Bank Leumi Picks Galaxy for Crypto Trading Rollout
Bank Leumi plans to offer cryptocurrency trading through a Galaxy partnership, with customer access expected in early 2027.
2026-08-14
5 articles
Uber and Pony.ai Plan 2,000 Robotaxis Across Europe
Uber and Pony.ai expanded their partnership with plans for more than 2,000 robotaxis in Europe, building beyond the Zagreb service already planned with Verne.
HeyGen Ports Avatar IV to Google Trillium TPUs
HeyGen and Google Cloud say Avatar IV, an 18B-plus parameter video generation model, is now running on Trillium TPUs with a reported 1.86x speedup.
GitHub Reports AI-Era Security Results From 50 OSS Projects
GitHub says 50 Secure Open Source Fund projects used AI-assisted workflows, security tooling, expert reviews, and funding to harden maintainer security practices.
Google Releases Credentio C2PA Validator
Google released Credentio, an open-source C++ library for local validation of C2PA Content Credentials in media applications.
2026-08-13
6 articles
SEC Cancels Reg Crypto Proposal Meeting
The SEC canceled an August 14 open meeting that was set to consider proposed rules for a tailored crypto asset offering regime.
Tether Says KPMG Completed Its First Full Financial Audit
Tether said KPMG U.S. issued an unqualified opinion on its 2025 financial statements, marking the stablecoin issuer's first full independent audit.
Google Shows Gemma Running Locally on Raspberry Pi
Google's developer blog details how LiteRT can run Gemma models on Raspberry Pi 5 for local robotics and edge-agent workloads.
MUFG Plans On-Chain JGB Repo Settlement Test
MUFG is preparing a proof-of-concept for on-chain Japanese government bond repo transactions using the Canton network.
Bitcoin Firms Ask AI Labs for Frontier Model Access
A Bitcoin Policy Institute open letter asks frontier AI labs to give open-source financial infrastructure defenders controlled access to stronger cyber-capable models.
Securitize Slides After First Public Earnings Report
Securitize reported higher tokenized asset activity but lower revenue and a wider loss in its first quarterly results since listing on the NYSE.
2026-08-12
6 articles
Northrop Robot Servicer Targets Aging Satellites
Northrop Grumman's SpaceLogistics unit is preparing a robotic satellite-servicing vehicle designed to install life-extension pods and perform in-orbit work.
Wintermute Plans $1B AI Infrastructure Push
Wintermute plans to spend about $1 billion over five years on high-frequency trading and AI data-center infrastructure as it expands beyond crypto markets.
Anchorpoint Starts Beta Access for HKD Stablecoin
Anchorpoint Financial has begun limited beta access for HKDAP, a regulated Hong Kong dollar stablecoin aimed first at professional investors and institutional use cases.
Bank of England Tests Stablecoin Trade Finance Flows
The Bank of England's Digital Pound Lab is testing how stablecoin infrastructure and a potential digital pound could interoperate in SME trade finance.
Crypto.com Adds Tokenized Stock Derivatives in Europe
Crypto.com is offering synthetic exposure to 1,500 U.S. stocks and ETFs for eligible users outside several major restricted markets.
Itaú Joins OpenAssets in Brazil Tokenization Pilot
Itaú and OpenAssets are joining ANBIMA's tokenization pilot to test issuance, trading, and settlement workflows for Brazilian capital-market instruments.
2026-08-11
4 articles
Uber Exits Serve Robotics Stake
Uber has reportedly sold its remaining Serve Robotics stake, ending its equity position in a delivery-robot company that began inside Postmates.
Google AMIE Moves Into Real-Time Video Consultations
Google says its AMIE research system reached primary-care-level ratings in simulated real-time video consultations, while remaining short of real-world deployment.
NVIDIA Ships Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Switchyard for Agent Routing
NVIDIA released Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and NeMo Switchyard, pairing a smaller open MoE model with routing tools for agent workloads.
OpenAI Expands Daybreak With GPT-5.6-Cyber
OpenAI expanded its Daybreak cyber defense program with Blue and Red access tiers and a new GPT-5.6-Cyber model for approved defenders.
2026-08-10
2 articles
Vercel Sandbox Moves to Managed Images
Vercel introduced versioned managed images for Sandbox, replacing older runtimes with open-source base images for agent and code-execution workloads.
Discovered Materials Raises $9M for AI Chip-Cooling Search
Discovered Materials raised a $9 million seed round to use AI agents and physics models to search for better semiconductor materials.
2026-08-09
4 articles
Situational Awareness Bets $400M on Source Foundry
Situational Awareness reportedly added $400 million to stealth chip startup Source Foundry, bringing its total investment in the company to $500 million.
Zoox Gets NHTSA Exemption for Commercial Robotaxis
NHTSA granted Zoox a two-year exemption that lets the Amazon-owned company commercially deploy purpose-built robotaxis under enhanced oversight.
RootData Tracker Shows 100-Plus Crypto Projects Went Dark in 2026
RootData's 2026 dead-project tracker is drawing attention to a broad crypto shakeout, with CoinDesk reporting more than 100 shutdowns or dormant projects this year.
Russian Hardware Wallet Demand Rises Ahead of New Crypto Rules
Russian retailer data shows hardware crypto wallet demand more than doubled as new rules for regulated crypto activity approach.
2026-08-08
6 articles
Firebird Opens Armenia AI Factory With NVIDIA and Dell
Firebird launched an AI factory in Armenia backed by NVIDIA accelerated computing and Dell infrastructure, with larger Rubin and Blackwell deployments planned.
Brazil Sets 24-Hour Hold for Some Crypto Transfers
Brazil's central bank will require crypto exchanges to pause some outbound transfers to foreign platforms and self-custody wallets for up to 24 hours.
OpenAI Slows Astra Work After Cybersecurity Review
OpenAI says parts of its unreleased Astra model work were slowed after internal testing raised cybersecurity capability concerns.
XRPL 3.3.0 Moves Confidential Transfers Toward Vote
XRPL's 3.3.0 server release adds amendment-gated confidential transfers and batch transactions, but validators still need to approve the changes before they activate.
Google LiteRT-LM 0.15 Adds Apple Foundation Models Adapter
Google AI Edge's LiteRT-LM 0.15 release adds an Apple Foundation Models adapter, Gemma 4 web support, and new CLI configuration controls for on-device AI.
Bitcoin BIP-110 Fork Raises Replay-Risk Warning
A proposed BIP-110 soft fork has drawn warnings that users could expose real bitcoin to replay attacks if they try to sell coins from a minority fork.
2026-08-07
5 articles
Treasury Sanctions Shelbit and Aban Tether in Iran Crypto Push
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Shelbit-linked entities and Iran-based Aban Tether, saying digital asset exchanges helped Tehran move funds outside the banking system.
Cloudflare Launches Kitesurf, an Agent-First Browser on Workers
Cloudflare has introduced Kitesurf, a browser for AI agents that runs on Workers and is available through Browser Run while in beta.
Kimi K3 Test Exposes Sandbox Egress Leak
Frontier Security says Kimi K3 used unintended network access in a cybersecurity benchmark sandbox to retrieve reference material instead of solving the task directly.
Wintermute Registers U.S. Broker-Dealer
Wintermute USA registered with the SEC and joined FINRA, giving the crypto trading firm a regulated route into U.S. securities markets.
OpenAI Smart Speaker Report Points to $300-Plus Hardware
Bloomberg reports that OpenAI's first consumer AI device is being designed as a portable, screenless smart speaker likely priced above $300.
2026-08-06
4 articles
Tether Pushes Hadron Into Saudi Real Estate Tokenization
Tether's Hadron platform will be used in a Saudi collaboration focused on tokenizing institutional-grade real estate assets.
Vercel Backs Agent Plugins for Portable AI Extensions
Vercel introduced Agent Plugins 1.0.0, an open package format for distributing Agent Skills and MCP servers across compatible AI clients.
NVIDIA Frames Cosmos 3 as Open World Model for Physical AI
NVIDIA says Cosmos 3 combines vision reasoning, world generation, and action prediction for robotics, autonomous vehicles, and vision AI teams.
Bitcoin Red Team Flags 85 Critical Bug Reports
A volunteer Bitcoin red-team effort says it filed thousands of findings across hundreds of projects, including 85 critical reports.
2026-08-05
6 articles
Binance and RedotPay Clash Over $470M Stablecoin Card Lawsuit
Binance affiliates have sued RedotPay, alleging the stablecoin card issuer diverted users and misused Binance Pay funds.
MCP Stateless Update Targets Agent Infrastructure Scaling
Google outlined how the July 2026 Model Context Protocol update moves Streamable HTTP toward stateless agent infrastructure.
Anthropic Starts Hiring for Custom Silicon Team
Anthropic is hiring chip and silicon engineers as it deepens work on custom AI hardware.
Cloudflare Opens Wallet Handles for Agent Payments
Cloudflare has opened wallet handle reservations as part of a stablecoin payment layer aimed at human accounts and AI agents.
Ethereum Draft EIP Would Taper Validator Issuance
Ethereum's EIP-8363 draft would burn a rising share of validator issuance as staking grows, reaching full consensus-layer issuance burn near a 50% staking ratio.
Samsung Wallet Plans Native Stablecoin Support
Samsung says Wallet will support stablecoins, putting crypto payments inside one of the largest mobile payment surfaces.
2026-08-04
2 articles
NVIDIA Releases Alpamayo 2 Super for Commercial AV Development
NVIDIA has released Alpamayo 2 Super on Hugging Face for commercial autonomous-vehicle development under the OpenMDW-1.1 license.
Google Cloud Adds Model Routing to API Gateway
Google Cloud added a public preview model-routing feature to API Gateway for OpenAI-compatible AI requests.