IBM’s subsidiary, Anderon, has signed a $1 billion agreement with the US Department of Commerce under the CHIPS program. The funds will be used to develop quantum wafer production at a facility in Albany, New York. The corporation and the government agency announced the deal in May 2026, signing a letter of intent. At that […]
Circle has announced the launch of the Arc mainnet, a first-layer blockchain designed for institutional financial markets, rapid settlements, and operations of autonomous AI agents. Arc Mainnet is live. Arc launches as the Economic OS for the internet: an open platform for global markets, real-time value movement, tokenized assets, and agentic economic activity. Arc is […]
The global memory shortage is expected to worsen, with component scarcity already delaying projects and causing prices to rise by 5–7 times. This was stated by Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan at the AI Infra Summit in Santa Clara, according to Seoul Economic Daily. “When I mentioned early last year that memory could become a significant […]
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released a set of rules for digital asset market participants. The new regulatory regime will take effect on October 25, 2027. License applications will be accepted starting September 30, 2026. The FCA advises companies to review the guidance now. Regulatory approval will be required for various market participants. […]
AI system safety should be viewed as an engineering challenge, with decisions on development pace and potential pauses left to the companies themselves. This statement was made by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during a conversation with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff at the Dreamforce conference. Benioff asked the Nvidia chief about the ongoing industry debate over […]
In December 2023, the Swiss trading arm of Polish state-owned group Orlen wired a $230 million advance to a Dubai intermediary for Venezuelan oil that never arrived. Part of the funds was converted into USDT and handed to counterparts in Caracas on USB drives containing private keys. Financial Times (FT) reported this following its own […]
On September 15, the European Central Bank (ECB) opened applications for e-commerce and mobile commerce companies operating in the eurozone to participate in the digital euro pilot. Selected sellers will be able to accept a test version of the CBDC in online stores and apps. The test version will be technically and functionally similar to […]
On September 15, an unknown attacker targeted a Safe wallet on the Ethereum network, initiating the withdrawal of approximately 2900 rsETH, valued at around $7.73 million. The transaction was detected by the MEV bot Yoink, which executed its own operation before the attacker and seized the assets, according to Blockaid specialists. 🚨Blockaid exploit detection system […]
OpenAI hired hundreds of external contractors to read real ChatGPT user conversations, reported outlet 404 Media. Reporters obtained internal materials under the codename Project Lily, including reviewer instructions, Slack messages, a response scoring system, and the user submissions themselves. Contractors analyzed these dialogues: they summarized the person’s intent and assessed the chatbot’s reactions. The goal […]
Microsoft’s AI models must remain under human control, not simulate consciousness, and stay within their designated tasks. These principles are outlined in the company’s humanistic code of conduct for the MAI family. Source: Microsoft. The document is not yet used in training neural networks. Microsoft has opened it for a six-week public discussion, after which […]
