- Cloudflare Introduces NET Dollar (Sep. 25, 2025)
Cloudflare plans to launch NET Dollar, a USD-backed stablecoin, to facilitate instant and secure transactions for AI agents. It will enable microtransactions and rewarding creators, developers, and AI companies for unique content and valuable contributions, ultimately fostering a more open and sustainable internet economy. - Simon Willison: GitHub Copilot CLI is now in public preview (Sep 25, 2025)
With options for GitHub Models, Claude Sonnet 4, or GPT-5, the tool integrates with existing GitHub Copilot accounts for billing. - Simon Willison: gpt-5 and gpt-5-mini rate limit updates (Sep 12, 2025)
OpenAI increased rate limits for GPT-5 and GPT-5-mini across various usage tiers, allowing for more tokens per minute, putting OpenAI ahead of Anthropic but lagging Gemini. - European Digital Rights (EDRi): Chat Control: What is actually going on? (Sep 24, 2025)
A contentious EU proposal dubbed “Chat Control,” a draft Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Regulation, would mandate scanning private messages—even in end-to-end encrypted services—using AI filters. Critics argue it amounts to mass surveillance and undermines privacy. The proposal faces legal and political hurdles, including resistance from the EU Parliament and some member states. - Google: The Digital Markets Act: time for a reset (Sep 25, 2025)
Alongside Apple, Google is also advocating for the EU’s DMA to be replaced with something that causes less unintended harm to users and businesses. - WSJ: The City Leading China’s Charge to Pull Ahead in AI (Sep 12, 2025)
Hangzhou, China, is emerging as a key AI hub driven by supportive government policies, established tech companies like Alibaba, the new DeepSeek model, and a growing pool of talent. This transformation highlights China’s ambition to lead in AI technology development. - Ars Technica: Apple demands EU repeal the Digital Markets Act (Sep 25, 2025)
Aside from the fact that the article title is an absurd overstatement, the core idea is true: Apple is lobbying for the EU’s DMA to be scrapped and replaced, arguing it has made it too hard to do business and innovate in Europe. - WSJ: AI Agents Are Getting Ready to Handle Your Whole Financial Life (Sep 17, 2025)
As usual, concerns about risks and regulations exist, but financial institutions are developing AI tools that can analyze portfolios, execute trades, and provide financial advice, potentially democratizing access to financial expertise.
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