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Another crypto company heads to the open market. This time it's Gemini Space Station, a New York-based crypto exchange and custodian bank founded by billionaire twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. The costumes that will be listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol Gemi were founded in 2014 and operate as exchange and custodians offering many products and services, including US dollar-backed Stablecoin and credit cards that offer rewards in Crypto. The company's S-1 document filed Friday after the market closed looks at its finances. Results: Gemini appears to be expanding its net loss. The company reported a…

James Schoruter explains a fairly specific scenario, if not a completely incredible nightmare scenario. Someone drives to your home, cracks your Wi-Fi password, then starts messing around with the solar inverter installed next to your garage. This modest gray box converts currents directly from the roof panels into alternating currents that run your home. “We need solar stalkers” for this scenario to unfold, Showalter says. It describes people who need to physically manifest themselves in their driveways, both with technical know-how and motivation to hack home energy systems. The CEO of EG4 Electronics, a Sulphur Springs, Texas-based company, does not…

Making friends as adults can be a challenge, especially after moving to a new city. Luckily, modern technology exists, and more people are turning to apps like Friends, Flocks, Bumble for Time Left and quickly forming new friendships. One app, called Les Amis, aims to stand out by targeting women, transgender and LGBTQ+ individuals, primarily in the demographics of their mid-20s to early 40s. Les Amis uses AI to pair users with similar interests and encourages them to participate in local events offered within the app, such as ceramic classes, book clubs, wine tastings, and Pilates. Anna Virich (formerly PayPal)…

Tiktok is preparing to update its community guidelines. This directs the rules for joining social video platforms and the standards used by the company. This update will rewrite the original text extensively for Simplicity, but there are some items that pop up in the new revision. In particular, there are minor changes to how Tiktok is prioritized for the market, how personalizes the per-user experience, and the types of content generated in the AI that are permitted. Today, social media companies must comply with a variety of regulations around the world, including the UK's Online Safety Act (OSA), the EU's…

The tech layoff wave is still kicking in 2025. Last year saw more than 150,000 job cuts across 549 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. So far this year, more than 22,000 workers have been the victim of reductions across the tech industry, with a staggering 16,084 cuts taking place in February alone. We’re tracking layoffs in the tech industry in 2025 so you can see the trajectory of the cutbacks and understand the impact on innovation across all types of companies. As businesses continue to embrace AI and automation, this tracker serves as a reminder of the human…

Smart Ring Maker Ultrhuman has acquired women's health technology company Vio HealthTech to begin advanced cycles and ovulation tracking, the company announced Friday. The financial conditions for the transaction have not been disclosed. Thanks to the acquisition, the company is launching a new plug-in for the superhuman Ring Air called “Cycle and Ovulation Pro.” The plugin allows users to track cycles accurately, get fertility planning support with ovulation confirmation, and detect patterns such as early or slow ovulation. The plugin also allows users to record moods, symptoms, and more to reveal long-term wellness trends. Cycle and Ovulation Pro uses a…

ChatGpt's mobile app is collecting revenue. App Intelligence Provider Appfigures has shown that since its launch in May 2023, ChatGPT apps for iOS and Android devices have reached $2 billion in global consumer spending. That figure will roughly 30 times the lifetime spend of ChatGpt rivals on Mobile, including Claude, Copilot and Grok, the analysis shows. So far, ChatGpt's mobile app has made $1.35 billion, up 673% from $174 million (per data) in the same period in 2024 (January-July). On average, the app generates nearly $193 million from $25 million last year. That's significantly higher, or about 53 times higher…

The Louisiana Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Roblox, accusing the platform of failing to implement basic safety controls and accusing the site of making it the “best place for pedophiles.” The lawsuit filed Thursday by Attorney General Liz Maril alleges that Roblox “continues to promote the distribution of child sexual abuse material and sexual exploitation of children in Louisiana.” It also denies the platform for not deploying basic safety controls intentionally because it protected children from predators and failed to inform parents of the risk. Released in 2006, Roblox has 82 million active users every day. The lawsuit points…

From Dropbox to CloudFlare, startup Battlefield alumni have redefine industry. Who will win the $100,000 and the spotlight this year? The Startup Battlefield 200 is a jewel of TechCrunch's Crown Jewell, and promises that this year's competition will never be forgotten. Thousands of applicants will take the stage in 2025 (October 27-29, San Francisco) to pitch their vision for the top-tier VC panel before the live audience. All candidates are chasing game-changing impacts. And we're here for drama, breakthroughs and big releases. We are excited to announce the first wave of judges that will lead these startups to test with…

Is the grass greener on the other side? We’re not sure, but the sky is most certainly bluer. It’s been over two years since Elon Musk purchased Twitter, now X, leading people to set up shop on alternative platforms. Mastodon, Post, Pebble (two of which have already shuttered operations) and Spill have been presented as potential replacements, but few aside from Meta’s Threads have achieved the speed of growth Bluesky has reached. As of February 2025, Bluesky has surpassed 30 million users. Its growth stems from several policy changes at X, including a heavily criticized change to the block feature…