Jack Dorsey’s Messaging App Bitchat Goes Live in the Apple App Store

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who now heads Bitcoin tech firm Block, announced on Monday that his messaging app Bitchat, which communicates exclusively via Bluetooth, is now available in the Apple App Store. According to Bitchat’s whitepaper on Github, the app is “a secure, decentralized, peer-to-peer messaging app that works over Bluetooth mesh networks.” It … Read more

Coinbase Co-Founder Fred Ehrsam Raises $100M for Brain Interface Startup

Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, who launched a brain interface startup last year, announced on Tuesday that the new project, dubbed Nudge, has raised $100 million from two venture firms, Thrive Capital and Greenoaks Capital Partners. Several angel investors also participated in the Series A fundraise. Nudge launched its first product earlier this year, the Nudge … Read more

Next-Gen AI Model Achieves New Milestone in General Intelligence

Alexander Wei, a member of Openai’s Large Language Model (LLM) and reasoning research team, reported that a next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) experimental reasoning model achieved gold medal-level performance at the International Math Olympiad (IMO). Openai CEO Sam Altman emphasized that this is part of their effort to advance general intelligence. Openai’s Experimental AI Model Receives … Read more

Meta to Invest Hundreds of Billions in AI Superclusters

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company is prepared to build several Titan-sized superclusters to expand its AI infrastructure. He reported that one of the upcoming clusters will have a footprint equivalent to that of Manhattan. Meta to Allocate ‘Hundreds of Billions’ to Grow AI Infrastructure As its rivals ramp up spending in the … Read more

Meta Acquires $3.5 Billion Stake in Ray-Ban Maker to Expand AI Glasses Strategy

Meta has invested approximately $3.5 billion for a minority stake in Essilor Luxottica, the world’s largest eyewear manufacturer, as part of its strategy to expand into the artificial intelligence (AI) glasses market. The acquisition, which amounts to just under 3% of the Ray-Ban maker, reflects Meta’s commitment to developing AI-powered eyewear, building on their existing … Read more

El Salvador Evolves AI Strategy by Launching Nvidia-Powered National Lab

El Salvador has begun preparations for the launch of one of the first artificial intelligence labs in Latin America, powered by Nvidia chips. The nation aims to develop its own AI, referred to as “sovereign AI,” to create national AI systems for social and economic purposes. El Salvador Launches National AI Lab Initiative El Salvador … Read more

DOT Market Cap Declines as Critics Raise Concerns Over Ecosystem Traction

The Q1 2025 report from Messari indicates a significant slowdown in transaction activity within the Polkadot ecosystem, with a 36.9% quarter-over-quarter drop to 137.1 million transactions. Critics argue that Polkadot’s performance does not match the expectations set by its funding and hype. Mixed Developer Activity According to Messari’s State of Polkadot Q1 2025 report, transaction … Read more

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Says His Company Will Have a Billion AI Agents by End of 2025

Marc Benioff, CEO and co-founder of San Francisco-based software giant Salesforce is on track to have a billion artificial intelligence (AI) agents by the end of 2025. “We’re remarkably on track,” Benioff said during an interview with Bloomberg. “We now have about 5,000 customers deploying this and it’s amazing how many agents we see getting … Read more

For the First Time Ever, a Humanoid Robot Rings the Nasdaq Opening Bell

The event was part of Kraneshares’ official launch of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests in companies that design and manufacture humanoid robots. Humanoid Robot Kicks off Nasdaq Trading The Unitree G1 humanoid became the first robot to ring the Nasdaq opening bell on Wednesday to mark the launch of a unique ETF called the … Read more