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The U.S.-listed crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) bled money Thursday, snapping a two-week streak of consistent inflows. The 11 bitcoin BTC$106,532.66 ETFs registered a net outflow of $536.4 million as investors pulled out $56.8 million from ether ETFs. Data curated by SoSoValue shows BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) saw $29 million in outflows on the day,…
Reddit announced Thursday that it is expanding its AI-powered search experience to five new languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. With this expansion, the feature is now available in countries like Brazil, France, Germany, Spain, Mexico, and Italy. Users who have set one of these languages as their default, instead of English, can now…
Kyle Bonagura Close Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Writer Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Oct 17, 2025, 07:00 AM ET JEFF TEDFORD LOOKED out of his office window and saw helicopters…
With “Nirvanna the Band,” Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol might have found the Holy Grail of comedy. Their ongoing multimedia project, which began with a DIY webseries (“Nirvanna the Band”) in 2007 before the now-defunct Viceland aired two seasons of a full-fledged TV series (“Nirvanna the Band the Show”), and is now headed to the…
For Danish teenagers, getting enrolled for MitID (my ID) has become somewhat of a rite of passage. From the age of 13, Danes can enrol for the national digital ID system, which can be used for everything from logging into online banking to signing documents electronically and booking a doctor’s appointment. But when they hit…
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has acquired Small Exchange, a U.S.-licensed derivatives trading platform from IG Group (IGG) for $100 million. Kraken bought Small Exchange for $32.5 million in cash and $67.5 million in stock, IG announced on Thursday. The acquisition allows Kraken to operate as a designated contract market (DCM) in the U.S. thanks to Small…
Spotify on Thursday announced a series of deals with major record labels to develop new AI products designed to ensure fair compensation and center artists and songwriters in the experience. In partnership with Sony, Universal, Warner, and Merlin, the streamer said it would develop “responsible AI” products that not only respect copyright, but also allow…
Brian WindhorstOct 16, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — It’s a few minutes before tipoff in the first NBA game of any sort in the 2025-26 season and the basketball court inside Etihad Arena is…
If you only watch one new short film this week, make it “Ovation.” That is, if you haven’t seen it already. Over the last nine days, director Noam Kroll and actor Luke Barnett racked up close to a million views across Instagram and X for their one-take short that attempts to answer a question every…
So much about the UK jobs market is influenced by Rachel Reeves. Without overdoing the blame, say many experts, the chancellor’s tough budget last year and the likelihood of a repeat next month hangs over employers and how they recruit and pay staff. The latest official figures show a rising number of young people out…
