AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

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AI design platform Picsart launches the “Creator Monetization” program! Can you have fun with AI and earn money at the same time?

Picsart has recently launched an "Earn with Picsart" profit-sharing program. Creators can earn revenue by posting video content, and the payout is calculated based on engagement rate rather than follower count, with no entry requirements to participate. The program is intended to strengthen the creator ecosystem, encourage the production of high-quality content, and attract more users to the platform.
CryptoCity·1h ago

All-American first case》Maine Proposes Banning Large Data Centers, as AI Uses Too Much Electricity and Public Outrage Is Boiling Over

The Maine state legislature in the United States is advancing LD 307, pausing the issuance of permits for large data centers above 20MW, becoming the first state to implement this ban. The move was prompted by nearly a 60% increase in electricity bills and public opposition; in the future, it may lead other states across the U.S. to follow suit and establish a data center coordination committee to assess the impact.
動區BlockTempo·1h ago

Google Search expands its AI Mode restaurant reservation feature to 8 countries; Hong Kong and Singapore are included in the first wave of the list

Google announced on April 10 that its AI Mode restaurant reservation feature has expanded to eight markets, including Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, signaling that the adoption of agentic AI is being further deepened. This feature allows users to search for restaurants, check availability, and book with a single click using natural language, improving the convenience of online reservations. The addition of Asian markets highlights Google’s presence in the region, but Taiwan has not been included in the initial rollout list.
ChainNewsAbmedia·2h ago

Traditional degree-value ideals collapse! Liu Xuan: In the AI era, a college education is no longer necessary; interdisciplinary knowledge is a competitive advantage

Writer Liu Xuan said in an interview that due to the rise of artificial intelligence, the traditional education system no longer meets the needs. He believes the necessity of a university education is decreasing; in the future, talent competition will shift toward the ability to apply interdisciplinary specific knowledge and set defined goals, and he emphasizes the importance of social experience. Parents, meanwhile, should become their children’s “coach,” guiding them to explore themselves and adapt to change.
ChainNewsAbmedia·2h ago

What is Harness Engineering? The next battleground for AI isn’t the model—it’s the layer of architecture outside the model

In 2026, a new consensus emerged in the AI industry: what determines whether an AI product is good or bad is no longer the model itself, but the layer around the model called “harness.” As the underlying models used by Claude Code, Cursor, and OpenClaw grow increasingly similar, what truly creates a product gap is the design of the harness. Martin Fowler’s technical blog, Anthropic product lead trq212, and Andrej Karpathy’s recent remarks all point in the same direction: the next battleground for AI is
ChainNewsAbmedia·3h ago

Make the CPU great again! RISC-V chip IP firm SiFive’s fundraising is red-hot—NVIDIA and Gavin Baker participated in the investment.

SiFive announces the completion of a $400 million funding round, with a valuation of $3.65 billion. As demand for AI systems rises, the importance of CPUs in data centers is returning to the forefront. As an open architecture, RISC-V provides more efficient customization options; to date, SiFive has been adopted by more than 500 designs. Despite challenges in the software ecosystem, SiFive is confident about the future.
ChainNewsAbmedia·3h ago

Claude Managed Agents features and how it works—see it all at a glance! Can it help businesses accelerate production by 10x?

Anthropic has launched Claude Managed Agents, an end-to-end managed AI agent development platform that streamlines enterprise automation workflows and claims it can speed up product output by 10x. The platform includes a security-first infrastructure, supports long-running execution and multi-agent coordination, and helps developers focus more on core business needs. Notion has already been an early adopter of this service, improving workplace efficiency and signaling intensifying competition in the enterprise AI market.
CryptoCity·3h ago

Claude Code electronic pet /buddy was muted and removed! After the developer yelled, they intentionally “downgraded”

After Anthropic’s Claude Code feature was just released on 4/8, the 4/9 update unexpectedly removed it, leaving the developer community severely disappointed. The original electronic pet Buddy sparked a lot of discussion due to leaked source code, but it disappeared within just a day, causing a strong backlash across the community—some people even chose to downgrade and keep an older version. Developers feel betrayed by this and are worried about the future return of the functionality.
動區BlockTempo·5h ago

Meta doubles down on AI: Zuckerberg uses Claude to write code, while 85k employees burn through tokens like crazy to chase performance targets

Meta is shifting its focus of resources to generative AI, and Zuckerberg is personally using AI tools to write code, showing how much he values development. However, the performance pressure triggered internally by a competition for token consumption could lead to wasted resources and performative behavior. Meta hopes to avoid the failure lessons of the past metaverse era in the AI space, seeking real-world applications and commercial value.
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区块客·5h ago

Gate Releases Crypto Industry Employment White Paper: AI Reshapes Job Structures, Making Hybrid Talent the Core Competitive Advantage

The white paper jointly released by Gate Research Institute and Global HR states that by Q1 2026, the crypto industry will face job shifts driven by AI transformation, and cross-functional talent will become a core competitive advantage. The industry is mainly divided into four areas: exchanges, public chains and infrastructure, DeFi and derivatives, and stablecoins, with technology research and development needs being the most prominent.
GateNews·6h ago

Claude Managed Agents features and how it works—see it all at a glance! Can it help businesses accelerate production by 10x?

Anthropic has launched Claude Managed Agents, providing a fully managed AI agent development platform that simplifies enterprise automation workflows and claims it can accelerate product production by ten times. The platform includes a secure infrastructure, supports long-running execution and multi-agent coordination, and allows developers to focus more on core business operations. Notion has already been an early adopter of this service, improving work efficiency and showing that competition in the enterprise AI market is intensifying.
CryptoCity·6h ago

China AI Industry Development Alliance Conference: Token Spending Rises, and Intelligent Agent Frameworks like OpenClaw Accelerate Rapid Growth

April 10, the China Artificial Intelligence Industry Development Alliance held its plenary meeting in Wuhan, emphasizing that artificial intelligence is entering the era of intelligent-native systems, focusing on breakthroughs in model capabilities, the rise of agent frameworks, and the activation of economic growth and security risks through large-scale applications. The alliance will focus on technological innovation and safety governance.
GateNews·7h ago

Tencent Hunyuan releases the HY-Embodied-0.5 series of embodied intelligence models, and the 2B version is now open-sourced

The HY-Embodied-0.5 series of embodied intelligence foundation models released by Tencent includes two versions: 2B and 32B. It focuses on improving spatiotemporal perception and embodied reasoning capabilities, and is suitable for scenarios such as environment prediction and task planning. The 2B model has been open-sourced; its performance is better than other same-scale SOTA models, demonstrating strong intelligent generalization ability and application potential.
GateNews·8h ago