Author: Geek Planet

Today, the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets hosted its first hearing, entitled “Exploring Bipartisan Legislative Frameworks for Digital Assets,” at which certain members of the subcommittee and crypto industry witnesses predominantly discussed stablecoin regulation. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), a long-time proponent of the Bitcoin and digital asset industry, presided over the hearing with assistance from ranking member of the subcommittee, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ). The witnesses included Tim Massad, former CFTC Chair and Research Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University; Jai Massari, Chief Legal Officer at Lightspark; Jonathan Jachym, Global Head of Policy and Government…

The most telling point (so far) of Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, HBO and streaming businesses came from the company itself. In pushing back on claims that the deal would be anti-competitive, Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters pointed to YouTube as a bona fide rival that it would still trail with Warner Bros stack — a point that would’ve sounded far-fetched not that long ago.That framing reflects a broader shift in how competition in video is actually playing out. The fight is no longer just about who owns the biggest library or who can stack the most subscribers. It’s also…

Fast charging tech has seen significant improvements over the past few years, with brands like OnePlus and Xiaomi pushing past the 100W mark on their flagship phones. Samsung, however, has taken a far more conservative route, sticking with 45W wired charging on its top-end Galaxy S series models for several years, even as competitors continue to raise the bar. Recent leaks suggest that Samsung may finally deliver a much-needed charging upgrade with the upcoming Galaxy S26 Ultra, bumping wired charging speeds to 60W. The company is also rumored to introduce a new PPS charging solution, which could offer noticeably faster…

Just one day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Bitcoin is going to “at the heart” of a national strategic crypto reserve, Standard Chartered Bank’s Head of Digital Asset Research Geoff Kendrick stated that he is now re-focusing on his “$500,000 bitcoin price target.” BREAKING: 🇺🇸 President Trump says “obviously” Bitcoin will be included in the strategic reserve.“I also love Bitcoin” pic.twitter.com/STPTl3y6Gh— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) March 2, 2025 “We have moved from selling rallies to buying dips,” Kendrick reportedly stated in an email. “And hence I re-focus on my $500,000 bitcoin target…Given these developments, which align with our previous…

A packaging and pulp manufacturer is not the obvious answer when the conversation turns to programmatic advertisers. That assumption, it turns out, would be a mistake. Georgia-Pacific sits at the more advanced end of the spectrum, with an in-house programmatic team, lower ad tech costs and media dollars concentrated across a smaller set of buying platforms. Now, the company is turning its attention to the sell side, zeroing in on the ad tech firms that move inventory for publishers — the supply-side platforms. Why? Because these ad tech platforms are plugged directly into the bidstream — the massive flow of data-rich…

At first, I thought it was a typo, but the Chinese display manufacturer HKC has indeed announced the world’s first 1,080Hz monitor, just days after Samsung unveiled the Odyssey G6 with a 1,040Hz refresh rate. Clearly, monitor makers are racing each other to achieve faster refresh rates, and in the process, it is buyers like you who might benefit, and me. The HKC ANTGAMER ANT275PQ MAX isn’t officially out yet, but the brand plans to showcase it at CES 2026. However, HKC has revealed some of the monitor’s headline features, including its ability to refresh at 1080 times per second…

The CES 2026 show floor is packed with all kinds of devices, from questionably practical to amazingly innovative. And yeah, heaps of concept devices, too. As usual, devices with next-gen display tech drew a lot of attention, and this year, it was TCL that powered two of the most promising devices that might soon land on the shelves.   A foldable for the masses? Motorola revealed its first book-style foldable phone at the show, and this one could again rewrite the rules for the market. Featuring a flexible 8.1-inch 2K LTPO panel supplied by TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology (TCL CSOT),…

Today, THNDR, pioneers in play-to-earn (P2E) Bitcoin games as well as skill-based peer-to-peer (PvP) gaming solutions, announced the release of its latest title, Blackjack. Designed for iGaming operators and aggregators, the game is now available via THNDR’s B2B PvP platform. With this new game, THNDR aims to improve player engagement and retention, while employing cutting-edge instant payment settlement via the Lightning Network. The underlying technology for the game addresses long-standing points of friction for operators, including player liquidity gaps and slow payout processes over traditional payment rails. How THNDR’s Technology Works THNDR’s cross-operator liquidity network, which ensures that players are…

While most smartphone brands have moved on from compact flagships, OnePlus seems keen on keeping the category alive. The company introduced the OnePlus 13T last year as a smaller alternative to its flagship OnePlus 13, packing top-tier specs into a more compact form factor. Now, a new leak suggests OnePlus is gearing up to launch its successor. According to a recent post from reputed tipster Digital Chat Station on Weibo (via Playfuldroid), OnePlus may announce the OnePlus 15T in April, around the same time the company unveiled the OnePlus 13T last year. Although the company has yet to make anything…

The MAHA initiative has largely been pushed by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump Administration. It’s a broad slogan, and the MAHA movement has come to stand for different things in different people’s eyes, depending on which initiatives they most closely follow. For some, MAHA has been defined by its efforts around medicines and vaccines, like the White House’s push to suggest there’s a link between acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, and autism, in spite of numerous studies showing no link between the two. For others, the MAHA movement has been defined by its efforts to improve America’s food supply…