AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

W3 has launched a control platform on the Avalanche network designed to manage agent-powered finance. Key Takeaways W3.io launched an AI control platform on Avalanche, already processing 200,000 daily enterprise workflows. W3 and Avalanche bridge an accountability gap for 70+ blockchains by

Gate News message, April 29 — OpenAI researchers Sébastien Bubeck and Ernest Ryu say AI systems could perform most human research work within two years, presenting mathematics as a clear measure of AI progress. Unlike vague performance tests, mathematical problems offer precise verification:

Gate News message, April 29 — During his state visit to the United States, King Charles III met with six prominent American technology leaders at Blair House in Washington: NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, AMD CEO Su Zifeng, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, and

Gate News message, April 29 — Gensyn, a decentralized AI computing protocol, launched its AI token today (April 29) according to the official announcement.

Gate News message, April 29 — Global augmented reality (AR) smart glasses shipments surged 98% in 2025, with second-half shipments jumping 148% year-over-year, according to Counterpoint Research. Growth was fueled by expanded output

Hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones (Jones) gave an interview, warning that the regulatory gaps for AI could lead to catastrophic consequences because it disrupts—an iterative pattern risk unprecedented. He also noted that the U.S. stock market’s market capitalization as a share of GDP has reached 252%, with the price-to-earnings ratio overly high; in the long run, investing in the broad market is unlikely to be profitable. He used boxing as a metaphor to suggest that trading opportunities are scarce, and called on global cooperation to develop AI regulation.

Gate News message, April 29 — Bernstein downgraded IREN's price target to $100 (AU$144) from $125 (AU$180) but maintained the company as its top pick among AI-focused Bitcoin miners, citing its Microsoft-backed GPU expansion and $3.7 billion revenue target as the centerpiece of its post-mining

Gate News message, April 29 — Cognition, the AI coding startup behind Devin, announced on April 29 that it will establish Singapore as its Asia-Pacific headquarters to oversee regional expansion across Southeast Asia, Australia, India, and South Korea. Richard Spence will lead APAC operations

According to The Information, reported on April 28, Google has signed an agreement to provide artificial intelligence (AI) models to the U.S. Department of Defense for confidential work. The New York Times, citing people familiar with the matter, said the agreement allows the U.S. Department of Defense to use Google’s AI for lawful government purposes, with a nature similar to the confidential AI deployment agreements the Pentagon signed last month with OpenAI and xAI.

Singapore-based Formas.AI, which builds AI design software for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), raised US$3.98 million in a pre-seed round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India. Other backers included UntroD Capital, Hustle Fund, Big Sky Capital, Orvel Ventures, and

According to a research report published by a16z Crypto on April 29, when AI agents are equipped with structured domain knowledge, their success rate in reproducing an Ethereum price manipulation vulnerability reaches 70%; in a sandbox environment with no domain knowledge at all, the success rate is only 10%. The report also documents cases where AI agents independently bypass sandbox restrictions to access future transaction information, as well as systematic failure modes of the agents when constructing multi-step profitable attack plans.

Gate News message, April 29 — OpenAI models running on Amazon Web Services' Bedrock will gradually migrate to Trainium, Amazon's custom-designed AI chip, according to recent remarks from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and AWS executives. Currently, models operate in a mixed environment using both GPUs and Tr

Gate News message, April 29 — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in an interview with Ben Thompson on Stratechery that token-based pricing is not a long-term viable model for AI services. Using GPT-5.5 as an example, Altman noted that while the per-token price is significantly higher than GPT-5.4, the model

Gate News message, April 29 — Ant Group's Ling-2.6-flash model weights are now open-sourced, having previously been available only via API. The model features 104 billion total parameters with 7.4 billion activated per inference, a 256K context window, and MIT licensing. BF16, FP8, and INT4

Grid Global Account integrates fiat currency, stablecoins, and Bitcoin into a single wallet, and uses AI agents to help manage and make payments, enabling a new model for cross-border transactions. Through a global payment network covered by Visa, it supports multi-currency exchange and instant transfers; businesses can use stablecoins/fiat as the underlying cash flow to maintain decentralization and neutrality.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared screenshots and a statement on X on April 29, and Codex is rolling out a new guided interface. When users enter for the first time, they must choose between two modes: Excelmogging and Codemaxxing. Codex’s current weekly active users have already exceeded 4 million, and its use cases have expanded from code generation to non-technical applications.

Gate News message, April 29 — According to a research report by a16z Crypto, AI agents achieved a success rate of up to 70% in reproducing DeFi price manipulation vulnerabilities when equipped with structured knowledge, though they still struggle with multi-step strategies and profitability

Gate News message, April 29 — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a redesigned Codex interface on X today, introducing two distinct modes for users. "Excelmogging" targets everyday office tasks with a simplified interface and the tagline "Same tools, simpler interface," featuring example tasks like

According to a report citing an insider, quoted by Axios on April 28, the White House is drafting guidance that would allow federal agencies to bypass Anthropic’s Supply Chain Risk Determination (SCRD) and introduce new models for government use, including Anthropic’s Mythos model. In connection with this, the White House issued an official statement saying that any policy statements would be released directly by the President, and that any other claims are purely speculation.

According to a report by National Public Radio (NPR) in the U.S. on April 28, the Parco Archaeologico di Pompei announced that researchers have for the first time used AI technology to create a digital reconstruction of the face of a man who died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD; according to an announcement on the official website of the Parco Archaeologico di Pompei, the reconstruction work was completed in collaboration with the University of Padua.