When Vladimir Novakovski, CEO of perpetuals exchange Lighter, says the Robinhood Chain deal was “12 years in the making,” he’s not being dramatic for effect. The partnership that officially went live with Robinhood Chain’s public mainnet launch on July 1 is rooted in personal and professional relationships that stretch back… Listen ⇢

The Trump administration launched the American AI Exports Program with a straightforward enough ambition: make US artificial intelligence the world’s default technology. The results from the first application round suggest the ambition may have outpaced the execution. The Commerce Department received just 78 applications when the program’s first call for… Listen ⇢

The AI gold rush has a carbon problem. Microsoft, Google, and Amazon all reported significant jumps in greenhouse gas emissions, driven almost entirely by the insatiable energy appetite of their expanding AI data center networks. Microsoft’s emissions climbed roughly 25% year-over-year to approximately 20-21 million metric tons. Google wasn’t far… Listen ⇢

The U.S. just took a big swing at central bank digital currency, and it’s not a tap on the wrist. A federal statute now blocks a retail CBDC, which reshapes the playing field for dollar stablecoins almost overnight. This piece breaks down what exactly became law, how it tilts incentives… Listen ⇢

VALORANT Champions Tour EMEA just announced its roster of co-streamers for Stage 2, which kicks off July 15. The move is less about adding color commentary and more about triage: Stage 1 averaged fewer than 100,000 viewers, a historic low for the region’s premier competitive circuit. The co-streaming strategy, explained… Listen ⇢

Nvidia doesn’t just want to sell the chips powering the biggest AI data center project in the country. It wants to own a piece of the electricity keeping them cool. The chipmaker, along with a consortium of other tech companies, is in advanced discussions to acquire a minority stake in… Listen ⇢

Leaving your old job on good terms is generally considered wise. Leaving your old job while allegedly keeping a company laptop and downloading files about unreleased products? That’s how you end up in federal court. Apple has filed a trade-secret lawsuit against OpenAI, former iPhone engineer Chang Liu, and former… Listen ⇢

Crypto payments move fast, but they don’t forgive. If a bot pays the wrong address or a worker ships a broken deliverable, there’s no friendly chargeback button. That hard finality is great for settlement. It’s awful for disputes, which are just part of doing business. The bigger the volume, the… Listen ⇢

Jayden Adams, the South African midfielder who represented Bafana Bafana at the 2026 FIFA World Cup just weeks ago, has died at the age of 25. The South African Football Association confirmed the news on July 11, sending shockwaves through the global soccer community and prompting an outpouring of tributes… Listen ⇢