Circle, one of the world’s largest issuers of USDC, a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, ended its first trading day as a public company at $83.23 per share, 168% above its IPO price of $31 set the previous day. The IPO pop demonstrates public market investors’ interest in cryptocurrencies and stablecoins in particular amid … Read more
Rory McIlroy was left 10 shots off the lead at the Canadian Open after shooting a stuttering one-over par opening round on Thursday. Playing his first tournament since a disappointing showing at the PGA Championship last month, McIlroy recovered from a slow start with three successive birdies around the turn to move under par, but … Read more
Anysphere, the maker of AI coding assistant Cursor, has raised $900 million at a $9.9 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported. The round was led by returning investor Thrive Capital, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, and DST Global. The massive round is Anysphere’s third fundraise in less than a year. The 3-year-old startup secured its previous … Read more
Four-time NFL MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers has joined the Pittsburgh Steelers on a one-year deal, according to US reports. Rodgers’ future had been up in the air since he split with the New York Jets at the end of last season, with retirement having appeared a serious possibility for the 41-year-old. However, according to the … Read more
Bonfire Social, a new framework for building communities on the open social web, launched on Thursday during the FediForum online conference. While Bonfire Social is a federated app, meaning it’s powered by the same underlying protocol as Mastodon (ActivityPub), it’s designed to be more modular and more customizable. That means communities on Bonfire have more … Read more
The England Women’s squad for Euro 2025 has been announced by a star-studded line-up, including the likes of David Beckham, Harry Kane, Keely Hodgkinson, Ian Wright and Jill Scott! Source link
PalmPay, an African digital bank fintech, is in talks to raise between $50 million and $100 million in a Series B round, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. It’s unclear what valuation it hopes to get, but its last round, in 2021, ranked it among the continent’s most valuable startups, estimated just shy … Read more
Jacob Bethell is back in the England Test squad for the series opener against India but fast bowler Gus Atkinson is out with a hamstring injury. Bethell missed the innings victory over Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge last month while on IPL duty but returns to a 14-man group for the fixture at Headingley from June … Read more
In a Bloomberg interview Wednesday night in downtown San Francisco, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai pushed back against concerns that AI could eventually make half the company’s 180,000-person workforce redundant. Instead, Pichai stressed the company’s commitment to growth through at least next year. “I expect we will grow from our current engineering phase even into next … Read more
Novak Djokovic came from behind to beat Alexander Zverev at the French Open, setting up a blockbuster semi-final clash with Jannik Sinner. Djokovic, seeking a standalone record 25th Grand Slam singles title, lost the first set but wore down Zverev in a thrilling encounter to win 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 in Paris. The 38-year-old Serb, … Read more
