Google Pushes A2UI v0.9 as a Portable Layer for Agent-Generated UI
Google's A2UI v0.9 update adds a shared web core, an agent SDK, and new protocol features aimed at making agent-generated interfaces easier to ship across existing client frameworks.
2026-04-17
7 articles
Payward to Acquire Bitnomial for Up to $550M to Expand U.S. Crypto Derivatives
Payward says it will acquire Bitnomial for up to $550 million in cash and stock, adding a fully licensed U.S. derivatives stack built for digital assets.
U.S. Government Sends Bitfinex-Seized Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime
Multiple reports citing Arkham data say a U.S. government-labeled wallet sent about 8.2 BTC tied to the Bitfinex hack to Coinbase Prime, with restitution still the more conservative read than an open-market sale.
Perplexity Starts Rolling Out Personal Computer for Mac With Local App, Browser and Voice Control
Perplexity says Personal Computer extends its Computer agent onto macOS, adding local file access, native app control, Comet browser automation, voice mode, and an always-on Mac mini setup.
OpenAI Names First Cybersecurity Grant Recipients as GPT-5.4-Cyber Access Expands
OpenAI says it is widening trusted access to GPT-5.4-Cyber while naming the first recipients of its cybersecurity grant program and adding enterprise and public-sector partners.
Factory Raises $150M Series C at $1.5B Valuation for Enterprise AI Coding
Factory says it raised a $150 million Series C led by Khosla Ventures as competition intensifies in enterprise AI coding tools.
OpenAI Launches GPT-Rosalind for Life Sciences Research Preview
OpenAI has introduced GPT-Rosalind, a domain-specific reasoning model for biology and drug discovery, and is limiting access to qualified U.S. enterprise customers through a trusted-access research preview.
2026-04-16
10 articles
CFTC Chair Says AI Is Helping the Agency Keep Up With Crypto and Prediction Markets
At a House hearing, CFTC Chair Michael Selig said the agency is using AI and automation as it takes on heavier crypto and prediction-market oversight.
Physical Intelligence Says π0.7 Shows Early Robot Task Generalization
Physical Intelligence says its new π0.7 model can follow coached language instructions for unfamiliar tasks and transfer skills across robot setups without task-specific retraining.
OpenAI Expands Codex With macOS Computer Use, In-App Browser and Memory
OpenAI has rolled out a broader Codex app update that adds macOS computer use, an in-app browser, memory, and task automations for longer-running developer workflows.
Vercel Makes Workflows Generally Available for Durable Agents and Backends
Vercel has made Workflows generally available, packaging durable execution, retries, state, and observability into application code for long-running agents and backend jobs.
Google Adds Single-Host TPU Post-Training to MaxText
Google says MaxText now supports supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning on single-host TPU setups, expanding post-training access beyond larger multi-host jobs.
UK FCA Opens Crypto Perimeter Consultation With 24-Hour Custody Line
The UK's FCA has opened a consultation on perimeter guidance for the future crypto regime, including a proposed 24-hour line for temporary settlement custody and tighter interpretations around staking services.
Canva Pushes AI Assistant Toward Agentic Workflows With Connectors and Scheduling
Canva's new Canva AI 2.0 research preview adds tool orchestration, work-app connectors, web research, and scheduled tasks to a single chat-style interface.
Drift Unveils Tether-Backed Recovery Plan and USDT Relaunch
Drift says Tether and partners could provide up to $147.5 million toward user recovery, while the Solana derivatives venue plans to replace USDC with USDT when it relaunches.
South Korea Sets Q4 Pilot for Deposit-Token Government Spending
South Korea's finance ministry plans a fourth-quarter pilot that would let some official business expenses run through blockchain-based deposit tokens instead of government purchase cards.
Google Rolls Out Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS With Audio Tags and AI Studio Playground
Google says Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS is rolling out in preview with audio tags, multi-speaker support, 70-plus languages, and a new AI Studio speech playground.
2026-04-15
8 articles
L&G Puts £50 Billion of Liquidity Funds on Calastone’s Tokenised Network
Legal & General Asset Management says more than £50 billion of liquidity funds are now available in tokenised form through SS&C’s Calastone distribution network.
OpenAI Expands Agents SDK With Native Sandboxes and Workspace Manifests
OpenAI says its Agents SDK now adds native sandbox execution and a Manifest abstraction for staging files, repos, and storage into agent workspaces.
Emergent Launches Wingman, a Messaging-First AI Agent for Gmail, Calendar, and Slack
Emergent, the startup known for AI app building, has launched Wingman, a chat-based agent that connects to messaging apps and workplace tools to execute tasks with user approval gates for sensitive actions.
TeraWulf Prices Upsized $900M Stock Sale for Hawesville AI Campus
TeraWulf said it priced an upsized common stock offering at roughly $900 million, with proceeds earmarked in part for construction at its planned Hawesville, Kentucky data center campus.
eToro Agrees to Acquire Zengo to Expand Self-Custody Wallet Reach
eToro said it entered an agreement to acquire Zengo, adding a self-custody wallet business as it pushes further into on-chain finance.
Draft Bitcoin BIP-361 Would Freeze Quantum-Vulnerable Coins After a Five-Year Sunset
A newly merged draft in Bitcoin's BIP repository proposes a staged migration that would eventually reject legacy signatures and freeze coins left on quantum-vulnerable outputs.
BitMine’s 10-Q Shows a $3.8B Quarterly Loss as Its Ether Treasury Expands
BitMine’s latest SEC filings show a $3.8 billion quarterly loss driven by unrealized digital asset markdowns, even as the company kept growing its ether treasury and staking operation.
Bloomberg Reports Fluidstack Is Seeking $1B at an $18B Valuation
Bloomberg reports AI infrastructure startup Fluidstack is in talks to raise about $1 billion at an $18 billion valuation, underscoring how aggressively capital is still chasing specialized compute providers.
2026-04-14
9 articles
GitHub Turns Agentic AI Attacks Into a New Secure Code Game Season
GitHub Security Lab has launched a new Secure Code Game season focused on agentic AI, using a terminal assistant called ProdBot to teach five common failure modes in tool-using systems.
Rakuten Wallet Adds XRP With a Rakuten Pay Spending Path in Japan
Rakuten Wallet says XRP is being added on April 15, with Ripple's Tatsuya Kohrogi describing point-to-XRP purchases and Rakuten Pay spending through Rakuten Cash.
Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh Discloses Stakes in Crypto and Prediction Market Firms
Kevin Warsh's ethics filing names crypto and prediction-market holdings including Polymarket, Optimism, Compound, dYdX, Blast, and Tenderly, with divestitures required before he would take the Fed chair.
Goldman Sachs Files for Bitcoin Premium Income ETF With Options Overwrite Strategy
Goldman Sachs filed a preliminary prospectus for a bitcoin premium income ETF that would pair spot bitcoin ETP exposure with an options overwrite strategy aimed at generating income.
Google Adds Flex and Priority Service Tiers to the Gemini API
Google says developers can now route cheaper latency-tolerant Gemini API traffic through Flex and higher-assurance requests through Priority using the same synchronous interface.
Fake Ledger App on Apple's App Store Is Linked to $9.5M in Crypto Theft
A counterfeit Ledger Live app that appeared on Apple's App Store has been linked to at least $9.5 million in crypto losses, with one publicly documented victim losing 5.92 BTC.
BOK Nominee Says CBDC and Deposit Tokens Should Anchor Korea's Digital Money
Bank of Korea governor nominee Shin Hyun-song said a CBDC and bank-issued deposit tokens should sit at the center of South Korea's digital currency system, with won stablecoins allowed in a narrower supporting role.
Revised Digital Asset PARITY Draft Targets Stablecoin Tax Friction and Staking Timing
A revised U.S. House discussion draft for the Digital Asset PARITY Act would add stablecoin cash-like tax treatment, extend wash sale rules to digital assets, and offer a deferred income election for mining and staking rewards.
OpenAI Acquires Hiro as AI Personal Finance App Winds Down
OpenAI has acquired personal finance startup Hiro, which says it is ending new signups immediately, shutting down the product on April 20, and deleting user data after May 13.
2026-04-13
9 articles
Stanford AI Index Shows a Sharp Divide Between AI Experts and the Public
Stanford's 2026 AI Index says public unease about AI is rising even as experts remain far more optimistic about its effects on jobs, the economy, and medical care.
SEC Staff Opens Conditional Broker Relief for Self-Custody Crypto Trading Interfaces
SEC staff said certain self-custody crypto trading interfaces can operate without broker-dealer registration if they remain neutral tools, avoid handling assets, and meet detailed disclosure and control requirements.
Kraken Says Insider Data Access Triggered Extortion Attempt
Kraken says a criminal group is threatening to release videos showing internal systems after two limited insider-related data access incidents, while the exchange says client funds were never at risk.
ABA Rebuts White House Stablecoin Yield Findings as Clarity Act Stalls
The American Bankers Association is pushing back on a White House report that said banning stablecoin yield would do little to protect bank lending, keeping the issue alive as the Clarity Act remains delayed.
ClearBank Europe Completes MiCAR Notification, Plans EURC and USDC Access
ClearBank Europe says Dutch regulators have confirmed its MiCAR notification, allowing it to offer EURC and USDC access through Circle Mint inside a regulated banking environment.
Vercel Says 30% of Its Deployments Now Start With Coding Agents
Vercel says coding agents now initiate more than 30% of deployments on its platform, a shift it is using to pitch a broader agent-focused infrastructure stack.
Study Finds Malicious LLM Routers Can Hijack Agent Tool Calls
A new academic study says some third-party LLM routers are already injecting malicious tool calls, touching credentials, and even draining a researcher-owned ETH key.
Hyperbridge Exploit Lets Attacker Mint 1B Bridged DOT on Ethereum
A bridge bug in Hyperbridge appears to have let an attacker mint 1 billion bridged DOT on Ethereum and swap the fake supply for roughly 108 ETH.
Google Brings Gemma 4 Agent Skills to Phones and Edge Devices
Google says Gemma 4 now ships through AI Edge Gallery and LiteRT-LM, giving developers a more direct path to build on-device agent workflows across phones, desktops, and edge hardware.
2026-04-12
2 articles
Anthropic's Mythos Preview Reaches Major Banks Through Project Glasswing
Anthropic says its Mythos Preview model is being deployed for defensive security work, while Bloomberg reports more Wall Street banks have begun internal testing beyond JPMorgan.
GoDark Docs Outline Solana Dark Pool DEX for Perpetual Futures
GoDark's public docs describe a Solana-based perpetual futures venue that hides orders until execution and settles trades onchain in one-second batches.
2026-04-11
1 article
SiFive Raises $400M at $3.65B Valuation for RISC-V AI Data Center Push
SiFive says it has raised a $400 million Series G round at a $3.65 billion valuation to expand its RISC-V CPU and AI IP roadmap for data centers.
2026-04-10
2 articles
Vercel Adds Team-Wide Zero Data Retention Controls to AI Gateway
Vercel has added team-wide Zero Data Retention controls to AI Gateway, alongside per-request retention and prompt-training controls for sensitive model traffic.
Google Adds Flex and Priority Inference Tiers to Gemini API
Google has added Flex and Priority inference tiers to the Gemini API, letting developers trade off price, latency, and reliability through the same synchronous interface.
2026-04-09
2 articles
Mariana Minerals Taps Pronto for Autonomous Haul Trucks at Copper One
TechCrunch reports Mariana Minerals has partnered with Pronto to deploy autonomous haul trucks at Utah's Copper One site, extending the miner's autonomy push and marking Pronto's first reported deal since joining Atoms.
Poke Opens Its Messaging-Based AI Assistant With Recipe Library
Poke is positioning itself as a text-first AI assistant across iMessage, Telegram, and SMS, with a growing recipe library for everyday and developer workflows.