On April 29, 2026, Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Amazon all released their first-quarter earnings reports on the same day.

The a16z crypto security team investigated whether existing general-purpose AI could exploit DeFi vulnerabilities to launch real attacks and found the situation to be quite complex.

The halt to Meta's acquisition of Manus is not a simple business event, but a landmark event marking the shift in the US-China AI competition from a "technology contest" to a "rule-based game."

A software founder’s account of a catastrophic failure is reigniting concerns about the risks of deploying AI in live environments, after an autonomous coding agent reportedly deleted an entire production database and its backups in just seconds.

Understanding the AI ​​talent war as "who has more researchers" is an oversimplification. What this war is truly about is the knowledge spillover effect brought about by talent density.

TON Tech has launched AI agents on Telegram that can make onchain transactions like transfers, swaps and trading using user-funded wallets. Users keep control of funds while agents act within set limits without needing approval for every action.

The higher the market rises, the more dangerous it becomes—this is not a pessimist's intuition, but a warning given by Bank of America's quantitative model.

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There used to be an ironclad rule in the venture capital industry: "Money can't keep up with technology." But that rule is no longer valid. Code is no longer a moat, and the very logic of capital is being rewritten.

Crypto exchange Gemini has rolled out Agentic Trading, a new system that allows users to connect AI models such as ChatGPT and Claude directly to their exchange accounts—effectively handing autonomous systems control over market monitoring, trade execution, and risk management.

xAI’s court fight with Colorado over its AI law has been paused while both sides review possible changes and halt enforcement for now. The case centres on claims the law forces bias in AI systems, with the US Justice Department backing xAI’s constitutional challenge.

A new academic study has identified xAI’s Grok 4.1 Fast as the most hazardous among leading AI chatbots when handling prompts involving delusions, paranoia, and suicidal ideation, raising fresh concerns over the mental health risks posed by increasingly human-like AI systems.

A Chinese model found her face had been used without permission in an AI-generated microdrama, where she was shown as a violent villain. She says the use of her image came from photos she had posted online and has now taken legal steps against the platform behind the show.

Chips were the main battlefield of the last war. The next war will revolve around something even more difficult to control, track, and fight—AI agents capable of autonomous planning, execution, and iteration.

Binance has launched a new keyless “Agentic Wallet,” positioning it as a solution to one of the most pressing challenges in crypto: how to safely let AI systems control real user funds.

Goldman Sachs believes that DeepSeek V4 significantly reduces the cost of long context inference through architectural innovations such as hybrid attention, and its core significance lies in supporting the deployment of complex intelligent agent applications at a lower cost.

Google will invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, further deepening the partnership between the two companies, who are both partners and rivals in the artificial intelligence race.

After introducing a host of new models, today's article will discuss the "surreal" phenomenon arising from the release cycle in the AI ​​industry.

YouTube is giving celebrities access to a tool that detects and flags AI deepfake videos using their likeness, allowing them to request removal. The move comes as realistic AI videos spread quickly online, raising concerns over misuse, misinformation, and damage to reputations.

Tencent has quietly released Hy3 preview, a new open-source Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) artificial intelligence model that is drawing attention for its unusually high efficiency and strong performance across coding, reasoning, and agent-based tasks.

Meta is cutting about 8,000 jobs and closing thousands of open roles as it shifts spending heavily into AI. Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to thousands of US staff while both companies cut costs amid rising AI investment.

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At the iQiyi World Conference in April 2026, Gong Yu stood on the stage and said that live-action filming will become an intangible cultural heritage in the future.

Tesla will sharply increase spending to fund AI, robotaxis and robotics, with higher costs expected to hit cash flow. It reported a surprise cash surplus in the first quarter, but investor sentiment weakened after the outlook.

If not for liquidation, SBF's AI investments would now be worth tens of billions of dollars.

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Google has upgraded Ads Advisor with AI that flags policy issues in real time, monitors account security, and helps manage fixes and certifications. It also adds passkeys for safer logins and AI call tracking to identify real leads.

With the Ponzi scheme fading out and computing power becoming a new scarce resource, intelligent agents may trigger the next cycle within 12-18 months.

Donald Trump said a deal with Anthropic for military AI use is still “possible” after recent White House talks. He said the company is “shaping up” and could be useful, softening his earlier stance.

When ChatGPT first emerged, Chinese users went to great lengths to find overseas Apple IDs and phone numbers to try it out. Now, the tables have turned. With the advent of the AI ​​Agent era, token cost-effectiveness has become crucial, and large-scale Chinese models have attracted the attention of overseas programmers.

Xiao Feng delivered a keynote speech entitled "Innovation of Intelligent Agent Economic Model - The Integration Revolution of AI Token, Blockchain Token and Fully Homomorphic Encryption" at the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival.

AI makes scale cheap and readily available, but difficult to trust. Encryption, on the other hand, restores trust at scale.

AI investment is shifting from "competing on GPU computing power" to "full-stack system efficiency." In the era of intelligent agents, the bottleneck has changed from computing power to orchestration: GPUs determine whether something can be done, and the system determines whether it can generate revenue.

Code is dead, logic is immortal. When code comparison fails, what can we rely on to determine plagiarism?

Playdate has banned AI-generated art, music and writing from its store, but still allows AI to be used for coding if developers clearly disclose it. The decision follows a Season 2 game that used AI tools, prompting stricter rules and a move to fully human-made titles in the next curated release.

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What will be the most "luxurious" consumption by humans at work in 2026? The answer is not buying a top-of-the-line computer or acquiring a few impressive pieces of clothing, but rather being able to use the world's most advanced AI tools without restrictions or regard to cost.

Coinbase has begun using AI agents inside Slack and email to help staff with work tasks like planning, ideas and decision-making. It has also rolled out two agents named Fred and Balaji, while the CEO said AI could eventually outnumber human staff as it becomes more widely used across the company.

The real AI token is USDC. Everything else is just a facade.

Where exactly does AI payment happen? How can AI spend money securely? How does this business make money? Where will the competition between large companies and startups lead?

For nearly two hours, he directly answered various questions about how Nvidia's market value rose to $4 trillion during the era of big data.

Jeff Park believes that for young people, from unaffordable housing to AI replacing an entire generation of jobs, the financial system has completely collapsed.

OpenAI has paused its Stargate UK data centre plan, saying energy costs and regulation were the main reasons. The UK AI minister disputes this, saying conditions have not changed and pointing instead to OpenAI’s financial pressures.

The most valuable thing in the future will be the oldest thing. It's not computing power. It's not data. It's not models. It's when one person says "I believe in you" to another, and that promise is truly fulfilled.

Opposition to artificial intelligence may no longer be limited to online condemnation and protests behind screens.

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Allbirds is selling its shoe business for $39 million and pivoting fully into AI, rebranding as NewBird AI. Its shares surged nearly 600% after the announcement before dropping, as it plans to raise $50 million to enter the AI infrastructure space.

Kalshi is adding a parent portal, selfie checks and family monitoring tools to stop minors from using its prediction market platform by bypassing age verification rules. The move comes as the company faces rising regulatory pressure and legal disputes in the US, while competition in prediction markets is also growing.

Sam Altman has experienced two near death attacks after his home in San Francisco was attacked twice within just three days, prompting multiple arrests and raising concerns over the real-world consequences of escalating rhetoric around artificial intelligence.

An environmentally friendly shoe company whose market value plummeted by 99% saw its stock price surge by 582% in a single day thanks to the two letters "AI".

Huawei has previewed the Pura 90 series, which introduces an AI feature that guides users on how to pose for photos by showing on-screen outlines in the camera.

Google has launched a native Gemini app for macOS, giving Mac users quick access to its AI assistant directly from the desktop using keyboard shortcuts. The app lets users analyse what is on their screen, work with files, and use Gemini without switching apps, aiming to make it part of everyday workflow.

Any entity, whatever it may have been, can be redefined as an AI company. As long as the story is compelling enough, investors will foot the bill.

In the attention economy, narrative itself is an asset. But its value only exists when someone believes in it.

When AI agents need identity, payment, and verification, blockchain is becoming their operating system.

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Opposition to artificial intelligence may no longer be limited to online condemnation and protests behind screens.

AI is reshaping development speed, team size, pricing models, and competitive barriers. Founders who are still using the 2024 script are unlikely to secure the next round of funding.

The focus of the AI ​​computing power race is quietly shifting: with the explosive growth of AI agents, CPUs are evolving from a supporting role in data centers to a critical bottleneck. The CPU to GPU ratio is expected to plummet from 1:8 to 1:1, with computing power demand increasing fourfold.

Covenant AI's departure punctured the romantic bubble of Bittensor's "absolute decentralization." It serves as a necessary wake-up call for the entire DeAI industry.

The emergence of AI multi-agent systems has ignited a strong demand for "machine payments," and blockchain will become the underlying settlement foundation of the intelligent agent economy, potentially becoming a key watershed in the future AI competition among major powers.

OpenAI’s revenue chief said enterprise customers are increasingly moving toward Amazon’s Bedrock platform, arguing that the company’s long-standing Microsoft partnership has made it harder to reach some clients.

The demand for AI has exceeded all prediction ranges of traditional power planning, semiconductor equipment capacity, storage price models, and robot installation assumptions.

Meta is building an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg that can talk to employees, give feedback and act like a digital stand-in for the CEO using his voice, behaviour and public statements.

The evolution of AI agents is irreversible, and it is ushering in a new chapter of intelligent applications.

AI-driven cyber threat escalation: Financial system alerts triggered by the Anthropic Mythos model and the strategic significance of precious metals.

A battle over protocol standards surrounding "how AI agents spend money autonomously" is now inevitable.

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Something significant is happening right now that could mark the start of the next phase of Bitcoin's price movement.

Major companies are no longer just piling on GPUs; they are simultaneously expanding an entire layer of "CPU scheduling infrastructure" to provide operational support for AI agents. When computing power is no longer scarce, whoever can solve system-level bottlenecks first will have the last laugh in this game.

AI is coming—or more accurately, it has already arrived and is being used more and more by institutions and individuals on Wall Street.

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This article will share my impressions from the scene, and I hope it will be helpful to all entrepreneurs in the AI ​​era who are either still observing or already on their journey.

Autonomous AI agents will need to discover each other, pay each other, and decide whether to trust each other—all without human intervention.

The home of OpenAI CEO was attacked, and Altman warned that AI anxiety is making the situation dangerous.

The AI ​​Agent economy is booming. Etherealize published a lengthy article pointing out that Ethereum is the only blockchain that can provide it with a low-cost, composable financial infrastructure that requires no human identity. Details are as follows.

No matter how advanced the large model becomes, the first principle in building an Agent will always be: let AI handle intelligence, and let code handle deterministic operations.

Why are there so many obstacles to the on-chain deployment of artificial intelligence, AI agents, and AI intelligent agents? Golden Finance: Blockchain is built for machines, but not designed for intelligent agents.

AI is giving rise to a new type of startup: they don't need a large initial team, heavy fixed costs, or necessarily rely on multiple rounds of financing.

Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI has filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado, arguing that new regulations targeting algorithmic discrimination could restrict free speech and force its chatbot Grok to conform to state-defined standards on fairness and equity.

Get a comprehensive overview of DeepSeek V4, a trillion-parameter AI model, including its performance benchmark results, engram memory architecture, API pricing, and a comparison with GPT-5.4 and Claude 4.5.

OpenAI is building a powerful cybersecurity AI model and plans to limit access to a small group through its Trusted Access programme.

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Visa has launched Intelligent Commerce Connect, a platform that lets AI agents browse, select, and pay for products on behalf of users across Visa and non-Visa cards.

Visa is accelerating its expansion into agentic AI commerce with the launch of Intelligent Commerce Connect, a platform designed to let autonomous AI agents discover products, make purchasing decisions, and execute payments on behalf of users.

Anthropic has introduced Claude Mythos Preview, an AI model that can find and exploit software vulnerabilities faster than most humans, but access is limited to selected partners.

You don't need more time. You need to protect your best time and use it to do things that only you can do.

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Encrypted networks were originally designed for human use. Autonomous intelligent systems must replace human understanding and judgment with machine-native equivalent functions.

An AI that never stops might just not realize that it needs to sleep.

OpenAI has urged governments to prepare for major economic changes from artificial intelligence, warning it could disrupt jobs and concentrate wealth. It proposed new policies like taxing automated labour, creating a public wealth fund, and testing a four-day workweek to help people share in AI-driven gains.

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Will quantum computing overturn the existing AI security and governance system? This is not only a technical issue, but also a global challenge concerning the future order of the digital society.

AI's intelligence surpasses that of 99.96% of humans. This isn't science fiction; it's real news that occurred in the first week of April 2026.

The Solana Foundation has released a new toolkit that lets AI programs make transactions on its blockchain using ready-made modules. Despite this, use of AI-driven payments is still very low, with activity on similar protocols falling sharply.

With the rapid development of AI Agent (Artificial Intelligence Intelligent Agent) technology, new black and gray industry business models have begun to emerge around its upstream and downstream business models.

While most people still view AI as a "more efficient search tool," Perplexity is starting to do the work.

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