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Nvidia signs multiyear partnership with Mira Murati's AI company Thinking Machines Lab

The deal involves deploying at least one gigawatt of Nvidia's next-generation computing hardware for frontier AI model training

Google DeepMind releases AI model that understands text, images, video and audio together

Gemini Embedding 2 is the company's first model to treat different types of media as part of a single, searchable system

Nvidia's Jetson chip is bringing AI out of the cloud and into the machines around us

The platform lets robots, vehicles and industrial equipment run sophisticated AI models locally, without an internet connection

Hospitals are moving AI out of the lab and into everyday clinical work, Microsoft says

New research shows a growing gap between health systems that have embedded AI in workflows and those still running small-scale tests

OpenAI releases training dataset to help AI models follow instructions in the right order

The IH-Challenge dataset is designed to make AI systems better at deciding whose instructions to obey when they conflict

Crypto.com launches short-term ADA staking promotion at 5% annual rate

US Air Force awards Z Advanced Computing $25m contract for autonomous driving AI

The sole-source contract will advance the company's brain-inspired CXAI system, which it says can train from as few as five examples

Stablecoin neobank KAST raises $80 million Series A to expand globally

Stablecoin neobank KAST raises $80 million Series A to expand globally

Ethereum Foundation to stake 70,000 ETH using Bitwise open-source staking tools

The foundation has begun with an initial deposit of 2,016 ETH, with the full position worth more than $140 million

Cypherpunk Technologies invests $5m in Zcash privacy wallet developer ZODL

The deal marks Cypherpunk's first technology stake outside its ZEC cryptocurrency holdings

ABB Robotics adopts NVIDIA Omniverse for physical AI

The move targets a longstanding industry challenge: closing the sim‑to‑real gap that separates virtual robot training from real‑world performance

Cboe unveils a new 'threeway' prediction markets framework

Cboe Global Markets announces a prediction markets product that adds a middle “payout zone” between binary outcomes, debuting as a Mini S&P 500 Index contract.

Live Nation stock jumps after DOJ settlement

Live Nation shares rose after the company reached a settlement in its antitrust trial with the U.S. Department of Justice.

OpenAI to acquire Promptfoo to bolster security

“Promptfoo brings deep engineering expertise in evaluating, securing, and testing AI systems at enterprise scale."

Nigel Farage invests in Kwasi Kwarteng's bitcoin treasury firm, shares rocket

News that the Reform politician was invested in Stack BTC saw the Aqui-listed vehicle more than double in value on Monday.

Fanatics Flag Football Classic moves to Los Angeles with Tom Brady returning to the field

The event expands to a three-team format and marks Brady's first appearance on a field since his retirement

Kraken owner Payward teams up with Nasdaq to build tokenised equity gateway

The partnership will use Kraken's xStocks framework to connect regulated stock markets with open blockchain networks

TUBR joins Andorra accelerator as Phoenix trials go live

The Sheffield start-up expanding to the US and Europe, entering an international accelerator while starting live hospitality trials in Phoenix.

Jamie Dimon, America's next president? Don't bet on it

Prediction markets think it's a long shot.... at this stage

Bitcoin reaches 20 million mined, cap in sight

Bitcoin hits a 20 million supply milestone, underlining its nearly fixed 21 million cap and protocol-enforced scarcity.