Crypto
Bitcoin ETFs add $189M as August net inflows approach $1B
US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds attracted $189.3 million in net inflows on Tuesday, lifting August net inflows to approximately $951 million.
AI
Block’s new Apache 2.0 agent workspace Berd works across models and harnesses, stores conversation history locally
Block, the financial technology company founded by Jack Dorsey, has open-sourced Berd, a desktop application designed as a single workspace for AI agents across different models and tools.
AI
Mojo is now open source
Mojo, the programming language designed for GPU computing, officially became open source on August 18, 2026.
AI
Pennsylvania Cracks Down on AI Data Centers as Backlash Grows
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order Tuesday imposing new restrictions on large AI data centers, a decisive move in the escalating battle over the infrastructure powering the artificial intelligence boom.
Crypto
Alleged $165M crypto Ponzi mastermind faces US charges after Fiji deportation
Edward Zimbardi, the alleged mastermind behind a $165 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, has been deported from Fiji to the United States to face federal fraud and money laundering charges.
Prism
Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods appear in leaked video
The short clip, found by MacRumors in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 Release Candidate, shows a man wearing the new AirPods while holding up a book so that the cameras can read the title through Apple’s Visual Intelligence system.
Crypto
BitBox patches ‘severe’ wallet flaws that could put funds at risk
BitBox patches ‘severe’ wallet flaws that could put funds at risk BitBox recommended all users update to firmware version 9.26.5 and said it had received no reports of exploitation or fund losses.
Prism
Former SpaceX engineers are building a robotic factory for making steel parts
Three former SpaceX engineers have traded rocket science for heavy industry, launching a startup called 1872 to build a robotic factory that automates steel part manufacturing.
Prism
Tesla grows Robotaxi fleet by 50%, Einride gets a partner, and China goes BIG
Tesla has expanded its autonomous robotaxi fleet in Nevada by 50%, but the state regulatory cap remains far below the company's ambitious request.
Prism
Watch European astronaut make history during spacewalk today
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot is poised to make history today (Aug.