Daily Crypto & AI News

🤖 AI

• Google just fired a warning shot in the AI subscription price wars
  TechCrunch AI
  Google just made it significantly cheaper to enjoy its budget AI subscription tier.
• I tried Siri AI, and so far it actually works
  The Verge AI
  Parents want one thing, and one thing only, out of AI: to add a list of soccer games or "spirit week" theme days from an email or a poorly formatted flyer onto their calendar in one shot. And I have good news for parents with iPhones - the new Siri can finally do this. After […]
• How Justin Ernest invested nearly $500M into hot startups without a traditional VC fund
  TechCrunch AI
  Instead of spending a year raising a formal venture fund, the Sabertooth VC founder used a captive network of LPs to invest in startups like Anthropic, Anduril, and SpaceX.
• GM thinks EVs can help offset AI’s energy suck with vehicle-to-grid tech
  The Verge AI
  At an event in San Francisco today, General Motors made a series of announcements around EV batteries, energy storage, and grid resiliency in the face of growing electricity demand from AI data centers. The automaker announced that it would be activating new vehicle-to-grid ca...
• Locked in heated rivalry with researcher, Microsoft fixes 0-day they disclosed
  Ars Technica AI
  A separate zero-day also disclosed by Nightmare Eclipse appears to be patched as well.
• Hey, Siri, here’s what I actually want from AI
  TechCrunch AI
  I'm desperate for a personal AI assistant, but do I really want to become the kind of person who can't function without the friendly robot voice in my phone?
• Anthropic’s Fable 5 can make weirdly fun video games with the click of a button
  TechCrunch AI
  Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 is going to be a big hit with the web's vibe coders.
• Microsoft AI head calls out Anthropic for acting like Claude is conscious
  The Verge AI
  Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says it's "really, really dangerous" for Anthropic to speculate about Claude's consciousness inside its "constitution," or the instructions that tell the model how to behave. During an episode of Decoder, Suleyman argues that this kind of spec...
• Can tech companies learn to love cheaper AI models?
  TechCrunch AI
  If those same AI workloads can be handled by cheaper models without affecting quality, it would mean a massive shift in the economics of AI.
• WWDC 2026: Everything announced on Siri AI, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence, and more
  TechCrunch AI
  Apple primarily made the case for an improved experience with its long-standing Siri assistant, which like most other announcements had a hefty helping of AI.

💰 Crypto

• Crypto Tax Bills Face Pushback in House Committee Hearing
  Decrypt
  Pro-crypto Democrats questioned staking and mining tax exemptions Tuesday, while party leadership said the bills may need to wait until after the midterms.
• ETH crash to $1K looms if key support breaks: Will futures traders step in?
  Cointelegraph
  Ether’s futures open interest fell by 25%, putting pressure on the $1,500 support level. Is a drop to $1,000 next?
• Crypto tax bills a work-in-progress as U.S. House lawmakers pose concerns
  CoinDesk
• EU Orders Meta to Open WhatsApp to Rival AI Chatbots—Meta Calls It 'Regulatory Overreach'
  Decrypt
  The European Commission has issued interim measures forcing Meta to restore third-party AI access to the WhatsApp Business API within five days.
• Seattle-Area Man Gets Prison for Laundering Foreign Fraud Funds With Bitcoin, Ethereum
  Decrypt
  The fraudster took in nearly $100 million from victims before laundering funds via Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins.
• December Trial Date Set for US Soldier Accused of Insider Trading on Polymarket
  Decrypt
  The insider trading case is the government's first to center on prediction markets.
• Solana Institute CEO says CLARITY Act must shield open-source developers
  Cointelegraph
  Kristin Smith urged the Senate to preserve developer protections in the CLARITY Act, arguing open-source builders should not be regulated as financial intermediaries.
• Securitize CEO says tokenized stocks could unlock a $5 trillion crypto market
  CoinDesk
• A Quantum Clock Is Ticking for Bitcoin and Crypto—Here's How Stellar Is Preparing
  Decrypt
  The Stellar Development Foundation unveiled a three-step roadmap to prepare the XLM network for the coming quantum computing threat.
• AI Malware Worm Adapts to New Targets in Real Time, Cybersecurity Experts Say
  Decrypt
  Researchers demonstrated an AI-powered worm that adapts to targets, generates attack strategies, and spreads across networks without cloud services.