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Google and Microsoft Just Proved the AI Trade Is Alive—While OpenAI Is Sweating
In brief Google Cloud hit $20.03 billion in Q1 2026—up 63% year-over-year—while Microsoft's AI business surpassed a $37 billion annual revenue run rate, up 123% year-over-year.Read more -
Jack Mallers' Twenty One Capital surges after majority holder Tether proposes 3-way merger
The shares of Twenty One Capital (XXI), the bitcoin-focused firm, are up over 8% in after-hours trading on Wednesday, after majority shareholder Tether Investments proposed a merger with Strike and Elektron Energy. Tether Investment, the independent investment arm of the stablecoin issuer, said it intends...Read more -
Labor Department Launches AI Apprenticeship Portal as Trump Admin Continues AI Policy Push
In brief The Labor Department launched an AI apprenticeship portal on Wednesday. The site offers AI literacy tools and industry-specific training...Read more -
Big Tech's multi-billion dollar AI bets are still on track as Mag 7 giants report earnings
Four of the Magnificent Seven (Mag 7) tech giants are still on track to meet their massive artificial intelligence (AI) spending targets this year, according to their earnings report. The companies that have reported quarterly earnings post-market on Wednesday are Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOG), Meta...Read more -
RealOpen and TRON verify $9.4M in USDT for crypto-enabled real estate purchases
Los Angeles, California, April 29, 2026 – RealOpen, the leading platform for buying real estate with crypto, today announced the conclusion of its collaborative "Fast Moves, Fast Payments" Holiday Campaign with TRON, the leading settlement layer for stablecoin transactions. The campaign, which ran from November 17, 2025, through...Read more -
Mayo Clinic Says AI Can Detect Pancreatic Cancer Years Before Human Doctors
In brief Mayo Clinic's REDMOD AI model achieved a 73% detection rate for pancreatic cancer on routine CT scans at a median of 16 months before clinical diagnosis.Read more -
Key Senator Pushes for Vote on Clarity Act—But Hurdles Remain
In brief Sen. Thom Tillis said the Senate Banking Committee should vote on the long-delayed Clarity Act when lawmakers return in mid-May.Read more -
Meta Launches USDC Stablecoin Creator Payouts on Solana and Polygon via Stripe
In brief Meta now offers select creators USDC payouts to crypto wallets on the Solana and Polygon blockchains. The feature is...Read more -
Eric Trump says bitcoin in its 'greatest period ever' as Wall Street falls in line
Las Vegas — Eric Trump took the stage at Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas with a message: the asset's best days aren't ahead, they're already here. The American Bitcoin (ABTC) co-founder and chief strategy officer declared that the convergence of institutional adoption, corporate treasuries, and...Read more -
Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Banned From Crypto Industry in $10 Million FTC Settlement
In brief Alex Mashinsky settled with the FTC for $10 million and received a lifetime ban from the cryptocurrency industry. Agreement...Read more -
This AI Was Trained Only on Pre-1930 Text. We Asked It About Hitler, Stocks, and the Future
In brief Talkie-1930 is a 13B open-weight LLM trained on 260 billion tokens of text published before January 1, 1931. The hard knowledge cutoff...Read more -
Fed chair Jerome Powell says he will stay on as Govenor after term amid legal pressure
Current Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will continue to stay on the central bank's board as Governor after his term ends in May. Speaking at a press conference following the central bank's decision to hold interest rates steady at 3.5%-3.75% on Wednesday, Powell voiced concerns...Read more -
Tech giant Meta starts paying some creators in stablecoin with Stripe's support
Meta (META), the social media giant behind Facebook and Instagram, has started to offer stablecoin payout to creators, signaling a return to crypto-powered payments years after shelving its Libra project. The feature is currently available to a limited group of creators in Colombia and the...Read more
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White House Weighs Reinstating Anthropic for Federal Use Amid Pentagon Fight: Report
In brief The White House is reportedly drafting guidance to help agencies use Anthropic despite Pentagon restrictions. Agencies are seeking access...Read more -
Bitcoin, Ethereum Dip as Fed Holds Rates Steady for Third Straight Time
In brief The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady for a third time this year as conflict in the Middle East continues to propel energy costs higher....Read more
