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OpenAI has won a contract worth up to $200 million with the United States Department of Defence , a deal that both sides say will accelerate the introduction of frontier artificial intelligence across the Pentagon’s sprawling bureaucracy and front-line units. The award, announced on Monday, positions the San-Francisco company ahead of larger cloud and defence rivals in a fast-moving contest to supply generative AI tools to the government. The two-year agreement is structured as an “other transaction” prototype, overseen by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office. Just under $2 million is committed immediately, with the full ceiling payable if the pilot delivers and scales before its scheduled completion in July 2026. Work will be carried out primarily in Washington, D.C., and surrounding military installations. Early indications suggest the pilot will become the flagship project of “OpenAI for Government”, a new internal initiative unveiled alongside the...

Google is arguing that the US DOJ’s plan to break up the company would harm the US in the global race with China. Google said in a blog post on Monday that such a breakup is not in the best interest of the country, as the global battle for supremacy in artificial intelligence rapidly intensifies. JUST IN: Google says the DOJ's plan to break up the company would harm the US in the global race with China. — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 21, 2025 The DOJ’s proposal would “hamstring how we develop AI, and have a government-appointed committee regulate the design and development of our products,” Lee-Anne Mulholland, Google’s vice president of regulatory affairs, wrote in the post. “That would hold back American innovation at a critical juncture. We’re in a fiercely competitive global race with China for the next generation of technology leadership, and Google is at the forefront of American companies making scientific and technological breakthr...

The Ethereum price dropped 2% in the last 24 hours to trade at $2,635 as of 09:23 p.m. EST on trading volume that rose 2% to $30.8 billion. This comes as the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) said it will decide on April 9 whether to approve options trading on BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust. 🇺🇸 SEC has delayed BlackRock’s spot Ethereum ETF options The SEC has delayed its decision on BlackRock’s spot Ethereum ETF options until April 9, 2025 likely pending Paul S. Atkins' confirmation. Meanwhile, CBOE has filed a 19b-4 rule change proposal with the SEC to enable… pic.twitter.com/s4xO08hVaD — Cult of Blockchain (@BlockchainCult) February 7, 2025 BlackRock’s spot Ethereum ETF was approved along with eight others in May 2024 and began trading over the summer. Later, Nasdaq, on behalf of BlackRock, filed a rule change in August to list and trade options of the iShares Ethereum Trust.  Ethereum Price Could Still Soar ...

There is no denying the growth of artificial intelligence has dominated the stock market over the last year. That is set to continue for one of the biggest companies in the world. Indeed, Amazon (AMZN) and its Amazon Web Services (AWS) business are set to get a massive AI boost in 2025, as the stock could benefit. The company has become one of the most promising investments this year. It has firmly emerged as a top option among the surging Magnificent 7. Yet, its position in front could only be furthered by reports that its highly successful cloud computing business would get a notable lift this year. Source: mybanktracker.com Also Read: Amazon: Expert Says Two Factors Will Push AMZN to Huge 2025 Amazon AWS Gets AI Boost as Experts Have High Hopes for AMZN Stock There is no argument that Amazon has immense potential in 2025. The stock could be set to surge as the company excels in various areas that are enjoying significant demand. These factors have driven shares to get a $306 target ...

Nexo, a prominent digital assets platform, has unveiled its ambitious 2025 roadmap after a successful 2024, as learned by Finbold on Wednesday, January 15.  The new roadmap emphasizes global expansion, AI-driven innovation, brand sponsorships, and traditional finance integration, which will secure Nexo’s status as a leading digital wealth platform.  Beyond 2024 In 2024, Nexo achieved several major milestones, such as processing $1.5 billion in crypto loans, awarding over $250 million in interest to NEXO Token holders, and distributing more than $21 million in exchange cashback rewards. Furthermore, 2024 saw a 96% rise in Nexo Card adoption. Picks for you Machine learning algorithm predicts Bitcoin price for January 31, 2025 1 hour ago ...

A popular crypto analyst is still optimistic about a new memecoin that’s already up nearly 50x in less than three months. The pseudonymous trader known as Altcoin Sherpa says that he thinks the Solana (SOL)-based memecoin Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) will still go up, but he notes that he has some concerns. “I decided to lower my size on this one yesterday and am going to be patient with Fartcoin from here on out. I still think it’s an amazing meme and it’s going to go much higher but I would like to see it chop around more and make sure it doesn’t suffer the same fate as the other big memes that just had perpetual futures on Binance. Virtual and aixbt are promising but I feel like that’s a bit different than this. Going to watch but will consider adding more later.”  Fartcoin is trading at $0.954 at time of writing. The 122nd-ranked crypto asset by market cap is down nearly 9% in the past 24 hours but up more than 3,750% since it ...

Bitcoin’s historic surge past $100,000 was driven by Trump’s pro-crypto presidency and supportive policy measures. The appointment of cryptocurrency advocates and the establishment of a national Bitcoin reserve boosted market confidence. Exchange-traded funds attracted massive institutional investment, with BlackRock’s fund reaching $52 billion in assets. Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts increased market liquidity and encouraged higher-risk cryptocurrency investments. New cryptocurrency releases are leveraging the positive market sentiment to introduce innovative blockchain solutions. The bullish environment has sparked increased interest in presales and token launches across sectors. New cryptocurrency Releases, Listings, & Presales Today Vainguard’s AI-driven strategies balance long-term growth with short-term opportunities, revolutionizing investment in the AI token market. Project Plutus’s Big PP Energy airdrop campaign generates excit...

A cryptocurrency trader, whose trading pattern mirrored hunting for meme coins, finally struck a jackpot after recording a 2,090-fold return on a single transaction. Details of the trade indicate that the trader had an initial investment of $296 in the newly created SLOP meme coin, which transformed into a staggering $620,000 within just four hours in a transaction that also involved Solana (SOL), according to data shared by crypto on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain on October 21. The trader entered the market by purchasing 38.17 million SLOP tokens and 1.76 SOL ($296) through Raydium, an automated market maker (AMM) platform trading the SLOP/SOL pair. Picks for you Get ready: Why gold is set for valuation 'well above' $3,000 16 hours ago ...