Meta has launched a High Court challenge against UK regulator Ofcom’s fee calculations, calling them “disproportionate.” Ofcom says it will defend its position. This is part of the escalating confrontation between tech giants and British regulators.
Amazon, Coinbase, and Stripe Build Payment Rails for AI Agents Amazon (AWS) has announced a partnership with Coinbase and Stripe to build payment infrastructure for AI agents. This collaboration marks a significant shift from AI agents as experimental tools to autonomous economic participants. According to CoinDesk, AWS’s “AI wallet” will allow AI agents to purchase API services, web content, and other online services. Future versions will support more complex transaction scenarios such as hotel bookings. ...
Animoca Brands founder Yat Siu says the metaverse is evolving beyond immersive digital worlds into an economy powered by 100 billion AI agents handling commerce and payments on blockchain infrastructure.
Google is making a significant push into AI-powered health monitoring with the Fitbit Air, a new wearable device that leverages advanced artificial intelligence to deliver deeper health insights. The announcement marks Google’s most ambitious move yet in the competitive health tech space. The Fitbit Air integrates Google’s latest AI models to analyze biometric data in real-time, offering users personalized health recommendations based on continuous monitoring of heart rate, sleep patterns, blood oxygen levels, and stress indicators. Unlike previous Fitbit devices, the Air goes beyond basic tracking by providing predictive health alerts and contextual wellness guidance. ...
Google Chrome has come under scrutiny after security researchers discovered that the browser is silently downloading AI models to users’ devices without providing a clear consent flow. The finding has sparked renewed debate about tech companies’ approach to user transparency in the age of AI-powered features. According to researchers, Chrome has been quietly downloading machine learning models in the background to power various on-device AI features — including smart text suggestions, image analysis, and autofill enhancements. The downloads occur automatically during browser updates, with no explicit notification or opt-in prompt presented to users. ...
[Brief] Cardano Founder: By 2035 AI Agents Will Be More Relevant Than Humans, Big Tech Is “Terrified” Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano and CEO of Input Output, stated at Consensus Miami that by 2035, AI agents will be more relevant than humans. He noted that tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Facebook are “terrified” because AI agents behave completely differently from humans when confronted with ads — they won’t click on them, which will fundamentally disrupt the internet’s existing advertising business model. ...
[BREAKING] Former OpenAI Board Member Says Elon Musk Offered Her Sperm Donations Shivon Zilis, a former OpenAI board member and mother of four of Elon Musk’s children, revealed that their relationship began during her advisory role at OpenAI, adding a new chapter to the complex Musk-OpenAI saga.
Anthropic Signs SpaceX Colossus 1 for Compute Capacity Ahead of June IPO Anthropic, the maker of Claude AI, has signed a deal to use all compute capacity at SpaceX’s Colossus 1 data center, marking one of the largest AI infrastructure agreements to date. The move comes as Anthropic prepares for a highly anticipated initial public offering expected in June. The partnership with SpaceX’s massive AI supercluster underscores the intensifying competition for computational resources among leading AI companies. Colossus 1, powered by NVIDIA GPUs, is one of the world’s largest AI training clusters. Analysts view the deal as a strategic positioning move ahead of Anthropic’s IPO, signaling strong infrastructure readiness and growth potential. The AI company has been racing to close the gap with OpenAI and Google DeepMind in the rapidly evolving AI race. ...
Anthropic Signs SpaceX for Colossus 1 Compute Ahead of June IPO Anthropic, the maker of Claude, announced Wednesday it will use all compute capacity at SpaceX’s Colossus 1 data center, the latest partnership in its preparations for a planned June IPO. The deal marks an escalation in the AI compute race. Colossus 1 houses one of the world’s largest GPU clusters, and Anthropic securing full access provides critical infrastructure for training its next generation of large language models. ...
Coinbase Engineer Warns AI Agents Could End Internet Advertising Coinbase engineer Erik Reppel warned Wednesday that the rise of AI agents could fundamentally disrupt the internet’s advertising-driven business model. Reppel, creator of the x402 protocol, noted that the current web economy depends heavily on advertising revenue generated from human users. When AI agents browse the web, search for information, and make purchasing decisions on behalf of users, the traditional ad display and click model becomes irrelevant. “AI agents bypass the entire advertising ecosystem,” he said. ...