CFTC Chair Michael Selig says blockchain-based prediction markets could act as “truth machines” for forecasting events, while states pursue legal challenges against these platforms.

A decade ago, the “next big thing” in technology was the invention of mobile applications and cloud computing. Today, it is easy to feel whiplash.

As the popularity and value of cryptocurrency rises, device designers are drawing on research and testing to optimally ...

MIT researchers have developed a new type of concrete that doubles as an energy storage device, as explained by Ziroth. This material, known as supercapacitor concrete, combines traditional concrete ...

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As tokenized markets inch closer to mainstream adoption, one of the biggest hurdles invisible to most users is infrastructure. According to Ami Ben David, founder and CEO of Ownera, the real ...

It’s been 12 days, and Nancy Guthrie is still missing. ‘Today’ show anchor Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother was taken against her will from her home in Tucson, Arizona. As the search intensifies, ...

Scientists still don’t know how the brain turns physical activity into thoughts, feelings, and awareness—but a powerful new tool may help crack the mystery. Researchers at MIT are exploring ...

Some crypto executives are explaining the nature of the business relationships with disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Alongside many of the world’s rich and powerful, some ...

Key insight: The growing street cred of stablecoins is inspiring companies to offer 24/7, on-chain trading of tokenized securities. What's at stake: Market incumbents risk disintermediation if legacy ...

Looking ahead: The world's largest stock exchange is preparing for a version of itself that never sleeps. The New York Stock Exchange, owned by Intercontinental Exchange, is developing a dedicated ...

Recursive language models (RLMs) are an inference technique developed by researchers at MIT CSAIL that treat long prompts as an external environment to the model. Instead of forcing the entire prompt ...