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Hinge Health co-founders Gabriel Mecklenburg (left) and Daniel Perez (right).Courtesy of Hinge HealthAt digital physical therapy startup Hinge Health, CEO Daniel Perez used to recognize hard-working employees with the “Cockroach Award,” a distinction that brought with it a “cockroach squad” t-shirt and a cash payout.References to the insect were abundant at the company’s old headquarters in London, where a picture of a cockroach was prominently displayed on the wall. For much of Hinge’s 10-year history, the cockroach was the unofficial mascot. Staffers named it Flossy after the viral dance move “the floss.”Perez relishes the symbolism. In his determination to build…

A hacker has exploited a vulnerability in TeleMessage, which provides modded versions of encrypted messaging apps such as Signal, Telegram and WhatsApp, to extract archived messages and other data relating to U.S. government officials and companies who used the tool, 404 Media reported. TeleMessage came into the spotlight last week after it was reported that former U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz was using TeleMessage’s modified version of Signal. Israel-based TeleMessage, owned by Smarsh, offers its clients a way to archive messages, including voice notes, from encrypted apps. The messages of cabinet members and Waltz were not compromised, 404 Media…

Payments network MoneyGram has unveiled MoneyGram Ramps, an API aimed to facilitate cash-to-crypto and crypto-to-cash services via a single integration. This initiative is designed to connect digital wallets, exchanges, and fintech applications with MoneyGram’s worldwide cash network, allowing for the incorporation of crypto on/off-ramp functionality on a global scale. With this API, developers can enable cash deposits in over 30 countries and cash withdrawals in more than 170 countries via MoneyGram’s network. MoneyGram Ramps aims to streamline integration processes, lowering deployment time from months to minutes. The setup for a sandbox environment, which previously took up to 15 days, can…

Bitcoin (BTC) opened the trading week flat above $94,000 as traders waited for news from Beijing on the progress of a trade deal with the U.S. The CoinDesk 20 (CD20), a measure of the performance of major digital assets, was down 1.5%, trading below 2,700.”XRP and Bitcoin bounced back from the tariff shocks in April, but have yet to make a significant movement upwards,” Nick Ruck, director at LVRG Research, told CoinDesk in a Telegram message. “Investors may be overly cautious about risk assets such as crypto due to the current US macroeconomic climate, despite Bitcoin’s trend breaking away from…

While most African digital lenders depend on working capital to fuel growth, MoneyFellows has quietly done what few others have: lend billions of Egyptian pounds with almost no debt or balance sheet exposure. Now, after raising $13 million in a pre-Series C round led by Casablanca-based Al Mada Ventures and DPI’s Nclude Fund, the Cairo-based fintech says it’s ready to shift from steady growth to regional expansion. The round, which also drew participation from Partech Africa and CommerzVentures, brings the company’s total funding to just over $60 million. Founder and CEO Ahmed Wadi notes that, unlike fintechs burning through cash…

Bitcoin is now up 15% over the past 30 days, and is close to regaining the $100,000 price level. Macroeconomic data and the current tariff situation will heavily influence investor sentiment about Bitcoin over the short run. Historically, Bitcoin has followed four-year cycles that are punctuated by periods of extreme boom and bust. Something completely unexpected happened with Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) in April. After falling precipitously in February and March, the cryptocurrency suddenly began surging and is now up 15% over the past 30 days. For Bitcoin investors, the big question is whether this mini-rally is going to last through…

Anysphere, the maker of AI-powered coding tool Cursor, has attracted $900 million in a fresh round of funding led by Thrive Capital, The Financial Times reported, citing anonymous sources familiar with the deal. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Accel are also participating in the round, which values Anysphere at about $9 billion, the report said. Cursor raised $105 million from Thrive and a16z at a $2.5 billion valuation, TechCrunch reported in December. Thrive Capital also led that round, and a16z participated as well. The startup has raised over $173 million in funding to date, according to Crunchbase data. Investors, including Index…

A teenager who admitted being “addicted to speed” behind the wheel had totaled two other cars in the year before he slammed into a minivan at 112 mph (180 kph) in a Seattle suburb, killing the driver and three of the five children she was transporting for a homeschool co-op.After sentencing Chase Daniel Jones last month to more than 17 years in prison, the judge tacked on a novel condition should he drive again: His vehicle must be equipped with a device that prevents accelerating far beyond the speed limit.Virginia this year became the first state to give its judges…

The convergence of AI and crypto has seasoned investors and novices alike excited for its potential popularity. The best AI crypto has seen crazy heights in the past few years, and some have already attained market caps exceeding $1 billion. In 2025, it continues to be one of the biggest investment trends for the crypto sector and beyond, even with AI crypto showing some major dips. Advertisement: High Yield Savings Offers Powered by Money.com – Yahoo may earn commission from the links above. For You: 13 Cheap Cryptocurrencies With the Highest Potential Upside for You Read Next: The New Retirement…

Duolingo announced plans this week to replace contractors with AI and become an “AI-first” company — a move that journalist Brian Merchant pointed to as a sign that the AI jobs crisis “is here, now.” In fact, Merchant spoke to a former Duolingo contractor who said this isn’t even a new policy. The company cut around 10% of its contractor workforce at the end of 2023, and Merchant said there was another round of cuts in October 2024. In both cases, contractors (first translators, then writers) were replaced with AI. Merchant also noted reporting in The Atlantic around the unusually…