European countries are racing to bring new data centers online as AI labs across the globe continue to demand more compute. The primary limiting factor is energy—and specifically, the ability to move it. Though Europe is on track to generate enough energy, utilities experts say, grid operators broadly lack the infrastructure needed to transport it…
Merit Systems Founder Sam Ragsdale outlines a shift toward permissionless protocols that allow AI agents to conduct autonomous financial transactions. Merit Systems CEO Sam Ragsdale identifies a transition toward Open Agentic Commerce, a model utilizing protocols like x402 and mpp to enable artificial intelligence (AI) agents to perform autonomous purchases. This transition follows the decline…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly testing an internal AI agent to assist with his daily work. The move reflects a wider shift within the company as it pushes to integrate AI tools across its operations and workforce. Summary Zuckerberg tests AI agent to speed up decisions and reduce internal communication layers at Meta. Meta…
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! If you haven’t noticed, Uber is suddenly everywhere, at least when it comes to autonomous vehicles. The company sold off Uber ATG,…
Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue. Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit. Currently, if you’re stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you…
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, Ripple makes moves to accelerate its expansion into Brazil, the Brazilian government is reportedly backpedaling on its crypto taxation plans, and Argentina bans access to Polymarket. Ripple Expands Aggressively in Brazil, Targets Institutional…
Ripple’s CTO emeritus David Schwartz recently engaged in an interesting exchange on X, responding to a post about XRP with a meme and supporting comments. Summary David Schwartz responded to Solana with a meme, fueling the ongoing XRP-Solana rivalry. XRP’s integration on Solana through wrapped tokens highlights growing blockchain collaboration. XRP Ledger sees increased activity,…
London, United Kingdom–(Newsfile Corp. – March 23, 2026) – Lithosphere has expanded its developer ecosystem with the release of the Lithic Toolchain, a comprehensive suite of tools designed to support the development of AI-native smart contracts and decentralized applications. The toolchain provides developers with an integrated environment for writing, testing, and deploying applications that…
Local Hub: Manufacturers like Eufy and TP-Link offer smart hubs that link wirelessly to their security cameras and offer expandable storage. Sometimes these local hubs allow for more local AI processing (Eufy’s hub enables facial recognition). They can also sometimes extend the wireless signal and stability for cameras. These hubs often need to be plugged…
Strive has expanded its Bitcoin position by 317 coins, taking total holdings to about 13,628 BTC and entering the top 10 corporate holders, said CEO Matt Cole in a statement. Strive has acquired 317 BTC for $23 million at an average cost of ~$72,555 per bitcoin. As of 3/18/2026 we hodl 13,627.9 $BTC.$ASST $SATA pic.twitter.com/oiSJ9FTeeC…
