Switzerland-based FUTURE raised CHF 28 million to expand as Europe’s leading institutional Bitcoin treasury platform, backed by investors Fulgur Ventures, Nakamoto and TOBAM. The international Bitcoin ecosystem just got another major player. FUTURE (Future Holdings AG), a self-described “Bitcoin Treasury Company,” has raised CHF 28 million in a new funding round backed by some of…
There’s a new trend on TikTok and everyone hates it. It’s one of those trends you might have found out not because you saw people using it, but because you saw people hating on it — at least that’s how it was served up to me, on a plate of disgust. The trend goes like…
A coalition between Pornhub‘s parent company Aylo and other adult content producers has come together to create the Adult Studio Alliance (ASA), which aims to standardize safety across the industry with its Code of Conduct. Safety precautions, such as testing for HIV and other STIs every 14 days, have long been mandatory for professional porn…
Waymo says its autonomous vehicles are ready to drive its taxi service customers on the freeway. The Google-backed autonomous vehicle company made the announcement Wednesday. Freeway service will debut first in the San Francisco Bay Area, Phoenix, and Los Angeles. Waymo previously began testing freeway driving under human supervision in Phoenix in early 2024. “This…
At the very heart of the mystery of advanced ancient civilizations and the megalithic structures they left behind, not least of which are the Pyramids of Giza and Gobekli Tepe, is the question: how on earth did they build those things? The logical conclusion is that our ancestors were in possession of advanced knowledge that…
I am thrilled to welcome Sarah Rieger as BetaKit’s new managing editor. A media professional with over a decade of editorial experience at publications like The Huffington Post and the CBC, Sarah was most recently a senior news writer at Wealthsimple Media, where she helped grow the TLDR newsletter to over 2 million weekly readers. …
Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried are both taking swings at prestige pics this season with the former starring in the boxing biopic Christy and the latter headlining the religious musical The Testament of Ann Lee. But forget all that, because Paul Feig — helmer of A Simple Favor and Another Simple Favor — has these two…
Google’s latest Android 16 update for Pixel owners is here. And with it, a special Pixel Feature Drop. The November Android 16 update for Pixel users is an important one. There are important fixes and security patches here, and we’ll break down all the major updates for you. First, here’s how you update your mobile…
Popular YouTube speed-dating show Pop the Balloon or Find Love is leveling up as a dating app, creators Arlette Amuli and her husband, Bolia Matundu (who goes by BM), announced. If you’ve somehow missed the show, which consistently racks up between one and two million views per episode, here’s the premise: singles line up to be…
Pitches for AI assistants that can help you send emails or craft pitch decks may be feeling stale, but what about one designed to help new immigrants navigate the U.S.? How about a digital helper that can connect someone to pressing social services or just help them feel supported in a foreign environment? That’s what…
