Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Warns Against AI Agent Security Risks, Shares His Private LLM Stack

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has moved entirely off cloud AI services and detailed his fully local, sandboxed artificial intelligence (AI) setup in a blog post published this week. Key Takeaways: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin abandoned cloud AI in April 2026, running Qwen3.5:35B locally on an Nvidia 5090 laptop at 90 tokens per second. Buterin found … Read more

What Is Hermes Agent? Nous Research’s Self-Improving AI Explained

Nous Research’s Hermes Agent has cracked the one flaw Openclaw users complain about most: the artificial intelligence (AI) that forgets you exist by morning. Nous Research Hermes Agent: Open-Source AI With Built-In Self-Improvement Loop The MIT-licensed framework launched in February 2026 and collected 22,000 GitHub stars and 242 contributors within weeks. That pace reflects a … Read more

OpenAI Acquires TBPN Podcast Startup to Shape Global Narrative on AI

OpenAI has acquired the Technology Business Programming Network podcast and media platform to drive constructive global dialogue regarding the future of artificial intelligence. OpenAI announced the acquisition of the Technology Business Programming Network (TBPN) on April 2, 2026, integrating the media startup’s editorial and marketing talent into its internal Strategy organization. The deal brings co-founders … Read more

Riot Platforms Sells 3,778 Bitcoin in Q1 2026, Raising $289.5 Million for Data Center Expansion

Riot Platforms sold 3,778 bitcoin during the first quarter of 2026, generating $289.5 million in net proceeds at an average price of $76,626 per BTC, according to the company’s official unaudited Q1 2026 production and operations update released this week. Riot Platforms Q1 2026 Update The Texas-based bitcoin miner and data center developer (Nasdaq: RIOT) … Read more

Bitcoin Miner Soluna Closes $53 Million Wind Farm Acquisition in West Texas

Soluna Holdings has achieved full vertical integration by acquiring the 150 MW Briscoe Wind Farm to power its expanding artificial intelligence (AI) data center campus. Soluna Holdings, Inc. announced on April 2, 2026, the successful closing of its $53 million acquisition of the Briscoe Wind Farm in West Texas. This transaction, financed through cash and … Read more

Linux Foundation and Coinbase Launch x402 Foundation for AI Agents

The Linux Foundation has established the x402 Foundation to steward an open protocol for seamless payments over HTTP. The Linux Foundation announced the launch of the x402 Foundation on April 2, 2026, during the MCP Dev Summit North America in New York. The initiative involves the formal contribution of the x402 protocol from Coinbase to … Read more

The Future of Work: Human API Enables Real-Time Collaboration Between Humans and AI

Human API launches its new mobile app for iOS and Android, allowing global contributors to earn income by providing speech data and completing AI-assigned tasks. Bridging the Gap With Human Speech Human API, the Delphi Ventures–backed platform enabling artificial intelligence (AI) agents to coordinate directly with humans, has unveiled its new mobile app for iOS … Read more

ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Valued at $852B After Record $122B Funding Round

OpenAI closed a $122 billion funding round on March 31, 2026, pushing its post-money valuation to $852 billion and setting a new record for private capital raises. OpenAI $122B Raise: Investors, Valuation, and Plans for the Capital The round built on a $110 billion commitment announced Feb. 27, 2026, which carried a $730 billion pre-money … Read more

Cango Secures $75M in Fresh Capital to Expand Ecohash AI Computing Platform

Cango Inc. closed a $65 million insider equity round and a $10 million convertible note deal on March 31 and April 1, 2026, respectively, bringing in fresh capital to fund its pivot toward artificial intelligence (AI) and energy infrastructure. U.S.-Listed Bitcoin Miner Cango Closes $75M Financing Round for AI Expansion The $65 million equity placement … Read more

Study: Critical Exploit in Openclaw Allows Full Administrative Hijacking

A new study warns that Openclaw is facing a systemic security collapse after researchers found critical vulnerabilities, malware‑infected extensions, and prompt injection risks that allow attackers to steal data or hijack systems. The ‘Trusted Environment’ Fallacy A March 31 study by Web3 security firm Certik has pulled back the curtain on a “systemic collapse” of … Read more

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