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Coinbase beefs up subscription plan by offering American Express card

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Coinbase on Thursday introduced its first branded credit card in partnership with American Express.The card will be available exclusively to U.S. members of Coinbase One, the cryptocurrency platform’s monthly subscription product that offers zero trading fees, increased staking rewards and other perks. Additionally, Coinbase is also creating a lower-cost “Basic” subscription tier.Cardholders will be able to earn between 2% and 4% back in bitcoin, beginning this fall, and take advantage of experiences, protections and other benefits that are offered alongside the American Express network. Coinbase One costs $29.99 a month while a Basic tier with fewer rewards will cost $4.99…

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AMD reveals next-generation AI chips with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

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Lisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, testifies during the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing titled “Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and Innovation,” in Hart building on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesAdvanced Micro Devices on Thursday unveiled new details about its next-generation AI chips, the Instinct MI400 series, that will ship next year.The MI400 chips will be able to be assembled into a full server rack called Helios, AMD said, which will enable thousands of the chips to be tied together in a way that they…

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Google cloud and other internet services are reporting outages

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A visitor walks past a Google Cloud sign at the booth of Google during the Hanover technology Fair (Hannover Messe) on April 22, 2024 in Hanover, northern Germany, with Norway as partner country. Ronny Hartmann | AFP | Getty ImagesGoogle’s cloud was suffering from global outages on Thursday, as were other cloud-based services.Users on social media reported that several major internet services were experiencing disruptions due to Google cloud platforms.”We are experiencing service issues with multiple GCP products,” a status page from Google Cloud showed, indicating that the outages began at 10:51 a.m. PT. “Our engineering team continues to investigate the…

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Sen. Alex Padilla handcuffed after forced removal from DHS press conference

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US Senator Alex Padilla, who interrupted the press conference held by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, is removed from the venue, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 12, 2025. Aude Guerrucci | ReutersPolice handcuffed Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and pushed him to the ground Thursday after forcibly removing him from a press conference Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was holding in Los Angeles.Padilla had entered the room and interrupted Noem as she was speaking about her department’s plans to continue deportation efforts in California, even as the Trump administration’s recent immigration enforcement operations have stirred a wave of…

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