MiniCPM5-1B, a one-billion-parameter model from OpenBMB, is the latest release in the MiniCPM on-device series. It supports native tool calling and the Model Context Protocol (MCP), fits on a smartpho

Publicly traded Ethereum treasury firm Sharplink will join the Russell 2000 and 3000 indexes when their semiannual restructure goes into effect on June 29, the firm announced on Tuesday. The firm’s i

Cybercriminals are weaponizing widespread excitement surrounding Grand Theft Auto 6, flooding the internet with phishing traps and malware repacks ahead of the game’s highly anticipated November relea

Spain is taking the precautionary measure of blocking prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket as it investigates potential violations of its gambling regulations.  The disciplinary order wa

Leading AI models consistently showed a positive bias toward Catholicism in conversion-related questions while steering users away from other faiths, according to a new multi-university benchmark rele

TeraWulf, a Maryland-based Bitcoin mining firm and data center operator, announced Tuesday that it has acquired a sprawling development site in eastern Kentucky it plans to build into one of the large

University researchers in China have found a way to alter the behavior of AI voice models by embedding hidden commands inside audio clips that are inaudible to humans. The attack has an up to 96% succ

The United Kingdom announced a package of sanctions Tuesday against entities accused of aiding Russia—including HTX, the massive crypto exchange founded by Justin Sun. The U.K. government sanctioned

Publicly traded Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies added 111,942 ETH, or more than $237 million worth, to its balance sheet last week, marking the firm’s largest buy yet this year a

Indonesia\\\'s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs blocked access to Polymarket on Friday, with officials stating that platforms allowing users to wager money on uncertain outcomes remain gambl

Shanghai-based AI lab StepFun released StepAudio 2.5 Realtime this week. It\\\'s an end-to-end real-time voice model—audio goes in, audio comes out, no text conversion in the middle. It supports Chinese

China is reportedly requiring some senior AI workers at private firms including Alibaba and DeepSeek to obtain approval before traveling abroad, tightening state control over a key part of the country

Strategy burned through most of its cash reserves while extinguishing debt last week, leaving the Bitcoin-buying firm with fewer funds on hand to pay preferred stockholders. The Tysons Corner, Virgin

Days after a Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the Treasury Department’s recent spate of bank charter approvals for crypto firms may be illegal, industry leaders are forcefully pushing back on the characteri

A lucky trader bought $341 of a World Cup-themed Solana meme coin in mid-May, when it had a market capitalization of less than $40,000. Since then, the token has soared more than 30,000%, with the tra