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Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Berkshire Hathaway — Warren Buffett’s conglomerate saw shares drop 5%, retreating from record highs reached on Friday. Monday’s sell-off came after the 94-year-old Buffett announced his intention to step down as CEO. The board voted unanimously on Sunday to make Greg Abel president and CEO on Jan. 1, 2026, and for Buffett to remain as chairman. Meanwhile, Berkshire’s operating earnings fell 14% in the first quarter , driven by a 48.6% plunge in insurance-underwriting profit. On Semiconductor — Shares tumbled more than 8% despite the chipmaker’s top- and bottom-line beat in…

Rork founders Levan Kvirkvelia and Daniel Dhawan are living a life that sounds like a movie plot — but it actually happened.  They went from broke, with depleted life savings and $15,000 in credit card debt — Dhawan was even sleeping on a mattress at a friend’s apartment — to generating $100,000 of revenue within five days.   And that led to a $2.8 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s new Speedrun program, with other backers quickly piling in, like Hustle Fund’s Elizabeth Yin; ChapterOne; Founders Inc.; Austen Allred; Expo’s Charlie Cheever and Evan Bacon; Runway’s Siqi Chen; and more.…

Summary Robin and Scopper face grave danger against the powerful Gods Knights due to their formidable Devil Fruit abilities. Scopper’s legendary pirate status and Robin’s potential power-up may give them a fighting chance in the inevitable clash. Fans anticipate a narrative tension as Robin might unlock Armament Haki to stand a chance against the Gods Knights. As of Chapter 1147 of the One Piece manga, the fight against the Gods Knights is officially underway. This evil group of Celestial Dragons recently revealed their plan to the residents of Elbaf and everyone else on the island, which is to kidnap the…

Opinion by: Tracy Jin, Chief Operating Officer, MEXCMarket manipulation is everywhere and yet nowhere to be seen. It is an invisible threat affecting crypto and traditional markets, leaving ordinary traders counting the costs. Sometimes, manipulation is obvious — illiquid tokens being pumped high before being dumped just as fast — but often, it’s subtler and more challenging to detect.What’s more concerning is that these schemes are no longer the domain of rogue whales or amateur pump groups. Signs increasingly point to highly organized, well-funded networks coordinating activities across centralized exchanges, derivatives platforms, and onchain ecosystems. As these actors grow in…

Pinterest is upgrading its visual search feature with a handful of new capabilities. On Monday, the company announced it’s rolling out new functionality to improve its feature that allows users to search using an image instead of text. This includes new tools to more precisely narrow and refine searches, as well as those that make visual search more accessible across Pinterest’s website. The company believes the new additions will help Pinterest stand out as a search engine for things users may otherwise have trouble describing with words — like a vibe, style, or aesthetic. One new enhancement will help users…

Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Ledn, knows the true value of Bitcoin firsthand. Born and raised in Venezuela, Mauricio’s family lived through the economic collapse caused by hyperinflation and authoritarian policies under Chavez’s regime. “I saw Chavez come into power and start dismantling the whole operation,” Mauricio recalls. “My family, my friends, all suffered from hyperinflation. They made buying dollars illegal in Venezuela so they basically forced you to get debased.” The situation quickly deteriorated as the government tightened its grip. “People started buying non-perishables like cans of tuna, bags of rice and started bartering with…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Berkshire Hathaway — Warren Buffett’s conglomerate saw shares fall more than 1% in premarket after hitting a record high Friday. The decline came after Berkshire’s operating earnings fell 14% in the first quarter , driven by a 48.6% plunge in insurance-underwriting profit. Buffett also surprised shareholders by announcing at Saturday’s annual meeting his intention to step down as CEO by the end of the year. The board voted unanimously on Sunday to make Greg Abel president and CEO on Jan. 1, 2026 and for Buffett, 94, to remain as chairman. Streamers…

A recent announcement from Microsoft has revealed that the price of all first-party Xbox hardware and software will be increasing. The price of Xbox consoles and accessories rose on May 1, 2025, with the specific amount differing between regions, and certain games will cost $80 towards the end of 2025. Microsoft has cited that increasing costs of development and market conditions are the driving forces for this change. However, considering the recent controversy surrounding the high cost of Switch 2 games, this move may set a worrying precedent that the rest of the industry will follow, and one that players…

While many crypto ecosystems focus on decentralization as the core tenet of Web3, Aptos is seeing success with hybrid platforms that blend Web2 and Web3 technologies, commonly referred to as “Web2.5.”In an interview at the Token2049 event in Dubai, Aptos’ head of ecosystem, Ash Pampati, told Cointelegraph that Web2.5 platforms are earning “tons of revenue” within Aptos. He noted that consumer-focused applications, in particular, are thriving in the network.Web2.5 is a term used to describe platforms or applications that blend centralized Web2 experiences with decentralized Web3 elements. These applications avoid full decentralization, often drawing criticism for not fully embracing the Web3…

The UK regulators are looking to ban the use of borrowed funds to buy digital assets as part of a wider effort to regulate the fast-growing digital assets market and protect consumers from what they consider “debt and financial harm.” As a result, UK citizen might lose their ability to buy bitcoin with credit cards. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s top financial regulator, has proposed a new rule that would stop people from using any kind of credit – credit cards, personal loans or lender financing – to buy digital assets like bitcoin. The proposal is open for…