Year: 2026
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella says AI models need an ‘emergency brake’
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is the latest tech executive to offer lengthy thoughts on how AI safety might be improved. In a Saturday morning post on X, Nadella wrote that it’s time “to step back […]
BTCPay Tor access becomes opt-in at the next Docker update
Operators running the Bitcoin payment software BTCPay Server through its standard Docker deployment must explicitly select Tor at their next setup or update if they want to retain onion access. The change removes Tor from […]
Blockchain.com Applied for CFTC Licenses for Prediction Markets, Derivatives: Report
Blockchain.com has reportedly applied to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for approval of prediction market offerings and crypto derivatives. CNBC reported Friday that the exchange filed for two licenses with the CFTC for […]
Bitcoin Hasn’t Fully Recovered Yet
Over $19 billion was wiped out a year ago and BTC is still facing the consequences. October has a very solid reputation in the cryptocurrency markets as “Uptober” – a green month that has historically […]
Microsoft AI Releases Microsoft-Decision-1: A Qwen3.5-9B Decision-Scoring Model
Microsoft has released Microsoft-Decision-1, a decision model for routing, classification, verification and agent control. Microsoft-Decision-1 is a decision-scoring model that returns a calibrated probability for each fixed answer option instead of generated text. It is […]
Elon Musk intensifies attack on Ambani over Starlink India launch delay
As SpaceX struggles to launch Starlink in India, Elon Musk has stepped up his attack on billionaire Mukesh Ambani, mockingly calling him the country’s “prime minister” to suggest he wields outsized control over its government […]
Vitalik Buterin Warns AI Could Break Lattice Cryptography Faster Than Expected
TLDR: Buterin says AI-accelerated math poses a core new risk to ML-DSA, FHE, and lattice-based cryptography. Ethereum’s lean roadmap uses hash-based signatures such as WOTS and SPHINCS- instead of lattices. He suggests multiplying key sizes […]
Bank earnings, ASML and TSMC
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday said the start of earnings season next week will give investors a clearer picture of corporate performance and the strength of the artificial intelligence trade. “No more guesswork,” the “Mad […]
