Nvidia Becomes the World’s Most Active $100 Million-Plus VC Investor
Nvidia participated in 53 venture funding rounds of $100 million or more through the first eight months of 2026, surpassing Andreessen Horowitz's 44 rounds. This represents a significant increase from five years ago when the GPU maker participated in just one such round.
Wirex Partners with Tempo to Enable Stablecoin backed Card Launches
Wirex partnered with Tempo to enable stablecoin-backed card launches through accelerated settlement processes. Wirex, a Visa and Mastercard principal member, integrated Tempo onto its platform to shorten development timelines for financial institutions seeking to issue these cards.
What happened when Meta tried to collect employee data
Meta planned to collect employee keystrokes and mouse movements to train AI models through its Model Capability Initiative, but canceled the mandatory program within two months after internal backlash and a data privacy leak. Employees circulated an online petition opposing the plan, and Meta's cybersecurity concerns were dismissed by CTO Andrew Bosworth.
MoneyGram Introduces Stablecoin Backed Visa Payment Card in Colombia
MoneyGram launched a Visa payment card in Colombia backed by dollar-linked stablecoins, allowing users to convert digital balances into everyday purchases. This marks the first live market deployment of a Visa card supported by stablecoin reserves rather than traditional bank accounts.
Roundtables: AI’s apocalypse crisis
Employees at leading AI labs report genuine concerns that advanced AI could destroy humanity. The article examines whether these warnings reflect real risks or represent overblown hype through discussion with MIT Technology Review editors.
Meta just told some of its former managers to become managers again
Meta is asking some individual contributors in its Applied AI division to return to managerial roles after implementing a flat structure with up to 50 contributors per manager. The division, formed in March with 7,000 employees, previously eliminated management layers during its 2023 efficiency campaign.
European Financial Groups Warn EU Caps Will Stifle Tokenized Assets
The Association for the Development of Digital Assets and 27 European partners are urging EU policymakers to increase transaction volume caps under the DLT Pilot Regime within the Market Integration and Supervision Package. The financial groups argue that current caps will limit the development of tokenized assets in Europe.
Help Refine Data from Space Telescopes with Artifact InSPECtor
A new NASA project called Artifact InSPECtor allows people to help distinguish real astronomical data from errors in images captured by space telescopes located hundreds of thousands of miles away. The tool supports missions including Euclid and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in identifying artifacts that could compromise scientific findings.
Why Bridgewater’s CIO Says AI’s Human Extinction Risk Is Real
Greg Jensen, Bridgewater's managing CIO and early backer of OpenAI and Anthropic, has expressed concern that AI poses genuine human extinction risks. He argues that current AI discourse mirrors early 2020 pandemic discussions and that governments must establish meaningful regulations immediately.
Rivian’s AI Agents Cut 15 Days From Every Close
Rivian deployed an AI system on Amazon Bedrock to automate tracking of unpaid manufacturing tool orders, eliminating over 15 days of manual work per financial close cycle. The system handles accrual accounting for custom tools the company has ordered but not yet been invoiced for.
Netflix hit with major lawsuit over alleged secret tracking of families and children
Florida accused Netflix of deceiving customers by promising ad-free privacy while secretly collecting behavioral data on families and children, including location, searches, and content viewed. The state alleges Netflix designed its product to keep kids watching and then commercialized that information to launch an advertising business it promised never to build.
Amazon Quick is now available on desktop, with a new mobile activity feed
Amazon Quick, a desktop AI assistant for enterprise use, is now available on macOS and Windows, running inference within European AWS regions. The tool positions itself as a governed alternative to shadow AI but remains unavailable on the sovereign AWS cloud in Brandenburg.
MoonPay Buys Rhythm in Latest Strategic Acquisition Move
MoonPay acquired Rhythm, an on-chain trading signals platform, to expand online trading adoption. Rhythm's three co-founders, Joseph Murphy, James Miller, and Lincoln Barnett III, joined MoonPay as part of the deal.
Roblox is making it easier to build games with AI — and play them outside Roblox
Roblox introduced AI-powered game-creation tools at its developer conference that simplify building games on the platform. The company also enabled games to be played outside Roblox on the web while expanding NPC capabilities.
Meta Sued Over Training Data for Its AI and Face-Recognition Systems
Meta is being sued for allegedly harvesting Facebook and Instagram photos without consent to train AI image-generation models and develop a face-recognition feature called "NameTag." The lawsuit claims this constitutes illegal data collection from users across both social media platforms.
Central Eurasia names its 2026 Road to Battlefield winners: Cerberus, WeGlobal AI, and LOOQ
Three startups,Cerberus, WeGlobal AI, and LOOQ,won the Central Eurasia regional final of Road to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2026. They will compete at the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco this October.
Italy’s Second Biggest Bank UniCredit Is Weighting up Crypto Custody: Report
UniCredit, Italy's second biggest bank, is considering offering cryptocurrency custody services. The bank is developing this capability as other European banks expand their digital asset service offerings.
An Anthropic researcher’s doomsday warning comes at a very interesting time
An Anthropic researcher resigned while warning the company is racing toward self-improving superintelligence and gambling with lives, with the company's alignment leader co-signing the message. The warning comes as Anthropic reportedly prepares for an IPO.
China’s car exports beat last year’s record with four months to go
China exported over 6.2 million passenger cars in the first eight months of 2024, surpassing its entire 2023 export total with four months remaining. Plug-in hybrids drove much of Europe's growth, as these vehicles escape EU tariffs on Chinese cars.
First Permit to Clean Up Old Mine Waste Issued for WA State Under 2024 ‘Good Samaritan Act’
The EPA approved the first permit under its 2024 Good Samaritan law to remediate abandoned mine waste. Trout Unlimited, a fishing and conservation nonprofit, received this permit to clean up old mine workings in Washington State.
Ripple News: XRP Uses AI Agents in $1 Billion Treasury Push
Ripple deployed AI agents within its one billion dollar treasury platform. XRP was trading near $1.34 at the time of this report.
Solheim Cup: USA fightback sparks hope of away win after Europe’s fast start
After Europe took a 4-2 lead following morning matches at the Solheim Cup, the United States mounted a comeback to level the score at 4-4 by day's end. Europe's afternoon advantage dissolved as the US won multiple fourballs, demonstrating potential for an away victory not achieved since 2015.
GENIUS Act Pushes Stablecoin Compliance Into Banks’ Back Offices
Regulators are implementing the GENIUS Act, requiring traditional financial institutions and stablecoin issuers to redesign compliance systems beyond token backing. Banks and crypto businesses must determine regulatory supervisors, upgrade wallet-level monitoring, and prepare additional compliance infrastructure.
Europe’s first truly driverless robotaxi is running in Croatia, on Chinese software
Fully driverless robotaxis are operating passenger rides in Zagreb, Croatia through Pony.ai and Verne software with Uber handling bookings. The companies plan to deploy over 2,000 vehicles across Europe, though EU regulations currently cap fully automated car approvals at 1,500 units annually.
Morgan Stanley Sets $250 Price Target for Coinbase
Morgan Stanley set a $250 price target for Coinbase, representing a 45% increase from the current price. This marks the investment bank's first coverage of the digital asset exchange, with an equal-weight rating assigned.
OpenAI pauses $200 ChatGPT Pro sign-ups as Astra demand strains its systems
OpenAI paused sales of its $200 ChatGPT Pro tier due to overwhelming demand for the Astra model straining system capacity. European organizations cannot access Astra through any paid option because the model lacks EU data zone deployment.
Government Defeated as Lords Back UK Digital Assets Strategy
The UK House of Lords passed an amendment requiring the Treasury to develop a strategy regulating cryptoassets, stablecoins, tokenized securities, and digital financial infrastructure. The government opposed the measure but was defeated in the parliamentary vote.
Southeast Asia’s Illicit Crypto Marketplace Xinbi Sanctioned by US Authorities
US authorities sanctioned Xinbi Guarantee, a Chinese-language marketplace operating as a central hub for Southeast Asia's industrial-scale online fraud economy, on September 9, 2026. The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated the platform as a significant transnational criminal organization.
NASA’s Chandra Spots Galactic Gem
Two merging galaxies in the II Zw 096 system show powerful black hole activity and hot gas detected by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The Chandra X-ray data appears in magenta in an image released on August 25, 2026, combining observations from multiple telescopes.
ElevenLabs lists five services on the UK government’s GBP 14B cloud framework
ElevenLabs added five services to G-Cloud 15, the UK government's GBP 14 billion cloud framework, covering conversational agents, transcription, dubbing, and text-to-speech capabilities. The listing occurred three months after the government signed an agreement with the company that included no purchasing commitment.