Wikipedia is often described as the last good website on an internet increasingly filled with toxic social media and AI slop. But it seems the online encyclopedia is not completely immune to broader trends, with human pageviews falling 8% year-over-year, according to a new blog post from Marshall Miller of the Wikimedia Foundation. The foundation…
The United Kingdom is falling behind in the digital asset market, particularly in the area of stablecoins, despite the technology’s potential to help the country preserve its leading role in global financial services. That was a central message in a recent Financial Times op-ed by George Osborne, the former UK chancellor turned crypto lobbyist, who…
What to know: Lyn Alden says a weaker dollar is necessary for the US to stabilize its financial system. Bitcoin and gold are well-positioned to benefit from de-dollarization. Sovereign wealth funds and various nations are already increasing their Bitcoin exposure as the dollar’s global dominance starts to wane. The weakening of the US dollar (DXY)…
Best Buy carried out another round of layoffs and job restructurings last week, with the company cutting some of its sales staff and reducing the pay for others, according to current and former employees who spoke with The Verge. Multiple people said their new pay will be much lower due to the changes. The layoffs…