The Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty, the average difficulty level for mining a block on the network, climbed to a new all-time high of 134.7 trillion on Friday. Network difficulty hit a previous all-time high in August and steadily rose throughout the month, despite projections that network difficulty would decrease. Bitcoin’s hashrate, the average of the […]
Higher SALT deduction relieves homeowners, adds to national debt
President Donald Trump‘s “big beautiful bill” raised the state and local tax deduction, known as SALT, to $40,000 for 2025. The change comes less than a decade after a cap was placed on this tax break for the first time in its history. Taxpayers who itemize tax breaks can claim the SALT deduction, which includes state and […]
Roblox announces short-video, AI features amid child safety concerns
Thiago Prudêncio | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Roblox on Friday announced new short-video and AI features that come amid increasing lawmaker scrutiny into how the company protects children on its platform. With Roblox Moments, users 13 and older will be able to create and share video clips of their gameplay with others […]
Charlie Sheen reveals past sexual encounters with men in documentary, memoir
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Charlie Sheen is speaking out for the first time about his past sexual encounters with men. In his upcoming memoir, “The Book of Sheen,” and Netflix documentary, “aka Charlie Sheen,” the 60-year-old actor opened up about deciding to try something new after years of being with only […]
Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement
Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by a group of book authors alleging copyright infringement, an estimated $3,000 per work. In a court motion on Friday, the plaintiffs emphasized that the terms of the settlement are “critical victories” and that going to trial would have been an […]
TLGY, StablecoinX raise $530M PIPE as Ethena USDe hits $12B
StablecoinX and TLGY Acquisition have secured an additional $530 million in financing to buy digital assets, bringing total commitments to $890 million ahead of a planned merger and Nasdaq listing. The combined company, to be renamed StablecoinX Inc., is set to hold more than 3 billion ENA, the native token of the Ethena protocol. According […]
No tax on Social Security benefits: Senator introduces bill
A Social Security Administration (SSA) office in Washington, DC, March 26, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” provides relief to certain Social Security beneficiaries who pay taxes on their benefits. But it doesn’t eliminate those levies entirely. Now, Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, introduced a bill on Thursday […]
What the ChatGPT maker is doing in the country
Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the annual Snowflake Summit in San Francisco, California on June 02, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images OpenAI is rapidly expanding its presence in India — one of the key markets for its flagship ChatGPT product. India is an appealing destination for U.S. tech […]
Sydney Sweeney declines American Eagle questions as she debuts new look for movie
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sydney Sweeney made it clear she doesn’t plan to comment on the backlash surrounding her American Eagle “Great Jeans” campaign. On Sept. 5, the 27-year-old actress will attend the Toronto International Film Festival for the premiere of her new biographical sports drama, “Christy.” It will mark her […]
Should AI Get Legal Rights?
In one paper Eleos AI published, the nonprofit argues for evaluating AI consciousness using a “computational functionalism” approach. A similar idea was once championed by none other than Putnam, though he criticized it later in his career. The theory suggests that human minds can be thought of as specific kinds of computational systems. From there, […]