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OpenAI launched workspace agents for ChatGPT Business, Enterprise, Edu, and Teachers plans.
The agents can run multi-step tasks in the cloud, integrate with apps, and work in Slack.
The feature is free in research preview until May 6, when credit-based pricing begins.
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Kalshi unveiled enforcement actions against three political candidates who had bet on their own elections.
The individuals included one U.S. Senate hopeful in Virginia, who also backed a meme coin while running on a

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Xiaomi unveiled MiMo-V2.5 and V2.5-Pro, combining text, image, audio, and video capabilities into a single multimodal AI model.
The Pro version rivals top frontier models in coding and agentic

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Non-accredited investors can gain exposure to OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI via AngelList's new venture fund, USVC.
The fund requires just a $500 minimum and is open to all U.S. investors.
Data from the fund at the end of April notes investments in seven private firms, with the

Pangram Labs flagged Pope Leo XIV’s X posts as AI-generated; detectors claim high accuracy but face false positives amid a surge of AI-written content across the web.
Abstract: Pangram Labs reports that several posts from Pope Leo XIV’s official X account were flagged as AI-generated by its detection tool, highlighting ongoing debates over AI-detection accuracy, false positives, and the broader rise of AI-generated content online.

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UK Financial Conduct Authority led multi-agency raids on eight London premises suspected of illegal P2P crypto trading.
Officers issued cease-and-desist orders requiring immediate cessation of unauthorized trading activities.
The evidence gathered will support ongoing criminal in

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The Ronin blockchain will migrate to Ethereum layer-2 on May 12 after four years as a sidechain.
RON token inflation will drop dramatically from over 20% to less than 1%.
Ronin’s token is down nearly 98% from peak, reflecting flagging momentum across the crypto gaming

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SpaceX says orbital AI data centers may not become commercially viable.
Elon Musk has called space-based AI computing “a no-brainer.”
The filing also warns that Starship delays could slow the company’s growth.
SpaceX is warning investors that one of Elon Musk’s most ambitious ar

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A new documentary argues that Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto was two people: late cryptographers Hal Finney and Len Sassaman.
The documentary’s investigation relied on a process of elimination that tapped a Unabomber investigator and cross-referenced suspects' online

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Law firm Sullivan & Cromwell has admitted that a recent filing in a high-profile case included AI “hallucinations.”
The firm said AI output was not properly verified and included fabricated citations.
The case involves efforts by court-appointed liquidators to pursue claims

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A Coinbase advisory report says proof-of-stake blockchains may face additional exposure to quantum attacks because validator signatures secure the network.
Wallet cryptography used to prove ownership of crypto is another long-term vulnerability.
The report says current quantum

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Core Scientific, which mines Bitcoin, said it would offer $3.3 billion worth of speculative-grade debt to capitalize on the AI boom.
The firm is currently developing six data center facilities under a deal with cloud-computing firm CoreWeave, per _Bloomberg_.
The company said

Software firm turned Bitcoin treasury company Strategy has been buying BTC for more than five years, pioneering the growing trend of publicly traded firms that are adding cryptocurrencies to their balance sheets.
What started as a way to "maximize long-term value for shareholders” has transformed in

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Revolut is seeking a $200 billion valuation via an IPO, according to the _Financial Times_.
The report cited investors briefed on the firm's plans, though it doesn't intend to IPO until 2028 according to its CEO.
The firm last raised funding in November at a $75 billion valuation

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Mississippi College School of Law now requires all first-year students to take an AI course.
The move follows courtroom incidents involving faulty AI-generated legal work.
Students are building prototype tools aimed at tasks like jury analysis and legal drafting.
Mississippi Col

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AI engineer Kyle Hessling merged two of Jackrong's Claude Opus 4.6 and GLM-5.1 distilled finetunes into a single "frankenmerge."
A post-merge "heal fine-tune" was required to fix garbled code output caused by the layer boundary between the two independently-trained

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MoonPay, the Dogecoin Foundation, and House of Doge collectively donated 1 million DOGE to the AKC Humane Fund.
The funds support rescue operations, assistance for domestic violence victims with pets, and veterinary care for financially struggling families.
MoonPay Commerce now p

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Amazon announced up to $25 billion in new investment in AI startup Anthropic, with $5 billion committed immediately.
Anthropic commits to spending $100 billion on AWS infrastructure over the next 10 years.
The AI company secured 5 gigawatts of computing capacity on Amazon's

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Cash App launched managed accounts for children ages 6-12, offering 3.25% interest on savings.
Parents control all account activity and can approve transfers from up to five trusted contacts.
The accounts include no Bitcoin access, but BTC is an option for sponsored accounts for

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OP Labs debuted a privacy offering that it says is expected to expand to additional blockchains in the coming weeks.
The technology, dubbed Privacy Boost, supports self-custody while enabling enterprises to build auditable environments that work with Know Your Customer rules.
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