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OpenAI is claiming to have solved the Navier-Stokes Millennium problem, a major mathematical challenge, though a rival mathematician has disputed this achievement. Beyond AI developments, the sector is seeing significant investment and competition across multiple fronts, with Cognition raising funds at a $48B valuation in AI coding, SpaceX facing a new competitor in The Exploration Company, and Meta launching its Muse personal AI agent, while security concerns have emerged with hackers stealing Claude tokens from subscribers.

Robinhood unlocks 1.5 billion dollars to buy back its shares

Robinhood does not just talk about growth. The company puts money back into its own stock.

2026-03-25 · 13:05 UTC
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Robinhood Board of Directors Authorizes New $1.5 Billion Share Repurchase Program

2026-03-25 · 08:30

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Baltimore Becomes the Latest to Sue Elon Musk's X and xAI Over Grok Deepfakes

2026-03-25 · 05:21

Baltimore's consumer protection suit against xAI will test whether local law can hold AI companies liable where federal…

Robinhood announces $1.5B share buyback as stock struggles in 2026

2026-03-25 · 04:07

Shares in Robinhood fell to their lowest level this year on Tuesday as crypto and tech stocks are battered by…

OpenAI kills off AI video app Sora after 6 months

2026-03-25 · 03:18

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly said all its text-to-video models would be shuttered, and a $1 billion investment from…

Report: OpenAI Nears $10B Funding Boost at $730B Valuation

2026-03-24 · 23:30

OpenAI is closing in on another $10 billion raise, pushing its already massive funding round into historic territory as…

OpenAI to Shut Down Sora Video App, Derailing $1 Billion Deal with Disney

2026-03-24 · 23:23

OpenAI will discontinue the Sora app and API, ending its AI video-generation platform months after launching the…

'Fortnite' Maker Epic Games Reveals Mass Layoffs, Says AI Isn’t to Blame

2026-03-24 · 19:24

Epic Games is laying off more than 1,000 employees as Fortnite engagement falls, but CEO Tim Sweeney says it's not AI's…

Russian Hacker Jailed for 81 Months Over $9M Ransomware Attacks

2026-03-24 · 18:47

Aleksei Volkov facilitated dozens of attacks across the U.S.

Kalshi, Polymarket Tighten Rules to Curb Insider Trading

2026-03-24 · 10:18

Prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket have planned to launch new rules to curb insider trading and market…

FINNOVEX RWANDA 2026 — Just 1 Day to Go

2026-03-24 · 05:12

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Blackrock CEO Highlights AI Boom as Tokenization Streamlines Markets

2026-03-24 · 01:30

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping global economic power and investment systems as Blackrock signals a…

Protesters Rally Outside OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI Offices Over Industry Concerns

2026-03-23 · 23:28

Protesters marched between the San Francisco offices of major AI developers, calling for a pause in the development of…

JPMorgan Adds $500M to Core Scientific Financing, Total Hits $1B

2026-03-23 · 22:30

Core Scientific disclosed that it has expanded its credit facility to $1 billion after securing an additional $500…

Stripe protocol could mark turning point for micropayments, Forrester says

2026-03-23 · 21:09

Forrester says Stripe’s Machine Payments Protocol reflects a shift toward automated transactions, as AI agents remove…

Fake Influencers to Compete for Real Money in 'AI Personality of the Year' Challenge

2026-03-23 · 18:57

OpenArt and Fanvue have launched a four-week global challenge with a $90K+ prize pool to find the best AI personality of…

Mark Zuckerberg is developing a personal AI to help him lead Meta

2026-03-23 · 15:47

At Meta, AI is no longer just used to launch products or boost advertising.

96.com Appoints Two iGaming Veterans to Drive Growth and Operations in 2026

2026-03-23 · 14:00

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Robinhood CEO Tenev Outlines Two Futures for AI, Backs Open Access

2026-03-23 · 12:11

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev has outlined two contrasting paths for the future of artificial intelligence, framing the…

AI Startup CEO Predicts Open Agentic Commerce Will End Online Ads

2026-03-23 · 09:30

Merit Systems Founder Sam Ragsdale outlines a shift toward permissionless protocols that allow AI agents to conduct…

Layoffs Linked to AI Exceed 90,000 Since 2025

2026-03-23 · 07:30

The figures come from data collected by The Alliance for Secure AI, a nonprofit organization that educates the public on…

Mark Zuckerberg is conjuring a CEO AI agent to help him run Meta

2026-03-23 · 05:21

The Meta co-founder is reportedly working on a personal AI agent to bypass management layers as Meta pushes employees to…

AI Coding Race Intensifies as OpenAI Moves to Acquire Astral Startup

2026-03-23 · 04:30

OpenAI disclosed this week that it has agreed to acquire Astral, the startup behind widely used open-source Python…

Jamie Dimon on AI Job Losses: ‘Legitimate’ Concern Requires Retraining, Reskilling, and Government Action

2026-03-22 · 21:09

Appearing in a recent Bloomberg TV interview, the chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co., Jamie Dimon, examined…

How AI Is Being Used to Clear Court Backlogs in LA

2026-03-22 · 13:01

The Los Angeles Superior Court is pilot testing whether Learned Hand’s curated AI can help manage rising workloads.

Gemini’s AI Pivot: Can ‘100x’ Productivity Offset a $585M Comprehensive Loss?

2026-03-22 · 07:30

Crypto platform Gemini has cut its workforce by 30% in 2026, citing a transformative integration of artificial…

Bitfarms Rebrand Signals Strong Push Into HPC and AI Data Centers

2026-03-21 · 22:36

Bitfarms shareholders have signed off on a sweeping corporate shift that relocates the company to the United States and…

Kalshi Hits $22 Billion Valuation as $1 Billion Capital Injection Defies Regulatory Heat

2026-03-21 · 07:30

Kalshi has raised over $1 billion, increasing its valuation to $22 billion in just three months, signaling strong…

Trump Pushes National AI Framework To Win The Global Race

2026-03-21 · 04:33

The Trump Administration released a national AI plan in Washington to keep the U.S.

Meta’s Metaverse Is Safe, at Least for Now

2026-03-21 · 03:32

While the company had announced that it would be sunsetting the Horizon World experience, the in-house digital world for…

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