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Summary Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.21 introduces the Cosmic Exploration feature for crafting and gathering jobs. New dye colors, rewards, and adjustments to the Recollection trial are included in the patch. On April 22, Square Enix released Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.21, which included the highly anticipated Cosmic Exploration feature for crafting and gathering classes to participate in. Final Fantasy 14 Patch 7.21 also made a noticeable adjustment to the Recollection trial and fixed a few lingering issues with some facets of the game. Like the Ishgard Restoration feature from the Shadowbringers expansion, Cosmic Exploration allows Final Fantasy 14 players…

Bitcoin (BTC) hit six-week highs on April 22 as US trade war tensions emboldened crypto bulls.BTC/USD 1-hour chart with 200SMA. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewBitcoin lines up resistance flips around $90,000Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD above $91,000 after the Wall Street open — its highest since March 7.Bitcoin and gold benefited from increasing market nerves over how China, Japan and others would respond to US trade tariffs.XAU/USD set fresh all-time highs on the day, while BTC/USD faced a key bull market support trend line that has been acting as resistance since early March.BTC/USD 1-day chart with 200SMA. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewFor…

A pair of undergrads, neither with extensive AI expertise, say that they’ve created an openly available AI model that can generate podcast-style clips similar to Google’s NotebookLM. The market for synthetic speech tools is vast and growing. ElevenLabs is one of the largest players, but there’s no shortage of challengers (see PlayAI, Sesame, and so on). Investors believe that these tools have immense potential. According to PitchBook, startups developing voice AI tech raised over $398 million in VC funding last year. Toby Kim, one of the Korea-based co-founders of Nari Labs, the group behind the newly released model, said that…

What is Crocodilus malware? Crocodilus is the latest in a string of Android crypto malware built to steal your cryptoassets.Crocodilus is a sophisticated piece of malware that steals digital assets from Android devices. Named after crocodile references scattered throughout its code, Crocodilus targets Android 13 devices or later. The Android wallet malware utilizes overlays, remote access and social engineering to take over your device and drain your crypto wallet. Fraud prevention firm Threat Fabric discovered Crocodilus malware in March 2025 and published detailed research on the new virus. As of April 2025, users in Spain and Turkey are the primary targets.…

Third time might be the charm for the big cat charmer — Joe Exotic announced Tuesday that he’s married again, this time to a fellow inmate. The 62-year-old “Tiger King” star, real name Joseph Allen Maldonado, announced Tuesday on social media that he and his fiancé had tied the knot. “Never been more proud of someone. Meet my husband Jorge Flores Maldonado,” Exotic captioned a photo of the jailbirds-turned-lovebirds. The apparently Photoshopped image shows the newlyweds in black tuxedos and white baseball caps, standing beneath a floral archway. Exotic is serving a 21-year sentence at FMC Fort Worth for multiple…

Dennis Xu is a repeat tech startup founder, but he’s the first to admit he’s not a programmer.  After co-founding AI note-taking app Mem — one of OpenAI’s earliest venture investments — he has now launched a new startup called Adaptive Computer.  Its grandiose mission is nothing less than a complete reimagining of personal computer software. He wants non-programmers to be using full-featured apps that they’ve created themselves, simply by entering a text prompt into Adaptive’s no-code web-app platform. To make that happen, Xu and co-founder Mike Soylu just announced a $7 million seed round, led by Pebblebed with participation…

Opinion by: Ahmad Shadid, CEO of O.xyzThe DeepSeek saga made it abundantly clear that cheaper AI models can offer breakthrough advantages. DeepSeek challenges traditional investments with low-cost, high-performance technology. Yet its rise brings serious risks. The most concerning aspects of such models are data privacy and security issues. The fact that such advanced models can be developed at a fraction of the standard expense does boost innovation and investment prospects, but at what cost?Cost-cutting AI models can create dangerous vulnerabilities, even if they democratize AI development. A recent Cisco study found that DeepSeek’s R1 model had a 100% attack success rate.…

Summary Madden NFL 26 is rumored to launch on August 14 with three days of early access for those purchasing the Deluxe Edition. As Madden NFL 25 has been confirmed for the Switch 2, many wonder if the upcoming game will also come to Nintendo’s new console. According to a prominent leaker, Madden NFL 26 will launch on August 14, with three days of early access available for those purchasing the Deluxe Edition. While EA has not provided any concrete information regarding the release of Madden NFL 26, fans are already eager to snag the next title in the long-running…

Just 2.9% of marketers say their business is using AI to recruit, opting to use the tech in their search for junior and mid-level talent. AI and recruitment are two topics that get a lot of flak, particularly when they’re combined. Amid concerns about the use of artificial intelligence in recruitment, Marketing Week’s exclusive 2025 Career & Salary Survey shows businesses are largely holding off upping their investment in finding talent via AI. Just 2.9% of the more than 3,500 respondents say their business is increasingly using AI to source new talent. This figure drops to 2% for B2B marketers…

Bitcoin mining firm Bitdeer secured $60 million in loans to ramp up its Bitcoin ASIC manufacturing efforts as global mining competition intensifies amid record-breaking network hashrates.According to its annual report, Bitdeer entered a loan agreement in April with affiliate firm Matrixport, a crypto financial services company founded by Bitdeer’s chairman, Jihan Wu.The facility offers up to $200 million, backed by Bitdeer’s Sealminer hardware, with a floating interest rate of 9% plus market benchmarks. As of April 21, Bitdeer had drawn $43 million from the credit line.Source: Bitdeer’s Annual ReportThe latest funding adds to a $17 million unsecured loan obtained in…