Mira Murati’s startup, Thinking Machines Lab, is losing two of its co-founders to OpenAI
The abrupt change in personnel was in the works for several weeks, according to an OpenAI executive.
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Senator Lummis says delay likely for market structure bill: Bloomberg
The debate over DeFi and stablecoin reward provisions in the CLARITY Act is at risk of holding the bill back as banking and crypto stakeholders push competing agendas.
New Polymarket bettor places $40,000 on U.S. striking Iran tonight
One trader went against the current trend of low chances for a strike tonight by placing the new $40,000 bet.
Coinbase pulls support for major crypto bill. Here’s what it means for the industry
Coinbase’s withdrawal of its support potentially derails market structure legislation, says an analyst, noting that it’s bad for the crypto industry and good for the banks.
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Coinbase pulls support for crypto bill: ‘no bill’ better than ‘bad bill’
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong raised four crucial points that he believes would make the legislation “materially worse” for the US crypto industry.
X claims it has stopped Grok from undressing people, but of course it hasn’t
Following the proliferation of the nonconsensual sexual deepfakes on X, the platform has detailed changes to the Grok account’s ability to edit images of real people. They match the changes reported on Tuesday by The Telegraph, as Grok’s responses to prompts like “put her in a bikini” became censored. But in tests of the feature … Read more
Robinhood CEO Says AI Could Spark a ‘Job Singularity’
Vlad Tenev argues AI will fuel a surge of new jobs, solo companies, and industries, not just cause displacement.
The FTC’s data-sharing order against GM is finally settled
The order, first proposed a year ago, bans GM from collecting and then selling geolocation data to third parties, like data brokers and insurance companies.
India’s Emversity doubles valuation as it scales workers AI can’t replace
Emversity has raised $30 million in a new round as it scales job-ready training in India.
Senator Lummis says crypto market structure bill hearing may get postponed
The Senate Banking Committee may delay its hearing on the crypto market structure bill, originally scheduled for Thursday, Senator Cynthia Lummis told Bloomberg.
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AI, Impersonations Drove Crypto Scam Losses to Record $17 Billion in 2025: Chainalysis
A new report by Chainalysis finds that AI-enabled crypto scams are more efficient, profitable, and harder to stop.
Sui back online after 6-hour outage that halted transactions
Despite a fix from Sui core developers, the Sui Foundation has not provided details on what triggered the network outage.
The Stream Deck Plus is back to its lowest price
The Stream Deck Plus is on sale for $159.99. If you’re looking for a simple way to streamline your workflow, the Elgato Stream Deck Plus is a handy productivity tool for automating everyday tasks. Right now, it’s on sale for $159.99 ($40 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H Photo, which is its best price … Read more
Choosing Growth Over Titles
In tech, a managerial offer is often treated as the ultimate promotion. For some people, refusing the chance to grow hierarchically sounds strange, even irrational. But for me, there was more to consider than hierarchy.
Bitcoin and ether’s sharp breakouts liquidate nearly $700 million short positions
Bitcoin’s breakout above $95,000 rejuvenated risk appetite, with one market strategist saying that the crypto rally has legs.
Seeing Power: Building a Side-View Laser Eye Effect Using Web-Based Face Tracking
The Seeing Power Project is a web-based face tracking. It uses camera and canvas layering. It’s an easy question to run directly in a web browser. Anyone can try it and use it.
Musk denies awareness of Grok sexual underage images as California AG launches probe
The California Attorney General has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s xAI after its chatbot Grok began generating nonconsensual sexual images of real women and even children.
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OpenAI signs deal, worth $10 billion, for compute from Cerebras
The collaboration will help OpenAI models deliver faster response times for more difficult or time consuming tasks, the companies said.