Monthly Archives: May 2025

$TRUMP and other meme coins won’t be protected by SEC, Commissioner Hester Peirce says

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said investors shouldn’t expect protection when it comes to meme coins as the agency pulls back from aggressive enforcement.

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Stablecoins stole the show at Bitcoin 2025 — here’s what the major players said

Stablecoins stole the spotlight at Bitcoin 2025, as U.S. officials backed new legislation to enshrine digital dollars.

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Yep, X was down again

People reported that photos weren’t loading, its banking service XMoney wasn’t working, and search wasn’t returning any results, among other things.

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TechCrunch Mobility: A ride-sharing pioneer comes for Uber, Tesla loses more ground, and dog-like delivery robots land in Texas

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

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DOGE left United States Institute of Peace office with water damage, rats, and roaches

The chief executive of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) says Elon Musk’s DOGE left the nonprofit’s Washington, D.C., headquarters in disarray.

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It’s not your imagination: AI is speeding up the pace of change

Venture capitalist Mary Meeker just dropped a 340-page report to describe the speed at which AI is being developed, adopted, spent on, and used.

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Trump administration to claw back $3.7B in clean energy and manufacturing awards

Large corporations and growing startups were wrapped up in the latest move by the Trump administration to undo Biden-era contracts.

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Tesla shares set to wrap strong May as Elon Musk ends time with Trump’s DOGE

Musk’s work leading DOGE, President Donald Trump’s initiative to slash federal agencies and their resources, is coming to a formal end.

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China calls out Trump for ‘abuse’ of semiconductor export controls

The U.S. has limited exports of some chips and chip technology to China as part of a national defense strategy dating back to the first Trump administration

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Automattic says it will start contributing to WordPress again after pause

WordPress.com parent company Automattic is changing direction… again. In a blog post titled “Returning to Core” published Thursday evening, Automattic announced it will unpause its contributions to the WordPress project. This is despite having said only last month that the … Continue reading

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