Cypherium wants to turn idle AI GPUs into a new revenue stream Quartz By: Sheridan Hanson 22 October 2026 at 21:10 Cypherium’s COLOSSUS-X aims to help AI data centers monetize idle GPUs through blockchain mining and compute-based financial products.
AEREDIUM wants to keep AI agents from moving money and changing code without oversight Quartz By: James Roberts 22 October 2026 at 21:01 As AI agents take on more responsibility in software development and financial transactions, digital asset infrastructure companies introduce tools.
AI agents have learned to pay. Now comes the next step toward mass adoption Quartz By: Jake Cole 22 October 2026 at 20:30 AI agents rapidly adopt crypto payments, but mass adoption hinges on solving authority revocation, security, and legal liability.
7 of America's 10 youngest billionaires got rich from AI Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 20:22 America’s youngest billionaires on the 2026 Forbes 400 are dominated by AI founders from Anthropic, OpenAI and Cognition, plus a Walmart heir and a Robinhood cofounder
Jensen Huang pushed back on 2029 memory glut fears amid stock selloff Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 14:40 Nvidia's CEO told CNBC that HBM will be used for years and that Nvidia will keep using large amounts of LPDDR memory
1Password crossed $500 million in annual recurring revenue as businesses adopt AI agents Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 14:10 Net new annual recurring revenue grew about 60% through the first three quarters of fiscal 2026, the identity security company said
Meta is creating a new non-voting stock class it could use to fund its AI buildout Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:51 Meta plans a dividend of one Class C share per existing share, which it expects to work like a two-for-one split for Class A stock
Texas Instruments beat earnings expectations on broad-based chip demand Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:40 Revenue rose 28% from a year ago to $6.06 billion, and the chipmaker forecast fourth-quarter revenue of $5.8 billion to $6.3 billion
Anthropic is unveiling a workplace AI agent to rival Meta Muse and OpenAI Dots Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:20 Claude Duet, in a research preview for U.S. Pro and Max subscribers, sends daily briefs and runs tasks in the background
Meta has committed about $825 billion to future leases and contracts, many tied to AI Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:20 Meta's filing lists $355.73 billion in future leases and $454.52 billion in non-cancelable commitments, mostly for cloud capacity and infrastructure
Nokia beat profit expectations as AI data center sales more than doubled Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 13:20 Comparable operating profit rose to €605 million from €448 million as sales to AI and cloud customers grew 123%
SpaceX is offering employees a 20% pay bump to help build its Memphis supercomputers Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 12:40 Volunteers are eligible for bonuses tied to program success as SpaceX expands its Colossus 1 and 2 data centers
Huawei secured $2.25 billion offshore loan from Chinese banks as AI chip spending rises Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 12:40 The seven-year yuan loan from six Chinese lenders is Huawei's first offshore syndicated borrowing since 2020
Meta beat revenue expectations as its Muse AI agent surpassed 10 million users Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 12:30 Meta forecast fourth-quarter revenue of $73 billion to $76 billion and narrowed its 2026 capital spending range to $135 billion to $145 billion
Swedish legal AI startup Legora raised $550 million at an $8.8 billion valuation Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 21 October 2026 at 18:50 Annual recurring revenue exceeds $200 million, and the new valuation compares with $5.6 billion at the previous round
AI research startup Flapping Airplanes raised $1 billion at a $6 billion valuation Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 21 October 2026 at 18:40 The round, led by Index Ventures and Lux Capital, values the year-old company at four times its January level
Better Ed Tech starts with giving teachers more time to actually teach Quartz By: Sheridan Hanson 21 October 2026 at 18:30 Better education technology reduces administrative burdens, preserves teacher judgment, and creates more time for personalized instruction.
Math has a new problem Quartz By: Jackie Snow 21 October 2026 at 10:00 Mathematicians are weighing the breakthroughs against errors, verification concerns, and the future of mathematical research