The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday proposed a new set of rules for issuers of dollar-backed cryptocurrencies known as stablecoins, beginning the process of putting into effect the federal regulatory framework created by last year’s GENIUS Act. The proposal would establish requirements for payment stablecoin issuers supervised by the Fed, including rules requiring them to […] The post Fed Proposes New Stablecoin Rules Under GENIUS Act, Tightening Reserve and Bank Requirements appeared first on Tekedia.

The artificial intelligence debate is entering a more complicated phase. The same technology that its leading developers increasingly describe as requiring international guardrails is also demonstrating its ability to produce discoveries that could expand the boundaries of science. At the United Nations Security Council, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei again highlighted […] The post AI Regulation Debate Intensifies as Altman and Amodei Warn of Global Risks appeared first on Tekedia.

The legal battle over whether sports prediction contracts are financial derivatives or a form of gambling has deepened after a federal appeals court ruled that Ohio and Tennessee can apply their state gambling laws to sports-related contracts offered by Kalshi. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously on Friday that Kalshi had failed […] The post Appeals Court Deals Kalshi Another Legal Setback, Upholds States’ Right to Regulate Sports Prediction Contracts appeared first on Tekedia.

President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson are due to meet technology executives on September 29 for discussions on artificial intelligence, bringing the White House and congressional leadership into a debate that has intensified over the pace of AI development, safety, and regulation. A source familiar with the plans confirmed the meeting, which was […] The post Trump, Speaker Johnson to Meet Tech CEOs on AI as Washington Faces Pressure Over Regulation appeared first on Tekedia.

US Treasury yields held near multi-year highs on Friday as a combination of persistent inflation, elevated oil prices, stronger economic data and hawkish Federal Reserve signals pushed investors to demand higher returns on government debt. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was little changed around 5.17%, after climbing to about 5.22% on Thursday, its highest level […] The post US Bond Yields Hold Near Multi-Year Highs as Inflation, Oil and Fed Tightening Keep Markets on Edge appeared first on Tekedia.

Tesla is beginning deliveries of its Semi electric trucks to a new group of customers this week, executives said at the company’s Nevada factory, marking a major step for a vehicle that has taken almost nine years to move from unveiling to broader commercial production. The Semi expands Tesla’s business beyond passenger cars and SUVs […] The post Tesla Begins First Semi Deliveries as Electric Truck Enters Commercial Freight Market appeared first on Tekedia.

The biggest risk facing the AI industry may not be that artificial intelligence fails to live up to its promise, but that it becomes too cheap to support the extraordinary sums being spent to build it. OpenAI and Anthropic are committing enormous amounts of capital to computing power, data centers, chips and other infrastructure in […] The post AI’s Trillion-Dollar Bet Faces a New Challenge as Cheap Chinese Models Threaten Anthropic, OpenAI’s Revenue appeared first on Tekedia.

OpenAI’s competition with Mark Zuckerberg is no longer simply a contest between two technology companies. It is becoming a broader battle over who gets to define the next interface between humans and artificial intelligence. On one side is OpenAI, whose ChatGPT helped make conversational AI mainstream. On the other is Meta, which has the enormous […] The post The Strategic Challenge Meta Poses to OpenAI appeared first on Tekedia.

David Ellison’s vision for Paramount+ is beginning to look less like a conventional streaming upgrade and more like an attempt to rebuild the service around the habits of the internet. As Paramount Skydance moves toward completing its massive Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, internal documents reveal a streaming strategy focused on engagement, advertising, personalization and free […] The post Paramount+’s Reinvention Signals David Ellison’s Bigger Streaming Ambition appeared first on Tekedia.

Peter Thiel’s latest comments about the 2028 presidential race offer an unusually cautious assessment of the Republican Party’s prospects. Asked whether Vice President JD Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio would be the stronger Republican standard-bearer, Thiel avoided choosing between the two. Instead, he said he remains a Vance supporter but worries that it […] The post Peter Thiel Warns JD Vance and Marco Rubio Could Face a Tough 2028 Election appeared first on Tekedia.

Anthropic is committing $11.6 billion over seven years to Akamai’s cloud infrastructure, a deal that highlights the extraordinary scale of computing resources now being secured by leading AI laboratories and points to a less visible constraint in the industry’s expansion: demand for conventional CPUs. The agreement, announced by Akamai on Thursday, is more than six […] The post Anthropic Signs $11.6 Billion Seven-Year Cloud Infrastructure Deal with Akamai appeared first on Tekedia.

Bitcoin’s latest pullback appears to be creating an opportunity for some of the market’s largest investors. As prices slipped from recent highs, one whale stepped in with another substantial purchase, adding hundreds of Bitcoin to an already aggressive accumulation campaign. According to Lookonchain data, the whale bought 536.93 BTC for approximately $45.28 million, paying around […] The post Bitcoin Whales Buy the Dip as Accumulation Accelerates appeared first on Tekedia.

Gold was on course for a weekly decline on Friday as a sharp rise in US Treasury yields and growing expectations of further Federal Reserve rate increases reduced the appeal of an asset that does not generate interest income. Spot gold rose 0.3% to $4,291.06 an ounce by 0844 GMT, but remained about 2% lower […] The post Gold Heads for Weekly Loss as Higher Treasury Yields and Fed Rate Bets Pressure Bullion appeared first on Tekedia.

Saudi Arabia’s diversion of crude exports through the Strait of Hormuz is pushing ship-to-ship transfer operations in the Gulf of Oman to their limits, tightening the availability of supertankers and driving shipping costs sharply higher as Middle Eastern producers seek alternative routes following the disruption of Red Sea exports. Saudi Aramco has sold more than […] The post Saudi Oil Diversions Push Hormuz Ship-to-Ship Transfers to Capacity, Driving Tanker Rates Higher appeared first on Tekedia.

Kenya cyber threats reached 11.12 billion in the year to June 2026, according to the country’s communications regulator. That is 29% more than the 8.62 billion events recorded a year earlier. The sharpest jump came from DDoS attacks, which rose 114.3%. The figures come from the Communications Authority of Kenya’s (CA) fourth-quarter Sector Statistics Report, […]

Oracle’s decision to protect itself against potential delays at a massive AI data center campus in New Mexico is exposing a growing fault line in the artificial intelligence infrastructure boom: demand for computing capacity remains strong, but financing the physical infrastructure required to meet that demand is becoming considerably more complicated. Oracle issued a force […] The post Oracle Force Majeure Notice Sends New Warning Through AI Data Centre Financing Market appeared first on Tekedia.

The U.S. government has formally sought to join Elon Musk’s legal challenge against a €120 million ($137 million) European Union fine imposed on his social media platform X, escalating a dispute over digital regulation into a broader confrontation between Washington and Brussels. The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday it had filed an application with […] The post US Joins Musk’s X Fight Against €120 Million EU Fine, Escalating Transatlantic Tech Dispute appeared first on Tekedia.

How to Tell If Your Phone Is Hacked (and What to Do First) Your battery used to last until dinner. Now it’s dead by lunch. There’s an app on your home screen you don’t remember installing, and this morning a login code arrived for an account you weren’t trying to open. Here’s how to tell if your phone is hacked, and what to do about it. Any one […] TechCity

The Trump administration is considering an initiative to promote the use of dollar-denominated stablecoins overseas. The effort aims to reinforce the US dollar’s status as the world’s primary reserve currency while increasing demand for US Treasuries. Under the discussions, the government will support selected stablecoin projects by forming joint ventures with private-sector firms. Stablecoins are […] The post U.S Considers Promoting Dollar-Backed Stablecoins Worldwide appeared first on Tekedia.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has reiterated his strong belief that crypto and stablecoins will serve as the primary payment rail for artificial intelligence agents. In a post on X, Armstrong responded to a note about BlackRock highlighting AI agents as a potential major source of stablecoin demand. He agreed by outlining three simple points: the […] The post Crypto and Stablecoins Set to Become the Go-To Payment Method for AI Agents, Says Coinbase CEO appeared first on Tekedia.

American businesses accelerated orders for Chinese goods in the weeks before President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, signaling that companies were positioning for a period of greater stability in the US-China trade relationship after months of tariff uncertainty. The increase in US-bound orders was described as a “surprise” by China Beige Book, […] The post US Companies Accelerated Orders for Chinese Goods Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit as Trade Tensions Ease – Survey appeared first on Tekedia.

Meta shareholders have spent much of 2026 oscillating between enthusiasm for the company’s artificial intelligence ambitions and concern over the enormous cost of pursuing them. Earnings reports have repeatedly produced sharp moves in the stock, while investors have struggled to settle on whether Meta’s escalating AI spending represents a competitive advantage or a growing financial […] The post Meta’s Muse Rally Tests Whether AI Spending Is Finally Turning Into a New Business appeared first on Tekedia.

Gold is once again proving that its appeal extends far beyond the traditional image of a metal stored in vaults. In August, gold exchange-traded funds attracted roughly $18 billion in new money, marking the second-largest monthly inflow on record. At the same time, total gold ETF holdings climbed to a record 4,189 tonnes, highlighting how […] The post Gold ETFs Enter a New Era of Investor Demand, as Oil’s Drop Fuels a Crypto Short Squeeze appeared first on Tekedia.

The United States is confronting an increasingly difficult fiscal equation: a federal debt burden approaching $40 trillion, rising borrowing costs and investors demanding greater compensation to hold government securities. Against that backdrop, stablecoins are attracting attention not merely as a crypto innovation, but as a potential new channel for absorbing demand for U.S. Treasuries. The […] The post Trump Eyes Stablecoins as Treasury Yields Climb to 2006 Highs appeared first on Tekedia.

Nigeria’s monetary policy entered a new phase this week when the Central Bank of Nigeria delivered an unusually large interest-rate cut. At its September 21–22, 2026 meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee reduced the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) from 26.5% to 23%, a 350-basis-point reduction. The CBN also recalibrated its standing facilities corridor while leaving the […] The post CBN Cuts Interest Rate to 23% in Nigeria’s Biggest-Ever MPR Reduction appeared first on Tekedia.

The Startup Compliance Mistake Fintech Founders Keep Making A founder builds a payments app, reads through the regulations, and can’t find a single rule that describes exactly what the app does. So they launch. Aderonke Alex-Adedipe knows that founder’s reasoning well enough to say it in their voice: “I’ve looked at all the regulations, there’s nothing spot on that affects me.” What comes […] TechCity

The Best Tablets of 2026 for Every Kind of User A tablet can be almost anything you want it to be. For one person, it is a bigger screen for Netflix and YouTube. For another, it is a digital notebook for university. Someone else may use one to edit photos, draw illustrations or replace a laptop while travelling. That makes choosing the best tablet 2026 […] TechCity

The Best Smartwatches of 2026 Ranked by What They Actually Do There is no single best smartwatch. That might sound strange when every smartwatch buying guide seems determined to crown one. But the watch that makes the most sense for an iPhone owner is not necessarily the one you should buy for running. A Samsung user has different options from someone with a Pixel, while an […] TechCity

In this business, you write tons of cheques to founders and startups. We make about 40 investments yearly. Deals happen. Exits happen. Failures exist. But I found the Blaxel team to be superbly amazing. I want to commend the team for caring for their investors. While I cannot disclose terms of its acquisition by Baseten […] The post Tekedia Capital Becomes A Baseten Shareholder Today appeared first on Tekedia.

The presale market is becoming active again. With the total crypto market cap briefly reaching $3 trillion this month, some capital is moving from major coins toward earlier projects. The market also offers more proof than before, including public smart contracts, working beta products, active exchanges, security checks, and other signs beyond simple whitepapers. Among […] The post 5 Top Presale Cryptos in 2026: BlockDAG, AlphaPepe, MemeToro, Pepeto & Remittix appeared first on Tekedia.

Crypto market participants increasingly look beyond short-term price fluctuations when identifying strategic allocations. The Cardano crypto ecosystem is gathering momentum, with ADA appreciating 2.90% against the backdrop of the TOKEN2049 conference. Concurrently, the Zcash price continues to hold above $1,600 following the rollout of a European ETP by 21Shares. However, BlockDAG (BDAG) has formally launched […] The post BlockDAG Activates Live USDT Buybacks, While Cardano Crypto & Zcash Rally appeared first on Tekedia.