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Resolv Labs’ USR stablecoin took a major hit after a security breach allowed an attacker to mint millions of tokens out of thin air. The result was brutal: USR lost its dollar peg, dropped sharply, and triggered an emergency response from the protocol team.
The AI Personality of the Year contest is a sign that AI influencers are moving from internet oddity to real business. What started as a strange niche is now being treated like a creator economy of its own, complete with awards, judges, categories, and prize money.
Sam Altman is making another big move in the energy world. He is stepping down as board chair of Helion Energy, the fusion startup he backs, while OpenAI and Helion reportedly explore a future power deal. In simple terms, this could mean OpenAI may one day buy electricity from a company that is trying to
Kenya’s eCitizen platform is adding commercial advertisements and official notices as part of a broader upgrade to the government services portal. The idea is simple: keep the platform useful for citizens while opening up a new revenue stream for the state. According to the platform, the new changes will show approved ads alongside public announcements,
TikTok is under fresh pressure after a BBC-led investigation found accounts using AI-generated Black female personas to promote paid explicit content. The platform said it removed 20 accounts after the findings were brought to its attention, but the bigger story is that synthetic media is making it easier to disguise identity, push harmful content, and
Elon Musk is pushing Tesla and SpaceX deeper into chipmaking with a plan to build two advanced semiconductor factories in Austin, Texas. According to Reuters, the project is meant to support Tesla’s cars and humanoid robots on one side, and SpaceX’s space-based AI systems on the other. Musk says the goal is to secure more
Infinix has made a clear move with the NOTE 60 Pro: this is not just another mid-range phone. The company is pitching it to Kenyan creators, premium buyers, and anyone who wants a handset that looks stylish but still handles serious work.
Kenya is moving to bring its fast-growing crypto market under tighter control. Under the draft Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulations 2026, firms dealing in digital assets may need to hold paid-up capital of up to Sh500 million, depending on the service they offer. The goal is simple: protect users, reduce risk, and give the market
Safaricom is rolling out a new M-Pesa privacy update that hides part of a sender’s phone number in transaction messages, starting on March 24, 2026. The idea is simple: give customers more privacy while still keeping payments easy to verify. In practice, recipients will still see the sender’s name and transaction details, but the full
Tencent is pushing WeChat deeper into artificial intelligence by linking the app with the OpenClaw AI agent. The move gives users a new way to chat with an AI tool inside China’s biggest messaging platform, and it shows how fast the competition around AI agents is heating up among Chinese tech giants.