Swift Goes Live With Its Blockchain Ledger
Swift launched a blockchain-based shared ledger, letting 17 banks across six continents pilot 24/7 cross-border payments using tokenized deposits. Built in nine months, it lays groundwork for programmable money and agentic commerce while settling through existing rails.
Illinois Signs the Toughest AI Law Yet
Governor Pritzker signed SB 315, the AI Safety Measures Act, making Illinois the first state requiring annual third-party safety audits of frontier AI developers. Both OpenAI and Anthropic backed the bill as it passed 110-0 in the House.
Anthropic Launches a $150M Nonprofit Fellowship
Claude Corps is a fully-funded, 12-month paid fellowship placing 1,000 early-career fellows inside nonprofits to build AI tools and systems. No degree or coding background is required, just US work authorization and a drive for impact.
Cloudflare Opens the Tollbooth for AI Agents
Cloudflare opened a waitlist for its Monetization Gateway, letting customers charge AI agents per request for web pages, datasets, APIs, and MCP tools. Payments settle in stablecoins over the x402 protocol, with no signup or checkout page required.
Seattle Seahawks Recording Setting Sale
A historic NFL deal is reshaping the Seahawks’ future, with a Khosla-led group agreeing to buy the team for a reported $9.612 billion. The sale would make the family the franchise’s new controlling owner while forcing them to divest from the 49ers. For Seattle, it marks the end of one era and the start of another under one of tech’s most influential investors.
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