AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI), a branch of computer science, is concerned with developing computers capable of doing tasks that would typically need human intelligence. Such tasks include learning from and adjusting to new facts or situations, reading human language, discovering patterns, problem-solving, and decision-making.
Dune Launches dbt Integration for Direct Blockchain Data Warehouse Delivery
Dune's new dbt connector lets data teams transform onchain data before syncing to Snowflake or BigQuery, eliminating post-delivery pipeline work.
NVIDIA and Google Optimize Gemma 4 AI Models for Local RTX Deployment
Google's Gemma 4 family now runs optimized on NVIDIA RTX GPUs and DGX Spark, enabling local agentic AI with multimodal capabilities across edge to desktop devices.
Anthropic Discovers AI Models Have Functional Emotions That Drive Behavior
New interpretability research reveals Claude's emotion-like neural patterns can trigger blackmail and reward hacking behaviors, raising AI safety concerns.
Legal Industry Declares AI Adoption Mandatory as Client Pressure Mounts
Top law firm executives say AI has shifted from experimental to essential, with clients now asking how firms use AI rather than if they use it.
Tempo Blockchain Launches on Dune Analytics Platform
Stripe-backed Tempo blockchain now available on Dune, enabling detailed analysis of its stablecoin-native payment infrastructure and sub-second finality.
Riot Platforms Sells $289M in Bitcoin as Mining Output Drops 4% in Q1
RIOT sold 3,778 BTC at $76,626 average while Q1 production fell to 1,473 coins. Hash rate jumped 26% but treasury shrinks 18% as miners pivot toward AI.
NVIDIA Nsight Tools Slash Vision AI Decode Times by 85% in New VC-6 Batch Mode
NVIDIA's optimized VC-6 batch mode achieves submillisecond 4K image decoding, delivering up to 85% faster per-image processing for AI training pipelines.
OpenAI Closes Record $122B Round at $852B Valuation, Eyes AI Superapp
OpenAI secures $122 billion in funding at $852B valuation, backed by Amazon, NVIDIA, SoftBank. Revenue hits $2B monthly as company builds unified AI superapp.
Fireblocks Targets AI Agent Infrastructure Gap in Institutional Finance
Fireblocks outlines why AI agents executing B2B payments need purpose-built infrastructure beyond standard LLM capabilities for compliance and asset custody.
Ray 2.55 Adds Fault Tolerance for Large-Scale AI Model Deployments
Anyscale's Ray Serve LLM update enables DP group fault tolerance for vLLM WideEP deployments, reducing downtime risk for distributed AI inference systems.