Month: June 2025
Internet Computer rises sharply
ICP’s remarkable gains of over 7% on the day and 11% over the past 24 hours reflect solid sentiment surrounding the token following the launch of the protocol’s decentralized wallet OISY’s version 1.5.Internet Computer (ICP) edges higher, trading at around $5.95 on Monday as the cryptocurrency market looks forward to the second round of trade
PayPal to add Hotel Booking on its App
PayPal is partnering with hotel payment provider Selfbook to let users search for and book hotels within the PayPal app. People using the PayPal app will be able to go to the Offers section and search for hotels with filters like travel dates and number of guests. Users will see hotels that use Selfbook’s payment
China trying to attract the world’s top scientific talent
Across China, cities and provinces are seeking researchers, students and innovators — both homegrown and from abroad. In return, they’re offering large sums of money, as well as housing, health care, work for their spouses and other benefits. That’s on top of the generous salaries being offered by universities, and research funding from the central
The ‘Gate to Hell’ in Turkmenistan
Deep in the arid desert of Turkmenistan, a huge crater has been burning with the wrath of a thousand flames, night and day, day and night. Tourists flock to its precipitous edges, while after dark, spiders are drawn to its brilliant glow, hypnotically crawling to a fiery death. No-one knows how the pit, officially called
Microsoft Edge picture in Picture update
Microsoft Edge for desktop offers a picture-in-picture (PIP) feature for viewing web videos like those on YouTube in a minimal window outside the main browser window. This week, PIP got a usability update, and it’s worth checking out if you’ve ever used this feature or it’s been a while. The picture-in-picture window now offers more
India and Britain struck a long-delayed free trade agreement
India and Britain struck a long-delayed free trade agreement last month after negotiations were relaunched in February. Britain has sought to bolster trade ties across the world since it left the European Union under Brexit, a need that became more pressing after the United States unleashed a global tariff blitz that risks causing weaker economic
China Gold stash to $244 billion
While most of the world stayed frozen in wait-and-see mode, China kept stacking gold like a country preparing for something big. In May, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) added 60,000 troy ounces to its already massive reserve, bringing the total to 73.83 million fine troy ounces. This is the seventh month in a row
Elon Musk Makes a U-turn against Trump being on Epstein list
Elon Musk has backed away from his extraordinary claim that President Donald Trump was implicated in ‘the Epstein files.’ The post recently disappeared from his X profile, and Musk appeared to backtrack on some of the remarks he made against Trump during their war of the words this week.Trump threatened to cut off huge federal
Russia Attack Kharkiv
Russia pummeled Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, overnight on Saturday, using a swarm of drones, bombs and missiles that killed at least three people. The local authorities said that within 90 minutes, Russia struck the city with nearly 50 drones, two missiles and four glide bombs, powerful guided weapons that carry hundreds of pounds of explosives.
ChatGPT access to Google, Gmail and Outlook
OpenAI announced that ChatGPT can now be connected to more apps and services, allowing you to pull your data from those sources in real time. Newly connectable sources that were explicitly mentioned include Outlook, Teams, Google Drive, Gmail, and Linear.In addition, OpenAI is also rolling out ChatGPT’s new Record Mode feature to ChatGPT Team users