OpenAI has begun discussions with investors for a new funding round of at least $30 billion, with a pre-money valuation of approximately $1.4 trillion. The talks are in the early stages, and terms may change, according to Bloomberg, citing informed sources.

Robinhood introduced Robinhood Agents—AI agents integrated into the app for market analysis, strategy building, and trade execution.

Project Eleven has acquired Riva Labs, a developer of post-quantum solutions for Ethereum and other blockchains. The deal will bolster Project Eleven’s expertise in post-quantum cryptography, wallets, and MPC.

Morgan Stanley has established an internal Digital Asset Lab to test stablecoins, tokenization, and DeFi solutions before potentially integrating them into the investment bank’s divisions, according to Bloomberg.

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with leaders of major AI companies on Tuesday to discuss the balance between technological development and government oversight, according to Reuters.

French companies C12 and Thales have introduced QuantumTrack, a hybrid quantum-classical system for real-time radar tracking of multiple targets.

AMD has reached an agreement to acquire AI lab World Labs, led by computer vision researcher Fei-Fei Li. The deal is valued at approximately $8.2 billion in stock.

OpenAI has canceled the public release of GPT-6.1 Astra after internal tests revealed security issues and challenges in adhering to user intentions. The model was slated for an October release and integration into ChatGPT and Codex, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The Supervisory Board of the High Technologies Park of Belarus approved the registration of two organizations as crypto banks.

In 2026, Tether froze approximately $550 million in USDT on addresses linked by U.S. authorities to Iran.