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Safe Superintelligence, an AI startup led by OpenAI co-founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, has raised an additional $2 billion in funding at a $32 billion valuation.
Mastodon is an instantiation of an open standard called ActivityPub, a way to asynchronously distribute data so that the data is available locally.
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Modern bots are smarter than ever [5]—executing JavaScript, storing cookies, rotating IPs, and even cracking CAPTCHAs with AI. As attacks grow more sophisticated, traditional detection just isn't enough.
OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever's AGI moonshot was recently valued at a substantial leap from its September funding round.
Airtable has launched Airtable Assistant in beta alongside new capabilities that drastically change what it means to build apps in Airtable. The updates make it easier than ever for developers to build and modify apps, create automations and interfaces, and answer any business questions on enterprise data using natural language.
OpenAI plans to gate access to certain upcoming models behind a new Verified Organization process that will require government-issued ID. Verification will be limited to one org per ID every 90 days.
HoloPart is a semantic 3D Object segmentation model that can identify and separate a single 3D object into meaningful sub-pieces.
C-Prune is a two-stage pruning method that compresses Mixture-of-Experts models by clustering similar experts and pruning redundant clusters.
A great recommendation engine with metrics, implementations of embedding models, and training infrastructure.
One of the first open reasoning models for visual question answering. This small model is extremely good at grounded question answering for images, image captioning, and even some math based on image input.
LLM4Ranking is a new modular framework that supports both open and closed LLMs for document reranking, complete with evaluation tools and reproducible benchmarks across popular datasets.
Google has partnered with filmmakers to produce AI-themed short films, aiming to explore the emotional and ethical dynamics of human-AI coexistence.
YouTube supports new legislation to combat AI-generated impersonations, reinforcing its commitment to protecting creators and viewers from deepfake harms.
Canva introduced Visual Suite 2.0 at Canva Create 2025, integrating AI-driven features like Magic Studio, Canva Sheets, and Magic Charts to streamline design workflows. The suite also includes Canva Code for website creation and an enhanced Photo Editor with AI capabilities. These tools aim to unify design, data, and development in a single platform.
HeyBoss offers fully customizable AI websites and apps, unlike Wix and Squarespace's template-based approach.
Apriel models from ServiceNow research are designed for fast inference and showcase good performance.
Ballie, launching this summer, will provide personalized interactions and proactive home assistance using advanced multimodal reasoning.
Bitcoin hit an 11-day high of $86K as tariff relief on certain Chinese products boosted market sentiment despite recent lows and concerns about weekend volatility. Technical indicators, like the 200-day EMA and bullish RSI divergences, will predict whether the breakout will hold. However, prior retraces after daily improvements signal that a sustained rally depends on a successful retest of resistance levels.
Binance founder CZ is pushing back against a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report claiming he gave evidence against TRON founder Justin Sun as part of his DOJ plea deal which he characterized as a smear campaign. The WSJ report noted that Binance executives are lobbying to ease Treasury Department oversight and are exploring listing the Trump-related stablecoin USD1.
Genesis Launch is a fair and permissionless token distribution method for agents within the Virtuals Protocol that aims to expand early exposure to a broad base of ecosystem contributors. The model uses a contribution-weighted point system where participants earn points through meaningful on-chain and off-chain actions, which are used for token allocation. The approach improves holder alignment, increases market velocity, and mitigates shady launch tactics.
Vitalik Buterin's privacy roadmap is a straightforward approach to improving Ethereum's privacy with minimal consensus changes by addressing four key areas: onchain payment privacy, application-level anonymization, private RPC reads, and network-level obfuscation. It advocates for integrating privacy tools directly into existing wallets, including features like shielded balances and default privacy for self-transfers to minimize public user linkages. It also calls for technical upgrades such as EIP-7701, deploying TEE-based RPCs, and utilizing mixnet connections to reduce metadata leakage.
The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance issued new guidance on how crypto-related companies should disclose information when registering or offering securities. Aiming to improve investor protection and market clarity, it outlines detailed expectations around business descriptions, risk factors, crypto asset functionality, and technical specs and encourages clear, tailored disclosures based on each issuer's specific operations and stage of development.
There has been backlash around the $PROMPT token generation event (TGE). Much of the frustration stems from unmet expectations and comparisons between participants. Observers remain optimistic about $PROMPT's long-term potential, though communication missteps and uneven reward distribution, especially from the Kaito program, are key issues.
PancakeSwap's proposed “Tokenomics 3.0” update is drawing sharp backlash for dismantling veCAKE, its long-term governance model, just as a mysterious wallet locked nearly half the CAKE supply to potentially influence the vote. Critics argue that the move undermines long-standing contributors such as Cakepie and Stake DAO, centralizes power, and undermines DeFi's decentralization ideals. The update has sparked widespread community resistance and calls for a more transparent, inclusive solution.
The biggest barrier to crypto adoption in 2025 is poor user experience, not regulation. Wallets remain unintuitive and fragmented for everyday users. Achieving mass adoption will require the industry to embrace human-centered design and innovations like account abstraction to make crypto tools secure and accessible without sacrificing decentralization or self-custody.
Ethereum's core investment thesis is that it's the foundational infrastructure for a future global financial system.
The S&P's Volatility Index is at its highest levels since last August.
A draft of the “Clean Cloud Act” introduced by Senate Democrats would require crypto miners and AI data centers to reduce their carbon emissions by 11% annually or face financial penalties.
In response, Vitalik Buterin has advocated for accelerated network upgrades, including faster transaction finality and improved scalability, to bolster Ethereum's competitiveness.
The token of RWA-focused L1 blockchain MANTRA ($OM) decreased by 90% in just 90 minutes, sparking fears of a rug pull or insider dumping and citing reckless liquidations as the cause.
Apple is preparing to launch both a 7.8-inch foldable iPhone and an 18.8-inch foldable iPad in late 2026. While some sources suggest a later timeline for the foldable iPad, current expectations point to both devices entering mass production in the fourth quarter of that year. If accurate, this would make fall 2026 a major milestone for Apple's entry into the foldable device market.
Adobe is adding agentic AI to Photoshop, letting users perform edits through natural language commands and one-click actions. The AI will suggest context-aware changes, automate tasks, and help users learn the software. Similar features are coming to Premiere Pro and Adobe Express to boost productivity without taking over creative control.
OpenAI's latest ChatGPT image tool has sparked a viral LinkedIn trend where users turn themselves into “AI Action Figures” with professional accessories. Though it's spreading to other platforms, it hasn't reached the popularity of the earlier Ghibli-style images. Still, the trend highlights ChatGPT's growing influence in everyday AI use.
Most companies hire experienced talent, but this can mean higher costs, less adaptability, and fading curiosity. Investing in early career professionals eager to grow brings fresh ideas, faster progress, and lasting loyalty. Focusing on potential, offering guidance, and meaningful work helps build a strong, committed team that grows with the company.
Data visualization transforms large amounts of raw data into clear, actionable insights. It involves foundational principles, various chart types, and tools that enable designers to create visualizations focused on clarity, context, and accessibility. From bar charts to sparklines, data visualization can emphasize storytelling, strategic design, and consistent methods for effective communication.
AI and algorithms fill the internet with shallow content, but smart brands are cutting through the noise. They're reshaping marketing with authenticity, cultural relevance, and real connection. Creative, meaningful campaigns show a shift from volume to value, and a call to rethink engagement beyond metrics.
Generate a sleek landing page with AI in minutes. Export it to ExportNext.js, Tailwind, and shadcn/ui code.
Unlock the power of inclusive design with this free accessibility guide. It's packed with an easy-to-follow introduction to accessibility, insights into different types of disabilities, key accessibility principles, and a practical checklist.
Neobrutalism is a bold web trend that uses raw elements like thick borders, bright colors, and retro UI to stand out from minimalism. While it grabs attention, designers must balance style with usability. Keeping colors in check, using whitespace, and testing interactions helps make it both striking and easy to use.
Many artists oppose AI-generated art, but painter Brett Amory embraces it, using glitches, invented languages, and classical techniques to resist “fast art.” He transforms machine outputs into layered, human-driven creations, challenging copyright boundaries. Critics warn that generative tools flood culture with images, threatening creativity, yet artists continue to experiment and push limits.
Aided prompt understanding features help users refine prompts by revealing how AI interprets input. Tools like prompt variation, feedback, and attribution visualizations guide better outcomes. These features boost transparency, user confidence, and learning, making AI more collaborative and intuitive rather than mysterious and rigid, especially in intent-based interfaces.
GPT-4o image generation has been expanded to free users while testing visible and invisible watermarks to improve content traceability and address concerns about AI-generated media authenticity and misuse.
Royal Mail's new stamp series brings British and Irish folklore to life with richly detailed illustrations featuring heroes, spirits, and monsters from ancient myths.
IPOs have effectively vanished from the tech landscape, with PitchBook data showing virtually no exit activity as market instability makes going public extremely risky. Despite a brief recovery after Trump backed off some tariffs, major indices remain deeply in the red: Nasdaq is down 15% YTD and Cloud and Semiconductor indices are both approaching -20%.
Today, a junior engineer still outperforms AI coding models - but the math is getting uncomfortable. For roughly the same $250,000 annual cost, you could run Gemini 2.5 Pro continuously for a year and generate two million coding responses. The real threat isn't smarter AI - it's the industrialization of software development. Future companies won't build single brilliant AI engineers, they'll create coding factories where thousands of agents work in parallel on compartmentalized codebases designed for machine scale. This isn't about craft versus automation - it's steam engines versus John Henry. Like all previous forms of mechanization, the machines won't win because they're more talented, but because they never stop.
While headlines focused on tariffs, the real drama this week was in the bond market where yields spiked Tuesday night amid fears that foreign governments were dumping US treasuries ahead of critical bond auctions. When bond prices fall, yields rise, creating a dangerous feedback loop where potential buyers demand higher rates to compensate for risk. Trump's 90-day tariff extension calmed markets just in time, averting a potential crisis.
Today's vertical AI startups can rack up millions in revenue without proving they've created lasting value - a dangerous reversal of the natural order where value creation leads and revenue follows. These companies become "number go up" machines, mistaking optimization for validation and scaling without knowing if they have something worth scaling. Early-stage startups should instead focus on graduating from one true/false experiment to the next: validate a thing, which unlocks an opportunity, that can turn into a business. Without this disciplined approach to proving value creation first, rapid revenue growth becomes empty calories that eventually run out.
In this video, Jack Brody, former Head of Product at Snap and current CPO at Suno, dives into designing in the age of AI and what the future of music looks like. Brody explores how AI is flipping design on its head and how it has the capacity to change music forever, making music creation more accessible than ever before, empowering newbies and professionals alike.
Otter.ai scaled by building its own AI infrastructure and offering a generous free tier, driving rapid adoption and enterprise penetration. It utilized work email authentication for data collection and created natural virality through meeting note sharing. Its horizontal-first strategy allowed broad market capture, identifying high-value verticals later, exemplifying a sustainable SaaS growth model.