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Our crypto coverage puts the news surrounding the industry’s biggest players in the context of the broader tech ecosystem. Our reporters have covered the Securities and Exchange Commission’s efforts to regulate crypto, the downfall of major players like FTX and Binance’s CZ, and more.

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Binance's Yi He, left, and Richard Teng. Photos by Getty Images
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Treasury Department Demands Binance Compliance After Iran Crypto Reports

By Leo Schwartz · May 7, 2026 9:05am PDT
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has privately demanded that Binance comply with a monitoring program U.S. regulators imposed on the crypto exchange in 2023, when it pleaded guilty to charges related to sanctions and anti–money-laundering violations, The Information has learned. The Treasury Department’s request—which it sent to... The U.S. Department of the Treasury has privately demanded that Binance comply with a monitoring...
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AI Agenda

Rising AI Costs Are Becoming a Problem For Even Investors

By Stephanie Palazzolo · May 6, 2026 7:00am PDT
In recent months, a lot of discussion has centered around the rising costs of AI, with even large, sophisticated public companies like Uber blowing through their 2026 AI budgets in a matter of months.Even venture capitalists are feeling the pain. One partner at a large fund told me that they previously gave five of their staffers enterprise ... In recent months, a lot of discussion has centered around the rising costs of AI, with even...
Polymarket's Situation Room pop-up in Washington in March. Alex Kent/The Washington Post/Getty Images.
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Polymarket’s Homecoming Is Shaky and its U.S. CEO Is AWOL

By Michael Roddan and Yueqi Yang · May 6, 2026 6:00am PDT
Four years after its was exiled from the U.S., Polymarket was desperate to get back into the country. To make that happen, the prediction market bought a derivative and futures exchange that had just gotten a U.S. license and retained its chief executive, Justin Hertzberg, to run Polymarket U.S. Hertzberg appears to be CEO in name only. His main... Four years after its was exiled from the U.S., Polymarket was desperate to get back into the...
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Coinbase’s Missed ‘Learning’ on Hiring
By Martin Peers · May 5, 2026 5:00pm PDT
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The Briefing

Coinbase’s Missed ‘Learning’ on Hiring

By Martin Peers · May 5, 2026 5:00pm PDT
Greetings!Before we get to today’s news, check out our new text-to-audio tool that lets you listen to all of our articles on desktop or mobile web. Just press the Listen button on any article (I promise you will not hear my voice, just in case the thought of that was offputting!).There must be a template out there somewhere, probably created by... Greetings!Before we get to today’s news, check out our new text-to-audio tool that lets you...
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xAI’s Fast, Cheap Data Center Build-Out Has Hidden Costs

By Theo Wayt and Valida Pau · May 5, 2026 10:10am PDT · 3 comments
SpaceX is touting xAI’s ability to build data centers quickly and cheaply as a major advantage over rival AI labs, part of a pitch for its upcoming initial public offering. For instance, in SpaceX’s draft IPO prospectus, the company said xAI brought the first two chip clusters at its second data center online at roughly a quarter of what it... SpaceX is touting xAI’s ability to build data centers quickly and cheaply as a major advantage...
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The Weekend

Doom Ban, Meme Coins and 7 More Highlights from Musk v. OpenAI

By Rocket Drew · May 2, 2026 8:00am PDT
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Inside ZaiNar, the secretive startup hoping to power the physical AI era • Policy: Meet the Trump official who wants to deliver a win to prediction markets • Plus, Recommendations—our weekly pop culture picks: “Expanse: The Nannup Four,” “The Infinity Machine” and “Beef”Watching... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Inside ZaiNar, the secretive startup ...
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Policy

CFTC Chair Races to Stop States From Killing Prediction Markets

By Nancy Scola · May 2, 2026 7:04am PDT
When Michael Selig took up his new position as head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission a few months ago, he quickly embarked on an effort that seems fitting for a Trump administration official who would like to make it possible for every American living room to become a wagering parlor. Selig is a sports fan, and he filled the space... When Michael Selig took up his new position as head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission a...
Left to right: Microsoft's Satya Nadella, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon's Andy Jassy and Google's Sundar Pichai. Getty Images.
Google Cloud and AWS Shine in Big Tech's Quarterly Update
By Martin Peers · Apr 29, 2026 5:00pm PDT
Left to right: Microsoft's Satya Nadella, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon's Andy Jassy and Google's Sundar Pichai. Getty Images.
The Briefing

Google Cloud and AWS Shine in Big Tech's Quarterly Update

By Martin Peers · Apr 29, 2026 5:00pm PDT
It was the Super Bowl of quarterly tech earnings today, with March-quarter results from Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta Platforms. The tsunami of numbers, all released within a few minutes of each other, might overwhelm even a top AI model. But for a human, what was clear was that surging demand for AI computing capacity is lifting cloud... It was the Super Bowl of quarterly tech earnings today, with March-quarter results from Google,...
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar. Lauren Justice/Bloomberg/Getty Images.
The Briefing

OpenAI's Wall Street Disconnect

By Martin Peers · Apr 28, 2026 5:00pm PDT
Talk about out of touch with reality. Investors slammed the tech sector on Tuesday, spurred in part by a Wall Street Journal report that OpenAI had missed some internal revenue projections. Among the biggest to take a hit were two cloud firms that depend heavily on OpenAI for business: Oracle and CoreWeave, whose stocks fell 4% and 5.8%,... Talk about out of touch with reality. Investors slammed the tech sector on Tuesday, spurred in...
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The Weekend

Benson Boone, Tech’s Go-To Performer

By Erin Woo · Apr 25, 2026 8:20am PDT
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: The tech elite are using AI to supercharge their cancer battles • Artificial Intelligence: Should AI and Christianity mix? • Tech Culture: Amid AI backlash, billionaires demand new breed of bodyguard—plus, inside the star-studded Breakthrough Prize gala • Plus,... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: The tech elite are using AI to...
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Tech Culture

Silicon Valley Embraces New Breed of Bodyguards After Altman Attack, AI Backlash

By Eli Rosenberg · Apr 25, 2026 7:00am PDT · 2 comments
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang cuts a distinctive image, habitually clad in one of his many leather jackets. But it wasn’t Huang’s outfit that caught the attention of another tech founder who saw him in Manhattan last year: it was the phalanx of security guards walking behind him. “He had a posse,” said the founder, who estimates Huang had at least... Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang cuts a distinctive image, habitually clad in one of his many leather...
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Crypto Hack Puts Big Lender in Turmoil
By Yueqi Yang · Apr 23, 2026 11:42am PDT
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Crypto Hack Puts Big Lender in Turmoil

By Yueqi Yang · Apr 23, 2026 11:42am PDT
The latest in a series of crypto hacks has spread turmoil across the market, toppling the biggest lender in the industry, freezing billions of dollars in assets and causing big losses for highly leveraged traders. The hack, which involved $290 million of fraudulent tokens, began at a little-known startup but the impact quickly spread to Aave,... The latest in a series of crypto hacks has spread turmoil across the market, toppling the biggest...
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The Briefing

Elon Musk Strikes Unusually Cautious Tone on Tesla Call

By Theo Wayt · Apr 22, 2026 5:00pm PDT · 1 comment
Tesla’s earnings calls are usually freewheeling affairs, with pulsating electronic music and wildly optimistic projections from CEO Elon Musk, who often likes to crack crude jokes and giggle. Today was different. Instead of the typical sci-fi rhapsodies about self-driving vehicles taking over the world and robots solving poverty, Musk spent much... Tesla’s earnings calls are usually freewheeling affairs, with pulsating electronic music and...
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Deep Research

How Tech M&A Is Filling AI Gaps

By The Information Staff · Apr 22, 2026 12:25pm PDT
AI upgrades are a hot spot in technology dealmaking. An analysis by The Information’s Deep Research shows tech companies are leaning on M&A to bolster industry-specific capabilities—and turn AI into products people can actually use. That pattern is playing out across deals of all sizes. SpaceX’s potential $60 billion acquisition of... AI upgrades are a hot spot in technology dealmaking. An analysis by The Information’s Deep...