Critics Mock Anthropic’s Claims Chinese AI Labs Are Stealing Its Data
Anthropic says Chinese AI firms are copying Claude, drawing online ridicule and scrutiny of AI training practices.
Your Web3 Community Isn’t Broken: Your Trust Architecture Is
Most Web3 projects don’t have a community problem. They have a trust problem. And the fastest way to destroy trust is to treat the community like a growth tactic. In crypto, it’s easy to confuse noise for health. A Discord full of messages. A Telegram that never sleeps. A timeline full of engagement. But anyone … Read more
Crypto Exchange Backpack Plans to Offer Company Equity to Token Stakers
Backpack signaled that its yet-to-be-released token will allow people to earn equity in the exchange, potentially turning users into owners.
Anthony Pompliano’s Bitcoin Treasury ProCap Buys Back Stock Amid 85% Price Plunge
Crypto personality Anthony Pompliano’s Bitcoin treasury firm is buying back shares as the firm trades well below its asset value.
The TechBeat: I Replaced $1,200/Year in Cloud Subscriptions With a Single Home Server. Here’s What I Learned. (2/23/2026)
How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what’s trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## Microsoft’s AutoDev: The AI That Builds, Tests, and Fixes Code on Its Own By @microsoft [ 27 Min read ] Microsoft’s … Read more
With AI, investor loyalty is (almost) dead: at least a dozen OpenAI VCs now also back Anthropic
While some dual investors are understandable, others were more shocking, and signal the disregard of a longstanding ethical conflict-of-interest rule.
Bitcoin may reverse course and rally to $75K: Here’s how
Traders struggle to determine if the crypto market bottom is in, but liquidity fears, AI industry valuation worries, and BTC mining strength could send Bitcoin back to $75,000.
Michael Saylor says quantum threat to Bitcoin is more than 10 years away
The Strategy CEO downplayed quantum risks on Natalie Brunell’s Coin Stories podcast, saying any credible threat would prompt coordinated software upgrades across global digital systems.
AI’s Future is in Space
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has created an unprecedented surge in the demand for energy. Training and running large-scale models require massive computational resources housed in power-intensive data centers. Today, hyperscale AI facilities demand gigawatts of power, equivalent to the needs of an entire city. This demand strains grids and increases emissions from … Read more
We Talked to an AI Trained on Jeffrey Epstein’s Emails. Here’s What It Said
Someone fine-tuned an AI on the Jeffrey Epstein email dump. We ran it locally. It called us “goyim” and invited us to a party.
IoTeX offers cross-bridge hackers 10% bounty if they return $4.4 million within 48 hours
Raullen Chai, IoTeX co-founder and CEO, told CoinDesk he would not press charges if the stolen assets or its equivalent is returned within 48 hours.
Kalshi Clears ‘Backlog’ of Suspicious Activity, Plans to Disclose Actions Against Insider Trading
Prediction market Kalshi is trying to dissuade insider trading and market manipulation.
NEAR Launches Near.com super app, touting AI capabilities and confidential transactions
The company is betting that the next big wave in crypto will come from its convergence with AI.
Kraken’s co-CEO could trust AI with 100% of his crypto — Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi isn’t convinced
At NEARCON 2026, Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi delivered a sharp debate over how soon those agents can be trusted with real money.
PayPal draws takeover interest following 46% stock slide: Report
After a yearlong share slump, PayPal is fielding buyout approaches as rivals weigh asset sales and a possible full acquisition, according to Bloomberg.
Negative Bitcoin funding rate may signal pending short-squeeze above $70K
Bitcoin holds its range trend even as the funding rate turns negative and BTC open interest flatlines. Is the data leaning toward a short-squeeze back to $70,000?
Trump‘s Board of Peace said mulling stablecoin for Gaza efforts: FT
A person familiar with the project reportedly said the stablecoin under preliminary discussion by the board would be established as “a means to allow Gazans to transact digitally.”
Will Trump’s DOJ actually take on Ticketmaster?
In mid-February, the Department of Justice lost its head antitrust enforcer – just weeks before it was scheduled to argue one of the year’s biggest anti-monopoly cases in court. Antitrust Division chief Gail Slater announced her departure suddenly, via a post on her personal X account. But to those who follow the agency closely, it … Read more
Ex-Apple team launches Acme Weather, a new take on weather forecasting
The team that sold their last app Dark Sky to Apple are back with Acme Weather, which offers alternative forecasts, rainbow and sunset alerts, and more.
Billions of dollars later and still nobody knows what an Xbox is
The last few years of Xbox have been expensive. Under Phil Spencer’s leadership, Microsoft has spent billions of dollars in an attempt to build an ambitious future for gaming that looks a lot like Netflix. And while its subscription service Game Pass started out as a good deal for gamers (although now not so much), … Read more