQLx 🧰 The Rust SQL Toolkit SQLx is an async, pure Rust † SQL crate featuring compile-time checked queries without a DSL. † The SQLite driver uses the libsqlite3 C library as SQLite is an embedded database (the only way we could be pure Rust for SQLite is by porting all of SQLite to Rust). †† SQLx uses #![forbid(unsafe_code)] unless the sqlite feature is enabled. The SQLite driver directly invokes the SQLite3 API via libsqlite3-sys , which requires unsafe . Cross-platform. Being native Rust

SQLx – The Rust SQL Toolkit

SQLx 🧰 The Rust SQL Toolkit SQLx is an async, pure Rust † SQL crate featuring compile-time checked queries without a DSL. † The SQLite driver uses the libsqlite3 C library as SQLite is an embedded database (the only way we could be pure Rust for SQLite is by porting all of SQLite to Rust). †† SQLx uses #![forbid(unsafe_code)] unless the sqlite feature is enabled. The SQLite driver directly invokes the SQLite3 API via libsqlite3-sys , which requires unsafe . Cross-platform. Being native Rust

The many JavaScript runtimes of the last decade

July 27, 2025 The many, many, many JavaScript runtimes of the last decade This last decade has seen an inundation of new JavaScript runtimes (and engines in equal measure), enabling us to run JavaScript in all manner of contexts with precise fitness for task. Through these, we've seen the language spread to the Cloud, the edge, Smart TVs, mobile devices, and even microcontrollers. In this article, we'll explore what's driving this diversity, and why no one runtime or engine suffices for all p

The many, many, many JavaScript runtimes of the last decade

July 27, 2025 The many, many, many JavaScript runtimes of the last decade This last decade has seen an inundation of new JavaScript runtimes (and engines in equal measure), enabling us to run JavaScript in all manner of contexts with precise fitness for task. Through these, we've seen the language spread to the Cloud, the edge, Smart TVs, mobile devices, and even microcontrollers. In this article, we'll explore what's driving this diversity, and why no one runtime or engine suffices for all p

Delta’s AI spying to “jack up” prices must be banned, lawmakers say

One week after Delta announced it is expanding a test using artificial intelligence to charge different prices based on customers' personal data—which critics fear could end cheap flights forever—Democratic lawmakers have moved to ban what they consider predatory surveillance pricing. In a press release, Reps. Greg Casar (D-Texas) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) announced the Stop AI Price Gouging and Wage Fixing Act. The law directly bans companies from using "surveillance-based" price or wage set

Rocket Report: Channeling the future at Wallops; SpaceX recovers rocket wreckage

Welcome to Edition 8.04 of the Rocket Report! The Pentagon's Golden Dome missile defense shield will be a lot of things. Along with new sensors, command and control systems, and satellites, Golden Dome will require a lot of rockets. The pieces of the Golden Dome architecture operating in orbit will ride to space on commercial launch vehicles. And Golden Dome's space-based interceptors will essentially be designed as flying fuel tanks with rocket engines. This shouldn't be overlooked, and that's

Revisiting Moneyball

You can build a player in aggregate. The A’s discovered they could construct effective offensive production by combining players with complementary skills rather than seeking complete players. This insight challenged the traditional scouting preference for “five-tool players” who could hit for average, hit for power, run, field, and throw. Instead of expensive superstars, the A’s assembled a roster where different players contributed specific, undervalued skills: Scott Hatteberg: Exceptional

Air Force unit suspends use of Sig Sauer pistol after shooting death of airman

A major division of the U.S. Air Force is immediately suspending use of a gun made by New Hampshire-based Sig Sauer, following a fatal shooting on a Wyoming base over the weekend. The general in charge of the Air Force Global Strike Command, which comprises more than 33,000 personnel, said in a memo on Monday that he would be pausing the use of Sig Sauer’s M18 pistol immediately pending a “comprehensive review” of the weapon. A spokesperson confirmed the pause on the weapon is directly related

Installing the public betas? Here’s everything new with Apple Intelligence

This year at WWDC25, Apple acknowledged that its AI-powered Siri overhaul could have been smoother. But they also showed the work they have been putting into developing better models and features across their ecosystem. Here’s every new Apple Intelligence feature announced this year. Supported languages This year, Apple Intelligence is expanding its availability to almost 20 languages, beyond the very limited initial rollout. Here is the full list: Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional)

Cybercrime forum Leak Zone publicly exposed its users’ IP addresses

A self-styled “leaking and cracking forum” where users advertise and share breached databases, stolen credentials, and pirated software was leaking the IP addresses of its logged-in users to the open web, security researchers have found. Leak Zone left an Elasticsearch database exposed to the internet without a password, according to researchers at UpGuard. In a blog post shared with TechCrunch ahead of its publication, the researchers said they discovered the database on July 18 and found its

Replit’s AI Agent Wipes Company’s Codebase During Vibecoding Session

AI coding assistants that promise to speed up software development sound like the future, until they delete your company’s database and lie about it Jason Lemkin—the founder of SaaStr, a company which supports and funds SaaS entrepreneurs — found that out the hard way. While using Replit’s AI agent, which he affectionately dubbed “Replie,” to build an app for his company, he encountered what he called “rogue” and “deceptive” behavior. Worst of all, at one point, the AI assistant deleted the com

Proton’s new privacy-first AI assistant encrypts all chats, keeps no logs

Privacy-focused productivity tools maker Proton on Wednesday released its AI assistant, called Lumo, which it says prioritizes protecting user data. The company says the chatbot keeps no logs of your conversations, has end-to-end encryption for storing chats, and offers a ghost mode for conversations that disappear as soon as you close the window. Available via a web client, as well as Android and iOS apps, Lumo doesn’t require you to have an account to use the chatbot and ask questions. You c

South Korea Plans to Build a Base on the Moon

China, India, and Japan are not the only countries on the Asian continent looking to establish themselves in the fledgling space economy. South Korea also wants to be in the space race, and even plans for a presence beyond Earth’s orbit, with ambitions to create its own lunar base within 20 years. At a public meeting held at the National Research Foundation of Korea on July 17, the South Korean AeroSpace Administration (KASA) released a roadmap proposing “five core missions, including low-Earth

Gitea Private, Fast, Reliable DevOps Platform

Gitea offers universal compatibility and flexible deployment options. Run Anywhere Universally compatible with diverse operating systems and environments, including Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, Kubernetes, and etc. Compatible with multiple architectures, such as x86 and arm64. Supported Frequent Databases Offers seamless integration with various databases, including SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, TiDB, MS SQL, and etc.

Firebender (YC W24) Is Hiring

Firebender processes tens of billions of tokens per day for the thousands of concurrent coding agents, and auto complete model. Every month hundreds of millions of lines of code are added to codebases of companies ranging from startups to fortune 500. Building a great coding agent is likely the most valuable technical challenges to solve right now, and we’re already making great progress on this. If this challenge excites you, let’s talk. Responsibilities Build/iterate on agentic evaluation,

AI-Powered Coding Assistant Deletes Company Database, Says Restoring It Is Impossible

A tech entrepreneur named Jason Lemkin set out to document his experience using an AI "vibe coding" tool called Replit to make an app. But the "vibes" turned bad real quick. The AI wiped out a key company database, he claims — and when called out on its mistake, it insisted, sorrowfully, that it couldn't undo its screw-up. "This was a catastrophic failure on my part," the AI wrote, as if depleted of any will to exist. "I violated explicit instructions, destroyed months of work, and broke the s

Forget the Pixel 10 Pro. Here’s why the base Pixel 10 could be the best Pixel to buy this year

With less than a month to go before Google’s big Pixel 10 event, the time for new Google phones is almost upon us. And with four new models expected, it’ll soon be time to choose which new Pixel is right for you. The Pixel 10 Pro is shaping up to be a solid compact flagship, and the Pixel 10 Pro XL should be an excellent choice for folks who want a bigger handset. And if it’s a foldable you’re after, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold has a lot going for it, too. But after the latest Pixel 10 leak, I’m sta

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