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New developments in AI, fintech, crypto, software and technology.
UK ICO Opens Agentic AI Call for Evidence on Data Risks
The UK regulator wants evidence on AI agent risks by November 20 and reports changes by ten model developers.
CoinMarketCap Acquires Derivatives Data Firm CoinGlass
The companies say CoinGlass will retain its brand, team and existing web, app and API access.
Google Details Its Internal PageBreak Security Agent
Google describes an internal system that validates candidate vulnerabilities against running environments.
Tezos Introduces Quantumnet, a Post-Quantum Testnet
The experimental network tests post-quantum approaches across account signatures, consensus and data availability.
Docker Moves Agent Sandboxes Into the Cloud
Docker says its new managed sandboxes let agent jobs continue after a developer's laptop shuts down.
AWS Adds an Inference Gateway to SageMaker HyperPod
The EKS add-on routes model requests using workload signals such as queue length and cache utilization.
Federal Reserve Seeks Comment on Stablecoin Rules
Two proposals address reserve and risk requirements and an approval process for covered payment-stablecoin issuers.
Reap and Visa Plan Wider Stablecoin Card Programs
The expansion targets card infrastructure across more than 100 markets, subject to local requirements.
LemonSlice Releases CWM-1 for Interactive Avatars
The model generates a character and surrounding scene during a conversation, with controls for movement.
Aikido Introduces Altar, an Open-Weight Security Model
Altar is designed to support security work inside an organization's own infrastructure.
Fastly Introduces Controls for AI API Traffic
AI Runtime Control combines virtual keys, spending controls, request visibility and provider failover.
Microsoft previews MAI-Thinking-1 on Foundry
The reasoning model supports a 256K context window and tools for enterprise applications.
Cloudflare releases its open-source AI workspace
Cloudflare OS connects company tools to agents, with permissions and spending controls.
Circle names Arc validators ahead of planned launch
The blockchain is on private mainnet, with September 16 targeted for public access.
AWS and Oracle make managed interconnect available
The general release starts in Northern Virginia, following a public preview in May.
Visa opens a stablecoin operations platform in beta
Selected clients can test wallets and Open USD flows with approval rules and audit logs.
Blender 5.2 LTS adds remote asset libraries
The July release carries two years of support and new tools for rendering, drawing and simulation.
Firefox 152 brings Android tab groups and new settings
Mozilla separates features rolling out now from future PDF, container and mobile VPN work.
Cohere releases North Mini Code for coding agents
The Apache-licensed model offers downloadable weights and a 256K context window.
Lagrange opens DeepProve's AI verification code
The software creates cryptographic proofs of model execution, without proving an answer is true.
SoFi adds SoFiUSD stablecoin access to its app
Members can buy and hold the token, while deposit conversion and other features remain planned.
Google's GKE Agent Sandbox reaches general availability
Warm pools and snapshots aim to reduce the cost and delay of running short-lived AI jobs.
Spaces opens a test faucet for Bitcoin handles
The May update pairs experimental identities with a Nostr chat client and developer SDKs.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Release: What Changed Since 24.04
Rust sudo and coreutils, Linux 7.0 and a Wayland-only desktop, then 26.04.1 and the 24.04 upgrade path.