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Last Week in Crypto: GENIUS Act fails; Meta’s stablecoin
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13 May, 2025

Last Week in Crypto: GENIUS Act fails; Meta’s stablecoin

In other news, the largest crypto acquisition to date occurred when Coinbase announced it had reached a deal to acquire...
Last Week in AI: OpenAI stays nonprofit; Google faces AI threat
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12 May, 2025

Last Week in AI: OpenAI stays nonprofit; Google faces AI threat

OpenAI said it would abandon its for-profit plans, and it also revealed its $3 billion WindSurf acquisition; meanwhile, Google's is...
Last Week in AI: Visa to build AI shopping agent; Meta’s AI App
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5 May, 2025

Last Week in AI: Visa to build AI shopping agent; Meta’s AI App

Visa is working on an AI agent connected to its user's credit card and can follow instructions like buying groceries...
Rise of stablecoins: Circle’s plan to disrupt global finance
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5 May, 2025

Rise of stablecoins: Circle’s plan to disrupt global finance

Circle announced the launch of the Circle Payments Network, a global payment system that runs on blockchain rails and settles...
This Week in Crypto: Ripple’s $5B bid for Circle rejected
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3 May, 2025

This Week in Crypto: Ripple’s $5B bid for Circle rejected

In other news, Mastercard unveiled a stablecoin transaction platform; meanwhile, a report by CoinShares revealed the current state of Bitcoin...
Last Week in AI: Google risks losing Chrome, AI education pushed
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28 April, 2025

Last Week in AI: Google risks losing Chrome, AI education pushed

The DOJ proposed that Google sell its Chrome browser as a remedy for its recent run-in with the law; meanwhile,...

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