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In bitcoin's shadow, another cryptocurrency, Ether, stages its own rally
In bitcoin's shadow, another cryptocurrency, Ether, stages its own rally
by  AFP

Bitcoin has captured the limelight in recent weeks as it surged to a new record high, yet another major cryptocurrency, Ether, has been enjoying its own meteoric rise. Bitcoin's rise has been well-documented, but Ether's has been even more impressive, surging almost 72 percent year to date in comparison to bitcoin's 61 percent rise.

Led by Musk, Silicon Valley inches to the right
Led by Musk, Silicon Valley inches to the right
by  AFP

Since his tumultuous takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has made an unabashed turn to the right politically, defying the orthodoxy that Silicon Valley is a citadel of well-heeled liberals beholden to Democrats.

Pakistan enters fourth week of nationwide X disruption
Pakistan enters fourth week of nationwide X disruption
by  AFP

Pakistan entered on Saturday its fourth week of nationwide disruption to social media platform X, with activists waging a court battle to get it restored. AFP staff reported Saturday that X remained disrupted in the capital Islamabad, as well as the megacities of Lahore and Karachi.

Sam Altman returns to OpenAI board months after crisis
Sam Altman returns to OpenAI board months after crisis
by  AFP

CEO Sam Altman will return to the board of OpenAI, the company said on Friday, just months after a boardroom dustup that saw him fired and rehired by the company behind ChatGPT. Altman was also found to have been wrongly fired in an internal investigation that was launched in the days after his chaotic dismissal last year, the company said.

Apple ends block on EU app store for Fortnite-maker Epic
Apple ends block on EU app store for Fortnite-maker Epic
by  AFP

Apple reversed course on Friday and will allow Epic Games to develop a competing European app store for iPhones after a feud between the two companies tested a new law governing big tech on the continent. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney called the turnaround "a big win for European rule of law, for the European Commission, and for the freedom of developers worldwide to speak up."