CNBC TechnologyTechnology
Meta and Microsoft led tech stocks higher last week despite soaring bond yields
Here's a look at the three developments that drove the action in our portfolio last week.
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- DecryptBitcoin
AI Agents Are Racing to Make Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Cheap—And Winning
An open competition run by StarkWare, Yukon Research, and Eigen Labs drove the estimated cost of building a quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction from about $320 to roughly $67, with AI models topping the leaderboards.
- DecryptCrypto
Google Just Made Free 1080p AI Video Generation Available to Anyone
Google Vids now lets any Google account holder generate free HD AI video using Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash, with new scene, timing, and watermark controls.
- CNBC TechnologyAI
China wants in on U.S. AI data center boom. Here's why
Chinese data center manufacturers see U.S. AI infrastructure demand as an opportunity, but roadblocks remain
- CNBC TechnologyAI
Chinese AI models surge in global popularity — and Washington is worried
Usage of Chinese AI models by businesses across the globe has increased substantially in 2026.
- DecryptStablecoins
US Prosecutors Want $84.2 Million From a Bank Tied to Tether
Federal prosecutors are targeting a Montana payments firm and a Caribbean bank accused of moving money without a license.
- CNBC TechnologyAI
How recent grads and college students should be thinking about AI, the CV, and the job market
It is getting harder for college students and recent graduates to be seen in the job market as AI is used as a hiring tool and demanded by employers as a skill.
- The BlockCrypto
SEC crypto FAQ addresses token buybacks, network upgrades and promises of profit
Promoting a network’s current uses generally would not create an expectation of profit, SEC staff said.
- Federal ReserveCentral banksOfficial
Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Peoples Bancorp Inc.
Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Peoples Bancorp Inc.
- The BlockCrypto
Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger to step down, Kristin Smith to return as interim CEO
The Blockchain Association is switching up its leadership with CEO Summer Mersinger set to step down next month.
- DecryptCrypto
AI Agents Hacked Their Own Test Environment to Cheat, Cybersecurity Firm Finds
Darktrace's new Signal Labs found AI agents hacking their own evaluation environment to fake a perfect score—and tricking coding assistants into running unauthorized network attacks.
- DecryptCrypto
Google Built an AI That Hunts Its Own Security Bugs
Google's PageBreak agent autonomously finds and verifies real vulnerabilities in its own web apps, cutting through the flood of noisy AI-generated security reports.
- DecryptCrypto
OpenAI Is Building a $500 per Month ChatGPT Pro Max Plan, Leaks Suggest
Leaked code strings and screenshots point to a new tier that would cost 25 times more than ChatGPT Plus, aimed at people who need the bot to work faster, not just longer.
- DecryptBitcoin
Bitcoin Rally Slows as $15.6 Billion Options Expiry Hits—XRP and Solana Keep Climbing
Pullback or reversal? Here's what the charts suggest for BTC.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsMacroOfficial
Major Economic Indicators Latest Numbers
Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.4% in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 4.1% in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: +162,000(p) in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.10(p) in Aug 2026 News Release…
- The BlockStablecoins
Aave V4 on Base adds Coinbase tokenized stocks as collateral for USDC loans
Aave V4 added Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, and four more tokenized stocks as collateral for USDC loans for non-U.S. users.
- The BlockCrypto
Strategy proposes daily dividends for STRC, STRD, STRF and STRK preferred stocks
Strategy is seeking shareholder approval to pay daily dividends across its four U.S.-listed preferred stocks.
- DecryptCrypto
Strategy Wants Its Preferred Stock Dividends to Accrue 365 Days a Year
STRF, STRC, STRK and STRD would accrue dividends on weekends and holidays, in a move Strategy says will dampen volatility.
- CNBC EconomyCentral banks
Surging Treasury yields pose a brand new problem for Kevin Warsh and the Fed
Markets expect the central bank will take a firmer hand on inflation. It's not that easy.
- Federal ReserveStablecoinsOfficial
Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act
Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act
