Artificial Intelligence

MoonPay has introduced an open-source wallet framework designed to enable AI agents to hold funds and execute blockchain transactions, as the industry moves toward integrating autonomous software with financial infrastructure.

The sharp rise of the Siren (SIREN) token has drawn market attention, but onchain data pointing to concentrated ownership is prompting scrutiny over whether the surge reflects organic demand or coordinated accumulation.

Around 200 protesters marched through San Francisco, stopping outside Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI to demand a pause on developing more powerful AI systems. They called on AI companies to agree to a coordinated halt in building advanced models and focus instead on improving safety.

Mark Zuckerberg is developing a personal AI agent designed to take over key aspects of managing Meta, signaling a shift toward a more automated, AI-driven leadership model as the company accelerates its internal transformation.

OpenAI plans to nearly double its workforce to 8,000 employees by the end of 2026, focusing on product development, engineering, research, sales, and technical support roles. The move follows a major funding round valuing the company at $840 billion and comes amid rising competition from Google and other AI firms.

The White House has unveiled a national artificial intelligence framework that calls for a unified federal approach to regulation, warning that fragmented state-level rules could weaken the United States’ position in the global AI race.

Elon Musk announced Terafab, a new chip factory near Austin run by Tesla and SpaceX, to produce chips for AI, robotics, and space data centres. The facility aims to make up to one terawatt of computing power per year to meet demand that current suppliers cannot handle.

U.S. authorities have arrested Yih-Shyan Liaw, co-founder of Super Micro Computer, Inc., in connection with an alleged multibillion-dollar scheme to circumvent export controls and funnel advanced artificial intelligence servers to China

Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw and two associates were charged for allegedly smuggling US servers with AI chips to China. Liaw and one accomplice were arrested, while the other remains a fugitive.

Crypto.com is slashing 12% of its workforce as it accelerates a sweeping artificial intelligence overhaul — highlighting how automation is beginning to displace human roles across the crypto industry.