Month: March 2025

Nvidia says ‘the age of generalist robotics is here’

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Help out at home or steal your job, which path do you choose? | Image: 1X Technologies (left), Fourier (right) Nvidia has announced that Isaac GR00T N1 — the company’s open-source, pretrained but customizable foundation model that’s designed to expedite the development and capabilities of humanoid robots — is now available. “The age of generalist … Read more

Stablecoin, market structure bills should get done this year — Rep. Khanna

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US Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, said at the Digital Assets Summit on March 18 that Congress “should be able to get” both a stablecoin and crypto market structure bill done this year. Khanna added that there are 70 to 80 Democrats now who understand the importance of stablecoin legislation in increasing American … Read more

GM teams up with Nvidia to bring AI to robots, factories, and self-driving cars

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General Motors is turning to Nvidia to help bring AI to the physical world in an expanded collaboration designed to touch every aspect of the automaker’s business, including factories, robots, and self-driving cars.  Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang, who announced the partnership Tuesday during his keynote at the company’s GTC conference in San Jose, … Read more

US stablecoin bill likely in ‘next 2 months’ — Trump’s crypto council head

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Bo Hines, the executive director of the President’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, said comprehensive stablecoin legislation is expected to be finalized in the coming months, underscoring the government’s urgency to maintain the US dollar’s dominance in onchain activity.  Speaking at the Digital Asset Summit in New York on March 18, Hines said stablecoin … Read more

PropellerAds Launches Advertising In Telegram Mini Apps, Engaging Crypto And Blockchain Users

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Limassol, Cyprus, March 18th, 2025/Chainwire/–PropellerAds, a global leader in performance-driven advertising solutions, has launched a groundbreaking advertising format: ads within Telegram Mini Apps. This new traffic type is designed to tap into Telegram’s rapidly growing ecosystem, offering advertisers unparalleled access to a crypto-oriented audience. With the integration of blockchain technology and the rise of Telegram … Read more

Nvidia’s cute ‘Digits’ AI desktop is coming this summer with a new name and a big brother

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Nvidia’s little DGX Spark mini computer next to the full DGX Station desktop. | Image: Nvidia Nvidia has revealed its new DGX Spark and DGX Station “personal AI supercomputers” at today’s GTC conference, which are both powered by the company’s Grace Blackwell platform and designed for users to work on large AI models with or … Read more

Fintech and Crypto Firms Seek Bank Charters Under Trump Administration: Reuters

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Financial technology and crypto firms are applying for state or national bank charters, aiming to expand their business under the more crypto-friendly Trump administration as industry executives report a notable uptick in charter discussions and applications, Reuters reports. “We have seen a lot more interest. We are working on several applications now,” Alexandra Steinberg Barrage, … Read more

JD Vance tries to mend the MAGA-Tech divide

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On Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance publicly acknowledged a simmering “tension” between two warring factions inside the Republican party – the populist MAGA right and the tech billionaires who threw their support to Donald Trump  – and called for a truce.  In remarks at Andreesen-Horowitz’s American Dynamism policy conference in Washington, DC, Vance, a former … Read more

iAgent Secures $3M, Launches $AGNT, And Will Introduce a New ERC-**Standard For AI Agents

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VANCOUVER, Canada, March 18th, 2025/Chainwire/–The artificial intelligence landscape is evolving. Traditional AI models remain centralized, relying on static text data and corporate control. iAgent is introducing a decentralized AI framework where AI agents are trained, owned, and monetized on-chain using real-world visual data. Backed by a recent $3 million investment, iAgent has forged several strategic … Read more

TokenPicks Launches Reward System To Incentivize Crypto Education

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LONDON, United Kingdom, March 18th, 2025/Chainwire/–TokenPicks, the leading crypto education and research platform, has introduced a new Candy reward system designed to encourage user engagement and learning. With this innovative feature, TokenPicks users can claim one free Candy every 24 hours simply by opening the app. Additionally, users can complete various in-app tasks to earn … Read more

Tesla and Rivian charging networks have fewest problems by far, according to Consumer Reports

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The most problem-free EV charging networks in the U.S. right now are the ones built by Tesla and Rivian, according to a new survey from Consumer Reports. The publication surveyed 1,230 owners on their EV charging experiences between March 2024 and February 2024, and just 4% of the respondents said they experienced problems at Tesla’s … Read more

Democratic FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks will resign this spring

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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 05: Federal Communication Commission Commissioner Geoffrey Starks testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 05, 2019 in Washington, DC. All five of the FCC commissioners testified before the subcommittee, which is tasked with oversight of the … Read more

Ethereum price in ‘cursed’ downtrend which could continue well into 2025 — Analyst

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Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), has ventured into oversold territory multiple times against Bitcoin (BTC) in recent months, but the altcoin has yet to show any signs of finding a price bottom. The trading situation is actually quite similar to a previous scenario, and ETH’s market structure suggests that it could repeat itself in Q2 … Read more