John Ray

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Robinhood's $200 million Bitstamp deal takes it beyond retail trading

5 days ago | vervetimes.com | John Ray

Robinhood has officially closed its $200 million acquisition of Bitstamp, bringing one of the world’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchanges into its fold and signaling a strategic shift beyond retail trading and into the world of institutions.
Jony Ive’s OpenAI device gets the Powell Jobs nod of approval

5 days ago | vervetimes.com | John Ray |John Ray

The mysterious AI gadget being created by OpenAI and former Apple design chief Jony Ive has been given the thumbs up from Laurene Powell Jobs. In a new interview published by The Financial Times, the two reminisce about Jony Ive’s time working at Apple alongside Powell Jobs’ late husband, Steve, and trying to make up for the “unintentional” harms associated with those efforts. Ive again acknowledged this, and says the collaboration with Altman has revived his optimism for technology.
DoorDash CEO Tony Xu is new industry consolidator in food delivery

6 days ago | vervetimes.com | John Ray

Tony Xu, co-founder and CEO of DoorDash Inc., smiles during the Wall Street Journal Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, on Oct. 22, 2019. Martina Albertazzi | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDuring the depths of the Covid pandemic, with restaurants around the country facing an existential crisis, DoorDash CEO Tony Xu had an unconventional proposal. He wanted to cut commissions.
Netflix showed off new trailers for Knives Out 3 and del Toro’s Frankenstein

6 days ago | vervetimes.com | John Ray

At its now-annual Tudum event, Netflix revealed new trailers for some of its more anticipated feature films. That includes the very first teaser for Guillermo del Toro’s live-action take on Frankenstein, which stars Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley, Charles Dance, and Christoph Waltz. It starts streaming in November, and is the latest project for del Toro on Netflix, following a stop motion Pinocchio and his anthology series Cabinet of Curiosities.
Saylor bitcoin buying strategy 'exploding,' but Wall Street skeptical

1 week ago | vervetimes.com | John Ray

LAS VEGAS — The bitcoin treasury play that lifted Strategy’s market cap past $80 billion is now being mimicked by meme stock companies, media firms, and multinational conglomerates. But Wall Street isn’t buying all the hype. This week, Trump Media announced plans to raise $2.5 billion to buy bitcoin, and GameStop revealed a $500 million allocation.
Twitch is getting vertical livestreams

1 week ago | vervetimes.com | John Ray

Twitch is announcing a bunch of updates at TwitchCon Europe, including the ability to host a vertical livestream and an open beta test that lets creators stream at a higher quality. The rollout of vertical streams should make livestreams easier to watch in portrait mode on your phone. Down the line, streamers won’t be forced to pick between vertical or horizontal streams; instead, Twitch will let streamers offer their streams in a dual format.
RFK Jr.‘s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report is riddled with AI slop

1 week ago | vervetimes.com | John Ray

There are some questionable sources underpinning Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s controversial “Make America Healthy Again” commission report. Signs point to AI tomfoolery, and the use of ChatGPT specifically, which calls into question the veracity of the White House report meant to address reasons for the decline in US life expectancy. An investigation by NOTUS found dozens of errors in the MAHA report, including broken links, wrong issue numbers, and missing or incorrect authors.
SEC drops Binance lawsuit, ending one of last remaining crypto actions

1 week ago | vervetimes.com | John Ray

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThe SEC has formally dropped its lawsuit against Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao, bringing an end to one of the last remaining crypto enforcement actions brought by the agency. In a Thursday filing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, lawyers for the SEC and Binance jointly moved to dismiss the case, which was first brought in June 2023.
Salesforce (CRM) Q1 earnings report 2026

1 week ago | vervetimes.com | John Ray

Salesforce shares were volatile in extended trading on Wednesday after the sales and customer service software maker reported upbeat fiscal first-quarter results and guidance. Here’s how the company performed relative to LSEG consensus:Earnings per share: $2.58 adjusted vs. 2.54 expectedRevenue: $9.83 billion vs. $9.75 billion expectedSalesforce’s revenue grew 7.6% year over year in the quarter, which ended on April 30, according to a statement.
Microsoft wants Windows Update to handle all apps

1 week ago | vervetimes.com | John Ray

Microsoft is starting to open Windows Update up to any third-party app that needs to be updated. The software giant is now allowing developers to sign up for a private preview of what it calls the Windows Update orchestration platform, that will enable Windows Update to support any update for apps or drivers in the future. It’s focused largely on business apps, but it will be open to any apps or management tools.