This is a segment from The Breakdown newsletter. To read more editions, subscribe. “Arise, you have nothing to lose but your barbed wire fences!” — Timothy May, 1988 The Crypto Anarchist…
Social media platform X drew further criticism over the way it moderates hate speech on Sunday after an official account belonging to Sesame’s Elmo spewed out antisemitic and violent messaging. Sesame…
An Australian man is attempting to break the world record for the “most tattoos of the same name,” while livestreaming the journey on Solana meme coin platform Pump.fun. What name is he tattooing on…
Google launched a new AI-powered feature in Search on Wednesday that can call local businesses, check prices and availability, and report back—all without the user ever having to make a phone call.…
As swarms of cheap, fast drones flood the modern battlefield, Epirus, a Los Angeles-based startup, claims to have a solution: a high-powered microwave weapon that disables drones mid-air, without…
A Florida Congresswoman's post on X has moved the market for bettors looking to speculate on the firing of Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. Jerome Powell is going to be fired. Firing is…
Bucharest, Romania – March 1-2, 2026 – The countdown has begun for one of the most anticipated crypto events in Europe. Crypto Expo Europe returns to the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bucharest for its 4th…
California Governor Gavin Newsom had a meeting at the headquarters of San Francisco-based blockchain firm Ripple earlier this July. Newsom is working on a new project, which aims to improve the…
Coinbase is spending over $6 million annually on Brian Armstrong’s personal security, which despite having access to an X-ray scanner, wrongly called the bomb squad over a bottle of tequila. Last…