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FTC opens AI safety probe of OpenAI and Anthropic
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LeveX Makes Trading Tournaments Monthly, Opening With a $5,000 Cash Competition
UNDER EMBARGO October 1, 2026 LeveX has launched Harvest Your Gains, the first in a new series of monthly trading tournaments. Running from October 1 to October 31, 2026, the competition pays out a $5,000 prize pool as a Cash Bonus in USDT across three leaderboards, with the top 25 traders on each board rewarded. […] The post LeveX Makes Trading Tournaments Monthly, Opening With a $5,000 Cash Competition appeared first on Tekedia.
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DeepSeek Partners With Huawei to Build AI Software Ecosystem Around Ascend Chips
Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has partnered with Huawei Technologies to develop programming infrastructure optimized for Huawei’s Ascend AI processors, strengthening efforts by China’s technology industry to build an alternative to Nvidia’s dominant AI computing ecosystem. DeepSeek said Wednesday in a post on its official WeChat account that it is open-sourcing programming infrastructure for Huawei’s […] The post DeepSeek Partners With Huawei to Build AI Software Ecosystem Around Ascend Chips appeared first on Tekedia.
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Elon Musk Predicts AI Could Create, “Age Of Abundance”, A Future Of ‘Universal High Income’ And Better Healthcare
Elon Musk says artificial intelligence could eventually usher in an “age of abundance” in which robots and superintelligent AI dramatically increase access to income, goods and healthcare, although he expects the nature of employment to change significantly. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of technology executives at the White House on Tuesday, the Tesla and […] The post Elon Musk Predicts AI Could Create, “Age Of Abundance”, A Future Of ‘Universal High Income’ And Better Healthcare appeared first on Tekedia.
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Michael Burry Moves Up AI Bubble Timeline, Warns Crash Could Come Within a Year
Michael Burry, the investor whose bet against the US housing market became famous through The Big Short, is bringing forward his timeline for a potential collapse in the artificial intelligence boom, warning that mounting debt, aggressive data-center spending and higher interest rates could expose weaknesses across the AI investment chain. In a Substack post on […] The post Michael Burry Moves Up AI Bubble Timeline, Warns Crash Could Come Within a Year appeared first on Tekedia.
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Trump Tells Americans to Trust AI Companies to Police Themselves
U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Americans to trust artificial intelligence companies to police themselves, arguing that the industry can develop powerful AI systems without being constrained by heavy government regulation. Trump made the remarks after meeting with executives from some of the world’s largest technology and AI companies at the White House. The […] The post Trump Tells Americans to Trust AI Companies to Police Themselves appeared first on Tekedia.
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Climate volatility: Is solar energy still a good choice for you?
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How to Set Up Passkeys for Logins on All Your Devices
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James Hope University Partners with Global EdTech Leader Academia by Serosoft to Build a Next-Generation Digital Campus in Nigeria
James Hope University Partners with Global EdTech Leader Academia by Serosoft to Build a Next-Generation Digital Campus in Nigeria Academia by Serosoft, the globally recognised EdTech brand behind the award winning Student Information System, today announced a strategic partnership with James Hope University (JHU) in Nigeria. Located in the Twin Lakes Estate in Lekki, Lagos, JHU will implement Academia by Serosoft’s unified campus operating system, driving a comprehensive digital transformation to elevate the academic […] TechCity
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AI Digital Twins Transform Work as Millennium Adopts AI Employees and Meta Targets Enterprise
The AI revolution is increasingly moving beyond software screens and into the structure of the workplace itself. Two developments involving Millennium Management and Meta illustrate how quickly that transition is accelerating: one is giving employees personalized AI “twins,” while the other is recruiting a senior enterprise-software executive to build a new business around AI. They […] The post AI Digital Twins Transform Work as Millennium Adopts AI Employees and Meta Targets Enterprise appeared first on Tekedia.
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AI Assistants Could Trigger a Bank Run as OpenAI Safety Risks Grow
Artificial intelligence is moving beyond answering questions and generating text. The newest generation of AI assistants is beginning to act on behalf of users, including helping them manage money, shop online and optimize everyday decisions. That evolution promises convenience, but it also introduces a new kind of systemic risk. At the same time, the people […] The post AI Assistants Could Trigger a Bank Run as OpenAI Safety Risks Grow appeared first on Tekedia.
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Bitcoin Rally to $87.4K Shows Signs of Fatigue as Profit-Taking and Weak Demand Raise Pullback Risk
Bitcoin’s climb to $87,400 is beginning to show signs of fatigue. After a powerful recovery that pushed the largest cryptocurrency sharply higher, the market is now confronting a different problem: investors are increasingly taking profits while fresh demand appears to be losing momentum. The warning signs do not necessarily mean the bull market has ended. […] The post Bitcoin Rally to $87.4K Shows Signs of Fatigue as Profit-Taking and Weak Demand Raise Pullback Risk appeared first on Tekedia.
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“This Will Be the Biggest Cycle Ever” — Tom Lee Says Crypto Has Entered A Historic Bull Market
Bitmine CEO Tom Lee is taking an unusually bullish view of the crypto market’s current trajectory. Lee, while speaking at the Korean Blockchain Week, noted that the market is entering a historic bull cycle, driven by broader institutional participation, growing mainstream adoption, and the expanding role of digital assets in the global financial system. His […] The post “This Will Be the Biggest Cycle Ever” — Tom Lee Says Crypto Has Entered A Historic Bull Market appeared first on Tekedia.
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OpenAI Plans to Bring Dots AI Agents to Wider Consumer Base as It Tests $500 Premium Tier
OpenAI plans to eventually make its new Dots AI agent system available across its consumer base, Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar said, signaling that the company sees autonomous AI agents becoming a mainstream feature rather than remaining a premium product for heavy users and businesses. Dots will initially be restricted to OpenAI’s higher-priced Pro, Business […] The post OpenAI Plans to Bring Dots AI Agents to Wider Consumer Base as It Tests $500 Premium Tier appeared first on Tekedia.
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Africa Tech Festival 2026 puts the conversations shaping Africa’s digital economy in focus
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Nvidia-Branded Trailers Stolen With 20,000 Pounds of Sand Inside
The theft of Nvidia-branded trailers in California has produced one of the strangest stories to emerge from the booming artificial intelligence industry. Thieves reportedly stole trailers displaying Nvidia branding, apparently expecting valuable technology or equipment. Only to discover that the cargo inside was something considerably less glamorous: thousands of pounds of sand. The incident highlights […] The post Nvidia-Branded Trailers Stolen With 20,000 Pounds of Sand Inside appeared first on Tekedia.
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Solana PAID Token Drops 38% as X Money Blocks Fee Payouts, While BitMine Surpasses 6M ETH Holdings
Two developments highlight different sides of the crypto market: the fragility of new payment-linked token models on Solana and the growing scale of institutional Ethereum accumulation. They show how quickly liquidity, infrastructure and corporate treasury strategies can reshape digital-asset markets. UsePaid, a Solana-based protocol that routes creator fees from token launches to X accounts through […] The post Solana PAID Token Drops 38% as X Money Blocks Fee Payouts, While BitMine Surpasses 6M ETH Holdings appeared first on Tekedia.
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Instinct’s $1 Billion Bet Signals a New Phase for Consumer AI Agents
The artificial intelligence industry is entering a phase in which the most valuable systems may not simply answer questions but act on behalf of their users. Instinct, a young AI startup developing a personal agent capable of performing everyday tasks autonomously, has underscored that shift by raising $1 billion in Series C funding at a […] The post Instinct’s $1 Billion Bet Signals a New Phase for Consumer AI Agents appeared first on Tekedia.
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PwC Survey Reveals 4 Types of Workers as OpenAI Scraps GPT-6.1 Astra Over Safety Concerns
Artificial intelligence is no longer simply changing how people work; it is beginning to separate workers into distinct economic categories. PwC’s 2026 Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey. Based on responses from 49,364 workers across 48 countries and regions, describes a workforce increasingly divided by access to AI, the value of employees’ skills and their […] The post PwC Survey Reveals 4 Types of Workers as OpenAI Scraps GPT-6.1 Astra Over Safety Concerns appeared first on Tekedia.
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Senate Investigation Finds 84% of Sanctioned Iran-Linked Crypto Wallets Used USDT
The latest confrontation between U.S. sanctions policy and the cryptocurrency industry is putting Tether’s USDT at the center of a larger debate over how stablecoins are used in the global financial system. A new investigation by Democratic members of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations found that 84% of 846 cryptocurrency wallets sanctioned or […] The post Senate Investigation Finds 84% of Sanctioned Iran-Linked Crypto Wallets Used USDT appeared first on Tekedia.
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How Crypto Projects Build a KOL List in 2026: A Practical Guide for Founders
Most founders meet the KOL question late. The token contract is audited, the listing date is close, and someone on the team says the launch needs voices. What follows is usually a rushed search through X, a handful of direct messages, and a spreadsheet with names and follower counts. That spreadsheet rarely survives the first […] The post How Crypto Projects Build a KOL List in 2026: A Practical Guide for Founders appeared first on Tekedia.
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Hyperliquid Price Prediction: HYPE Holds Near $90 After ATH as BlockDAG’s BDAG300 Bonus Goes Live
Hyperliquid price prediction chatter this week is impossible to separate from one number: HYPE hit a fresh all-time high of $97.96 on September 23 before settling back into the 91.50 range. That kind of move tends to pull attention, but it’s not the only thing worth watching. BlockDAG has just activated its own time-limited bonus […] The post Hyperliquid Price Prediction: HYPE Holds Near $90 After ATH as BlockDAG’s BDAG300 Bonus Goes Live appeared first on Tekedia.
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Rising Tide Africa backs used cooking oil firm Ororo Waste with $1 million
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Honor Magic9 Pro Max: What’s new, from cameras to battery
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SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit and Deploys 26 Starlink Satellites in Dramatic Test Flight
The most dramatic Starship launch yet has given SpaceX something it has been chasing through years of spectacular failures, fiery explosions and incremental engineering improvements: evidence that its giant rocket can finally begin behaving like an operational space vehicle. Starship completed its 14th full-scale test flight from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in South Texas. The mission […] The post SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit and Deploys 26 Starlink Satellites in Dramatic Test Flight appeared first on Tekedia.
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Anthropic Seeks $2tn Valuation in IPO, But Warns AI Poses “Catastrophic Or Existential Risk To Humanity”
Anthropic is preparing investors for an unusually candid account of the risks behind its push to become one of the world’s most valuable artificial intelligence companies, warning that sophisticated AI systems could pose “catastrophic or existential risk to humanity” even as the company pursues a valuation of about $2 trillion. The warning, contained in Anthropic’s […] The post Anthropic Seeks $2tn Valuation in IPO, But Warns AI Poses “Catastrophic Or Existential Risk To Humanity” appeared first on Tekedia.
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OpenAI Reportedly in Talks to Raise $30 Billion at $1.4 Trillion Valuation Ahead of IPO
OpenAI is in talks with investors to raise at least $30 billion in a new funding round that could value the ChatGPT maker at roughly $1.4 trillion, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, underpinning the enormous capital requirements surrounding the development and commercialization of frontier artificial intelligence. The proposed financing would come as investors seek exposure to […] The post OpenAI Reportedly in Talks to Raise $30 Billion at $1.4 Trillion Valuation Ahead of IPO appeared first on Tekedia.
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Goldman Sachs Interns Reveal What Young Workers Think About AI as Microsoft Copilot Chief Warns of AI Risks
Artificial intelligence is becoming less a question of whether it will change work than of what people still want technology to leave untouched. Goldman Sachs’ annual intern survey and an interview with Microsoft’s Copilot chief Jacob Andreou—offer an unusually revealing view of that tension. One comes from young professionals entering Wall Street; the other from […] The post Goldman Sachs Interns Reveal What Young Workers Think About AI as Microsoft Copilot Chief Warns of AI Risks appeared first on Tekedia.
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ZachXBT Links Chinese Actors to $387M Bitget Hack Laundering as NEAR Intent Prevented $50M in Flows
The $387.5 million Bitget exploit has quickly become more than another crypto exchange hack. It is now a case study in how stolen digital assets move through a fragmented, cross-chain financial system—and how blockchain investigators and decentralized infrastructure providers are attempting to disrupt that process in real time. Bitget confirmed that approximately $387.5 million in […] The post ZachXBT Links Chinese Actors to $387M Bitget Hack Laundering as NEAR Intent Prevented $50M in Flows appeared first on Tekedia.
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Bitcoin ETFs Extend Inflow Streak to 8 Days as $31.1 Million Enters Spot Funds
Bitcoin’s spot exchange-traded funds are continuing to attract capital, with the latest $31.1 million in net inflows extending their positive streak to eight consecutive trading days. While the daily figure is modest compared with some of the much larger flows seen during periods of aggressive institutional accumulation, the persistence of buying offers an important signal […] The post Bitcoin ETFs Extend Inflow Streak to 8 Days as $31.1 Million Enters Spot Funds appeared first on Tekedia.
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Best Gaming Accessories 2026: What’s Worth Buying Before the Holidays
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48 rejections later, Bode Roberts went from job seeker to opportunity builder
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BuuPass started by selling bus tickets. Then it built the infrastructure.
BuuPass navigated a cofounder misappropriating over $100,000, COVID-19, multiple pivots in the past decade. Now, it processes $100 million in 2025.
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Africa’s retail-investing boom is running into an infrastructure problem
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PC Gaming Gifts Worth Buying Before the Holidays (and What to Skip)
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