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Mark Zuckerberg tells staff that AI agents haven’t progressed as quickly as he’d hoped
TechCrunch AI
At an internal meeting, the Meta CEO reportedly said that AI development efforts were not moving as quickly as anticipated.
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Jersey Mike’s IPO illustrates how bad the AI hype has become
TechCrunch AI
Just for kicks, I took a look at Jersey Mike's IPO documents. Surely a sandwich shop would have no need to mention AI. But lo and behold.
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Newly discovered PamStealer isn't your typical macOS malware
Ars Technica AI
The discovery underscores the increased effort being poured into Mac infostealers.
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Meta quietly launches vibe-coded gaming app Pocket
TechCrunch AI
Meta has quietly launched Pocket, an experimental AI app that lets users generate and share interactive mini games using text prompts.
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Anthropic is discussing a new custom chip with Samsung
TechCrunch AI
The news comes about a week after OpenAI announced its own custom AI chip in a partnership with Broadcom.
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Achieving operational excellence with AI
MIT Tech Review AI
Frameworks like Lean Six Sigma and business process management (BPM) first gained traction because they promised clarity in the chaos—a structured way to bring order to messy, sprawling operations. Lean Six Sigma emphasized statistical rigor and quality control; BPM created en...
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OpenAI proposed donating 5% of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund
TechCrunch AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly proposed giving 5% of the company’s equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, reviving discussions about letting the public share in the financial gains from the AI boom.
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Microsoft launches its own AI deployment company with $2.5 billion commitment
TechCrunch AI
Microsoft follows Amazon, OpenAI, and Anthropic with its new AI deployment group.
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Teaching AI to run with the turbines
MIT Tech Review AI
Artificial intelligence may have captured the public imagination through chatbots and image generators, but some of its most consequential use cases are unfolding far from consumer-facing tools. In industries where physical infrastructure, operational continuity, and safety ar...
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The Download: a startup has a solution for AI’s groupthink problem
MIT Tech Review AI
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. LLMs are stuck in a groupthink groove. This startup is trying to get them out. Open up your chatbot of choice—Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini—and t...
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Bitcoin holds $61K after US jobs data report, AI sector weakness: Did BTC bottom?
Cointelegraph
Bitcoin bulls may make a run on $70,000 after weak US jobs data eased rate hike fears and capital looks to rotate into BTC and gold.
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Is Bitcoin heading for $65K? Sharplink buys $16M ETH: Market Moves
Cointelegraph
Analysts are divided on Bitcoin's next move, but there's some hope at last. Meanwhile, SharpLink has resumed buying Ether after an eight-week pause, and other market news.
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Ripple co-founder backs venture launched by US senator's son: Report
Cointelegraph
While engaged in negotiations over ethics in a crypto market structure bill in Congress, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said she had “no involvement” in her son’s derivatives exchange, backed by at least one industry figure.
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OpenAI Offers US Government a $42 Billion Slice of Itself: Report
Decrypt
Sam Altman is pitching a 5% equity stake in OpenAI for the U.S. government—and reportedly wants every major AI company to do the same.
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Russia Is Ready for 'Widespread Use' of Digital Ruble by September, Says Bank Governor
Decrypt
Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina said major banks and retailers are on track to begin accepting the digital ruble by September 1.
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Treasury Department Sanctions Over 130 ISIS-Affiliated Crypto Wallets on Tron
Decrypt
More than 130 Tron wallets connected with a Central Asian ISIS affiliate were sanctioned by the U.S. government, with funds frozen by Tether.
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Bitcoin Exchange Inflows Spike to 49,000 BTC in a Day, Signaling More Volatility is Coming: Report
Bitcoin Magazine
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Exchange Inflows Spike to 49,000 BTC in a Day, Signaling More Volatility is Coming: Report CryptoQuant reported Bitcoin exchange inflows surged to 49,000 BTC on June 30 — a rare spike historically linked to heightened volatility and often downside risk...
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AI Researchers Got Chatbots to Share Cocaine Recipes Using This One Wild Trick
Decrypt
Researchers say a new jailbreak technique tricked AI models into treating attacker-written text as their own reasoning, bypassing safety guardrails and exposing a deeper security flaw.
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IMF says tokenization could transform settlement and financial stability
Cointelegraph
The global lender says blockchain-based finance could streamline markets but warns that fragmented standards and regulations may create new systemic risks.
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Here’s what happened in crypto today
Cointelegraph
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.