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💰 Crypto.com CEO buys AI.com for $70M

🖱 Kris Marszalek, founder and CEO of Crypto.com, bought the AI.com domain for about $70M paid in crypto. It is the largest publicly disclosed domain sale to date.

🖱 The project is positioned as a consumer AI platform, starting with a personal AI agent for messaging, app use, and stock trading. The focus is simplicity for non-technical users.

🖱 Marszalek calls it a long-term bet on AI as a major tech wave over the next 10 to 20 years. He says he already received large offers for the domain but chose to keep it to build a brand instead.

Big money for a single URL.
Branding wars in AI are heating up fast.
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📈 6 ways investors are getting exposure to Anthropic

Anthropic, the company behind Claude, is still private but already valued around $350B after recent funding rounds. Capital is moving fast, even before an IPO. Here are the main routes investors are using today.

1️⃣ Buying shares on secondary markets

Accredited investors can buy Anthropic shares directly from existing holders on private secondary platforms. This is the closest thing to owning the stock pre-IPO, but access is limited and liquidity is thin.

2️⃣ Venture funds with Anthropic exposure

Some venture funds include Anthropic as part of a broader portfolio of private tech companies. This lowers single-company risk, but Anthropic usually represents only a small percentage of the fund.

3️⃣ ARK Venture Fund

Cathie Wood’s ARK Venture Fund holds Anthropic alongside other private AI leaders. It offers exposure without direct ownership, though fees are higher and Anthropic is not the core position.

4️⃣ Investing through Big Tech stakeholders

Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Nvidia have all invested billions into Anthropic, mostly tied to cloud and compute deals. Buying these public stocks gives indirect exposure, mixed with their much larger core businesses.

5️⃣ Broad AI exposure via public markets

Some investors choose a basket approach through AI-focused ETFs or major AI builders. This spreads risk across the sector but removes any pure Anthropic bet.

6️⃣ Waiting for the IPO

Reports suggest Anthropic has discussed a possible IPO in 2026, but nothing is confirmed. This remains the cleanest option for many investors, assuming timing and valuation make sense.

The market is already pricing Anthropic like a public giant. The IPO would just make it official.

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🦞 OpenAI acquires OpenClaw and hires its creator

OpenAI has absorbed the OpenClaw project and brought its creator, Peter Steinberg, into the company. He will lead development of the next generation of AI agents. Sam Altman called him a genius and said his ideas will soon shape OpenAI products.

OpenClaw itself will remain open source. OpenAI says it will continue to support and develop the project.

The repository has been one of the fastest-growing in GitHub history by stars. At its peak, it gained 34,000 stars in two days. In about 60 days, it went from roughly 9,000 to nearly 200,000 stars. For comparison, Kubernetes took about three years to reach 100,000.

Anthropic reportedly had an opportunity to move earlier but focused on trademark concerns around the original name ClawdBot.

This time, OpenAI moved first and secured the team behind the momentum.

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🥋 AGIBOT shows kung fu robot A3 with jump kicks and flips

Shanghai-based AGIBOT presented its robot A3 performing jump kicks, spinning strikes at different angles, and backflips. The company says the robot can consistently hit its target during demonstrations.

Despite the martial arts moves, the intended use case is far calmer. AGIBOT plans to deploy A3 for guided tours and escort services.

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They are now 3D printing a 12 meter boat in one piece with robots, no mold and no extra cost.

What once needed a full shipyard can now be done with a giant printer.




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🍏 Apple to unveil $699 MacBook with A18 Pro in March

Mark Gurman reports that Apple plans to announce a lower-cost MacBook at its March event. The device is expected to start at $699.

Instead of an M-series chip, it will use the A18 Pro from the iPhone 16 Pro. While positioned below Apple Silicon M chips, the A18 Pro is said to approach original M1-level performance. The display is rumored at 12.9 inches. Apple has also developed a cheaper and faster aluminum manufacturing process for the chassis.

Color testing reportedly includes light yellow, light green, blue, pink, silver, and dark gray. Current MacBook Air models start at $999.

A sub-$700 Mac would reset the entry point to the Mac lineup.


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⬇️ The quiet creator of WinRAR

Eugene Roshal built WinRAR and largely stayed out of the spotlight.

RAR stands for Roshal Archive
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He avoided Silicon Valley, skipped media attention, and kept his personal life private.

WinRAR became one of the most installed software tools in the world. The 40-day trial became a running joke since it never truly locked users out.

Estimated net worth ranges between $100M and $250M.

While others chased headlines, he built a compression algorithm that powered millions of PCs.

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🤖 Anthropic launches Claude Code Security and upgrades Desktop

Anthropic released Claude Code Security, an agent that scans full repositories and finds complex context-level vulnerabilities.

It uncovered 500+ issues in production open source projects, some decades old.

The agent reasons across the codebase instead of relying on fixed SAST rules.

Claude Code Desktop now runs Server Previews, fixes console errors, reviews before push, monitors PRs, and supports auto-merge.


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OpenAI Launches Standalone ChatGPT Translate Tool

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Translate, a dedicated web-based translation service that works separately from the main ChatGPT interface. It supports text translation in 50+ languages and is currently available via its own website.

The interface looks similar to other online translators, with fields to enter source and translated text, and dropdown menus to choose languages. On mobile browsers it also supports voice input, though some features like image translation aren’t live yet.

The tool isolates translation capabilities that were previously part of the ChatGPT chatbot into a standalone web experience, making it easier for users who just need translation without the full chat interface.
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“If you’re going to do anything new or innovative, you have to be willing to be misunderstood.”

~ Jeff Bezos


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OpenClaw generates video on Seedance 2, import into premiere pro and edit.

All by itself.


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“If you’re going to do anything new or innovative, you have to be willing to be misunderstood.”

~ Jeff Bezos
🚀 SpaceX files confidential IPO aiming for up to $75B raise

SpaceX has confidentially filed for an IPO, with plans to raise up to $75B. The company was recently valued at $1.25T after merging with xAI, with reports pointing to a potential $1.75T target at listing.

The company runs reusable rocket launches and operates Starlink with around 10,000 satellites. It has also secured over $24.4B in U.S. government contracts since 2008 and completed 165 orbital flights in 2025.

If completed, the IPO would be the largest in U.S. history, far exceeding Alibaba’s $22B record. Timing remains tied to market conditions, with volatility still elevated.
⚠️ Oracle cuts up to 30,000 jobs in one day to fund AI push

Oracle laid off around 10,000 to 30,000 employees in a single day, about 18% of staff. Emails went out at 6am with no prior notice, marking the same day as the last working day. Some divisions saw cuts above 30%.

The company is shifting spending toward AI and cloud infrastructure. In 2025, rising costs created a major cash gap, pushing management to reallocate capital.

Analysts at TD Cowen estimate the layoffs could save $8–10B in free cash flow. Even if fully reinvested into AI infrastructure, payback is not expected before 2030.
📉 OpenAI shares stall as $600M hits market with no buyers

Investors are struggling to sell around $600M worth of OpenAI shares on secondary markets. Deals that used to clear in days are now seeing no demand, according to Next Round Capital.

At the same time, marketplaces like Augment and Hiive report record demand for Anthropic shares. The gap between OpenAI’s $852B valuation and Anthropic’s $380B is pushing buyers toward Anthropic equity.

Banks including Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs have started offering OpenAI shares to clients without carry fees. Goldman still charges 15–20% carry on Anthropic deals.