The day the war started (Feb 28), Fed fund futures were pricing in 2.5 rate Fed CUTS for 2026. Now they are pricing in 0.2 of a Fed rate HIKE for the rest of the year.
Disney $DIS is also exiting the deal it signed with OpenAI last year, in which it pledged to invest $1 billion in the company and agreed to license some of its characters for use in Sora - Hollywood Reporter
If you thought the market was stupid already, you really haven't seen anything yet. The 15-point 30-day ceasefire was out hours ago in hebrew -- normally these get simultaneously translated, but this time it took 2hrs for some reason. I guess the
In practice, the wealthy nations including Taiwan can scramble to bid high prices for unencumbered energy and materials to fill some/all of their gap, which will likely leave the worst shortages with the poorest countries.
The day the war started (Feb 28), Fed fund futures were pricing in 2.5 rate Fed CUTS for 2026. Now they are pricing in 0.2 of a Fed rate HIKE for the rest of the year.
BREAKING: Disney is reportedly exiting the deal it signed with OpenAI, in which it pledged to invest $1 billion in the company and agreed to license some of its characters for use in Sora, per the Hollywood Reporter.
Amazon acquired New York-based startup Fauna Robotics, becoming the latest technology giant to step into the burgeoning consumer humanoid market. Mark Gurman reports.
A judge appeared skeptical of the Trump administration's rationale for banning the federal government's use of artificial intelligence technology from Anthropic, a move that the company claims could cost it billions in lost revenue.
Victory Capital Holdings has withdrawn its nearly $9 billion proposal to acquire Janus Henderson Group. Loukia Gyftopoulou reports on 'Bloomberg The Close'.
BREAKING: Iran tells the US it does not want to hold peace talks with US envoys Witkoff and Kushner and prefers negotiating with JD Vance instead, per CNN.
BREAKING: The Philippines has declared a state of national energy emergency due to a severe shortage of oil amid the Iran War. Details include: 1. The Philippines imports 98% of its oil from the Gulf, with gas prices up over +100% since February 28th. 2. The government is also...
In practice, the wealthy nations including Taiwan can scramble to bid high prices for unencumbered energy and materials to fill some/all of their gap, which will likely leave the worst shortages with the poorest countries.
BREAKING: Israel has struck a Russian-Iranian weapons supply line that the countries have used to move ammunition, drones, and other weaponry, per WSJ.
BLACKROCK HEAD OF DIGITAL ASSETS ROBBIE MITCHNICK SAYS AI, NOT ALTCOINS, WILL DRIVE CRYPTO'S NEXT BULL PHASE AS INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS CONCENTRATE ON $BTC AND $ETH.
The day the war started (Feb 28), Fed fund futures were pricing in 2.5 rate Fed CUTS for 2026. Now they are pricing in 0.2 of a Fed rate HIKE for the rest of the year.
BREAKING: Disney is reportedly exiting the deal it signed with OpenAI, in which it pledged to invest $1 billion in the company and agreed to license some of its characters for use in Sora, per the Hollywood Reporter
SpaceX aims to file a prospectus for an initial public offering as soon as this week, the Information reported, kicking off one of the year's most-anticipated market debuts.
BREAKING: Iran tells the US it does not want to hold peace talks with US envoys Witkoff and Kushner and prefers negotiating with JD Vance instead, per CNN.
BREAKING: The Philippines has declared a state of national energy emergency due to a severe shortage of oil amid the Iran War. Details include: 1. The Philippines imports 98% of its oil from the Gulf, with gas prices up over +100% since February 28th 2. The government is also
Taiwan, whose electrical grid relies on LNG for 40% of power generation, has an LNG emergency stockpile that will last around 11 days. Taiwan may be forced to ration power or reduce electricity to its industrial sector, per POLITICO
BREAKING: Israel has struck a Russian-Iranian weapons supply line that the countries have used to move ammunition, drones, and other weaponry, per WSJ.
Taiwan, whose electrical grid relies on LNG for 40% of power generation, has an LNG emergency stockpile that will last around 11 days. Taiwan may be forced to ration power or reduce electricity to its industrial sector, per POLITICO
Late Monday, Mary Daly, president of the San Francisco Fed, said that the uncertainty created by the Iran war means 'there is no single most-likely path' for the Fed's key interest rate, suggesting the Fed could move up, down, or stay unchanged in the months ahead.
On the evening of March 23, Walt Disney and OpenAI teams were working together on a project linked to Sora, OpenAI's AI video tool. Just 30 minutes after that meeting, the Disney team was blindsided with word that OpenAI was dropping the tool altogether, a person familiar with
> China claims EUV breakthrough > Ask if it's original or Western IP theft > China: they're good EUV photons sir > *look inside* > it's ASML stolen IP > 😑 [QT @dnystedt: China "breakthrough" in EUV is misleading...]
SpaceX IPO with 20% retail investors is basically like DBZ-style spirit bomb to help Elon make life multiplanetary [QT @Katie_Roof: Scoop: SpaceX IPO is about to become *official.* The company is aiming to submit its filing as soon as this week (but it could slip to next). The IPO could raise $75 billion, by far the largest in history.]
New Mexico jury finds that Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp are harmful to children's mental health and orders Meta to pay a $375 million penalty, per MorePerfectUnion
BREAKING: Iran tells the US it does not want to hold peace talks with US envoys Witkoff and Kushner and prefers negotiating with JD Vance instead, per CNN.
Iran demands (per WSJ): closure of all US Gulf bases + war compensation + new Strait of Hormuz arrangement; IRGC consolidated power in fragmented regime
As the U.S. weighs taking the time and risk to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by force, the Iranian regime must weigh whether it can risk losing that trump card—and bearing attacks for however long the Hormuz action extends the war.
BREAKING: Israel has struck a Russian-Iranian weapons supply line that the countries have used to move ammunition, drones, and other weaponry, per WSJ.
BREAKING: The Philippines has declared a state of national energy emergency due to a severe shortage of oil amid the Iran War. Details include: 1. The Philippines imports 98% of its oil from the Gulf, with gas prices up over +100% since February 28th 2. The government is also
🤯🤯🤯 [QT @SolanaFloor: 🚨JUST IN: @Solana perps volume surges to $2.13B in the last 24 hours, the highest in 7 weeks, with @gmtrade_xyz leading at $1.31B.]
US unemployment duration is surging at an alarming rate: The average duration of unemployment in the US jumped +2 weeks in February, to 25.7 weeks, a 4-year high. Unemployment duration has risen +6.3 weeks since October 2023, the fastest pace since 2020-2021.
On the evening of March 23, Walt Disney and OpenAI teams were working together on a project linked to Sora, OpenAI's AI video tool. Just 30 minutes after that meeting, the Disney team was blindsided with word that OpenAI was dropping the tool altogether, a person familiar with
SpaceX aims to file a prospectus for an initial public offering as soon as this week, the Information reported, kicking off one of the year's most-anticipated market debuts.
New Mexico jury finds that Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp are harmful to children's mental health and orders Meta to pay a $375 million penalty, per MorePerfectUnion
Correct: Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro hasn't even been been in his new job for one week and he's already seen two, billion-dollar technology bets falter —- with one of them unraveling entirely.
And Trump just explained why there's virtually no commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz right now. The Lincoln is ~600 miles off Iran's coast. That gives it several minutes of warning time, plus an entire air wing, three destroyers, a submarine, and layered missile defense.
BREAKING: The Philippines has declared a state of national energy emergency due to a severe shortage of oil amid the Iran War. Details include: 1. The Philippines imports 98% of its oil from the Gulf, with gas prices up over +100% since February 28th 2. The government is also
BREAKING: Israel has struck a Russian-Iranian weapons supply line that the countries have used to move ammunition, drones, and other weaponry, per WSJ.
US unemployment duration is surging at an alarming rate: The average duration of unemployment in the US jumped +2 weeks in February, to 25.7 weeks, a 4-year high. Unemployment duration has risen +6.3 weeks since October 2023, the fastest pace since 2020-2021.
42k US home purchases were canceled in February which equates to 13.7% of all homes under contract. That's the highest cancellation percentage for any February on record.
On the evening of March 23, Walt Disney and OpenAI teams were working together on a project linked to Sora, OpenAI's AI video tool. Just 30 minutes after that meeting, the Disney team was blindsided with word that OpenAI was dropping the tool altogether, a person familiar with
Terrible for me because my audience is mostly US / But I am always outside US, like now Brazil, and other times Portugal or Thailand / This isn't great for digital nomads
SpaceX IPO with 20% retail investors is basically like DBZ-style spirit bomb to help Elon make life multiplanetary [QT @Katie_Roof: Scoop: SpaceX IPO is about to become *official.* The company is aiming to submit its filing as soon as this week (but it could slip to next). The IPO could raise $75 billion, by far the largest in history.]
Correct: Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro hasn't even been been in his new job for one week and he's already seen two, billion-dollar technology bets falter —- with one of them unraveling entirely.
New Mexico jury finds that Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp are harmful to children's mental health and orders Meta to pay a $375 million penalty, per MorePerfectUnion
US 15-point plan: dismantle nuclear program, end proxy support; Iran counter-demands: close all US Gulf bases, lift all sanctions, compensation for attacks; Vance & Rubio in talks
BREAKING: The Trump administration has reportedly conveyed to Iran a plan with 15 conditions for ending the war in the Middle East, per AP. The plan would reportedly include the dismantling of Iran's nuclear program, ceasing support for proxy groups (such as the militant groups
And Trump just explained why there's virtually no commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz right now. The Lincoln is ~600 miles off Iran's coast. That gives it several minutes of warning time, plus an entire air wing, three destroyers, a submarine, and layered missile [defense]
Philippines: national energy emergency declared; fuel rationing under consideration; Australia: hundreds of service stations with fuel shortfalls; South Korea: contingency planning activated
Indian refiners have bought about 60 million barrels of Russian oil for delivery next month, easing supply concerns as the Middle East war chokes flows
The war in Iran is testing the dollar's role as the currency for global oil trade, with one long-term consequence being a potential shift to using more Chinese yuan, according to Deutsche Bank
A New Mexico jury found Meta violated state law in a lawsuit brought by the attorney general, who accused the company of misleading users about the safety of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp and of enabling child sexual exploitation on those platforms
Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro hasn't even been been in his new job for one week and he's already seen two, billion-dollar technology bets falter — with one of them unraveling entirely.
Chinese authorities barred two Manus co-founders from leaving the country, the FT reported, heightening scrutiny over Meta's acquisition of the fast-rising agentic AI startup
BREAKING: Iranian officials have told mediators that they have now been tricked twice by President Trump and "we don't want to be fooled again," per Axios. In the two previous rounds of talks with Iran, Trump "green lit" surprise attacks while claiming to be seeking a deal.
Indian refiners have bought about 60 million barrels of Russian oil for delivery next month, easing supply concerns as the Middle East war chokes flows
The war in Iran is testing the dollar's role as the currency for global oil trade, with one long-term consequence being a potential shift to using more Chinese yuan, according to Deutsche Bank
It is actually going to be 90x my 2013 output 👀 [QT @StevenEJohnston: Spent the day at @ycombinator's W26 Demo Day in San Francisco, and a few things stood out from @garrytan's opening remarks: • ~90% of the batch is AI • Solo founders can now build faster than entire teams could just a few years ago • Garry said he's built more software this]
A New Mexico jury found Meta violated state law in a lawsuit brought by the attorney general, who accused the company of misleading users about the safety of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp and of enabling child sexual exploitation on those platforms
Meta Platforms is seeking to incentivize its top executives to grow the company at an aggressive pace with a new stock option program that could pay some of them hundreds of millions of dollars
Chinese authorities barred two Manus co-founders from leaving the country, the FT reported, heightening scrutiny over Meta's acquisition of the fast-rising agentic AI startup
BREAKING: Iranian officials have told mediators that they have now been tricked twice by President Trump and "we don't want to be fooled again," per Axios. In the two previous rounds of talks with Iran, Trump "green lit" surprise attacks while claiming to be seeking a deal.
BREAKING: The Trump administration has reportedly conveyed to Iran a plan with 15 conditions for ending the war in the Middle East, per AP. The plan would reportedly include the dismantling of Iran's nuclear program, ceasing support for proxy groups (such as the militant groups
BREAKING: Just five minutes before Trump's announcement to halt the attacks on Iran, massive trades reportedly hit the market. In one move, $1.5 billion in S&P 500 (ES) futures was bought while $192 million in oil (CL) futures was sold. These orders were 4–6x larger than normal.
A fire was being contained at Russia's Ust-Luga port after 56 drones were destroyed over the Leningrad region, local governor Alexander Drozdenko said, the latest strike on the country's oil export infrastructure
The war in Iran is testing the dollar's role as the currency for global oil trade, with one long-term consequence being a potential shift to using more Chinese yuan, according to Deutsche Bank
Gold markets are rewriting history: Assets under management (AUM) in the largest US gold-backed ETF, $GLD, are up to $181 billion, near the highest on record. The AUM in $GLD has DOUBLED in less than a year.
Indian refiners have bought about 60 million barrels of Russian oil for delivery next month, easing supply concerns as the Middle East war chokes flows
The Philippines has declared a national energy emergency amid the uncertainty in global energy markets. It's more exposed to surging oil prices and tightening fuel supply because of the Iran war compared to its Southeast Asian peers.
Pop Mart delivered full-year revenue and net income that were largely in line with analyst estimates, supported by strong sales of its globally popular Labubu dolls
Chinese authorities barred two Manus co-founders from leaving the country, the FT reported, heightening scrutiny over Meta's acquisition of the fast-rising agentic AI startup
🎯STRUCK: 2 key naval cruise missile production sites in Tehran. IAF fighter jets targeted facilities used by the Iranian regime to develop and manufacture long-range naval cruise missiles capable of destroying targets at sea and on land.
BREAKING Iranian officials have told Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey that US military movements have increased their suspicion that Trump's proposal for peace talks is 'just a ruse,' per Axios. Details include: 1. Trump's decision to deploy major troop reinforcements is...
BREAKING: Just five minutes before Trump's announcement to halt the attacks on Iran, massive trades reportedly hit the market. In one move, $1.5 billion in S&P 500 (ES) futures was bought while $192 million in oil (CL) futures was sold. These orders were 4–6x larger than normal.
HYPE up 40% since february but protocol revenue down 34%. trading at 81x price/sales when dydx trades 12x and gmx 18x. april 15th unlock drops 22m tokens worth $660m. HLP yields already halved from 127% to 64% APY. 31% of supply is staked. watch net flows april 10-14 and HIP-4
Gold markets are rewriting history: Assets under management (AUM) in the largest US gold-backed ETF, $GLD, are up to $181 billion, near the highest on record. The AUM in $GLD has DOUBLED in less than a year.
🎯STRUCK: 2 key naval cruise missile production sites in Tehran. IAF fighter jets targeted facilities used by the Iranian regime to develop and manufacture long-range naval cruise missiles capable of destroying targets at sea and on land.
BREAKING: A preliminary list of Iran's demands for a potential ceasefire with the US and Israel has been compiled, per Reuters. Terms include: 1. Reparations and compensation for wartime losses 2. Iran obtains formal control of the Strait of Hormuz 3. Security guarantees
BREAKING Iranian officials have told Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey that US military movements have increased their suspicion that Trump's proposal for peace talks is 'just a ruse,' per Axios. Details include: 1. Trump's decision to deploy major troop reinforcements is
HYPE up 40% since february but protocol revenue down 34%. trading at 81x price/sales when dydx trades 12x and gmx 18x. april 15th unlock drops 22m tokens worth $660m. HLP yields already halved from 127% to 64% APY. 31% of supply is staked. watch net flows april 10-14 and HIP-4
65bps ECB rate hikes priced by year-end; Lagarde: 'measured adjustment of policy could be warranted'; ECB Lane: 'drop in consumer confidence was quite big'; PMI in downturn
The Philippines has declared a national energy emergency amid the uncertainty in global energy markets. It's more exposed to surging oil prices and tightening fuel supply because of the Iran war compared to its Southeast Asian peers.
🎯STRUCK: 2 key naval cruise missile production sites in Tehran. IAF fighter jets targeted facilities used by the Iranian regime to develop and manufacture long-range naval cruise missiles capable of destroying targets at sea and on land.
BREAKING: A preliminary list of Iran's demands for a potential ceasefire with the US and Israel has been compiled, per Reuters. Terms include: 1. Reparations and compensation for wartime losses 2. Iran obtains formal control of the Strait of Hormuz 3. Security guarantees
US 15-point peace plan delivered via Pakistan; Iran told Pakistan/Egypt/Turkey talks are 'just a ruse'; Trump major troop reinforcements cited as evidence
BREAKING Iranian officials have told Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey that US military movements have increased their suspicion that Trump's proposal for peace talks is 'just a ruse,' per Axios. Details include: 1. Trump's decision to deploy major troop reinforcements is
Iran's navy commander: USS Lincoln strike group is under constant Iranian monitoring and will be targeted as soon as it comes within range of missile systems - SNN
HYPE up 40% since february but protocol revenue down 34%. trading at 81x price/sales when dydx trades 12x and gmx 18x. april 15th unlock drops 22m tokens worth $660m. HLP yields already halved from 127% to 64% APY. 31% of supply is staked. watch net flows april 10-14 and HIP-4
US oil ~$88; Treasury yields tumble on ceasefire talk; European natural gas falls on diplomatic efforts; Morgan Stanley: investors 'only beginning to price in structural supply risks'
BREAKING: A preliminary list of Iran's demands for a potential ceasefire with the US and Israel has been compiled, per Reuters. Terms include: 1. Reparations and compensation for wartime losses 2. Iran obtains formal control of the Strait of Hormuz 3. Security guarantees
BREAKING: Just five minutes before Trump's announcement to halt the attacks on Iran, massive trades reportedly hit the market. In one move, $1.5 billion in S&P 500 (ES) futures was bought while $192 million in oil (CL) futures was sold. These orders were 4–6x larger than normal.
US Import Prices MoM Actual 1.3% (Forecast 0.6%, Previous 0.2%) US Export Prices MoM Actual 1.5% (Forecast 0.6%, Previous 0.6%) US Current Account Actual -190.74B (Forecast -208.5B, Previous -226.4B)
Poll: ECB to hold deposit rate at 2.00% through 2026, say 38 of 60 economists (versus 67 of 72 in March 13th poll). ECB to hike deposit rate at least once in 2026, say 21 of 60 economists (versus 3 of 72 in March)
I would love to see policymakers take 50x greater interest in issues like this and 99.9% less interest in issues like AI water use. [QT @karpathy: Software horror: litellm PyPI supply chain attack. Simple `pip install litellm` was enough to exfiltrate SSH keys, AWS/GCP/Azure creds, Kubernetes configs, git credentials, env vars (all your API keys), shell history, crypto wallets, SSL private keys, CI/CD secrets, database]
BREAKING: Just five minutes before Trump's announcement to halt the attacks on Iran, massive trades reportedly hit the market. In one move, $1.5 billion in S&P 500 (ES) futures was bought while $192 million in oil (CL) futures was sold. These orders were 4–6x larger than
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix plans a confidential filing to list shares in the US in the second half of 2026, which a source said could raise as much as $14 billion
Iran: "Truce and talks are not viable in current conditions" (Fars); Iran officials: Trump deceived us twice; IRGC absorbing core decision-making from clerical regime
Pakistan received and forwarded Trump's 15-point peace plan to Iran; Turkey passing US-Iran messages; Turkey blocking Gulf states from joining coalition
Vessels seeking to transit the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian protection are being asked to provide lists of crew, cargo and voyage details to secure a green light from the IRGC
Lots of headline whipsaw but call me crazy but I do find market price action useful. Oman oil back down to the 90's from the 170 highs says this is a wrap
BREAKING: Just five minutes before Trump's announcement to halt the attacks on Iran, massive trades reportedly hit the market. In one move, $1.5 billion in S&P 500 (ES) futures was bought while $192 million in oil (CL) futures was sold. These orders were 4–6x larger than
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix plans a confidential filing to list shares in the US in the second half of 2026, which a source said could raise as much as $14 billion
Trump 15-point peace plan via Pakistan; Iran: 'truce and talks not viable in current conditions' (Fars News); Tehran-Washington back-channel contact confirmed (NYT)
The Philippines has declared a national energy emergency as the conflict in the Middle East threatens fuel supplies and the country's economy, per Bloomberg.
Vessels seeking to transit the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian protection are being asked to provide lists of crew, cargo and voyage details to secure a green light from the IRGC
‼️Hezbollah has launched ~120 rockets from within the city of Tyre, Lebanon. Hezbollah has deliberately embedded itself and its terrorist infrastructure near Lebanese civilian populations, using them as human shields and endangering the lives of residents.
US Import Prices MoM Actual 1.3% (Forecast 0.6%, Previous 0.2%) US Export Prices MoM Actual 1.5% (Forecast 0.6%, Previous 0.6%) US Current Account Actual -190.74B (Forecast -208.5B, Previous -226.4B)
BREAKING: President Trump is set to appoint Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, and Jensen Huang to a new "technology council," per WSJ. This council could include 24 people, will be co-chaired by David Sacks, and will be focused on AI policy.
I would love to see policymakers take 50x greater interest in issues like this and 99.9% less interest in issues like AI water use. [QT @karpathy: Software horror: litellm PyPI supply chain attack. Simple `pip install litellm` was enough to exfiltrate SSH keys, AWS/GCP/Azure creds, Kubernetes configs, git credentials, env vars (all your API keys), shell history, crypto wallets, SSL private keys, CI/CD secrets, database]
If we were smart we'd see this as a major self own by China, as natsec-brained public policy so often is. The message the government is sending is: if you ever want to found a company, especially one that makes money on software, move to Singapore first (easier to get GPUs too!).
Some @Meta employees directed to work remotely on Wed as company prepares layoffs…news comes after it was reported >20% of ~79,000 employees could be let go (~16,000)…would be largest workforce reduction since 2022–23 restructuring, when Meta eliminated >21k.
BREAKING: Iran has "tightened control" over the Strait of Hormuz and is now demanding detailed crew, cargo, and voyage information from ships seeking safe passage. Details include: 1. Approvals for ships seeking to pass through the Strait of Hormuz are being handled by the IRGC
Iran 5 war-end conditions: (1) end attacks/assassinations, (2) guaranteed war damage payment, (3) concrete guarantees against recurrence, (4) end war on resistance groups, (5) international recognition of Hormuz authority
this is your 10th reminder that centrally issued stablecoins are not actually yours — they can be frozen, unlike cash [QT @zachxbt: @circle @FastCompany How come Circle froze the USDC balance of 16 unrelated hot wallets late yesterday for a civil case? A basic review of onchain activity makes it obvious they are operational wallets. You fail to protect users during actual incidents yet respond to a request riddled with errors…]
US Import Prices MoM Actual 1.3% (Forecast 0.6%, Previous 0.2%) US Export Prices MoM Actual 1.5% (Forecast 0.6%, Previous 0.6%) US Current Account Actual -190.74B (Forecast -208.5B, Previous -226.4B)
Presidential tech council: 13 initial members incl. Zuckerberg, Ellison, Jensen Huang, Andreessen; co-chaired by David Sacks; up to 24 total members; focus on AI policy
BREAKING: President Trump is set to appoint Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, and Jensen Huang to a new 'technology council,' per WSJ. This council could include 24 people, will be co-chaired by David Sacks, and will be focused on AI policy.
Some @Meta employees directed to work remotely on Wed as company prepares layoffs…news comes after it was reported >20% of ~79,000 employees could be let go (~16,000)…would be largest workforce reduction since 2022–23 restructuring, when Meta eliminated >21k.
GS trading desk: "In % terms, US equities saw the largest 1-day de-grossing since Sep '25, driven by long sales outpacing short covers (2.5 to 1). Macro Products (Index + ETF) / Single Stocks made up 60% / 40% of the total $ risk unwinds."
Iran rejects US ceasefire via FARS: 'not logical to enter into such a process'; NYT: Tehran in contact with Washington despite official denials; Iran initial response to Trump's 15-point plan: negative, still under review
Iran will not accept a cease-fire offer from the United States, Iranian state media reported Wednesday. "Basically, it is not logical to enter into such a process with those who violate the agreement," a source told the FARS News Agency state media outlet.
Iran's 5 conditions: halt aggression/assassinations, war guarantees, guaranteed reparations, end war on all fronts, international recognition of Hormuz sovereignty; Iran: 'talks won't happen until 5 conditions met'
IRGC now handling all Strait of Hormuz ship passage approvals; detailed crew, cargo, voyage information required; Saudi Arabia diverts crude to Red Sea Yanbu terminals
BREAKING: Iran has 'tightened control' over the Strait of Hormuz and is now demanding detailed crew, cargo, and voyage information from ships seeking safe passage. Details include: 1. Approvals for ships seeking to pass through the Strait of Hormuz are being handled by the IRGC
Franklin Templeton is partnering with Ondo Finance to offer tokenized versions of its ETFs that trade around the clock through crypto wallets, bypassing the brokerage accounts and limited trading hours that have defined fund investing for decades
The cost of imports into the US jumped in February by the most in nearly four years, reflecting a broad pickup in prices even before war in the Middle East.
BREAKING: President Trump is set to appoint Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, and Jensen Huang to a new "technology council," per WSJ. This council could include 24 people, will be co-chaired by David Sacks, and will be focused on AI policy.
Harvey, a startup that develops artificial intelligence for law firms, has raised $200 million in a new funding round that values the company at $11 billion.
Some @Meta employees directed to work remotely on Wed as company prepares layoffs…news comes after it was reported >20% of ~79,000 employees could be let go (~16,000)…would be largest workforce reduction since 2022–23 restructuring, when Meta eliminated >21k. @BusinessInsider
Iran 5 conditions: end attacks/assassinations, concrete guarantees, war reparations, end war on all fronts, Hormuz Strait sovereignty recognition; US plan deemed 'excessive'; 'talks won't happen until 5 conditions met'
BREAKING: Iran has officially rejected the US' peace proposal and sets five conditions for an end to the war. Iran's conditions include: 1. Immediate end to attacks and assassinations on Iran 2. Establishment of "concrete guarantees" against future US attacks 3. "Clear
CENTCOM: 'striking targets to degrade the Iranian regime's military infrastructure and capabilities that have threatened American troops and regional partners for decades'
U.S. forces are striking targets to degrade the Iranian regime's military infrastructure and capabilities that have threatened American troops and regional partners for decades.
Saudi Arabia has ramped up crude shipments from Yanbu export terminals on the Red Sea coast as it diverts supplies away from the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has kept effectively closed since the end of February
I'm hearing 2 million bpd of Russian oil exports are offline [QT @OilHeadlineNews: Massive fire at Russia's Ust-Luga oil terminal in Leningrad Oblast after Ukrainian strikes overnight. Second largest Russian oil export hub.]
Wall Street economists are cutting their forecasts for the US economy this year, boosting projections for inflation and nudging up the odds of a recession as the impact of the Iran war starts to come into view
Trump is set to appoint Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, and Jensen Huang to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, where they'll help shape AI policy and other key issues, per WSJ
SpaceX is considering a fundraising target in its IPO that would dwarf the previous largest ever debut. SpaceX is reportedly weighing a ballpark figure of ~$75 billion in its IPO - Bloomberg
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta Platforms $META will reportedly lay off a few hundred people across the company TODAY. The cuts will affect staffers in Reality Labs - The Information
Iran 5 conditions: end attacks & assassinations; concrete guarantees; war reparations; end all fronts; Hormuz authority; Iran calls US plan "excessive"; no talks until conditions met
BREAKING: Iran has officially rejected the US' peace proposal and sets five conditions for an end to the war. Iran's conditions include: 1. Immediate end to attacks and assassinations on Iran 2. Establishment of "concrete guarantees" against future US attacks 3. "Clear
~1,000 soldiers from 82nd Airborne deploying by end of week; warships + thousands of Marines; CENTCOM: striking Iranian military infrastructure; Pentagon: shifting ~$1.5B to buy Lockheed/RTX missile interceptors
U.S. forces are striking targets to degrade the Iranian regime's military infrastructure and capabilities that have threatened American troops and regional partners for decades.
Iran claims Hormuz passage authority; ships must submit crew/cargo/voyage info — AP; Iran threatens Bab el-Mandeb (20-mile Red Sea–Gulf of Aden strait); France convening army chiefs videoconference on Hormuz navigation
Iranian Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters: We have firmly and strongly rewritten the laws governing passage through the Strait of Hormuz, and the authority to grant passage rests with us.
Netanyahu: maximum effort in next 48 hours to destroy Iran's weapons industry — NYT; ~10,000 targets hit total; Bushehr nuclear plant struck again; Russia conveys concerns to US over Bushehr
Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered maximum effort to be made in the next 48 hours to destroy as much as possible of Iran's weapons industry - NYT, citing sources.
US arranging Iran talks in Pakistan this weekend — CNN, 2 senior officials; no confirmed date/venue; Iran has not yet agreed — Pakistani officials; Pakistani source: Iran said they will respond tonight
Franklin Templeton is partnering with Ondo Finance to offer tokenized versions of its ETFs that trade around the clock through crypto wallets, bypassing the brokerage accounts and limited trading hours that have defined fund investing for decades
First bank to do a bitcoin ETF (unthinkable couple yrs ago). But not just any bank, a big boy bank w the largest network of financial advisors. 16k advisors managing $6.2T (that's double Merrill, Goldman, JPM).
Wall Street economists are cutting their forecasts for the US economy this year, boosting projections for inflation and nudging up the odds of a recession as the impact of the Iran war starts to come into view
Ust-Luga terminal fire (2nd largest Russian export hub); Russia oil export capacity -40%; ~2M bpd offline; Saudi Arabia re-routing via Red Sea Yanbu terminal
I am honored and grateful to be appointed by President Trump to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and to be named Co-Chair along with OSTP Director Michael Kratsios. PCAST is the principal body of external advisors tasked with shaping science
Huh. I am not sure distilling Gemini models to run on phones is going to result in the generally capable agents that people will soon expect, but we shall see.
SpaceX is considering a fundraising target in its IPO that would dwarf the previous largest ever debut — SpaceX is reportedly weighing a ballpark figure of ~$75 billion in its IPO - Bloomberg
The Pentagon wants to shift roughly $1.5 billion in previously approved funding to buy critical missile interceptors from Lockheed Martin and RTX, according to the acting comptroller — weapons that are in short supply
US: warships + thousands of Marines deployed; 82nd Airborne Division ~1,000 troops vanguard arriving by end of week; CENTCOM confirming active strikes on Iranian military infrastructure
U.S. forces are striking targets to degrade the Iranian regime's military infrastructure and capabilities that have threatened American troops and regional partners for decades.
BREAKING: The White House responds after Iran rejects President Trump's "15-point" plan: "If Iran fails to accept reality that they have been defeated, Trump will hit harder."
Bab el-Mandeb: ~12% global seaborne oil, 20-mile wide; Strait of Hormuz de facto closed since end of February; Iran requiring ship manifests before Hormuz passage
BREAKING: Iran says it could shut the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait if attacks are carried out on its territory or islands. Details include: 1. The Bab al-Mandeb Strait is a narrow passage linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea 2. ~12% of global seaborne oil
Bushehr nuclear plant struck again; Netanyahu orders max effort next 48 hours on Iran weapons industry; ~10,000 targets hit in Iran so far; Russia conveyed concerns to US re Bushehr
Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered maximum effort to be made in the next 48 hours to destroy as much as possible of Iran's weapons industry - NYT, citing sources.
First bank to do a bitcoin ETF (unthinkable couple yrs ago). But not just any bank, a big boy bank w the largest network of financial advisors. 16k advisors managing $6.2T (that's double Merrill, Goldman, JPM).
Franklin Templeton is partnering with Ondo Finance to offer tokenized versions of its ETFs that trade around the clock through crypto wallets, bypassing the brokerage accounts and limited trading hours that have defined fund investing for decades
Wall Street boosting inflation projections, cutting GDP forecasts, nudging up recession odds; Goldman's Blankfein: 'going to last even if there's a resolution tomorrow'
I'm hearing 2 million bpd of Russian oil exports are offline [QT @OilHeadlineNews: Massive fire at Russia's Ust-Luga oil terminal in Leningrad Oblast after Ukrainian strikes overnight. Second largest Russian oil export hub.]
ARC-AGI-3: sub-1% scores from all frontier models on private test set; only unsaturated agentic AI benchmark; measures agentic intelligence via interactive reasoning environments
At the moment, ARC-AGI-3 is the only unsaturated agentic AI benchmark. Sub-1% scores from frontier models on the private test set. If you want to be among the first to know when an AGI breakthrough happens, monitor the ARC-AGI-3 leaderboard. Any sudden score jump will mean
Apple distilling Google's Gemini model inside Apple's own data centers; purpose-built smaller models for Siri/consumer features; deeper than API access
Huh. I am not sure distilling Gemini models to run on phones is going to result in the generally capable agents that people will soon expect, but we shall see. [QT @amir: turns out Apple is ~distilling~ Google's Gemini model to produce other AI models for the Siri/consumer features it wants to launch]
Google $GOOGL posted this: "Introducing TurboQuant: Our new compression algorithm that reduces LLM key-value cache memory by at least 6x and delivers up to 8x speedup, all with zero accuracy loss, redefining AI efficiency"
SpaceX is considering a fundraising target in its IPO that would dwarf the previous largest ever debut SpaceX is reportedly weighing a ballpark figure of ~$75 billion in its IPO - Bloomberg
LA jury: Meta + YouTube negligent, $3M compensatory damages to 20-year-old plaintiff; NM jury: Meta $375M penalty for consumer protection violations; Meta 2025 revenue $201B
BREAKING: A jury in LA found Meta and YouTube negligent for designing apps that harmed kids and teens and failed to warn them about the dangers. The jury awarded $3 million in compensatory damages to a 20-year-old plaintiff who claimed a social media addiction during childhood
This happens on occasion when you look around at all the highfliers and think, "When did everything go down 50%-70%?!" [QT @awealthofcs: Every Mag 7 stock is now in a double-digit drawdown: AAPL -11.3% NVDA -13.6% GOOG -16.3% AMZN -16.5% TSLA -20.9% META -24.1% MSFT -31.6%]
Iran rejects US 15-point peace plan; Iran's 5 conditions include: halt to aggression/assassinations, concrete guarantees, unconstrained missile program; WH: 'Trump will hit harder if Iran fails to accept defeat'
BREAKING: The White House responds after Iran rejects President Trump's "15-point" plan: "If Iran fails to accept reality that they have been defeated, Trump will hit harder."
Bab el-Mandeb Strait: ~12% global seaborne oil, 20-mile wide; Iran threatens activation if territory/islands attacked; Gulf states discussing alternative solutions
BREAKING: Iran says it could shut the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait if attacks are carried out on its territory or islands. Details include: 1. The Bab al-Mandeb Strait is a narrow passage linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea 2. ~12% of global seaborne oil
Iran: 'authority to grant Hormuz passage rests with us'; ships required to submit crew/cargo/voyage info before passage; LNG ships stuck in Middle East losing cargo to evaporation
Iranian Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters: We have firmly and strongly rewritten the laws governing passage through the Strait of Hormuz, and the authority to grant passage rests with us.
Trump-Xi Beijing summit rescheduled: May 14-15; originally postponed due to Iran military operation; Trump also plans to host Xi in Washington D.C. this year
🇺🇸 President Trump just posted this: "My meeting with the Highly Respected President of China 🇨🇳, President Xi Jinping, which was originally postponed due to our Military operation in Iran, has been rescheduled, and will take place in Beijing on May 14th and 15th."
Ondo Finance将管理资产1.7万亿美元的富兰克林邓普顿旗下5只ETF代币化,涵盖成长、收益、高收益债、黄金及ESG类别,并通过Ondo Global Markets上架Solana链,是该资管巨头首次将产品上链。
Franklin Templeton 5 ETFs tokenized on Solana via Ondo Finance; AUM $1.7 trillion; first time on-chain; products include growth, income, high yield, gold, and responsible sourced gold ETFs
BREAKING: Franklin Templeton ETFs are now available on Solana via @OndoFinance Global Markets [QT @tokens: JUST IN: Ondo Finance tokenizes five Franklin Templeton ETFs, putting a $1.7 trillion asset manager's funds on-chain for the first time.]
First bank to do a bitcoin ETF (unthinkable couple yrs ago). But not just any bank, a big boy bank w the largest network of financial advisors. 16k advisors managing $6.2T (that's double Merrill, Goldman, JPM).
François Chollet发布ARC-AGI-3基准测试,专注评估AI智能体交互推理能力,当前所有前沿模型在私有测试集上得分低于1%,而所有人类测试者均能解决全部题目。
ARC-AGI-3 launched; frontier model scores sub-1% on private test set; all human testers can solve all environments; measures action efficiency vs. humans
At the moment, ARC-AGI-3 is the only unsaturated agentic AI benchmark. Sub-1% scores from frontier models on the private test set. If you want to be among the first to know when an AGI breakthrough happens, monitor the ARC-AGI-3 leaderboard. Any sudden score jump will mean
Huh. I am not sure distilling Gemini models to run on phones is going to result in the generally capable agents that people will soon expect, but we shall see.
SpaceX is considering a fundraising target in its IPO that would dwarf the previous largest ever debut, according to people familiar with the matter, as billionaire Elon Musk's rocket and satellite maker moves forward with listing plans
LA jury: Meta + YouTube negligent, $3M compensatory damages; NM jury: Meta $375M penalty for state consumer protection violations; both cases involve minor harm from platform design
BREAKING: A jury in LA found Meta and YouTube negligent for designing apps that harmed kids and teens and failed to warn them about the dangers. The jury awarded $3 million in compensatory damages to a 20-year-old plaintiff who claimed a social media addiction during childhood
This happens on occasion when you look around at all the highfliers and think, "When did everything go down 50%-70%?!" [Every Mag 7 stock is now in a double-digit drawdown: AAPL -11.3% NVDA -13.6% GOOG -16.3% AMZN -16.5% TSLA -20.9% META -24.1% MSFT -31.6%]
Iran rejects US 15-point plan; counters with 5 conditions incl. unconstrained missile program; WH: 4-6 week timeline, ahead of schedule; Iran fired at Diego Garcia base
IRAN ON THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ: "The Strait of Hormuz will not be the same as it was before the war. We have rewritten the maritime rules. The decision to grant a transit permit to a ship rests solely with us."
Iran claims sole transit permit authority over Strait of Hormuz; threatens Bab el-Mandeb closure (~12% global seaborne oil); LNG ships in Middle East losing cargo to evaporation (Mitsui OSK)
BREAKING: Iran says it could shut the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait if attacks are carried out on its territory or islands. Details include: 1. The Bab al-Mandeb Strait is a narrow passage linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea 2. ~12% of global seaborne oil
🇺🇸 President Trump just posted this: "My meeting with the Highly Respected President of China 🇨🇳, President Xi Jinping, which was originally postponed due to our Military operation in Iran, has been rescheduled, and will take place in Beijing on May 14th and 15th."
Iran attacks cause "severe" damage to US Middle East bases; troops relocate to hotels/offices per NYT; 82nd Airborne Division deployment options on table
BREAKING: Iran's attacks on US military bases across the Middle East have forced many American troops to "work remotely" due to "severe" damage, per NYT. Details include: 1. Many American troops have had to relocate to hotels and office spaces throughout the Middle East 2. An
Ondo Finance宣布将富兰克林邓普顿(管理资产1.7万亿美元)的5只ETF代币化并在Solana上线,包括成长、收益、高收益债、黄金等主题ETF,是该资管巨头基金的首次上链。
Ondo Finance tokenizes 5 Franklin Templeton ETFs on Solana; $1.7T AUM manager; first-ever on-chain for this asset manager; funds include growth, income equity, high yield, responsibly sourced gold ETFs
BREAKING: Franklin Templeton ETFs are now available on Solana via @OndoFinance Global Markets [Ondo Finance tokenizes five Franklin Templeton ETFs, putting a $1.7 trillion asset manager's funds on-chain for the first time.]
NYMEX Natural Gas April futures settle at $2.9520/MMBTU. NYMEX Diesel April futures settle at $4.0063 a gallon. NYMEX Gasoline April futures settle at $3.0124 a gallon. NYMEX WTI crude May futures settle at $90.32 a barrel, down $2.03, 2.20%
At the moment, ARC-AGI-3 is the only unsaturated agentic AI benchmark. Sub-1% scores from frontier models on the private test set. If you want to be among the first to know when an AGI breakthrough happens, monitor the ARC-AGI-3 leaderboard. Any sudden score jump will mean
BREAKING: AOC and Bernie Sanders are introducing a ban on AI data centers and other hyperscale data centers, per MorePerfectUnion. The ban would remain until Congress passes new AI legislation.
A New Mexico jury ruled late Tuesday that social media giant Meta must pay a $375 million penalty for violating state consumer protection law. Prosecutors argued that Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, prioritized profits and failed to safeguard young users
BREAKING: The White House responds after Iran rejects President Trump's "15-point" plan: "If Iran fails to accept reality that they have been defeated, Trump will hit harder."
IRAN ON THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ: "The Strait of Hormuz will not be the same as it was before the war. We have rewritten the maritime rules. The decision to grant a transit permit to a ship rests solely with us."
🇺🇸 President Trump just posted this: "My meeting with the Highly Respected President of China 🇨🇳, President Xi Jinping, which was originally postponed due to our Military operation in Iran, has been rescheduled, and will take place in Beijing on May 14th and 15th."
BREAKING: Iran's attacks on US military bases across the Middle East have forced many American troops to "work remotely" due to "severe" damage, per NYT. Details include: 1. Many American troops have had to relocate to hotels and office spaces throughout the Middle East 2. An
BREAKING: Iran issues a statement claiming their intelligence suggests "Iran's enemies, with the support of a regional country, are preparing to occupy one of the Iranian islands." "All enemy movements are under the full surveillance of our armed forces. If they step out of
Franklin is partnering with Ondo to have all their ETFs be tokenized so people on-chain can enjoy the awesomeness of cheap beta. Like I been saying, tokenization isn't a threat to ETFs, on the contrary, it's a distribution mechanism.
Headline CPI forecast raised to 2.7%; year-end rate projection +50bps vs December SEP; Fed ~1pp above neutral; zero bleed-through of oil shock into inflation expectations
Fed Governor Stephen Miran says he moved up his projection for where rates should end the year by half a percentage point in response to disappointing inflation data since officials last issued forecasts in December
If people can't sell their oil, they need to 1) Sell their USTs 2) Sell their gold 3) Don't have any money to buy Bessent's bonds (hence auction results). It's not about inflation. It's also not about growth re-rating higher. ITS ABOUT LIQUIDITY. Which is also why swap spreads
BREAKING: AOC and Bernie Sanders are introducing a ban on AI data centers and other hyperscale data centers, per MorePerfectUnion. The ban would remain until Congress passes new AI legislation.
A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services.
This happens on occasion when you look around at all the highfliers and think, "When did everything go down 50%-70%?!" [QT @awealthofcs: Every Mag 7 stock is now in a double-digit drawdown: AAPL -11.3% NVDA -13.6% GOOG -16.3% AMZN -16.5% TSLA -20.9% META -24.1% MSFT -31.6%]
Citadel Securities posted a record $12.2 billion in trading revenue last year, as the market-making arm of billionaire Ken Griffin's empire continues in its bid to compete with the largest trading desks globally.
Iran rejects US 15-point ceasefire proposal; conditions include abandoning all domestic enrichment + destroying nuclear program; FM Araghchi: "exchange of messages via mediators does not mean negotiation with the US"
Iran rejected President Donald Trump's ceasefire proposal Wednesday as U.S. Army paratroopers head to the region. The United States sent Iran a 15-point proposal to pause the war. As part of the plan, Iran would have to give up all domestic enrichment, destroy its nuclear
Iran FM: "The decision to grant a transit permit to a ship rests solely with us"; Hormuz closed to enemy ships; Iran studying "special arrangements for management even after the war"; Kharg Island defenses being reinforced against potential US ground attack
IRAN ON THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ: "The Strait of Hormuz will not be the same as it was before the war. We have rewritten the maritime rules. The decision to grant a transit permit to a ship rests solely with us."
1,000+ troops from 82nd Airborne Division deploying to Middle East; Congressional Armed Services chairs "hinting strongly that a ground operation is planned and could potentially be underway soon"; Operation Epic Fury updated by CENTCOM
The U.S. military is preparing to deploy at least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East in the coming days, according to three people with knowledge of the plans.
BREAKING: Russia is close to completing a phased shipment of drones, medicine, and food to Iran, per FT. Details include: 1. Russia and Iran reportedly began secretly discussing delivering drones days after Israel and the US attacked Tehran 2. Russia has been providing Iran
US troops relocated to hotels and offices due to "severe" base damage across Middle East; NYT report; AP-NORC poll: majority of Americans say military action "has gone too far"; USPS imposing 8% fuel surcharge on package shipments due to Iran war
BREAKING: Iran's attacks on US military bases across the Middle East have forced many American troops to "work remotely" due to "severe" damage, per NYT. Details include: 1. Many American troops have had to relocate to hotels and office spaces throughout the Middle East 2. An
Franklin is partnering with Ondo to have all their ETFs be tokenized so people on-chain can enjoy the awesomeness of cheap beta. Like I been saying, tokenization isn't a threat to ETFs, on the contrary, it's a distribution mechanism. Via @isabelletanlee
morpho dropped from $10b to $7b TVL after the resolv exploit but steakhouse had zero exposure while gauntlet lost $6m across USDC vaults. market punishing all morpho positions equally when this was curator risk management failure not protocol failure. the $6.2m public allocator
Franklin is partnering with Ondo to have all their ETFs be tokenized so people on-chain can enjoy the awesomeness of cheap beta. Like I been saying, tokenization isn't a threat to ETFs, on the contrary, it's a distribution mechanism.
Iran rejected President Donald Trump's ceasefire proposal Wednesday as U.S. Army paratroopers head to the region. The United States sent Iran a 15-point proposal to pause the war. As part of the plan, Iran would have to give up all domestic enrichment, destroy its nuclear
BREAKING: Russia is close to completing a phased shipment of drones, medicine, and food to Iran, per FT. Details include: 1. Russia and Iran reportedly began secretly discussing delivering drones days after Israel and the US attacked Tehran 2. Russia has been providing Iran
By morning? [At least 3 congressional Republicans—including chairs of House and Senate Armed Services—are hinting strongly that a ground operation in Iran is planned and could potentially be underway soon]
morpho dropped from $10b to $7b TVL after the resolv exploit but steakhouse had zero exposure while gauntlet lost $6m across USDC vaults. market punishing all morpho positions equally when this was curator risk management failure not protocol failure. the $6.2m public allocator
Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said policymakers may need to keep interest rates steady for 'some time' to address inflation that's notably above the central bank's 2% goal
Chile's central bank held its key interest rate steady, warning that a jump in fuel prices scheduled will 'significantly' stoke inflation amid the increased uncertainty triggered by the conflict in the Middle East
A judge appeared skeptical of the Trump administration's rationale for banning the federal government's use of artificial intelligence technology from Anthropic, a move that the company claims could cost it billions in lost revenue
Amazon acquired New York-based startup Fauna Robotics, becoming the latest technology giant to step into the burgeoning consumer humanoid market. Mark Gurman reports
YC Demo Day for W26 is in full swing. The craziest stat: 3X more companies in this batch reached $1M annualized revenue than W25. Also crazy: the fastest revenue growth rate of YC history at 14% week on week growth *on average* across the whole set of nearly 200 startups
A New Mexico jury found Tuesday that social media conglomerate Meta violated state consumer protection law in failing to disclose the risks of its platforms to children, the AP reports
Palantir Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar said that the war in Iran will likely be remembered as the first major conflict where artificial intelligence played a central role, representing a turning point in modern warfare
BLACKROCK HEAD OF DIGITAL ASSETS ROBBIE MITCHNICK SAYS AI, NOT ALTCOINS, WILL DRIVE CRYPTO'S NEXT BULL PHASE AS INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS CONCENTRATE ON $BTC AND $ETH
Bittensor: $391M/month TAO emissions vs ~$62M annualized subnet revenue; 75:1 dilution-to-revenue ratio; Targon at 3.3x ARR vs SaaS comps at 10-15x
极端的稀释比暴露了去中心化AI协议代币经济模型的根本性挑战:排放速率远超实际收入积累。但分析师同时指出,子网代币相对于可比SaaS的估值折价(3.3x vs 10-15x ARR)可能构成非对称机会,前提是相信去中心化AI可规模化。
bittensor emitting $391m monthly in TAO while total subnet revenue runs ~$62m annualized. that's 75:1 dilution to revenue ratio. targon trading 3.3x ARR when comparable SaaS trades 10-15x. subnet tokens may be the asymmetric bet if you believe decentralized AI scales. TAO absorbs
'Going public in US, yes it's a strong consideration,' says Ledger CEO when talking to 'Bloomberg Crypto' earlier today. Digital asset firm Ledger completed a $50 million secondary share sale
The average cost for a gallon of diesel in California rose to the highest level ever as the state deals with limited oil-refining capacity and as the war in Iran disrupts global energy shipments.
China is building out its power grid at an unprecedented pace: China's two largest power grid firms issued a record $131 billion of bonds in 2025. This has more than DOUBLED since 2024, posting the 2nd consecutive annual increase. State Grid alone issued $110 billion, almost...
Late Monday, Mary Daly, president of the San Francisco Fed, said that the uncertainty created by the Iran war means 'there is no single most-likely path' for the Fed's key interest rate, suggesting the Fed could move up, down, or stay unchanged in the months ahead.
ETF trading is taking over the US stock market: ETFs now account for 37% of total US stock market volume, the highest monthly average on record. This percentage has soared +13 points since the start of 2025. This also surpasses the previous peaks of ~36% during the 2020...
Fortnite publisher Epic Games said Tuesday it is laying off 1,000 employees to save money as it grapples with industry-wide and company-specific challenges.
bittensor emitting $391m monthly in TAO while total subnet revenue runs ~$62m annualized. that's 75:1 dilution to revenue ratio. targon trading 3.3x ARR when comparable SaaS trades 10-15x. subnet tokens may be the asymmetric bet if you believe decentralized AI scales. TAO absorbs
ETF trading is taking over the US stock market: ETFs now account for 37% of total US stock market volume, the highest monthly average on record. This percentage has soared +13 points since the start of 2025. This also surpasses the previous peaks of ~36% during the 2020
China is building out its power grid at an unprecedented pace: China's two largest power grid firms issued a record $131 billion of bonds in 2025. This has more than DOUBLED since 2024, posting the 2nd consecutive annual increase. State Grid alone issued $110 billion, almost
Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said policymakers may need to keep interest rates steady for 'some time' to address inflation that's notably above the central bank's 2% goal
Amazon acquired New York-based startup Fauna Robotics, becoming the latest technology giant to step into the burgeoning consumer humanoid market. Mark Gurman reports
the private sector has been remaking its own versions of NIH, ARPA etc as these public science institutions have seen structural decline and defunding and it will be supercharged by the funding NPV of machine intelligence and its firepower at allocation decisions
Apple is testing a standalone app for its Siri voice assistant alongside a new 'Ask Siri' feature that will work across the company's software, part of a broader artificial intelligence overhaul. Mark Gurman reports
A judge appeared skeptical of the Trump administration's rationale for banning the federal government's use of artificial intelligence technology from Anthropic, a move that the company claims could cost it billions in lost revenue
Fortnite publisher Epic Games said Tuesday it is laying off 1,000 employees to save money as it grapples with industry-wide and company-specific challenges.
edgex did $6.1b in commodities volume month one but open interest crashed 59% in one week. $1.17b to $481m. volume without sticky capital is points farming exit liquidity. token launches march 31. airdrop recipients dump first 72 hours. real entry is when OI stabilizes above
42k US home purchases were canceled in February which equates to 13.7% of all homes under contract. That's the highest cancellation percentage for any February on record.
the private sector has been remaking its own versions of NIH, ARPA etc as these public science institutions have seen structural decline and defunding and it will be supercharged by the funding NPV of machine intelligence and its firepower at allocation decisions
Meta's rollout of new display-equipped Ray-Ban smart glasses in the European Union has been hampered by battery and artificial intelligence regulations in addition to supply constraints.
Fortnite publisher Epic Games said Tuesday it is laying off 1,000 employees to save money as it grapples with industry-wide and company-specific challenges.
edgex did $6.1b in commodities volume month one but open interest crashed 59% in one week. $1.17b to $481m. volume without sticky capital is points farming exit liquidity. token launches march 31. airdrop recipients dump first 72 hours. real entry is when OI stabilizes above
> China claims EUV breakthrough > Ask if it's original or Western IP theft > China: they're good EUV photons sir > *look inside* > it's ASML stolen IP > 😑
Meta is offering top executives stock options for the first time since its 2012 IPO — an effort to retain and compensate executives as the company continues to spend aggressively to compete in the heated AI race.
Building your own tools like GStack is an amazing experience. You come up with something you think might work and then two days later it replaces what you were doing before. Instead of /plan-ceo-review and /plan-eng-review sequentially, I find myself using "/autoplan with
#PriceDiscovery [QT @FCNightingale: Portland Office Sales U.S. Bancorp Tower $45M ↓88% vs $372.5M in 2015 Montgomery Park $33M ↓87% vs $255M in 2019 Commonwealth Building $6.5M ↓91% vs $69M in 2016 PacWest Building $55.7M ↓67% vs $170M in 2007 J.K. Gill Building $3.25M ↓67% vs $9.85M in 2018]
Wow. The "far-right" Danish People's Party just tripled their seats in Denmark's parliamentary election. They had the largest gain of any party. They ran on strict non-Western immigration controls to "preserve Danish culture, national cohesion, and the welfare state."
🤯🤯🤯 [QT @SolanaFloor: 🚨JUST IN: @Solana perps volume surges to $2.13B in the last 24 hours, the highest in 7 weeks, with @gmtrade_xyz leading at $1.31B.]
edgex did $6.1b in commodities volume month one but open interest crashed 59% in one week. $1.17b to $481m. volume without sticky capital is points farming exit liquidity. token launches march 31. airdrop recipients dump first 72 hours. real entry is when OI stabilizes above
JUNK bond yields have broken out of a lengthy slumber. 8% is the next level and above 8%, which in my opinion we will see in the coming months. If that happens, we have a serious crisis on our hands.
Garry Tan: 'what counts as a good engineer just became a different thing in the last 4 months'; 20 simultaneous AI workers; GStack tool; Postgres max_connections scaling required
> China claims EUV breakthrough > Ask if it's original or Western IP theft > China: they're good EUV photons sir > *look inside* > it's ASML stolen IP > 😑
Wow. The 'far-right' Danish People's Party just tripled their seats in Denmark's parliamentary election. They had the largest gain of any party. They ran on strict non-Western immigration controls to 'preserve Danish culture, national cohesion, and the welfare state.'
Australia's central bank has shifted its focus from whether wholesale digital tokens will play a role in the financial system to how this can be implemented, according to Assistant Governor Brad Jones.
Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante: 'If there's one network you need to be on, it's Solana'; Toly: better ETH DCA yields on Solana; Solana Accelerate Miami May 5 features Base creator Jesse Pollak
Gold's safe-haven status has been tarnished, and @johnauthers writes that a prolonged conflict in the Middle East would likely extend the selloff (via @opinion)
Chinese AI service stocks rallied after state media highlighted a sharp increase in domestic AI model adoption and a surge in token usage they generate
Terrible for me because my audience is mostly US. But I am always outside US, like now Brazil, and other times Portugal or Thailand. This isn't great for digital nomads.
The Iran war could divide the AI boom into winners and losers, with infrastructure builders more vulnerable than software makers, writes @parmy (via @opinion)
Meta Platforms is seeking to incentivize its top executives to grow the company at an aggressive pace with a new stock option program that could pay some of them hundreds of millions of dollars
Pop Mart delivered full-year revenue and net income that were largely in line with analyst estimates, supported by strong sales of its globally popular Labubu dolls
A fire was being contained at Russia's Ust-Luga port after 56 drones were destroyed over the Leningrad region, local governor Alexander Drozdenko said, the latest strike on the country's oil export infrastructure
Wow. The "far-right" Danish People's Party just tripled their seats in Denmark's parliamentary election. They had the largest gain of any party. They ran on strict non-Western immigration controls to "preserve Danish culture, national cohesion, and the welfare state."
An active officer of Japan's Self-Defense Forces was arrested after breaching the grounds of China's embassy in Tokyo, sparking complaints from Beijing in another episode likely to keep ties between Japan and China strained
Australia's central bank has shifted its focus from whether wholesale digital tokens will play a role in the financial system to how this can be implemented, according to Assistant Governor Brad Jones.
Chinese AI service stocks rallied after state media highlighted a sharp increase in domestic AI model adoption and a surge in token usage they generate
The Iran war could divide the AI boom into winners and losers, with infrastructure builders more vulnerable than software makers, writes @parmy (via @opinion)
Terrible for me because my audience is mostly US. But I am always outside US, like now Brazil, and other times Portugal or Thailand. This isn't great for digital nomads
Pop Mart delivered full-year revenue and net income that were largely in line with analyst estimates, supported by strong sales of its globally popular Labubu dolls
It is actually going to be 90x my 2013 output 👀 [re: YC W26 Demo Day where ~90% of batch is AI, solo founders can now build faster than entire teams could just a few years ago]
Chinese AI service stocks rallied after state media highlighted a sharp increase in domestic AI model adoption and a surge in token usage they generate
We wrote the open source playbook and then abandoned it. Stupid. But we'll figure out open source is the way again. You can always count on Americans to do the right thing, after exhausting every other possibility.
binance futures listing on 币安人生 tells you more than the $400m mcap. spot listings are promotional experiments. futures contracts require sustained volume and market makers hedging exposure. that hedging creates perpetual spot demand that pure meme coins never get. 60k holders
Our response to the current energy price shock will be rooted in our monetary policy strategy, says President Christine @Lagarde. Our strategy is well equipped to help us navigate it
We wrote the open source playbook and then abandoned it. Stupid. But we'll figure out open source is the way again. You can always count on Americans to do the right thing, after exhausting every other possibility.
Is there actually cross-party anything in Putin's Russia? [QT: A cross-party delegation of Russian State Duma deputies is heading to Washington tomorrow for talks with Trump officials, Led by Vyacheslav Nikonov, the group is set to meet several officials, including at the State Dept]
binance futures listing on 币安人生 tells you more than the $400m mcap. spot listings are promotional experiments. futures contracts require sustained volume and market makers hedging exposure. that hedging creates perpetual spot demand that pure meme coins never get. 60k holders
We wrote the open source playbook and then abandoned it. Stupid. But we'll figure out open source is the way again. You can always count on Americans to do the right thing, after exhausting every other possibility.
Turkey is playing a role in passing messages between the US and Iran to encourage de-escalation and direct talks - Senior Turkish ruling party official
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index 51.8 (ISM-adj, March); SPGlobal US Composite output prices rising; war inflation beginning to show in both manufacturing and services
If we were smart we'd see this as a major self own by China, as natsec-brained public policy so often is. The message the government is sending is: if you ever want to found a company, especially one that makes money on software, move to Singapore first (easier to get GPUs too!).
GS trading desk: "In % terms, US equities saw the largest 1-day de-grossing since Sep '25, driven by long sales outpacing short covers (2.5 to 1). Macro Products (Index + ETF) / Single Stocks made up 60% / 40% of the total $ risk unwinds."
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Pyongyang at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with the state media saying the two countries will sign a friendship treaty
stripe and paradigm launched MPP five days ago with $202 in volume and 2,300 sellers. closed beta on tempo L1. no token exists yet. x402 volume already crashed 92% since december and only handles crypto. MPP accepts visa mastercard lightning and stablecoins in one integration.
"Just buy BTC and get on with your life." [QT @willywoo: I'm seeing crypto folk falling into the trough of despair after an abysmal bull market with mainly losers and BTC outperforming their "beta". Let me tell you a story that tells you why you got screwed. It starts with the end of FTX.]
The ECB's response to the current energy price shock will be rooted in our monetary policy strategy which is well equipped to help us navigate it. That was my message at the #ECBWatchers conference.
If we were smart we'd see this as a major self own by China, as natsec-brained public policy so often is. The message the government is sending is: if you ever want to found a company, especially one that makes money on software, move to Singapore first (easier to get GPUs too!).
stripe and paradigm launched MPP five days ago with $202 in volume and 2,300 sellers. closed beta on tempo L1. no token exists yet. x402 volume already crashed 92% since december and only handles crypto. MPP accepts visa mastercard lightning and stablecoins in one integration.
loopscale just launched BRL credit markets on solana. borrow USDC at 5-8%, lend BRZ at 14%+ backed by tokenized brazilian government bonds. first time you can access 14.25% SELIC yields onchain without a brazilian brokerage. $88m BRZ market cap is tiny. if transfero maintains the
Harvey, a startup that develops artificial intelligence for law firms, has raised $200 million in a new funding round that values the company at $11 billion.
On Running($ONON)联席CEO Martin Hoffman宣布辞职,另一位Marc Maurer已于2025年6月离职,公司创始人David Allemann和Caspar Coppetti将接任联席CEO
ONON: co-CEO Martin Hoffman steps down (Marc Maurer stepped down June 2025); founders David Allemann & Caspar Coppetti take over as co-CEOs
On Running近年增长放缓,两位职业经理人CEO相继离职后创始人重新掌舵,与Nike等品牌创始人回归模式类似,市场关注能否重燃增长动力。
Very interesting situation at $ONON (On Running)... last year they had co-CEOs... Martin Hoffman and co-founder Marc Maurer. Marc stepped down in June 2025. Martin stepped down today. Now the other co-founders David Allemann and Caspar Coppetti will take over as co-CEOs.
Hezbollah fires ~120 rockets from within city of Tyre, Lebanon; IDF: Hezbollah using civilian populations as human shields; Israeli army present in most border towns except 4-5
‼️Hezbollah has launched ~120 rockets from within the city of Tyre, Lebanon. Hezbollah has deliberately embedded itself and its terrorist infrastructure near Lebanese civilian populations, using them as human shields and endangering the lives of residents.
A bipartisan group of Senators creating the 'Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act' aiming at limiting the platforms' reach. Authors @SenAdamSchiff & @SenJohnCurtis outline the details:
"We assume this disruption lasts in its current state through at least about mid-April, followed by a recovery that would take several weeks," says Goldman Sachs' Samantha Dart on the Iran War's impact on natural gas supplies.
Since 2023, the top quartile of AI spenders on @tryramp have more than doubled their revenue. Bottom quartile? Flat. A roofing company in Texas. A window installer in Utah. A construction firm in Florida that grew 65%. The gap is accelerating and most companies don't feel it yet
On Running ($ONON) 联席CEO马丁·霍夫曼今日辞职,此前另一联席CEO马克·毛雷尔已于2025年6月离任,公司联合创始人戴维·阿勒曼和卡斯帕·科佩蒂将接任联席CEO
$ONON: Martin Hoffman steps down today; Marc Maurer stepped down June 2025; co-founders David Allemann & Caspar Coppetti take over as co-CEOs
On Running在快速增长阶段经历两位职业经理人CEO相继离任,创始人重新直接掌控公司;创始人主导的管理层重组在产品驱动型品牌中通常被视为回归核心价值信号,但连续高管变动也引发对组织稳定性的关注。
Very interesting situation at $ONON (On Running)... last year they had co-CEOs... Martin Hoffman and co-founder Marc Maurer. Marc stepped down in June 2025. Martin stepped down today. Now the other co-founders David Allemann and Caspar Coppetti will take over as co-CEOs.
"This is a landmark decision and I think the jury delivered a message not only to Meta, but to the entire industry that they expect a whole lot more in terms of creating safe spaces for kids," says New Mexico AG @TorrezforNM on the outcome of the state's lawsuits against $META.
Brazil is the largest economy in LatAm. Lula losing would result in the country shifting away from socialism and China, and towards capitalism and the US. $EWZ The Golden Age of Latin American. [QT: AtlasIntel now has Brazil's Lula losing to right-wing Flavio Bolsonaro in a runoff… 🟡 Flavio Bolsonaro: 47.6% 🔴 Lula: 46.6%]
‼️Hezbollah has launched ~120 rockets from within the city of Tyre, Lebanon. Hezbollah has deliberately embedded itself and its terrorist infrastructure near Lebanese civilian populations, using them as human shields and endangering the lives of residents.
Freeport LNG: June-July cargo prices >$17/mmbtu if war continues; Dutch gas storage at multi-year low; MSC emergency fuel surcharge on N.Europe–Red Sea routes
Freeport LNG CEO Smith: If the war does not end soon, disruptions will lead to some delays in the construction of LNG projects. [QT @financialjuice: Freeport LNG: The prices for June and July LNG cargoes could rise above $17 per mmbtu if war continues and Europe competes for supply.]
Welcome to March 25, 2026. The Singularity is being reorganized for maximum velocity. OpenAI has finished pretraining its next flagship model, codenamed "Spud," and expects it to accelerate the economy within weeks. To clear
This is why a moon base is cheaper then a train in California [QT @SenSanders: AI and robotics are going to bring cataclysmic changes to our society. Sadly, Congress has done virtually nothing. AI must work for working families, not the billionaires. Today, I'm introducing a moratorium on new data centers until we protect working people.]
NVIDIA is the most innovative company in computing, according to Fast Company's 2026 list of the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies. NVIDIA also ranked No. 2 overall.
AtlasIntel now has Brazil's Lula losing to right-wing Flavio Bolsonaro in a runoff… 🟡 Flavio Bolsonaro: 47.6% 🔴 Lula: 46.6% Lula's lead in December (+12%) shrank until February, and has now officially flipped.
ARC-AGI-3 took me a few tries, but it is definitely human winnable. I am curious how much of the very initially very low performance of frontier models is harness, vision, and tools, versus how much are limitations of LLMs. I guess we will find out!
Google Lyria 3 Pro: text-to-music with style control; researcher tested: Rilke First Elegy → 1990s boy band style
I had access to the new Google Lyria 3 Pro music AI. Its quite good. I've been ruining(?) Rilke by giving the AI the First Elegy & asking it to make it "more 1990s boy band" ("oooo the beginning of terror, girl") Catchy! It is also nuts that you can ask an AI to do this & it can
While the fine is a tiny fraction of Meta's $201 billion revenue in 2025, the verdict illustrates a growing shift in the public's perception of social media companies and their responsibilities in keeping young people safe on their platforms.
this is the most insane thing in crypto this year — a design that achieves censorship resistance, geo distribution, and mev minimization while reducing latency — 50ms economic ticks — ai has anthropic and the frontier labs for 0-1 engineering and crypto has anza via solana
5yr Treasury: High Yield 3.980%, Tail +1.4bps, Bid-to-cover 2.29, $70bln sold, Primary Dealers 15.6%, Direct 22.5%, Indirect 61.9%
瑞纳麦克深度指出拍卖比表象更弱:5年券在回购市场中特殊交易(2.4% vs GCF利率3.7%),空头本应构成强力买盘却仍未能避免尾部,揭示需求实质疲软。结合摩根士丹利对2年券强迫性抛售的判断,美债市场短期承压信号明显。
5yr Tsy auction was weaker than it appeared. 5yrs have been trading special in the repo market - 2.4% versus the GCF rate of 3.7% - as traders looking to short the issue accept below-mkt returns on cash. Shorts should create bid pressure, but was not enough to avoid a tail.
This is literally the dumbest post and we are all dumber for having to read it. All the ai companies are trying to give away ai as cheap as possible so all consumers have access to it. So it is AI that works for all of us. His solution is to stop building datacenters in [QT @BernieSanders: We are rapidly creating technology that could surpass human intelligence... That's why I'm introducing a moratorium on new AI data centers.]
Private-equity giant KKR has struck a deal to acquire the U.S. bakery chain Nothing Bundt Cakes from Roark Capital for over $2 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter
this is the most insane thing in crypto this year - a design that achieves censorship resistance, geo distribution, and mev minimization while reducing latency - 50ms economic ticks - ai has anthropic and the frontier labs for 0-1 engineering and crypto has anza via solana
CFTC主席迈克·塞利格公开表示"加密清晰度即将到来"(Crypto clarity is coming),暗示监管框架将进入新阶段;BNY行长罗宾·文斯同日表示大型银行将主导加密下一阶段,成为传统金融与数字资产之间的桥梁。
CFTC Chair Mike Selig: 'CRYPTO CLARITY IS COMING'; BNY CEO Robin Vince: 'big banks will drive crypto's next phase as the bridge between TradFi and digital assets'
5yr Tsy auction was weaker than it appeared. 5yrs have been trading special in the repo market - 2.4% versus the GCF rate of 3.7% - as traders looking to short the issue accept below-mkt returns on cash. Shorts should create bid pressure, but was not enough to avoid a tail.
Google $GOOGL posted this: "Introducing TurboQuant: Our new compression algorithm that reduces LLM key-value cache memory by at least 6x and delivers up to 8x speedup, all with zero accuracy loss, redefining AI efficiency"
PyTorch and Nebius have collaborated to speed-up pre-training DeepSeek-V3 (16B & 671B) on 256 NVIDIA B200 GPUs using TorchTitan. Combining MXFP8 via TorchAO with DeepEP yielded up to 41% faster training throughput over BF16 (with equivalent convergence).
Elon Musk said his artificial intelligence company, xAI, plans to upgrade its AI video generator, seizing on an opening left by rival OpenAI's decision this week to discontinue its Sora product.
CENTCOM officially labels IRGC F/A-18 shootdown claim as FALSE; no US aircraft shot down by Iran; IRGC claimed Chabahar incident with "new advanced air defense systems"
🚫FALSE: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a U.S. F/A-18 fighter was struck over Chabahar using new advanced air defense systems. ✅TRUE: No U.S. fighter aircraft have been shot down by Iran.
Bhutan digital nomad visa requires $10,000 deposit in gold-backed token on Solana; first sovereign nation to use public blockchain for immigration policy
This is wild. [Bhutan launched a digital nomad visa that requires a $10,000 deposit into a gold-backed token on Solana. A sovereign nation is using a public blockchain for immigration policy. I don't know how many people are paying attention to this but a country just made Solana part of its]
grayscale TAO trust trading at 50% premium to NAV. when GBTC premium collapsed after spot ETF launch, trust holders dumped on open markets for months. TAO pumped 30% in 5 days front-running GTAO filing. you're buying at $365 what smart money accumulated at $144 in february. same
The dollar will weaken especially since interest-rate differentials will shrink and the war in Iran will likely impair economic growth, according to Morgan Stanley
The Bank of France reduced its 2026 economic-growth forecast and lifted its inflation prediction as it includes the impact of surging energy prices caused by the Iran war.
Google $GOOGL posted this: "Introducing TurboQuant: Our new compression algorithm that reduces LLM key-value cache memory by at least 6x and delivers up to 8x speedup, all with zero accuracy loss, redefining AI efficiency"
PyTorch and Nebius have collaborated to speed-up pre-training DeepSeek-V3 (16B & 671B) on 256 NVIDIA B200 GPUs using TorchTitan. Combining MXFP8 via TorchAO with DeepEP yielded up to 41% faster training throughput over BF16 (with equivalent convergence).
Waymo CEO Dmitri Dolgov on emergent behaviors he's seen from AI: "I've had some moments where a car does something and I look at the log and have been surprised. It does things that I didn't think it was capable of doing." "When you build a system and you think you understand
Citadel Securities posted a record $12.2 billion in trading revenue last year, as the market-making arm of billionaire Ken Griffin's empire continues in its bid to compete with the largest trading desks globally.
Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, is tightening rules for token issuers and providers of liquidity on the platform following criticism of digital-asset market practices during October's market meltdown.
The Bank of France reduced its 2026 economic-growth forecast and lifted its inflation prediction as it includes the impact of surging energy prices caused by the Iran war.
The market is experiencing historically high intraday volatility: The number of intraday reversals in the S&P 500 over the last 3 months is up to 28, the highest since 2015. This means that in nearly half of all trading sessions over the last 3 months, the market opened either
Morgan Stanley: USD to weaken on shrinking rate differentials + Iran war growth impairment; CAD hits 2-month low; IMF running financing scenarios on Iran war exposure
The dollar will weaken especially since interest-rate differentials will shrink and the war in Iran will likely impair economic growth, according to Morgan Stanley
PyTorch and Nebius have collaborated to speed-up pre-training DeepSeek-V3 (16B & 671B) on 256 NVIDIA B200 GPUs using TorchTitan. Combining MXFP8 via TorchAO with DeepEP yielded up to 41% faster training throughput over BF16 (with equivalent convergence). Full results and
$2,000,000 prize pool; 3 tracks; ARC-AGI-3; target: tasks hard for AI but easy for humans; AGI definition: same learning efficiency as humans without human intervention
Human-level general intelligence is achieved when an AI system can approach a new task and figure it out, without human intervention, *with the same learning efficiency as humans*. If every new task requires human intervention, it's not general. If every new task requires
We're very excited to back Airbase. @teamairbase is building the software platform for radio frequency spectrum — the unseen highway that carries the data on which our economy and national security depend. The number of devices and systems that rely on spectrum is exploding.
Waymo CEO Dmitri Dolgov on emergent behaviors he's seen from AI: "I've had some moments where a car does something and I look at the log and have been surprised. It does things that I didn't think it was capable of doing." "When you build a system and you think you understand
Just reviewed some $RDDT Q1 alt data and it looks strong... suggests that $RDDT Q1 revs could be above +62% YoY vs +54.7% estimates. fwiw, if $RDDT did report +62% Q1 revenue growth or better it would be an acceleration from 2025 Q1 when they reported +61.5% YoY revenue growth
British political parties will be banned from accepting donations in cryptocurrencies, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Wednesday, saying illicit finance poses a "stark" danger to the country's democracy.
The market is experiencing historically high intraday volatility: The number of intraday reversals in the S&P 500 over the last 3 months is up to 28, the highest since 2015. This means that in nearly half of all trading sessions over the last 3 months, the market opened either
The dollar will weaken especially since interest-rate differentials will shrink and the war in Iran will likely impair economic growth, according to Morgan Stanley
Trans Mountain's CEO expects its main pipeline be nearly full in April with Asian buyers turning to Canada for crude as they grapple with severe supply disruptions from the Persian Gulf
Since 2023, the top quartile of AI spenders on @tryramp have more than doubled their revenue. Bottom quartile? Flat. A roofing company in Texas. A window installer in Utah. A construction firm in Florida that grew 65%. The gap is accelerating and most companies don't feel it yet
We're very excited to back Airbase. @teamairbase is building the software platform for radio frequency spectrum — the unseen highway that carries the data on which our economy and national security depend. The number of devices and systems that rely on spectrum is exploding.
These games are kinda fun to play! :) [ARC Prize 2026 - 3 tracks, $2,000,000 in prizes available! Get involved: Play a Game / Build Agents / Win Prizes]
All these stocks hit new 52 WEEK LOWS at some point today Adobe $ADBE $ADP American Tower $AMT Brown & Brown $BRO Conagra $CAG Crown Castle $CCI Campbell's Soup $CPB Costar $CSGP Cintas $CTAS Doordash $DASH Dropbox $DBX Domino's Pizza $DPZ Elastic $ESTC Fiserv $FISV Gen Digital
Solana is the #1 network for RWA lending [QT @Blockworks: NEW: Now tracking RWA lending activity on our Lending Sector dashboard We track dedicated RWA lending markets across Aave, Morpho and Kamino.]