China Ramps Up Scrutiny of Meta’s Acquisition of Manus
The country appears to be cracking down on people linked to the acquisition of Manus, a Singapore company with Chinese roots, as President Trump prepares to visit Beijing....
Google Expands Personal Intelligence to Free Tier
Google has expanded its Personal Intelligence feature and now offers it in the United States across AI Mode in Search, the Gemini app and Gemini in Chrome.
Personal Intelligence, which was ...
Techdirt Podcast Episode 446: Mike & Karl Talk AI
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There’s a notion that pops up in the comments here on Techdirt that Mike and our writer Karl Bode are deeply opposed in their opinions on AI and engaged in an epic ongoing ...
Washington Eyes a National Framework for Financial Data Sharing
Financial data now circulates through banks, FinTech platforms and intermediaries in ways that stretch beyond the structure of existing privacy law, banking and FinTech executives said Tuesday (March ...
UK Court Allows $172 Million Bitcoin Theft Case To Move Forward
A UK High Court has given the green light for a high-profile crypto theft case to proceed, involving 2,323 Bitcoin, currently valued at roughly $172 million.
The case centers around allegations made b...
Visa Launches Agentic Ready Program to Help Banks Test AI Payments
Visa has launched Visa Agentic Ready, a program that gives banks a structured way to test payments made by AI agents on behalf of consumers. Announced in a Tuesday (March 17) news release, the program...
XRP jumps as users pile in, even as institutional money pulls out
XRP gained nearly 10% over the past week, presenting a sharp divergence from the institutional sector as investment products tied to the token posted their steepest monthly outflows of the year.
Data ...
Ripple Launches Cross-Border Payments Expansion in Brazil
Blockchain company Ripple has undertaken what it calls a major expansion in Brazil.
“Powered by new product capabilities and accelerating customer adoption, Ripple is now the only solutio...
DOGE Didn’t Cut Government Waste. It Was Government Waste.
Look, I get it. Government waste is real. Bureaucratic bloat is real. The desire to have a federal government that spends taxpayer money wisely and operates without unnecessary friction? That’s a pr...
