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Alphabet-owned YouTube’s subscription and ad revenue is trending upwards. The company on Wednesday said it now has 325 million paying users across Google One and YouTube Premium, up from 300 million three months earlier. YouTube reported ad revenue increased 9% to $11.38 billion in the fourth quarter, but missed analysts’ average estimates of $11.84 billion. YouTube’s overall revenue, including ads and subscriptions, came in at $60 billion in the full financial year, up 17% compared to a year earlier. The company said that YouTube’s $8 per month, ad-free premium tier is seeing strong traction, but didn’t specify any numbers. It…

by Jeroslyn JoVonn February 5, 2026 Rev. Jordan Wells is among the conservatives boycotting the Super Bowl in protest of Bad Bunny’s halftime performance. Rev. Jordan Wells is among the conservatives set to boycott Super Bowl LX over Bad Bunny’s halftime performance. In a Feb. 2 appearance on TMZ Live, avid Kansas City Chiefs fan Rev. Wells explained that his Super Bowl boycott has nothing to do with his team missing the big game. Instead, Wells joined a growing conservative chorus criticizing the NFL’s choice of Bad Bunny for the halftime show. Especially following the artist’s “ICE Out” comment during…

Bitcoin price is dead. Again. At least that is what the iconic Rainbow Chart is signaling as Bitcoin BTC $69,989.27 7.30% drifts near $72,000 in early February 2026, below its recent peak of $78,725. Crypto Twitter sentiment now rivals the despair seen after the FTX collapse in 2022, with many arguing this halving cycle has already failed. The rainbow chart has been getting bent more and more each year. If we were still using the OG chart from 2016 the price would be miles below the actual rainbow; it originally had BTC into the $1,000,000+ range by now. (Source: BitBo)…

What is Bybit? A Brief IntroductionBybit, founded in 2018, is a rapidly growing digital asset trading platform in the cryptocurrency world. Headquartered in Dubai, this exchange is especially known for its derivatives (futures) trading but has evolved into a versatile ecosystem offering spot trading, staking, launchpad, and more. It provides an intuitive interface suitable for both individual investors and professional traders. Bybit stands out with its customer-centric approach, high liquidity, and advanced technological infrastructure. Serving millions of users globally, it is accessible in over 160 countries.The user-friendly platform supports a wide range of trading options while also offering passive income…

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Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. Demand for lithium is fueling a modern-day gold rush. The industries that define our modern world, like artifiial intelligence (AI), robotics, EVs, and energy, all depend on lithium, which is used to make batteries and other energy storage systems. Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella believes that the AI race will be won based on energy costs, not on who has the best models.That’s why…

Standard Chartered has lowered its end-2026 price target for Solana to $250, down from $310, while leaving its longer-dated trajectory intact. The bank’s roadmap still points to $2,000 by 2030 as the bank argues the chain’s activity mix is rotating away from memecoin-led trading toward stablecoin-based micropayments. The revised forecast comes as the bank’s digital assets research team frames the current drawdown as a period when “performance differentiation” across crypto should become more visible, rather than a tape where everything trades as a single risk bucket. Why Standard Chartered Lowers The 2026 Solana Target, Boosts Long View Behind the 2026…

While price action has always been volatile and, arguably, exciting, the Bitcoin network itself is built to feel boring. Ten minutes per block, tick tock, rinse and repeat, a metronome you can set your watch to.Then every so often, it gets very human again.Early this morning, block production slowed enough that the average block time briefly spiked to 19.33 minutes. On the surface, it appears to be a technical issue. Below, it reads like a real-time pulse check of an industry that operates on thin margins, loud fans, cheap power, and a lot of stress.Bitcoin block times over the past…

I’ve been wearing the Oura Ring and the Apple Watch side by side for months, and as an indecisive, overanalyzing wearable reviewer, I’m finally ready to tackle the existential question: smart ring versus smartwatch. But I’m going to do it in the most diplomatic, overly thorough way possible, because the “right” choice really depends on what you care about.The more time I’ve spent wearing both, the clearer it’s become that these two wearables aren’t direct competitors so much as complements. They live under the same wearable-health umbrella, but are completely different flavors in both form and function.They’re also expensive. At…

Smart business leaders view 2026 as the perfect time to modernize their customer experience. While Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE) set the standard for on-premises reliability, flexible cloud-based platforms now offer faster results. They replace complex hardware maintenance with instant scalability and AI tools that generate immediate ROI. Choosing the right alternatives to Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise empowers your team to deliver unified omnichannel support without heavy IT overhead. Modern CCaaS solutions simplify operations by integrating voice, digital channels, and automation into a single interface. To help you compare these options, we organized this guide into: Strengths of…