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In brief Baidu says ERNIE 5.1 pre-training cost is just 6% of what comparable AI models spend Despite this, the model is ranked fourth globally on the LMArena Search leaderboard. Baidu compressed the model to roughly one-third the total parameters of its predecessor, ERNIE 5.0, without sacrificing flagship-level performance. Baidu, China’s equivalent of Google, officially released ERNIE 5.1 late last week, and the headline number is hard to ignore: The model cost roughly 94% less to train than comparable AI systems at the same scale.To put that in perspective, training a frontier AI model typically costs several millions (if not…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure On Monday, Ripple announced that it had secured a $200 million debt facility from Neuberger Specialty Finance, an asset-based investment company dedicated to providing high-yield credit. The company said the financing is intended to support continued expansion of its multi-asset prime brokerage platform, Ripple Prime, as it sees “rising client demand for institutional-grade prime services and margin financing solutions.” How Will Ripple Prime Use Its $200M Debt Ripple Prime was created after Ripple acquired Hidden Road for around $1.2 billion late last year. It functions as the…
In brief Baidu says ERNIE 5.1 pre-training cost is just 6% of what comparable AI models spend Despite this, the model is ranked fourth globally on the LMArena Search leaderboard. Baidu compressed the model to roughly one-third the total parameters of its predecessor, ERNIE 5.0, without sacrificing flagship-level performance. Baidu, China’s equivalent of Google, officially released ERNIE 5.1 late last week, and the headline number is hard to ignore: The model cost roughly 94% less to train than comparable AI systems at the same scale.To put that in perspective, training a frontier AI model typically costs several millions (if not…
In brief OpenAI unveiled Daybreak, a cybersecurity initiative focused on AI-assisted vulnerability detection and software defense. CEO Sam Altman said AI is becoming increasingly capable at cybersecurity and that OpenAI wants to help companies secure systems before attacks occur. The announcement comes as Google, Anthropic, and other AI companies expand into cybersecurity tools and services. OpenAI on Monday launched Daybreak, a cybersecurity initiative aimed at helping developers and security teams identify vulnerabilities, validate fixes, and secure software faster using artificial intelligence.The announcement underscores a broadening shift as AI companies are increasingly pushing into cybersecurity as advanced models improve at analyzing…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure XRP is struggling to push above the $1.50 level as the market heats up and buyers search for the momentum needed to break through resistance that has capped the recovery at every recent attempt. The price action is frustrating — sideways, unconvincing, and offering little clarity on direction. But a CryptoQuant analyst has identified something in the order flow data that reframes the current weakness as considerably more constructive than the chart alone suggests. The most important signal the analyst identifies is not what is happening —…
In brief OpenAI unveiled Daybreak, a cybersecurity initiative focused on AI-assisted vulnerability detection and software defense. CEO Sam Altman said AI is becoming increasingly capable at cybersecurity and that OpenAI wants to help companies secure systems before attacks occur. The announcement comes as Google, Anthropic, and other AI companies expand into cybersecurity tools and services. OpenAI on Monday launched Daybreak, a cybersecurity initiative aimed at helping developers and security teams identify vulnerabilities, validate fixes, and secure software faster using artificial intelligence.The announcement underscores a broadening shift as AI companies are increasingly pushing into cybersecurity as advanced models improve at analyzing…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Zcash’s sharp revival did not happen by accident, according to Josh Swihart, who argues that ZEC’s roughly 1,500% rally reflects a multi-year reset across governance, product strategy, narrative positioning and organizational structure. In a detailed update, Swihart framed Zcash’s recent strength as the result of hard decisions made in 2023 and 2024 that are now compounding across the ecosystem. Three years ago, Swihart said, Zcash had strong cryptography but weak momentum. ZEC was trading around $30, less than 11% of supply was shielded, and community discussion was…
In brief Google’s Threat Intelligence Group confirmed that cybercriminals used AI to develop a zero-day exploit targeting a popular open-source web administration tool. Google said this is the first time the company has identified AI-assisted zero-day development in the wild. Google worked with the affected vendor to patch the vulnerability before the campaign scaled, but said threat actors linked to China and North Korea are also actively using AI for vulnerability research and exploit development. Cybercriminals used an AI model to discover and weaponize a zero-day vulnerability in a popular open-source web administration tool, according to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group.In…
Bitcoin price hovered in a tight range around 82,000 today, extending a week of steady but cautious gains as structural forces, not retail hype, set the tone for the market. At time of writing, Bitcoin price trades near 82,000, up about 0.65% from Sunday morning but still roughly 22% below its level a year ago and far off the October 2025 peak above 126,000. Over the past week the coin has held mostly between 80,000 and 82,000. The latest leg higher came late last week after the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio signaled reduced risk of further military escalation…
In brief BitMine added 26,659 ETH or about $62 million worth last week, decreasing its previous pace of ETH purchases. The firm now holds more than 5.2 million ETH, valued around $12.1 billion. Shares in the firm have fallen more than 43% in the last six months. Publicly traded Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies took its foot off the gas last week, adding 26,659 ETH or around $62 million worth of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap.The firm, which holds more than 5.2 million ETH valued around $12.1 billion, had been aggressively adding to its stash in the previous…
Make CryptoSlate preferred on Bitcoin is entering one of its most consequential trading weeks since its February correction, with Middle East tensions pushing oil prices higher, inflation expectations hardening, and options traders positioning for a possible break above $85,000.According to CryptoSlate’s data, the largest digital asset briefly dipped on Sunday after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest response to a US peace proposal, then recovered above $82,000 before easing near $81,034 as of press time.The move kept Bitcoin inside the narrow range that has defined trading in recent weeks, even as geopolitical risk continued to feed into energy markets and…
In brief Ethereum treasury firm Sharplink posted a Q1 net loss of nearly $686 million. The loss is significantly higher than its reported net loss in Q1 of 2025, which was less than $1 million. The firm also announced a $125 million on-chain yield fund in partnership with Galaxy. Publicly traded Ethereum treasury firm Sharplink announced a net loss of nearly $686 million in Q1, almost $507 million of which it attributed to unrealized losses from its Ethereum treasury. The loss is significantly greater than the same period last year, when the firm reported a net loss of just $1 million. “Generating…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A crypto analyst has spotlighted May 14 as a pivotal date for XRP, one that could potentially unlock a staggering $20 trillion inflow into the cryptocurrency market. According to him, May 14 is slated as the scheduled voting date for the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act. With months of negotiations and debates finally over and stablecoin rules officially agreed upon, the path toward passing this new bill appears clearer than ever. Its implementation is set to bring major changes to the crypto sector, with XRP in particular…