Ethereum’s ‘Merge’ Is Disrupting Crypto Trading and Lending

Text size Ethereum’s “Merge” is a hotly anticipated and long-awaited upgrade. Dreamstime Crypto markets linked to Ether are facing disruption as the blockchain network behind the wor...

BNB Chain unveils a new scaling technology

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage BNB chain has unveiled a new scaling solution, zkBNB. The new development became known via a blog post on the BNB chain webpage. ...

Ethereum Devs Successfully Complete Merge Shadow Fork With No ‘Client Incompatibility Issues’ – Technology Bitcoin News

Next week or roughly around four days from now, The Merge is expected to be implemented and Ethereum will transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS). According to Ethereum developers,...

Elon Musk Gives a New Reason to Cancel Twitter Deal

Text size Lawyers for Elon Musk said on Friday that Twitter’s severance payments to a former employee violate the merger agreement. AFP via Getty Images Lawyers for Tesla CEO Elon Musk said late...

Biden finalized his plan to rein in Big Tech. Big Tech wasn’t invited.

President Joe Biden’s administration issued a checklist of actions needed to rein in Big Tech on Thursday, after a roundtable “listening session” on issues within the technology industry. But administ...

Japanese Mayors Awarded With NFTs for Excelling at Usage of Digital Technology

The Japanese government is handing out non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as a supplementary award to local authorities that excelled in utilizing digital technology to solve local issues as well as fostering...

Robinhood users buy and hold companies ‘they know, understand and believe in for the long-term.’ Here are their favorite stocks.

Tech companies, electric-vehicle makers and some meme stocks are part of the aggregate mix of equities inside the portfolios of Robinhood users, according to a new index from the brokerage app geared ...

Apple’s satellite deal with Globalstar could spell good news for this company

Apple’s partnership with satellite company Globalstar was one of a slew of announcements at the technology giant’s eagerly-anticipated iPhone 14 launch event this week. Under the terms of the deal, Gl...

3air: The technology that allows for 1GBPS internet speeds in underserved countries

Africa has significant bars when it comes to integrating with the global economy. 3air aims to use the SKALE blockchain, paired with K3 Lastmile technology, to revolutionize the telecom, internet, and...

Tesla Is Planning a New Business

Text size Tesla has new plans to lower its lithium-ion battery costs. Ronny Hartmann/AFP via Getty Images Auto makers around the world are scrambling to secure raw materials to expand battery capacity...

Shopify Announces Changes in Top Leadership

Text size The company announced a 10% cut to its workforce in July. Dreamstime Shopify announced a new chief financial officer and chief operating officer on Thursday, a little less than two months af...

Tesla’s Planning a New Business. It’s a License to Print Money, Says Musk.

Text size Tesla has new plans to lower its lithium-ion battery costs. Ronny Hartmann/AFP via Getty Images Auto makers around the world are scrambling to secure raw materials to expand battery capacity...

Verizon says it’s ‘very challenging being the premium brand’ but that new efforts will pay off

The iPhone 14 arrives during a tough climate for the U.S. wireless market, but a Verizon Communications Inc. VZ, +0.58% executive is upbeat about the efforts her company has taken both before and in r...

DocuSign Stock Surges on Earnings Beat, Boost to Billings Forecast

Text size Courtesy DocuSign Shares of DocuSign were surging Friday after the e-signature company posted quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ estimates and raised its forecast for fisca...

Snap stock extends rally as CEO calls out ‘enormous’ opportunity

Snap Inc.’s stock was powering toward another session of strong gains Thursday in the wake of Chief Executive Evan Spiegel’s presentation at a conference as well as some upbeat analyst commentary abou...

Globalstar Sinks on Apple Deal. ‘Buy the Rumor; Sell the News.’

Text size Globalstar will be a big winner as Apple needs satellite connectivity for its iPhone 14. VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images Apple ’s iPhone 14 will have some satellite connectivity. It’s a big ...

Elliptic Hires OakNorth’s Jackson Hull as Chief Technology Officer

Elliptic Ltd, a blockchain analytics firm based in London, announced the appointment of Jackson Hull as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer on Thursday. Hull comes with over 20 years of in-dept...

Chinese EV giant BYD plans to build a passenger car factory in Thailand

Chinese electric car company BYD has expanded rapidly overseas, including announcements in recent months of plans to enter Thailand’s and Japan’s passenger car markets. Pictured here is a ...

Trump SPAC adjourns shareholder meeting until Oct. 10, merger hangs in balance

This illustration photo shows Donald Trump’s new social media app Truth Social, glitching on a smartphone in Los Angeles, February 21, 2022. Chris Delmas | AFP | Getty Images Digital World Acqui...

Crypto mining could hinder battle against climate change: White House

An array of bitcoin mining units inside a container at a Cleanspark facility in College Park, Georgia, U.S., on Friday, April 22, 2022. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images The White House Offi...

NASA repairing hydrogen leak to launch Artemis 1 mission in late Sept

NASA’s Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center on September 02, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images NASA said Thursday that it is working to fi...

Cheaper electric vehicles coming despite rising battery costs

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Even though battery costs are rising, auto companies are rolling out more affordable electric vehicles that should widen their appeal to a larger group of buyers. The latest came ...

AMD Is the Chip Stock to Buy Over Nvidia and Intel, Says Analyst. Here’s Why.

Text size AMD releases its next-generation Ryzen 7000 series chips on Sept. 27. Dreamstime Advanced Micro Devices is the best bet out of the three major U.S. computer chip companies, according to Stif...

2 takeaways from the Investing Club’s ‘Morning Meeting’ on Thursday

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s key moments. We made two trades: AMD, ...

Rivian Stock Jumps. It Will Make All-Electric Commercial Vehicles With Mercedes.

Text size Rivian makes electric delivery vans for Amazon. Mustafa Hussain/Getty Images Rivian Automotive and Mercedes-Benz will partner to build all-electric commercial vehicles. Investors didn’t expe...

FuelCell Reports Strongest Quarterly Revenue in 5 Years. The Stock Still Falls.

Text size FuelCell reported revenue of $43.1 million for its fiscal third quarter. Jung Yeon-je /AFP via Getty Images FuelCell Energy shares traded lower Thursday as the producer of units that make el...

Ark Invest Expands Research Arm, Focusing on Blockchain Technology and AI

Ark Investment Management LLC, owned by Cathie Wood, escalated its team. The investment management firm plans to expand its research arm as it seeks deeper development in various fields, including blo...

‘These are not laundromat tokens.’ SEC chief sends warning to crypto industry

Gary Gensler had strong words for the crypto industry in a Thursday speech, telling an audience of lawyers that the “vast majority” of the nearly 10,000 existing crypto tokens are securities, being is...

Coinbase bankrolls suit against Treasury Department following Tornado Cash sanctions

Brian Armstrong, CEO and Co-Founder, Coinbase, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference on May 2, 2022. in Beverly Hills, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Coinbase is foo...

Mercedes-Benz, Rivian partner on EV commercial vans in Europe

Production of electric Amazon delivery vans on April 11, 2022 at Rivian’s plant in Normal, Ill. Michael Wayland / CNBC Mercedes-Benz and Rivian said Thursday they are planning a joint venture to...

Binance Plans to Enhance BNB Chain with ZK Rollup Technology

Binance will reportedly upgrade its smart-contract network to the Ethereum-popularized ZK rollup in 2023, to improve scalability. Leading crypto exchange Binance is reportedly on course to adopt the z...

Asana Stock Spikes on Forecast Boost and Share Sale to CEO

Text size Chief Executive Dustin Moskovitz purchased $350 million Asana shares in a private placement. (Photo courtesy of Asana) Shares of Asana rose sharply Thursday after the work-management platfor...