Tether acquires SoftBank's entire stake in Twenty One Capital, consolidating control over the Bitcoin treasury company. The move transforms Twenty One into Tether's public Bitcoin operating arm, with plans to integrate payments and mining.

Bitcoin miners face severe revenue compression in 2026 with hashprice at all-time lows. By 2036, shrinking block subsidies and fee trends force adaptation. Industry pivots to AI and efficiency or risks collapse.

Minnesota passes HF 3709 allowing banks/credit unions to offer crypto custody from 2026; St. Cloud Financial Credit Union already provides services with 13.5 BTC held.

VerifiedX introduces vBTC.b on Base, a non-synthetic Bitcoin with native redemption, FROST privacy, and Fireblocks integration for institutional DeFi.

Hunter Biden now accepts Bitcoin for artwork on his website amid a controversial art career, financial troubles, and a personal history marked by trauma and addiction.

Seven essential insights into agentic AI for robot teams, covering LLM integration, scalable architecture, hardware demos, and lessons learned from Johns Hopkins APL research.

Explore 10 key insights into dull, dirty, and dangerous (DDD) work, revealing why simple definitions fail and how social, cultural, and data gaps shape robotic automation.

Five hard truths about AI-powered robotics: record investments don't guarantee reality, YouTube-to-reality gap, learning over programming, humanoid hype, and why a ChatGPT moment won't happen.

Embark confirms defending yourself in Arc Raiders no longer counts as aggression, debunks 9 matchmaking myths, and clarifies playstyle scale.

Quantic Dream kills Spellcasters Chronicles MOBA three months post-launch, citing low player counts; servers close June 19; layoffs likely.

Valve files motion to dismiss New York lawsuit over Counter-Strike 2 loot boxes, arguing they are like baseball card packs – not gambling. Court decision could reshape digital goods law.

Civ 7's Test of Time update boosts player count to 16,200, highest in a year, but reviews remain evenly split, leaving game's redemption uncertain.

1047 Games unveils Empulse, a 6v6 movement shooter with mechs and parkour mechanics, aiming for Early Access later this year. The game faces high stakes after Splitgate 2's failure.

Advanced CT scans and 3D reconstruction reveal a Pompeii victim was likely a Roman doctor, providing insights into ancient medical practices and the eruption's human toll.

A 1,000-year-old dingo burial in New South Wales reveals Aboriginal ancestors cared for and maintained the grave for centuries, showing deep reverence for the animal.

Google's Co-Scientist and FutureHouse's agentic AI assist scientists in drug repurposing by analyzing vast data, generating hypotheses, and prioritizing experiments—augmenting, not replacing, human researchers.

NASA launches fewer science missions despite cheaper rockets due to flat budgets and a shift toward human spaceflight under new administrator Jared Isaacman, who canceled a lunar orbital station for a base.

Colossal's artificial eggshell enables avian embryo development outside natural shells, aiding de-extinction and developmental biology research.

A beginner-friendly 70mm telescope with alt-az mount, quick setup, and clear views of Moon/planets. Includes two eyepieces and 2x Barlow. Ideal for starting astronomy.

USGS estimates 2.5M tons of lithium in Appalachians, enough for 500B batteries. This listicle covers discovery, quantity, economic impact, environmental challenges, and future prospects.