Inside the Stablecoin stampede, as mainstream financial giants rush to cash in on the crypto coin

Stablecoins processed $33 trillion last year — 20 times the amount of transactions that PayPal did. And now, financial giants like BlackRock, credit cards like Visa and crypto ventures like World Liberty Financial are racing to get in on the cryptocurrency, which allows money to be transferred instantly and with minimal fees. At least, that is the verdict from a gathering of heavyweights at the Future Investment Initiative in Miami, where I interviewed Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, World Liberty Financial co-founder Zach Witkoff and Maja Vujinovic, CEO of Digital Assets at FG Nexus, about how the digital asset will transform our…

Masturbate more to lower your risk of cancer, urges new health campaign

This campaign wants you to lighten your load. FCancer, a nonprofit focused on cancer prevention and early detection, has declared its mission to “beat cancer off, literally” — imploring men to ejaculate more for their health. At least 21 times a month, to be exact. Dr. Lorelei Mucci, a professor of…

First-ever 3D map of the clitoris maps every nerve in high resolution

New research offers a closer look at one of the least-studied organs in the human body: the clitoris, the structure responsible for female sexual pleasure.Once described by a 16th-century anatomist as the “shameful member,” the clitoris has historically been ignored in research in part due to taboo. Additionally, dissecting clitoral…

Austin Reaves goes off on Luka Doncic heckler: ‘Shut the f—k up’

A fan who heckled Luka Doncic following the Lakers star’s injury Thursday night got an absolute earful from Austin Reaves. Just after Doncic crumpled to the Paycom Center hardwood in the third quarter of the Lakers’ road matchup with the Thunder, Reaves raced in to blast an Oklahoma City supporter…

Google issues 2nd security warning in days over Chrome browser attacks

It’s a case of search-engine failure. Google has issued a security alert to Chrome users after confirming that cybercriminals had exploited a vulnerable system, marking the second such advisory in days. Dubbed CVE-2026-5281, this stealth bug is zero-day exploit, an under-the-radar software or hardware security flaw unknown to the vendor,…

Homo habilis is the earliest named human. But is it even human?

For 60 years, the earliest known human species has also been one of the most mysterious. Homo habilis was added to our family tree in 1964. But it’s long been unclear exactly what the ancient species, which lived between about 2.4 million and 1.65 million years ago, looked like.That’s because,…

Meta lays off hundreds as tech giant continues AI investment

Meta is slashing hundreds of employees in Silicon Valley as the tech giant heavily invests in artificial intelligence and weighs axing over 20% of its workforce. The Facebook parent company is cutting nearly 200 workers in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to new state filings. The reductions will hit…

Giants hiring Matt Nagy as offensive coordinator

The Giants have their offensive coordinator. John Harbaugh is hiring Matt Nagy to lead the offense and help take quarterback Jaxson Dart to the next level, according to multiple reports. Nagy, 47, spent the past four seasons with the Chiefs and was their OC for the last three seasons. He…

Disney names theme parks boss Josh D’Amaro as its new CEO

Josh D’Amaro, the longtime Disney executive who runs the company’s global theme parks and experiences business, has been tapped as the next chief executive of The Walt Disney Company, ending Bob Iger’s long and closely watched succession saga at the entertainment giant, the company announced. Disney’s board unanimously voted to…

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