CULTURE
From FBI Raids to $9 Billion Vindication
"Our partnership with ICE marks a major step in bringing prediction markets into the financial mainstream," Coplan posted on X. "But in addition to that, it's a monumental step forward for DeFi."
US
OPEN-SOURCE
Perch wants to be the Spotify for newsletters and blogs
The premise is simple: instead of subscribing to dozens of email newsletters that flood your inbox, Perch aggregates all your favorite writers and publications in one place.
BLOCKCHAIN
Cake Wallet's CupCake App Delivers Hardware Wallet Security Without the $150+ Price Tag or Privacy Risks
Cake Wallet is the leading open-source wallet focused on privacy, ease of use, and true self-custody.
CULTURE
This Week in AI: Chutes Chat Launches, Templar Breaks Training Records, and Tech Leaders Dine with Trump
September 1-5, 2025 The open source AI ecosystem had a busy week. Chutes dropped their chat app in beta, Templar smashed distributed training records, Switzerland launched a national AI model, and Trump hosted Big Tech CEOs for dinner while Elon Musk was notably absent. Here's what you need to know.
ROBOT
Hugging Face's $299 Robot Takes on China's Robotics Revolution
The democratization of robotics just hit a price point that changes everything.
BLOCKCHAIN
Privacy Is Normal, and Writing Code Is Not a Crime
The crypto community rallies behind Roman Storm as the US government escalates its war on financial privacy
AI
How Peter Thiel Is Using Trump to Build America's Social Credit System
An investigation into the Trump administration's partnership with Peter Thiel's Palantir to create unprecedented surveillance infrastructure and how decentralized AI could be our last defense against digital authoritarianism
DECENTRALIZATION
Nous Research Summons Psyche to Battle Silicon Valley's AI Dragons
While OpenAI and Anthropic fight over who can build the most restrictive walled garden, a team of AI rebels has quietly assembled the digital equivalent of a nuclear arsenal in plain sight.
OPEN-SOURCE
Fork That Rocket Science
Has NASA been OSS pilled?
AI
Google Gemini: The Biggest Data Offender in AI Privacy
In a shocking revelation about AI privacy, recent research shows that Google Gemini collects "significantly" more personal data than its competitors, including the controversial DeepSeek.