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Iran’s Digital Blockade Continues: Citizens Endure 50 Days Without Internet Connectivity
19.4.2026
The digital blockade that the Iranian regime imposed just hours after the U.S.-Israel coalition launched coordinated strikes persists, with most Iranians relying on alternative methods to reach the internet. Even so, connectivity still reaches just 2% of the country’s normal traffic. Key Takeaways:...
Americans Get Wary as AI Layoffs Surpass 100K
10.4.2026
According to reports, over 100,000 jobs have already been replaced, at least in part, by AI in the U.S. Americans are concerned about what’s happening, with half of the population feeling more concerned than excited about the increased use of this tech. Key Takeaways: After 110,348 jobs lost to...
Web3 Security Provider Certik Opens AI Auditing Tool Access to Global Developers
8.4.2026
Web3 security firm Certik transitioned its proprietary artificial intelligence auditor from an internal tool to a public-facing solution. Key Takeaways: Certik launched its AI Auditor, a tool which has achieved an 88.6% hit rate in tests against 35 security incidents. Ronghui Gu says the tool...
Resident Evil Star Milla Jovovich Builds AI Memory Tool With Engineer Ben Sigman
7.4.2026
Actress Milla Jovovich has co-created Mem-Palace, a free, open-source AI memory system that hit roughly 7,000 Github stars within days of its April 2026 release. Key Takeaways: Milla Jovovich co-created Mem-Palace, an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) memory tool that reached ~7,000 Github...
Sam Altman Proposes New AI Deal as Superintelligence Surges
7.4.2026
OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman emphasized that with the arrival of superintelligence, society will have to experience a shift to preserve the social order and rebalance the economy to support the changes needed for citizens to maintain stability even when partially displaced. Key Takeaways:...
Iran’s Internet Blackout Hits 35th Day as Citizens Risk Their Lives Reaching Out
3.4.2026
The almost complete blockade of digital connectivity that the Iranian regime has imposed since the conflict against the U.S.-Israel coalition began has already reached over 810 hours. Citizens who try to get through the blockade cracks face punishment or even death. Iran’s Internet Blockade Passes...
Luxor Ships Commander Software to Optimize Bitcoin Mining Fleet Profitability
2.4.2026
Luxor introduces Commander, a fleet management platform designed to automate profitability and consolidate mining operations within a single control layer. Seattle-based Luxor Technology Corporation launched Commander on April 1, 2026, to provide bitcoin mining operations with real-time fleet...
The Future of Work: Human API Enables Real-Time Collaboration Between Humans and AI
2.4.2026
Human API launches its new mobile app for iOS and Android, allowing global contributors to earn income by providing speech data and completing AI-assigned tasks. Bridging the Gap With Human Speech Human API, the Delphi Ventures–backed platform enabling artificial intelligence (AI) agents...
Self-Sovereign AI Agent Platform Coinfello Targets Institutional Adoption With Decentralized Infrastructure
31.3.2026
Self‑sovereign artificial intelligence agents are reshaping digital autonomy by giving individuals full control over their identity, data, and decision‑making through decentralized identity and blockchain. Natural Language Transactions and Self-Custody The emergence of self-sovereign artificial...
Trump Appoints Industry and Crypto Heavyweights to Guide National Technology Strategy
25.3.2026
Trump taps Silicon Valley and crypto-linked leaders to steer U.S. science policy, signaling a deeper fusion of emerging technologies, economic strategy, and digital assets within federal advisory priorities. Trump Names Tech Titans to Science Policy Council A federal advisory body on science policy...
Layoffs Linked to AI Exceed 90,000 Since 2025
23.3.2026
The figures come from data collected by The Alliance for Secure AI, a nonprofit organization that educates the public on the implications of AI. Brendan Steinhauser, CEO of the alliance, has called on politicians to step in and take action against this replacement strategy. Over 90K Jobs Have Been...
Iran’s Digital Blackout Enters Its Third Week: Only Thousands Remain Connected
22.3.2026
Iranians remain in digital darkness, as the internet blockade imposed by the Iranian regime has entered its third week. According to Netblocks, this would be the “longest sustained nation-scale internet blackout” ever tracked, and one of the three longest in its records. Iran Endures Third Week...
Meta’s Metaverse Is Safe, at Least for Now
21.3.2026
While the company had announced that it would be sunsetting the Horizon World experience, the in-house digital world for VR headsets, it has now backpedaled. Nonetheless, the experience is now being tailored to mobile platforms, where it has enjoyed more popularity. Meta’s Is Saving Its Metaverse...
Breez SDK Integrates Passkey Login to Eliminate Traditional Seed Phrase Barriers
19.3.2026
Breez SDK now enables developers to offer biometric passkey logins, replacing manual seed phrase management for bitcoin self-custody. Breez CEO Roy Sheinfeld announced the integration of Passkey Login into the Breez Software Development Kit (SDK) on March 18, 2026. This update utilizes the WebAuthn...
Iran’s Internet Blackout Reaches 360 Hours: Starlink Users Targeted
16.3.2026
Netblocks, an internet observatory, has reported that Iranians have now over 360 hours without internet connection, a measure impulsed by the Iranian regime since the start of the U.S.-Israel conflict. While Starlink allows citizens to bypass this measure, owners of these terminals have also been...
Polychain Capital Leads $10M Seed for VeryAI’s Human-Centric Internet Vision
13.3.2026
Proof of reality platform, VeryAI, said it has raised $10 million in seed funding led by Polychain Capital to scale its infrastructure. The Death of the CAPTCHA? VeryAI, a “proof of reality” platform, announced March 12 that it has raised $10 million in seed funding. The round was led by Polychain...
AI’s Power Players Make Massive Moves in a Breakneck Week
5.3.2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) developments this past week delivered a whirlwind of new models, billion-dollar funding rounds, regulatory action, and shifting consumer sentiment, showing the AI race is moving from flashy demos to full-scale global deployment. Model Wars Heat Up The week kicked...
Strawmap Unpacked — Vitalik Buterin Breaks Down Ethereum’s Push for Faster UX on Layer 1
1.3.2026
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined an ambitious, years-long plan to make the Ethereum base layer faster, leaner, and eventually quantum-resistant, starting with shorter slot times and near-instant finality. Ethereum’s 2029 Vision: Fast Slots, Fast Finality and STARK-Friendly Hashes In...
Anthropic and the Pentagon Clash Over Claude’s Military and Mass‑Surveillance Uses
17.2.2026
The Pentagon is considering cutting ties with Anthropic, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth close to designating the company a “supply‑chain risk.” Anthropic opposes the use of its AI model Claude in mass‑surveillance campaigns and fully autonomous military operations. Anthropic Clashes With...
Bitcoin's correlation with troubled software stock sector is growing
4.2.2026
Software stocks are thought to be facing an existential threat from the rise of AI, and Bitcoin, noted one analyst, is just open-source software