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Three Months After Acquiring Korbit, Mirae Asset Reportedly Adding Another $35 Million
South Korean financial giant Mirae Asset snapped up 97.15% of Korbit exchange for around $91.5 million this past July. Now reports say another $35 million injection is on the way — a more aggressive move than most expected.
Bitwise Weighs Tokenizing Solana Staking ETF with Superstate, But Shares Can't Leave the System
Bitwise is evaluating a partnership with Superstate to tokenize shares of its Solana staking ETF; the tokenized version would carry the same rights as traditional book-entry shares, but couldn't be freely transferred outside the system.
17 Years After Analog TV Died, Digital TV Is Walking the Same Path — Minus the Safety Net
Congress legislated in 1996, the mandatory switch happened in 2009, and 97.5% of households were ready: the analog-to-digital transition was an upgrade handled with care. Now ATSC 3.0 is set to repeat that journey, but this time the FCC isn't offering a timeline — or subsidies.
X's Algorithm Doesn't Just Judge Your Posts — Your Account Gets a Credit Score Too
In its breakdown of X's For You algorithm, BlockTempo/ABMedia points to a key detail: beyond the weighting of likes, comments, and reposts, there's an account-level credit score at play — meaning good content alone doesn't guarantee visibility.
DJI Mic Mini 2S: 32-bit Float Squeezed Into a 12g Body, Where Pro Specs Meet Brand Stubbornness
The Mic Mini 2S adds internal 32-bit float recording, finally giving the Mini series a real safety net — but that 1mm-raised logo on the body is still something creators can't shake off.
CBP Surveillance Tools Turned Into Dating Aids—Only 21 of 300 Abuse Cases Deemed Criminal
U.S. border security's facial recognition and license plate databases have been used to hit on flight attendants, spy on exes, and track coworkers' phone locations. Internal files obtained by Wired reveal that out of 300 abuse cases, only 21 were flagged as potential criminal matters.
Asked What Gecko Does Better Than Dolphin, the Dev Just Says "Probably None"
A new face has entered the GameCube emulator scene: Gecko, built by a developer who just wanted to play one specific Wii game. He's candid that it can't beat the veteran Dolphin emulator yet, and the buzz also reignites Nintendo's long-standing hardline stance on emulators.
After a Minnesota Town's Flock Cameras Vanished Overnight, the Company Finally Remembered to Fix Its Rules
Flock Safety just made its once-optional audit system mandatory and shortened license plate data retention—with the CEO offering a rare admission of fault. But the fix only targets individual cops misusing the system, not the bigger controversy over data flowing to ICE.
Is It Illegal to Drive With Headphones On? US State Laws Are Way More Inconsistent Than You'd Think
No state outright bans driving with headphones, but the rules on both-ears coverage, single-ear exceptions, and phone-call-only allowances vary wildly by state. Even where it's legal, you could still be found negligent if you get into a crash.
Stick Drift Just Won't Quit? Even the $200 DualSense Edge Needs a $30 Stick Module Upgrade
Neither the PS5 DualSense nor Xbox controllers use Hall Effect sticks, leaving drift fixable only through cleaning, resets, and firmware updates — and even the $200 DualSense Edge requires an extra $30 for replacement stick parts.
iOS 27 Hides a New Feature: Apple Wants to Prove Your Photo Was Really Shot on iPhone
9to5Mac has dug up clues about a Reference Image feature buried in the iOS 27 beta, and it runs in the exact opposite direction of the AI watermarking tools flooding the market: instead of flagging fakes, it verifies that a photo genuinely came from an iPhone camera.
Binance Named on Taiwan's VASP Warning List: Biggest Exchange, Last to Be Called Out — And the Reasoning Raises Eyebrows
The trade association announced on August 10 that Binance had failed to complete anti-money laundering registration, adding it to a warning list alongside offshore exchanges like Bybit and OKX. Yet Binance's cooperation with anti-fraud investigations may exceed that of most member exchanges.
Bitcoin ETFs Pull In $853M in a Week — But Nearly 80% Came From BlackRock Alone
Spot bitcoin ETFs posted their biggest weekly net inflow since mid-April in the week ending August 7, with BlackRock's IBIT alone accounting for $693 million. The flows are highly concentrated, and year-to-date, the category is still sitting on a net outflow of $4.5 billion.
Editor Returns to OnePlus, Realizes AirPods Spatial Audio and Apple Watch Are the Real Cost of Leaving iOS
Engadget editor Adnan Ahmed switched back to Android with the OnePlus 15, and data migration was a non-issue. The real sticking point? All the accessories and services locked into Apple's ecosystem.
Tom Vek Built Sleevenote as a Vinyl-Inspired Digital Player, But He Actually Hates the Retro CD Player Trend
Musician Tom Vek's Sleevenote pays visual tribute to vinyl packaging, but he's openly said he dislikes the wave of retro CD and cassette players making a comeback—insisting instead on building a digital music device that "couldn't have existed in any other era."
Accuracy Barely Wins, Hallucinations Hit 89%: ChatGPT and Claude Are Splitting Apart, Not Just on the Scoreboard
The AA-Omniscience benchmark shows OpenAI's newest flagship edging out Claude on accuracy—but its hallucination rate is 1.6 times higher. Features, pricing, and a US Department of War contract are pushing the two AI companies down very different paths.
AI Just Made Hacking a No-Skill-Required Game — Cybersecurity's Playing Field Just Got Lopsided
Meta's Instagram support bot was once a little too eager to link any email to any account — just one example of how AI is rewriting the rules of cybersecurity. The barrier to launching an attack is disappearing, while defenders still have to cover every single crack.
New Jersey Sues Amazon Over Alleged Monopsony Abuse: Independent Drivers or Drone-Watched Contractors?
New Jersey's Attorney General has filed a first-of-its-kind monopsony lawsuit against Amazon, alleging the company controls contracted delivery drivers through low pay and surveillance tactics. Amazon denies all allegations.
Durov Claims Bad Actors Used AI to Doctor Old Messages and Mass-Report Telegram Off the App Store
Pavel Durov alleges attackers quietly altered old messages in group chats, swapped in AI-generated illegal content, then flooded Apple with bot reports to force a takedown before Telegram was even contacted — exposing a shared vulnerability across every UGC platform.