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Athletic wheeled robodog kicks up powder for snow parkour

When a real-world Montgomery Burns snarls “release the hounds” in the near future, you’d better hope that it’s not a pack of determined and capable Lynx robodogs coming after you. We’ve already seen the wheeled wonder speed through fair-weather wilderness,…

Stablecoins are finding product-market fit in emerging markets

Five years ago, SpaceX launched Starlink, which has since grown into its biggest revenue driver, expanding to more than 100 countries. But as Starlink scaled, it faced a major hurdle: accepting payments in developing markets, where traditional banking infrastructure is…

CFPB fines fintech Wise, alleging it charged deceptive fees

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has hit U.K.-based remittance company Wise with about a $2 million fine for what it described as “a series of illegal actions.” Those actions include advertising inaccurate fees and failing to properly disclose exchange…