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By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese stocks jumped on Friday, supported by the dollar’s surge against the yen, after a U.S. trade deal with Britain fuelled hopes of progress in tariff talks with other countries. Bitcoin soared to the highest since January and U.S. crude ticked up after a more than 3% surge on Thursday, when President Donald Trump announced the agreement with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer – the first in the month since Trump started a 90-day pause on trade tariffs to allow room for negotiations. At the same time, concerns that the limited trade agreement with…

Snapchat announced on Wednesday that Snap Map now has more than 400 million monthly active users, a new milestone for one of the app’s core features. Launched in 2017, Snap Map was originally a way for users to see their friends’ locations and browse public snaps from around the world. Over time, the feature has evolved and now offers ways for users to discover local hotspots and find things to do. Snap Map’s success is important for Snapchat, as it’s a crucial part of the social network and gives it a competitive edge over rivals like Instagram and TikTok, both…

Anthropic is launching a new API that allows its Claude AI models to search across the web. Developers using it can build Claude-powered apps that deliver up-to-date info, the company said in a press release published Wednesday. The rollout of the API comes as AI companies look to augment their models in various ways that might attract new customers to their platforms. For its part, Anthropic last week debuted a tool to connect applications to Claude as well as an expanded “deep research” capability that lets Claude search enterprise accounts, websites, and more. “Developers can now augment Claude’s comprehensive knowledge…

Bitcoin finally reclaimed the price mark of $100,000 on May 8 after more than three months. Ethereum also reclaimed the $2,000 mark after more than a month. The price rally comes amidst the latest developments around the tariffs escalated by President Donald Trump. Trump announced a “historic deal” with the U.K. on May 8. This is the first trade agreement Trump’s administration has struck since the president hiked tariffs on all countries on Apr. 2. As per the latest deal, the U.K. will slash non-tariff barriers to U.S. products, including beef, ethanol fuel, machinery, and chemicals, the president said. However, the 10% baseline…

During his junior year study abroad, Max Morganroth, traveled to 30 countries, primarily flying in business and first class. His jet-setting was funded almost entirely by airline points he collected through strategic credit card applications and miles redemptions. Morganroth told TechCrunch that just about everyone he knew was “begging” him to teach them how to get free flights through airline miles programs, a term he calls “travel hacking.” However, most people in his circle, including fellow Wharton students, either didn’t qualify for the best airline rewards credit cards or lacked the time to maximize their mile conversions for optimal flights.…

Bitcoin has regained $100,000 and kept momentum in trading on Thursday. Ethereum and Dogecoin are both getting healthy upgrades to their blockchains that could unlock more utility. 10 stocks we like better than Bitcoin › The crypto market came to life on Thursday as investors continued to buy riskier assets like cryptocurrencies and growth stocks. The Federal Reserve’s move to not change interest rates yesterday played a role, but so does the seeming idea that trade tensions are easing. At 2:30 p.m. ET, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is up 5% over the past 24 hours, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) has jumped 13.8%,…

While last month was turbulent for the energy sector overall, a few bright spots within the industry managed to emerge – and those names happen to offer attractive dividends. The S & P 500 energy sector posted a nearly 14% decline for April, languishing alongside the falling price of oil. U.S. crude oil futures tanked nearly 19% last month, while Brent crude , the international oil benchmark, slid more than 15%. Recession fears and oversupply concerns fueled the slide in oil prices, with OPEC+ agreeing to boost production by 410,000 barrels per day in June . But even as the…

A game emulator called Delta is taking advantage of the recent court decision around Apple’s App Store to support its business by linking to its Patreon membership page. The update, approved Wednesday for release on the U.S. App Store, allows Delta users to join the Delta team’s Patreon directly from the mobile app, without giving Apple a cut of its subscriptions. The move follows last week’s court ruling that forced Apple to fully open its U.S. App Store to external purchases, after a years-long fight with Fortnite maker Epic Games. Though Apple largely won that antitrust lawsuit, a judge ruled…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have blocked legislation to regulate stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrency, after arguing that the bill needed stronger protections and airing concerns that it could help President Donald Trump enrich himself. The bill, which would regulate how stablecoin issuers operate in the U.S., had previously won some Democratic support. But it failed 49-48 on a procedural vote Thursday after Democrats said that they needed to see more changes to the legislation before they could back it. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said that Republicans would work with Democrats if they allowed the bill to move forward,…

Alex Mashinsky, former chief executive officer of Celsius Network Ltd., arrives at court in New York, US, on Thursday, May 8, 2025.Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAlexander Mashinsky, the former CEO of Celsius Network, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud, a dramatic fall for the leader of a company once hailed as the “bank” of the crypto industry.Standing before U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl in Manhattan’s Southern District, Mashinsky faced the consequences of what prosecutors described as a sweeping scheme to defraud investors.In December he pleaded guilty…