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I am nothing if not a huge movie buff. I watch way too many of them, and I’m always on the hunt for a new format in which to experience them. So when XREAL, the smart glasses company, sent me an a01 — one of its newer models, which it released in May of this year — I was eager to give them a spin as the newest vector by which to satisfy my media fanaticism. The a01 isn’t a particularly sophisticated smart glasses model. Unlike more software-heavy AR glasses like, say, the Meta Orion or Snap’s Specs, it’s basically…

Affirm Holdings stock closed nearly unchanged on Friday after the buy now, pay later firm reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and CEO Max Levchin said high gas prices are weighing on shoppers.”The U.S. consumer undoubtedly sees the higher gas prices, so can’t, can’t ignore that,” Levchin told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “They’re also coming to us to help manage those prices across all the various inflationary points.”The national average price for gas was at $4.09 per gallon as of Friday, according to AAA data. That is down from May, when gas climbed above $4.50, but is still much higher than pre-Iran war…

Bitcoin (BTC) saw volatility after Friday’s Wall Street open as markets reacted to US Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh’s comments on future monetary policy.Key points:Bitcoin initially fell during Fed chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole keynote speech before circling $79,500.Warsh said he sees no trend change in inflation despite recent lower PCE and CPI prints.BTC price action sustaining above $83,000 hinges on Bitcoin derivatives traders, analysis says.Warsh: Inflation trends have not “meaningfully improved”Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD dipping to $78,442 on Bitstamp in volatile trading conditions, down around 1% at the time of writing.BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewIn his first keynote…

In brief Meta is testing robots that can swap cables, restart servers, and inspect equipment. Some workers fear the machines will reduce staffing or shift technical work to lower-paid roles. The robots remain slow and require human assistance. Meta is testing robots to maintain the data centers powering its artificial intelligence systems, including machines that can replace networking cables, restart servers, and inspect equipment.According to a Friday WIRED report, Meta is testing robots from San Francisco-based Watney Robotics, Quebec-based Kinova, and Zurich-based ABB that could reduce labor costs—and potentially staffing—as its AI infrastructure expands.Myriad: How high will Nvidia go? Click…

Update (Aug. 28, 8:30 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include information about the FCA’s oversight of stablecoins.Circle, the issuer behind the USDC stablecoin, will be the latest sponsor for the Chelsea Football Club just months after the UK’s financial watchdog warned about “questionable sponsorship deals with unauthorized financial firms,” including crypto companies.In a Friday announcement, Circle said its name and USDC would appear on jerseys for Chelsea FC players in the 2026/2027 season. The partnership deal between the football club and the digital asset company came about three months after the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said…

In brief Bitcoin dropped as low as $76,877 on Friday after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole keynote, confirming the resistance zone flagged earlier this week. September rate-hike odds jumped to roughly 56% from about 35% a day earlier after Warsh said the Fed still has “work to do” on inflation. Myriad traders are still pricing Bitcoin’s next major move at 77% for $84,000 versus 23% for $55,000, largely unmoved by Friday’s selloff. Bitcoin fell as low as $76,877 on Friday, giving up most of a double-digit weekly gain after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s first Jackson Hole keynote warned…

Solana validators have approved a proposal to double the network’s annual disinflation rate, reducing future SOL issuance.According to finalized voting results, the proposal received 67% support, with 25.16% voting against and 7.84% abstaining. Overall participation reached 60.7% of eligible stake.The proposal, known as SGP-0002 or Double Disinflation, increases Solana’s annual disinflation rate from 15% to 30%, while leaving the network’s long-term inflation target of 1.5% unchanged.Under the new schedule, Solana is expected to reach its 1.5% terminal inflation rate in about 2.8 years, compared with roughly 5.7 years under the previous schedule, Solana Compass reported. The change would result in…

Even as hunger declines around the world, food insecurity remains prevalent in rural communities. Restoring soil health, expanding access to new technologies, strengthening land rights, and upgrading public infrastructure are essential to boost agricultural productivity and protect rural livelihoods. URBANA, ILLINOIS—The United Nations recently released its State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026 report, which, perhaps surprisingly, delivered some encouraging news. While roughly 645 million people experienced hunger in 2025, that was nearly 14 million fewer than in the previous year. For the first time in a decade, the number of hungry people in Africa also declined. …

Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week’s biggest funding deal roundup here. Most of this week’s largest funding recipients were AI-focused startups, with Instinct, a developer of AI assistants, pulling in the biggest round. Other sizable financings went to companies in areas including business software, physical AI, autonomous transport and even sea gliders. Overall, rounds…

The week that wasIt has already been a positive week for the US Dollar (USD), but a hawkish speech from Chair Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole Symposium may have laid the groundwork for a more sustained rebound in the Buck.Indeed, the US Dollar Index (DXY) has regained its composure and is on track to end the week with solid gains, reviving expectations of a potential re-test of the psychological 100.00 barrier sooner rather than later.Meanwhile, investors appear to have digested last week’s turbulence in the US bond market. With the geopolitical front unusually quiet and no fresh verbal intervention…