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CNN licenses journalism to Google as publishers embrace AI deals
CNN has entered into a multiyear deal whereby Google will be entitled to use its journalism in experimental generative AI products. The agreement, which was revealed on October 15, 2026, will provide CNN with compensation for its content, although specific financial terms have not been disclosed. The agreement provides an important option for media companies....Cryptopolitan
Thu, Oct 15
Sweden reconsiders digital krona as digital euro and dollar stablecoins rise
Sweden’s Riksbank says the digital euro and dollar-backed stablecoins may soon warrant another look at a digital krona, although no issuance decision has been made. In an October 7 letter to parliament, it argued that changes since an earlier inquiry could justify reassessing Sweden’s need for digital central bank money. Why the central bank is...Cryptopolitan
Thu, Oct 15
Task-scam operator loses $4.8M in Bitcoin to Ledger implant theft
A so-called task-scam hacker has lost about 60 Bitcoins—or around $4.8 million—due to the Ledger hardware-wallet hack. As per Chainalysis, the scam operator transferred the proceeds from his crime into three Ledger wallets on September 22. The hackers moved all the Bitcoins on October 9 to one wallet already known to be used for stolen...Cryptopolitan
Thu, Oct 15
DeFi Development raises CHAD dividend to 14% to fund more Solana buying
DeFi Development Corp. (NASDAQ: DFDV) is lifting the dividend on its CHAD preferred stock to 14% from 13% starting November 2. This increase comes roughly five weeks after launching the security. The Solana treasury firm says the move will pull in more buyers to fund its SOL purchases. What did DeFi Development Corp. increase? DeFi...Cryptopolitan
Thu, Oct 15
NYC’s pension watchdog turns Amodei’s “slow down” essay against Anthropic’s $2T IPO
New York City (NYC) Comptroller Mark Levine has asked Anthropic to pause its planned IPO in a letter addressed to Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei. Levine wants the company to first address the safety and other unprecedented risks that AI poses before going ahead with the IPO. He pointed to CEO Dario Amodei’s own essay where...Cryptopolitan
Thu, Oct 15
Germany bets on “physical AI” with a state-funded Nvidia partnership
Germany is laying the groundwork for a state-backed partnership with Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and about 12 other indigenous AI labs to fund “physical AI” for use by robots and autonomous vehicles. The government is looking to provide funding to the tune of hundreds of millions of euros, per Handelsblatt. Two goals: train robots, train industrial...Cryptopolitan
Thu, Oct 15
ByteDance close to deal with Mediatek to acquire data center custom AI chips
ByteDance is in advanced talks to buy custom data center chips from Taiwan’s MediaTek, Bloomberg has reported, with the TikTok owner after another source of AI computing power while US export restrictions continue to block its access to Nvidia’s most advanced processors. Bytedance wants to secure application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) chips tailored to a single...Cryptopolitan
Thu, Oct 15
FCA to automate supervision with AI, rules out new AI rulebook
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to automate much of its supervision and enforcement using AI. The FCA plans to become what it calls an “agentic regulator,” and it is doing so without writing any AI-specific rules for the firms it oversees. How will the FCA become an agentic regulator? MPs on the Treasury Committee...Cryptopolitan
Thu, Oct 15
Ledger to ship fix for tampered wallets until 2027, costing $849
Ledger has responded to an incident where hardware implants drained approximately $86 million from its customers by unveiling a new device that’ll cost $849. The device will not be released until at least summer 2027. The device will be called Atom, unveiled by the French manufacturer at its Op3n event in Paris on Thursday, October...Cryptopolitan
Thu, Oct 15
TSMC predicts even higher revenue jump of 61% in Q4 after another quarter of record profits
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported record third-quarter profit on Thursday and forecast further growth in the current quarter, with revenue potentially climbing as much as 61% year over year on sustained demand for AI chips. The company expects Q4 revenue of $52.3 billion to $54.3 billion, representing a 55% to 61% increase from the...Cryptopolitan
Thu, Oct 15
BingX EU Secures MiCAR License, Advancing Regulated Crypto Services Across Europe
VIENNA, October 15, 2026 – BingX EU (MEGE zweite GmbH) has secured its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA or MiCAR) license from Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA), that will enable the platform to offer regulated crypto services across 29 countries of the European Economic Area (EEA)...NewsBTC
Thu, Oct 15
Starknet weighs leaving Ethereum as the layer-2 era it was built for unravels
Starknet’s STRK holders are voting on a non-binding poll to decide whether the Ethereum layer-2 network should consider abandoning that designation to become an independent layer-1 chain. What is Starknet voting on? The seven-day voting process that Starknet initiated on October 15 to close on October 22 gives STRK holders three options: A “Yes” outcome...Cryptopolitan
Thu, Oct 15
US FTC subpoenas Anthropic and OpenAI over consumer protection, Axios reports
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued civil subpoenas to OpenAI and Anthropic on Wednesday, seeking internal records on safety incidents, security measures and privacy policies, Axios reported. The subpoenas escalate a consumer-protection probe that could lead to lawsuits against two of the AI industry’s biggest developers. The FTC is seeking all possible records of...Cryptopolitan
Thu, Oct 15
Fink says keep building AI as HSBC's Roberts demands higher returns
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says that putting a stop to America’s data center buildout would push the economy into recession. Seoul’s Kospi dropped more than 8% as AI-linked chipmakers sold off their shares and investors questioned whether the spending on AI matches the fundamentals. What would push the U.S. economy into a recession? Larry Fink,...Cryptopolitan
Thu, Oct 15
Pi Network Price Forecast: PI extends losses ahead of Protocol v28 Mainnet upgrade
Pi Network (PI) trades around $0.0780 at press time on Thursday, rising from $0.0740 earlier in the day. Pi Mainnet is scheduled for the Protocol v28 upgrade on Friday, focusing on data handling and smart contract maintenance.Fxstreet
Thu, Oct 15
Russia to phase out P2P crypto transaction in July 2027 as exchanges receive licenses
Russia’s central bank has made it clear that the country’s new “digital currency” law prohibits peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto transactions as well as transfers to non-custodial wallets. The latest statements from the regulator come after it authorized more than 10 organizations to operate as cryptocurrency exchanges, including the state-owned giant Sberbank. Russians not allowed to make...Cryptopolitan
Thu, Oct 15
Toronto crypto kidnapping: 3 army reservists charged, 2,500 stolen rounds seized
Police have arrested three reserve members of the Canadian Armed Forces along with four others accused of staging a crypto kidnapping in Toronto. The seven-person gang now faces 82 criminal charges. Police named Talarambage Fernando, 22, James Moreau, 29, and Jack Miley, 24, all of the 7th Toronto Regiment, as the three service members involved...Cryptopolitan
Thu, Oct 15
CoreWeave eyes using insurers’ capital to fund Nvidia chip purchases through investment-grade debt
CoreWeave reportedly seeks to leverage trillions in insurance companies’ capital to fund the purchase of Nvidia’s chips, according to CoreWeave’s Chief Development Officer (CDO), and in doing so would give life insurers an increasing amount of responsibility for AI’s debts. ‘All the money in the world’ Brannin McBee, who works as the CDO at CoreWeave...Cryptopolitan
Thu, Oct 15
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