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What Happens When a Bitcoin Block Is Full? Every Byte Sparks a Live Fee Auction
When Bitcoin traffic gets heavy, a full block does not stop the network; it turns the next available space into a live auction where urgency has a price. Key Takeaways Bitcoin blocks cap at 4 million weight units, forcing lower-fee payments to wait. Bitcoin Core 31.0 can evict weak packages when a node’s 300 MB
Chinese Stocks Gain as State-Backed Insurers Advocate Long-Term Investments
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Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Shares Jump on $9.8 Billion AI Data Center Deal
Bitcoin miner Hut 8’s shares rose Monday after the Toronto Stock Exchange- and Nasdaq-listed firm said it had signed a second 15-year lease worth $9.8 billion for its AI data center. Hut 8 shares peaked as high as $106 a pop before dropping to around $101. They closed Monday up over 10%. The deal will
The Download: Musk v. Altman, smart glasses for warfare, and Google I/O
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Here’s why Elon Musk lost his suit against OpenAI Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against OpenAI, which centered on whether the company breached its founding contract as a nonprofit...
The Download: Europe’s heat wave hits the grid, and IBM’s chip targets Moore’s Law
Plus: Anthropic says Alibaba “illicitly” extracted Claude’s capabilities . This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Europe’s extreme heat is shutting down power plants Europe is in the middle of a record-breaking heat wave, and the grid is
The Download: DeepSeek’s latest AI breakthrough, and the race to build world models
This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model matters On Friday, Chinese AI firm DeepSeek released a preview of V4, its long-awaited new flagship model. Notably, the model can process much longer
The Download: the state of AI, and protecting bears with drones
Plus: human scientists still trounce the top AI agents at complex tasks. This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Want to understand the current state of AI? Check out these charts. If you’re following AI news, you’re probably getting whiplash. AI is a gold
The Download: how humans make decisions, and Moderna’s “vaccine” word games
Plus: Sam Altman's home has been attacked twice in two days. This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. You have no choice in reading this article—maybe How do humans make decisions? The question has been on Uri Maoz’s mind since he read an article in
The Download: an exclusive Jeff VanderMeer story and AI models too scary to release
Plus: OpenAI has joined Anthropic in restricting the release of an AI model over security fears. This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Constellations —Constellations is a short story by Jeff VanderMeer, the author of the critically
The Download: Quantum computing for health, and why the world doesn’t recycle more nuclear waste
Plus: The FBI has admitted it’s buying Americans' location data. This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. A $5 million prize awaits proof that quantum computers can solve health care problems In a laboratory on the outskirts
The Download: The startup that says it can stop lightning, and inside OpenAI’s Pentagon deal
This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. This startup claims it can stop lightning and prevent catastrophic wildfires Startup Skyward Wildfire says it can prevent catastrophic fires by stopping the lightning strikes that ignite them. So far, it hasn’t
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What Happens When a Bitcoin Block Is Full? Every Byte Sparks a Live Fee Auction
When Bitcoin traffic gets heavy, a full block does not stop the network; it turns the next available space into a live auction where urgency has a price. Key Takeaways Bitcoin blocks cap at 4 million weight units, forcing lower-fee payments to wait. Bitcoin Core 31.0 can evict weak packages when a node’s 300 MB
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Chinese Stocks Gain as State-Backed Insurers Advocate Long-Term Investments
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Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Shares Jump on $9.8 Billion AI Data Center Deal
Bitcoin miner Hut 8’s shares rose Monday after the Toronto Stock Exchange- and Nasdaq-listed firm said it had signed a second 15-year lease worth $9.8 billion for its AI data center. Hut 8 shares peaked as high as $106 a pop before dropping to around $101. They closed Monday up over 10%. The deal will
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Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Japan Announces Plan to Scoop Up Coins Despite Market Downturn
Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Japan Announces Plan to Scoop Up Coins Despite Market Downturn Metaplanet subsidiary Bitcoin Japan is starting a crypto treasury. This post Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Japan Announces Plan to Scoop Up Coins Despite Market Downturn first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo...
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Bitcoin-Treasury Capital B Plans 10-for-1 Reverse Stock Split for September
Capital B, the Paris-listed bitcoin treasury company once known as The Blockchain Group, will combine every 10 existing shares into one new share beginning September 8, according to a regulatory filing the company published Monday. The consolidation reduces the number of outstanding shares from 300,650,632 to 30,065,063. Each new share will carry a par value