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Music streaming services are starting to unleash their year-in-review features for 2025, and Apple Music’s version is out now. Apple Music Replay is here to lay bare your listening stats for the year — at least so far, because these tools go live with a whole month of the year left to go. You can check out the 2025 edition from the Home tab in the app.As ever, Replay shows your total listening time, the number of artists you checked out, your most-listened-to song and album and more. New this year is a discovery stat, which highlights new artists you…
Sony has launched its mid-range flagship mirrorless camera, the A7 V, with a strong emphasis on speed but a bit less on video than some may have hoped. The new model sports a 33MP partially stacked full-frame Exmor RS sensor and an all-new Bionz XR2 processor with built-in AI, powering what the company calls its fastest, most accurate subject-detect autofocus ever. At the same time, it can shoot 14-bit photos at up to 30 fps with 16 stops of dynamic range, the highest ever on a Sony (or nearly any other) camera.On the video side, the A7 V now supports…
The platform centered around women’s fitness and community is returning to its roots as original co-founder Karena Dawn returns Over 16 years after its founding, Tone It Up’s leadership is returning to its roots, as one of its original co-founders mounts a bold comeback to the brand. Karena Dawn, who helped build the women’s fitness and community platform back in 2009, is reacquiring the brand as its sole owner, CEO and creative director. Tone It Up is also bringing aboard Deseray Cummings as director of marketing in the new transition. Financial terms of the transaction weren’t disclosed. “This isn’t just…
Actress Jenna Ortega slammed artificial intelligence (AI) at a film festival on Saturday, warning Hollywood that it is opening a “Pandora’s box.” “As humans, we have a tendency to always, when you look back at history, take things too far. It’s very easy to be terrified. I know I am in times like this of deep uncertainty,” Ortega said during a discussion about Hollywood’s AI boom at the Marrakech Film Festival on Saturday. “And it kind of feels like we’ve opened up a Pandora’s Box, in a way,” the Wednesday star continued. “There’s certain things that AI just isn’t able…
XRP price has formed a bullish cross on its weekly Stochastic RSI, creating a bullish sign for the cryptocurrency at a time when its price has been struggling to break away from the $2 region. The cryptocurrency has spent the past several days moving into a downturn, and buyers will now be looking to defend $2. Even though momentum has been limited, new inflows from recently launched XRP ETFs have kept sentiment from turning full-on bearish. XRP Stochastic RSI Undergoes Bullish Weekly Cross According to crypto analyst ChartNerd, XRP has just printed a bullish cross on its weekly Stochastic RSI…
XRP’s largest holders are undergoing a sharp structural shift on the XRP Ledger: there are significantly fewer “whale and shark” wallets than two months ago, yet the remaining large accounts now custody more XRP than at any point in the past seven years, according to new data from on-chain analytics firm Santiment. XRP Whales Shrink, Holdings Hit 7-Year High In a post on X, Santiment described what it called “a fascinating trend” in the behavior of the network’s biggest holders. The firm wrote: “XRP Ledger is seeing a fascinating trend of whale & shark wallets shrinking in number, but continuing…
If you have a white elephant gift exchange at work this year or with friends and family, there’s a good chance you’re scrambling right now to find a good gift — or decipher what even makes a good white elephant gift. The possible origins of the term “white elephant” provide one way of looking at it: According to legend, the King of Siam would give a white elephant to courtiers who had upset them. It was a far more devious punishment than simply having them executed. The recipient had no choice but to simply thank the king for such an…
Trump signs Genius Act, first major U.S. crypto law, into effectPresident Donald Trump signed the Genius Act, establishing the first U.S. crypto law regulating stablecoins.A recent survey shows nearly half of Gen Z would be excited to receive cryptocurrency as a holiday gift.Cryptocurrency ownership is more common among younger men, according to Gallup polling.Bitcoin’s price has been volatile, recently declining after a dramatic rise in recent years.Experts suggest that if you are hesitant about crypto, gifting stocks or ETFs is a more traditional alternative.Gen Z wants crypto for Christmas. But how cool are their Gen X parents with putting digital currency under the virtual tree? Crypto has…
Trump signs Genius Act, first major U.S. crypto law, into effectPresident Donald Trump signed the Genius Act, establishing the first U.S. crypto law regulating stablecoins.A recent survey shows nearly half of Gen Z would be excited to receive cryptocurrency as a holiday gift.Cryptocurrency ownership is more common among younger men, according to Gallup polling.Bitcoin’s price has been volatile, recently declining after a dramatic rise in recent years.Experts suggest that if you are hesitant about crypto, gifting stocks or ETFs is a more traditional alternative.Gen Z wants crypto for Christmas. But how cool are their Gen X parents with putting digital currency under the virtual tree? Crypto has…
Australia opening batsman Usman Khawaja was on Tuesday ruled out of the second Ashes Test against England with the back injury he suffered during the Perth opener. The veteran had back spasms and failed to open in the first Test victory. He was replaced for the second innings by Travis Head, who blasted a match-winning century. It leaves Khawaja’s international future in doubt. He turns 39 later this month and has been under pressure after a lean run of form with the bat. “Khawaja will remain with the team to continue his rehabilitation. He has not been replaced in the…