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Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Barakat is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated: August 14, 2026 Whales are absorbing more than 10 million tokens a day while exchange supply drains to a seven-year low. Claude AI predicts that squeeze matters, and the XRP price prediction lands at $1.30 to $1.40 by year-end 2026, with $1.35 as the realistic base case.The regulatory piece is the largest variable. The Senate shelved the…
RLX Technology press release (RLX): Q2 GAAP EPS of $0.025. Revenue of $148.9M (+21.3% Y/Y) misses by $26.27M. U.S. GAAP net income increased 1.6% Y/Y to RMB222M ($32.7M), while non-GAAP income from operations rose 28.8% to RMB149.6M ($22M). Non-GAAP net income declined to RMB238.8M ($35.2M) from RMB291.2M
It used to be that if you’re the type of person who always has a job, you’re the type of person who can always find a job.But a new analysis of job-finding rates complicates that picture. The study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond examines three types of workers and how they’ve fared in their job search.”Primary workers,” who make up about 55% of the US labor pool, are “almost always employed,” per the analysis. They have steady work histories and usually only show up in unemployment statistics when something has gone wrong.Historically, primary workers had the best odds…
Paramount Skydance is putting limits on Claude spending for tech staffers as the company looks to cut down on wasteful AI usage.David Ellison’s company has capped how many Claude tokens users can use each month, three Paramount employees said. Tokens are units of AI usage and are generally how companies like Claude-maker Anthropic bill customers.”As part of ongoing AI governance, monthly spend limits have been applied to Claude accounts to ensure controlled spending and effective usage across the organization,” a senior AI leader said in an early-August message in Paramount’s #claude-users Slack channel.Paramount’s move is part of a trend of…
France’s annual inflation accelerated to 2.1% in July from 1.8% in June, confirming preliminary estimates. Services and energy prices drove the inflation increase, while food prices edged higher and manufactured goods prices continued to decline at a slower pace. Monthly
My kids absolutely loved having Ina Garten’s muffins for breakfast and even requested seconds.The muffins had a nutty flavor with hints of honey, and their texture was wonderfully moist and chewy. They also freeze exceptionally well and can be easily reheated in the microwave.I’ll definitely be making these blueberry-bran muffins again and will be adding them to our breakfast rotation.This story was originally published on March 5, 2024, and most recently updated on August 13, 2026.
Turns out, AI agents may not be great team players.In Anthropic’s new research, published on Thursday, the AI lab said that AI agents being given the same task but with incompatible goals often threw a wrench in each other’s work on purpose.In the test, each AI model was given a software engineering task — rewriting a Python backend in another programming language, but they were given contradictory objectives. What ensued was a “multiagent turf war,” the lab said.”All of the models we tested quickly assumed that others were purposefully impeding their work, and began to sabotage others while protecting their…
Magic Johnson knows a thing or two about making the leap from sports to business.Speaking to Anthony Anderson, who guest-hosted “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Tuesday, the former NBA player shared the advice he’d give others looking to break into the business world.”The first thing, take your ego out of it and know that you don’t know it,” Johnson, whose real name is Earvin Johnson, said.Johnson said aspiring entrepreneurs should learn however they can, whether through books, conversations, or spending time with people who have already built successful businesses.”I called so many people and met with them for lunch and dinner…
sankaiThrive Capital’s 2022 early-stage venture capital fund, a $516M investment vehicle that made early bets on OpenAI (OPENAI), SpaceX (SPCX), and Anduril Industries, has reportedly grown to be worth more than $3.7B as of the end of June. That figure, which
Chili’s has a new weapon in the war against fast food: its crispy chicken sandwich.While the chicken sandwich wars have faded in recent years, the fight for value has only intensified.Chili’s has repeatedly leaned into that competition, launching three campaigns in the past few years that directly challenge fast-food staples with larger versions of those items, arguing that diners can get more for their money at the casual-dining chain.Earlier this year, Chili’s launched a new campaign for its $10.99 3-For-Me deal, featuring a revamped chicken sandwich and five new versions, from Buffalo to BLT-style, as it looks to challenge fast-food…