Philosopher Nick Bostrom recently posted a paper, where he postulated that a small chance of AI annihilating all humans might be worth the risk, because advanced AI might relieve humanity of “its universal death sentence.” That upbeat gamble is quite a leap from his previous dark musings on AI, which made him a doomer godfather….
Key Takeaways Atkins highlighted broader SEC interest in formal onchain market structure rulemaking. Blockchain-based trading and clearing systems may receive tailored regulatory treatment under future proposals. Crypto vaults drew increased attention as regulators examine securities and adviser law implications. Atkins Maps Broader SEC Shift Toward Onchain Frameworks Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul S….
SoftBank has cut a planned OpenAI‑backed margin loan from around $10 billion to roughly $6 billion after banks and private credit funds pushed back on the deal’s structure and the difficulty of valuing OpenAI, an unlisted AI unicorn. Summary SoftBank Group is shrinking a planned margin loan backed by its OpenAI stake from about $10…
The Trump Administration on Friday launched a new website that will house a collection of “new, never-before-seen” files about UFOs, according to the Pentagon. (And yes, we’re apparently okay with calling them UFOs again, as the URL to the new website is war.gov/ufo.) In a public announcement by the Defense Department — which, under Trump,…
## Market Snapshot The market for “Israel closes its airspace by May 31” is currently priced at 15% YES, reflecting a notable possibility of escalation. Meanwhile, “Israel withdraws from Lebanon by June 30, 2026” is at 10% YES, indicating reduced confidence in a near-term withdrawal. ## Key Takeaways – Hezbollah’s attack on Haifa appears to…
Android 17 rumors point to Motion Assist, App Bubbles, native app locking, Gemini updates, and Android XR news ahead of Google I/O 2026. The post Android 17: Everything We Know About Google’s Biggest Year Yet appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link
Key Takeaways Coinbase linked the trading outage to failures across multiple AWS zones. The disruption interrupted core trading services despite built-in recovery systems. Coinbase plans a full review while awaiting AWS’s official retrospective. Coinbase Points to AWS Failures After Trading Services Went Down Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) disclosed through Coinbase Support that a May…
In Bitcoin ETF news today, BTC dropped to $79,800 on Thursday, slipping below the psychologically critical $80K threshold even as weekly spot Bitcoin ETF inflows surged past $1B for the first time since January. The price sits roughly -3.6% off its recent high of $82,800, with 24-hour trading volume remaining elevated as traders scramble to…
Apple CarPlay users just got another AI assistant option for their cars: Grok. On Friday, SpaceXAI (the SpaceX’s subdivision that focuses on artificial intelligence) announced that Grok’s voice mode is now available in Apple CarPlay. Technically, Grok was already available in CarPlay, but it merely consisted of a placeholder app that displayed a “coming soon”…
Ripple now appears alongside heavyweights like SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic. Check out how. The company behind the popular cryptocurrency XRP made a prestigious list alongside major private companies such as SpaceX. The news has failed to trigger a price resurgence in its native token, which remains in the red for the day. However, certain…
