For years, Ethereum has been synonymous with decentralized finance. It pioneered onchain financial tools like lending protocols and tokenized assets, which today underpin much of the crypto economy. But one of crypto’s fastest-growing sectors, perpetual futures, or “perps”, has largely flourished elsewhere. Ask traders where onchain perpetuals live today, and…
Claude Opus 5 became downright ruthless when tasked with running a vending machine
For a year now, the AI safety testing firm Andon Labs has tasked frontier models with various real-world tasks to determine how well they do as agents running for long periods with no human supervision. On Wednesday, Andon published a new installment in how things are going in its Vending-Bench…
NASA’s Curiosity Views a Sand-Capped Butte
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this sand-capped butte, nicknamed “Miraflores,” estimated to be about 20 feet (6 meters) tall, with its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, on June 11, 2026, the 4,923rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The butte was left behind as surrounding rock eroded away over time,…
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Brian Glenn Get Married in Las Vegas
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Brian Glenn are officially married. TMZ reported that the former Georgia congresswoman, 52, exchanged vows with her fiancé, 57, in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 28. The couple, who reportedly applied for a marriage license four days prior, were photographed wearing a wedding gown and a…
Usher Reacts To Fan’s “Pretty Privilege” Remarks After Stage Boot
Usher warned a fan during a concert in Birmingham, Alabama, before bringing her onstage. The singer is currently performing in the ‘The R&B Tour,’ and he recently kicked a woman named Gabrielle Cheyenne off the stage after she failed to play along during the fan segment. His new warning also…
Here’s how much HSBC says £5,000 in SpaceX shares could be worth in 12 months…
Image source: Getty Images Analysts at HSBC recently chipped in with their verdict on SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) shares. And there’s quite a spread between the bank’s base price target and optimistic blue-sky scenario. The former is just $115, which is basically where the stock’s at today, implying that no gains will…
I found the best way to get scratched up CDs and DVDs working again
Modern-day Blu-ray and 4K UHD discs come standard with an anti-scratch layer, but this isn’t the case for CDs and DVDs. If you have a well-worn collection of the latter disc types, you’ll be all too familiar with how easy it is to scratch their readable sides. Previously, I had…
Bizarre new material discovered in Hiroshima bombing debris
When an atomic bomb detonates, it produces a unique chemical environment that’s nearly impossible to mimic in a lab—and amid its destruction, the explosion can create something completely new. One of the most devastating explosions ever on the planet—the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima—created a metallic material that was never…
Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield Get a Shared Tribute in New Spider-Man Skin
Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield have each defined Spider-Man for a different generation. Maguire carried the earnest heart of the neighborhood hero, Garfield swung in with restless wit and emotional vulnerability, while Holland turned Peter Parker into the young Avenger still learning where he belonged. Three actors, three…
Jared Leto Denies Sexual Misconduct Allegations Made by 4 Women in BBC Doc
Another woman, who used the alias Isabel, accused Leto of sexually assaulting her in a Las Vegas motel in 2002 when she was 17. She said that she was invited to his motel room after meeting Leto, then 30, while she was working at a mall. Isabel—who said she only…