Crypto.com Announces Layoffs While Expanding AI Capabilities

On Thursday, Crypto.com said it has reduced its workforce by roughly 12% as it accelerates an enterprise-wide push into artificial intelligence, according to a statement from CEO Kris Marszalek. Job Cuts Follow Enterprise-Wide AI Adoption Plan The announcement came via a post on X, where Marszalek framed the layoffs as part of a broader strategic … Read more

AI Data Centers Outpay Bitcoin Mining, Triggering Major Industry Shift

Bitcoin miners are ditching hashpower for hyperscale as multibillion-dollar artificial intelligence (AI) contracts outpay mining by a wide margin, forcing a rethink of the industry that secures the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Bitcoin Mining Economics Struggle as AI Offers Higher Returns Per Megawatt What started as a side hustle has turned into a full-blown identity crisis … Read more

Nebius Prices $4 Billion Convertible Notes to Fuel AI Data Center Expansion

Nebius Group N.V. priced an upsized $4 billion convertible senior notes offering on Wednesday increasing the deal size after strong institutional demand. Inside Nebius’ $4B Raise to Power Next-Gen AI Infrastructure Nebius, the Nasdaq-listed AI infrastructure firm, trading under NBIS, had initially proposed a $3.75 billion raise a day earlier before expanding the offering. The … Read more

New Visa Crypto Labs Tool Hands AI a Wallet—and the Keys to the Checkout

Visa’s latest experiment turns the command line into a checkout lane, signaling that AI agents are no longer just thinking—they’re spending. Visa’s Command Line Bet: Let the Bots Pay Visa Crypto Labs has introduced Visa CLI, a beta command-line interface tool designed to let AI agents execute payments directly from the terminal, eliminating the clunky … Read more

Openclaw AI Skills Vulnerable to Malicious Exploits, Certik Researchers Warn

A report by Certik highlights significant security flaws in Openclaw, an open-source AI platform, particularly its reliance on “skill scanning” which fails to adequately protect users from malicious third-party extensions. Limitations of the Clawhub Moderation Pipeline A report by cybersecurity firm Certik has revealed significant security gaps in OpenClaw, an open-source artificial intelligence agent platform, … Read more

OpenAI Faces Backlash After Pentagon AI Deal as ChatGPT Uninstalls Spike in US

OpenAI’s push into classified U.S. military networks collided with a consumer backlash and a quieter but consequential infrastructure pivot, underscoring the tightrope the artificial intelligence (AI) giant is now walking between national security ambitions and user trust. #QuitGPT Movement Grows as OpenAI Revises DoD AI Contract Amid Consumer Fallout The controversy ignited around Feb. 28, … Read more

Robinhood RVI Fund Bets on Fintech and AI With Stripe and Elevenlabs Deals

Robinhood Ventures Fund I said on Tuesday, it has invested about $34.58 million in Stripe and Elevenlabs, expanding retail investor access to private technology companies. NYSE-Traded Robinhood Fund Invests in Stripe, Elevenlabs for Retail Access Robinhood Ventures Fund I stated on March 17 that it deployed about $34.58 million across Stripe and Elevenlabs, expanding its … Read more

Tether Launches Bitnet AI Framework for Smartphones, Cutting Need for Nvidia GPUs

Tether is taking aim at Big Tech’s AI hardware moat with a framework that promises to shrink billion-parameter model training down to something your phone can handle. Tether AI Framework Cuts VRAM Use by Over 70%, Expands Edge Computing On Tuesday, Tether unveiled a cross-platform LoRA fine-tuning framework for Microsoft’s Bitnet models, introducing what it … Read more

AI Infrastructure Frenzy Grows as Meta Commits up to $27 Billion to Nebius

In the great artificial intelligence (AI) arms race of 2026, Meta just signed a $27 billion check for computing power, and a once-obscure cloud firm born from the ashes of Russia’s Yandex suddenly finds itself holding the keys to a chunk of Silicon Valley’s future. Billions for Brainpower: Meta Signs Huge AI Infrastructure Agreement With … Read more

Beyond the Monolith: How Decentralized Startups Are Fighting Big Tech for the Future of AGI

Ben Goertzel notes that for blockchains achieving the necessary scale will require overcoming technical hurdles related to decentralization, scalability and security. He also emphasizes the need for decentralized AI to compete with larger corporations dominating the field. Engineering Challenges and the Path to Level 5 Commerce In their February 2026 annual letter, co-founders of the … Read more

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