Author name: Margaret Weaver

From pocket AI assistants to humanoid robots, this year’s hardware innovations showcase the growing convergence of artificial intelligence, crypto, and consumer tech. Despite concerns that the AI boom could lead to more toxic waste materials by 2030, more and more products are being introduced. The hardware landscape has transformed dramatically, with companies large and small […]

It’s been a wild year for crypto gaming, with some real surprises in the mix. At the start of the year, who would’ve thought that tap-to-earn gaming—a super-streamlined riff on the play-to-earn model—would become the biggest story of the year? And who thought we’d end the year with a huge crypto game making serious inroads

Livestreaming with an attached meme coin was popularized this year after a mom promised sexual acts if her apparent son’s meme coin, called LiveMom, hit specific market caps.  Despite promising to pour milk over her “36DDs,” the same ones her son allegedly “actually suckled on,” the pair ghosted with nothing really crazy going down. But

It was year unlike any other for Bitcoin, from new technological advancements and historic milestones to finding a home on Wall Street and being used as a political football in the U.S. elections. Here’s a look back at the year that was for the world’s largest crypto. Bitcoin ETFs, a decade in the waiting The

As the Securities and Exchange Commission’s five voting members sat before lawmakers on Capitol Hill in September, House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-NC) pressed the agency’s head about a supposed lack of regulatory clarity regarding crypto. “The laws are clear, and it’s written by the Supreme Court,” SEC Chair Gary Gensler began to

In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, few companies have left a mark in 2024 like the open-source project Hugging Face. What began as a chatbot app has since evolved into a hub for open-source AI, becoming an indispensable resource for researchers, developers, and businesses alike. By 2023, following several investment rounds, Hugging Face

OpenAI’s rise to tech stardom reads like a Silicon Valley soap opera. The company that began 2024 in turmoil after Sam Altman’s dramatic return has morphed from a cautious non-profit company to an AI powerhouse worth $157 billion. With a $13 billion investment from Microsoft and a deal to power Apple iPhones, the company is

With crypto flying high in 2024, Dogecoin holders are determined to take their multi-million-dollar meme coin to the moon.  And if recent events are any indication, the coin—often showered with attention by billionaire Elon Musk—is already part of the way there.  Dogecoin has had a knockout year, from hitting a three-year-high price to becoming the