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NEWS | @Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky is planning to launch his own AI lab, joining a growing wave of tech leaders creating teams for AI development.

The move signals that AI is becoming a top priority beyond traditional research firms. Chesky is expected to focus heavily on how people interact with AI, creating products that feel more useful, intuitive, and accessible to everyday users.

For AI designers, researchers, and developers, this could open new opportunities to shape the next generation of AI experiences. At the same time, existing AI labs may face stronger competition for talent, ideas, and innovation.

As more tech giants build their own AI ecosystems, the race is no longer just about building smarter models it is about creating the platforms and experiences people use every day.

If every major tech leader launches an AI lab, who will shape the future of how billions interact with artificial intelligence?

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INTERVIEW | BMN Team attended @AlphaIntelMedia × MEXC Ventures’ Bitcoin Pizza Day celebration at KDM Lagro to capture conversations from the Web3 community. 🍕💙💚

A night filled with pizza, games, bonding, and networking as builders, leaders, creators, traders, and partner communities came together in one space.

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Everyone talks about what AI can do.
Very few talk about what it costs to do it at scale. 🍌

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NEWS | Microsoft has reportedly restricted Claude Code after internal findings showed AI-driven workflows pushing costs higher than expected, in some cases exceeding human-led work it was meant to replace.

The move highlights tension between AI efficiency promises and real deployment costs in large enterprises.

The testing involved internal coding and developer support tools.

Companies are rethinking the assumption that AI always reduces cost, weighing compute and integration overhead across teams and systems. More decisions now depend on total cost per output. model shift

AI is now judged not only by capability but by total economic value vs human labor.

If AI costs more than humans, what are we optimizing for?

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NEWS | job seekers use AI tools to practice salary negotiations. By using role-play chats, pre-written prompts, and negotiation scripts, candidates prepare answers, handle difficult questions, and build confidence before discussing compensation

Instead of walking into interviews unprepared, many applicants treat AI like a personal career coach. Tools help users understand their market value, structure negotiation strategies, and avoid common mistakes could cost better offers

Shift changes hiring conversations. Candidates have instant access to guidance once came from career coaches, recruiters, or experienced professionals

Employers, this means facing better-prepared candidates who know how to push for stronger compensation packages. Hiring teams need to adjust pay structures and expectations to stay competitive

If everyone has AI coaching them, does negotiation become fairer, or more intense for sides?

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INTERVIEW | @coinsph NEXT brought together founders, builders, industry leaders, and community members to discuss the next chapter of crypto, digital finance, and innovation in the Philippines.

Through our interviews, one thing became clear, the conversation is shifting from speculation to real-world utility, adoption, and building products people actually use.

Who will shape the next wave of digital finance?
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NEWS | U.S. authorities seized more than 127,000 Bitcoin and other digital assets worth over $8 billion in what the FBI called the largest crypto forfeiture in its history.

The operation, known as Operation Blackout, targeted scam compounds linked to large-scale fraud networks operating across Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, and the UAE. Authorities arrested nearly 300 suspects and rescued around 2,000 people believed to have been trafficked and forced to run online scams.

The case highlights how criminal groups have turned crypto into a tool for moving billions across borders. But it also shows that blockchain transactions leave trails that investigators can follow.

As governments tighten enforcement, pressure is growing on scam networks that have operated for years with little resistance.

The FBI seized billions. But was this the tip of the iceberg or the beginning of a much larger crackdown?

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The industry is maturing.

The biggest opportunities may no longer come from what gets the most attention, but from the products quietly solving real problems and driving everyday adoption. 🍌

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A single bug can freeze millions for years and only gets attention once it’s fixed.

There are likely many more contracts like this still untouched, still holding value. 🍌

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NEWS | A white-hat security researcher known as 0xflorent successfully unlocked 1,003.62 ETH worth around $2 million that had been trapped inside a failed Ethereum ICO smart contract since 2016.

The funds came from HongCoin, a project that failed to hit its fundraising goal nearly a decade ago. Investors were supposed to receive automatic refunds, but a bug in the contract silently blocked withdrawals and left the ETH frozen for years.

Working with the original team, 0xflorent found a flaw in an old admin function that allowed the refund process to work again. As a result, 48 original investors can now recover their funds.

This isn't just a recovery story. It's a reminder that code can hold millions hostage for years, and one overlooked bug can outlive entire crypto cycles.

If billions are moving on-chain today, how many forgotten smart contracts are still sitting on hidden risks nobody has checked?

Source: @0xFlorent_

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NVIDIA is pushing AI out of data centers and into personal computers.

The next big tech race may not be online, it could be happening right inside your device. 👀🍌

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NEWS | NVIDIA introduced RTX Spark, a new superchip capable of delivering up to 1 petaflop of AI performance inside Windows computers. It combines NVIDIA’s full CUDA and RTX ecosystem into one platform, allowing AI tools and agents to run directly on personal devices instead of relying heavily on cloud servers.

The chip will power upcoming systems from Microsoft, Dell, HP, Lenovo, ASUS, and MSI. NVIDIA says these PCs are designed for AI workloads, content creation, gaming, coding, and assistants that can perform tasks across apps.

This marks a major shift in computing. AI is moving closer to users, with more processing happening locally for faster responses, stronger privacy, and greater control.

The battle is no longer about faster hardware. It is about who controls the future of AI-powered computing.

If your next computer can think, assist, and act on its own, does it stay a tool, or become something more?

Source: @nvidia

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NEWS | China is producing around 3.5 million science, technology, engineering, and math graduates every year, giving the country a growing pool of workers who can help build the next generation of AI and technology.

While many of the world's biggest tech companies are still based in the United States, China is steadily growing the number of people who can create, improve, and work with new technologies.

The race for AI is no longer just about money or powerful computers. It's also about having enough skilled people to turn ideas into real products, businesses, and industries.

This could reshape the global economy in the years ahead. Countries that produce more talent may gain an edge in jobs, innovation, and future growth, while others risk falling behind.

If the future belongs to those who build the technology, is China quietly taking the lead while the world watches?

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