SpaceXAI launched Grok Build Mode, a prompt-to-app builder inside the Grok chatbot that lets users create and publish working software from natural-language instructions, initially available to SuperG…
Coinbase's layer-2 network Base launched its Model Context Protocol (MCP) with skill plugins that let autonomous AI agents interact directly with on-chain protocols, including a standout integration w…
Crypto stocks rallied Monday as capital rotated away from AI infrastructure plays, with Strategy, BitMine Immersion Technologies, and SharpLink Gaming posting gains of roughly 3%, 7%, and 5% respectiv…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong told crypto founders on July 26 that pivoting to AI is "zero sum, scarcity thinking," arguing instead that crypto payment rails are essential for AI agents that need to tr…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pushed back on advice for crypto firms to 'pivot to AI,' calling it 'zero sum, scarcity thinking' in a tweet. He argued crypto is infrastructure that underpins AI rather t…
A growing number of American techies and companies, including Mozilla CTO Raffi Krikorian and Coinbase, are adopting Chinese AI models like Moonshot's Kimi K3 and Z.ai's GLM-5.2 because they are cheap…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is promoting agentic finance as the company's x402 payment protocol has processed over 100 million machine-to-machine transactions in nine months, with 30-day volumes reac…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong argued on July 26 that artificial intelligence enhances cryptocurrency's importance, positioning blockchain as essential infrastructure for autonomous AI agents that will …
ClickHouse has relaunched its developer documentation on Mintlify, the intelligent knowledge platform, to improve search and agent accessibility. The new site features an AI-powered search, a simplifi…
Coinbase has switched its AI infrastructure to GLM and Kimi models, achieving a significant reduction in spending. The move underscores the value of diversifying LLM agent strategies and using multi-m…
Chinese open-weight AI models are capturing significant market share in the US as developers shift workloads to cheaper alternatives, with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong reporting the company cut AI spe…
Balaji Srinivasan's Network School had its business license revoked by Malaysian authorities on July 21, 2026, forcing operations to cease the following day. Within 24 hours, the former Coinbase CTO s…
Chinese AI models are gaining popularity in the U.S. for their affordability and efficiency, with Mozilla CTO Raffi Krikorian switching to Moonshot's Kimi K3 and Coinbase adopting Chinese models to cu…
Cloudflare and AWS now let website owners charge AI crawlers per request using HTTP 402, turning a dormant 1997 status code into a toll booth for machines. Cloudflare launched pay-per-crawl in July 20…
More than 200 startups, including members of Y Combinator's network, are opposing proposed U.S. bans on Chinese AI models that have already cut costs in half for companies like Coinbase, which reporte…
ServiceNow surged 6% and Salesforce climbed 4% as both companies landed major artificial intelligence contracts with US government agencies, including a $5.6 billion, 10-year deal between Salesforce a…
A developer migrating a live x402 payment-gated API from V1 to V2 on Base mainnet documented undocumented gotchas, including that V1 services are rejected by x402scan and silently lose requests from V…
Patreon laid off 20 percent of its workforce, cutting 93 jobs, as CEO Jack Conte cited AI-driven industry transformation and the need for internal reorganization. Conte emphasized that the layoffs are…
Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, is cutting 1,300 call centre jobs because CEO Chris O'Shea says most customers prefer chatbots over human support, adding to 500 roles eliminated in June f…
Coinbase on June 24, 2026, expanded its Payments API suite to support the x402 protocol, enabling AI agents to autonomously pay for digital services using USDC stablecoins on the Base network with set…