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TLDR After the merger with SpaceX, xAI hires crypto experts to enhance AI market reasoning. The new crypto role at xAI focuses on training real-time trading intelligence. xAI expands its AI finance models with specialists in the crypto market. The
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TLDR After surpassing Q4 earnings expectations with a revenue of $1.08B, which is 44% higher year-over-year, Teradyne stock leaped 20% in pre-market trading. The company reported a non-GAAP net income of $1.80 per share, outperforming analyst estimates of $1.36 by
MoreTLDR Spot Bitcoin ETFs registered $561.9 million in net inflows on Monday, ending a four-day streak of outflows. Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF topped the inflow list with $153.4 million, followed by BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF with $142 million. Despite Bitcoin’s volatility—including a
MoreTLDR Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury stated that there are ongoing supply chain issues, with engines being the most difficult components to acquire in 2025 and 2026 The company is dealing with a substantial backlog of undelivered aircraft even as customer
MoreTLDR Ripple’s custody solution safeguards the tokenization of more than $280 million in polished diamonds within the UAE. The XRP Ledger handles the creation and movement of tokens linked to physical diamond stock. Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority needs to
MoreTLDR Tesla launched a fresh Model Y all-wheel-drive variant priced at $41,990, which is placed between the Standard rear-wheel-drive and premium models. The rollout comes after Tesla introduced lower-priced Model Y and Model 3 versions in October 2025, slashing prices
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TLDR In January, the U.S. ISM Manufacturing PMI leaped to 52.6%, exceeding the expectation of 48.5% and registering the highest reading since August 2022. After hitting a yearly low of $75,000 the previous day, the price of Bitcoin climbed 2.76%
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TLDR The Hyperliquid team, through its HyperCore infrastructure, has announced its support for the HIP-4 proposal, which aims to introduce prediction markets to the platform. Following this announcement on Monday, the price of the HYPE token saw a significant increase
MoreTLDRs; Google Cloud and Liberty Global have forged a five-year AI partnership to enhance European telecommunications services. Liberty Global aims for $200–$300 million in annual savings through AI-driven cost reductions and revenue growth. Gemini AI models and cloud tools are
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TLDR XRP is currently trading around $1.55-$1.60, a price point not seen in almost two years, following a decline from its July 2025 high of $3.66. The cryptocurrency experienced a breakout from a consolidation phase in November 2024, surging from
MoreTLDR SpaceX and xAI have combined to create a merged entity projected to go public via IPO at a valuation of $1.25 trillion The merged company takes over SpaceX’s bitcoin assets—roughly 8,300 BTC, valued at about $650 million currently Elon
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TLDR Solana fell to $95.87 during a recent market downturn, testing the significant $100 support level as Bitcoin declined towards $75,000. Long liquidations reached $24.7 million out of a total of $35.3 million within a 24-hour period, and funding rates
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TLDR Tether has partnered with Opera to integrate USDT and Tether Gold support into the MiniPay wallet application, targeting users in emerging markets. MiniPay operates in 60 countries, boasts 12.6 million active wallets, and has processed 350 million transactions. In
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TLDR The Bureau of Labor Statistics will not release the January 2026 jobs report on Friday as scheduled due to a partial government shutdown that began Saturday The delay affects Federal Reserve decision-making ahead of its March meeting, where policymakers
MoreTLDRs; JPMorgan shares see a slight increase as family offices express significant interest in AI-related investments. A survey indicates that 65% of family offices prioritize AI, though their actual investments are predominantly in public equities. Despite interest in AI infrastructure,
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TLDR Ether experienced a 21% decrease in the first quarter of 2026, marking its third-worst Q1 performance historically, despite robust network activity. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee attributes the price drop to a lack of market leverage and capital reallocation towards precious
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TLDR Snowflake entered a $200 million multi-year partnership with OpenAI OpenAI’s models will be natively accessible across Snowflake’s Data Cloud Enterprises can create AI agents using text, image, and audio data Canva and WHOOP are early users of the platform
MoreTLDR GameStop’s CEO, Ryan Cohen, has a plan to acquire a major consumer company in order to greatly increase the company’s valuation. GameStop transferred its entire bitcoin stash to Coinbase Prime, which led to speculation that it might sell its
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TLDR After a substantial boost in liquidity, Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin is getting close to a market capitalization of $1.5 billion. The recent expansion of its market supply was contributed to by the fresh minting of 28.2 million RLUSD tokens. The
MoreTLDR A Nevada court has temporarily stopped Polymarket from providing sports and event contracts to residents of the state. A 14-day temporary restraining order has been issued, with a hearing scheduled for February 11. Polymarket maintains its contracts are under
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