Managing humans is hard. Managing AI agents is… also hard. That’s why OpenAI is launching a new platform called OpenAI Frontier, which it says will help businesses “build, deploy, and manage” AI agents, even those not made by OpenAI itself. OpenAI’s description of Frontier sounds something like HR for AI. “Frontier gives agents the same … Read more
Multiliquid and Metalayer Ventures have launched an institutional liquidity facility to provide instant redemptions for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) on Solana. The facility allows holders of tokenized assets to convert positions into stablecoins instantly. The vehicle is raised and managed by Metalayer Ventures, with infrastructure and market support provided by Uniform Labs, the developer behind … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Job cuts in the US surged in January, marking the worst start to a year since 2009, according to a private survey of the domestic labour market. US-based employers cut a combined 108,435 positions in … Read more
The 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics officially get underway in Italy on Friday with an opening ceremony headlined by Mariah Carey and Andrea Bocelli, even if preliminary heats for curling, luge, snowboarding, alpine skiing and women’s hockey have already begun. Kicking off at 8 p.m. local time (11 a.m. PT on NBC and Peacock in the … Read more
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP have all retreated to deep cycle lows, dragging the broader crypto market back to valuation levels not seen since late 2024, according to CryptoSlate’s data. While price action across the board appears uniformly grim, with BTC heading below $70,000 and XRP recently trading around $1.35, sentiment toward the Ripple-linked token is … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Karim Aïnouz’s starry drama Rosebush Pruning world premieres in competition at the Berlin Film Festival this month and Deadline can reveal a first trailer giving a taste of the satire about the absurdity of the traditional patriarchal family. Set in an opulent villa underneath the Catalonian sun, Jamie Bell, Calum Turner, Riley Keough and … Read more
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto company linked to US President Donald Trump’s family, is facing scrutiny from House Democrats over a reported $500 million investment by an entity linked to an Abu Dhabi royal in the UAE. California Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat who has criticized public officials’ exposure to the crypto market, said … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Peter Mandelson sought advice from Jeffrey Epstein on setting up his advisory firm, Global Counsel, including how to target potential new clients such as the Chinese government. Email correspondence from 2010 released in the so-called … Read more
Institutional trading and lending desk Secure Digital Markets (SDM) said it sent a $1 million payment to cryptocurrency exchange Kraken over the Lightning Network on Jan. 28. SDM claimed in a Thursday statement shared with Cointelegraph that it is the largest publicly reported Lightning transaction to date and a proof‑of‑concept for seven‑figure transfers between regulated … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy), Talisa Mae Stewart (The Casket Girls), Megan Peta Hill (56 Days), Genevieve Fleming (The Recruit), and Nat Boltt (Riverdale) have signed on to the indie horror film, Remnant. The film is currently in production on location in British Columbia. The film’s synopsis reads: Remnant follows Anna, played by Stewart, … Read more