‘Shocked and dismayed’ crypto lender BlockFi suspends withdrawals, blaming the FTX mayhem

Cryptocurrency markets have been hit with a wave of selling in recent weeks. agnormark/Getty Images BlockFi has halted client withdrawals, blaming the uncertainty around FTX’s implosion. The crypto lender said it’s “shocked and dismayed” by the crisis at Sam Bankman-Fried’s exchange.  Almost-bankrupt FTX’s collapse has stoked fears other crypto firms will see their stability rocked….

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals it sold about $4 billion of US Bancorp stock – and likely scored a $600 million profit

Warren Buffett. AP Images Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold over 60% of its US Bancorp stock for about $4 billion. The investor’s company has slashed its stake in the bank from nearly 10% to under 4% this year. Berkshire was a net buyer of stocks in the third quarter, but it has trimmed positions such…

Amazon’s redesigned Prime Air delivery drone can fly farther than its predecessor

Amazon recently stopped testing its Scout sidewalk delivery robot and made other decisions indicating that it’s scaling back its experimental projects. Looks like its delivery drone development for Prime Air is still going strong, though, because the e-commerce giant has just released a sneak peek of its next-gen machine. The MK30 was designed to be…

This toddler is the first to have been treated for her disease before she was born

This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, sign up here. According to her parents, Ayla Bashir is “a miracle.” The talkative and smiley 15-month-old is also a pioneer—the first person to start receiving medical treatment for her genetic disorder before even being…

Big Tech could help Iranian protesters by using an old tool

After the Iranian government took extreme measures to limit internet use in response to the pro-democracy protests that have filled Iranian streets since mid-September, Western tech companies scrambled to help restore access to Iranian citizens.  Signal asked its users to help run proxy servers with support from the company. Google offered credits to help Iranians…