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Bitcoin is holding its ground while the rest of the market flinches. The cryptocurrency climbed nearly two percent since midnight UTC, reaching seventy-eight thousand dollars, even as Nasdaq one hundred futures dropped more than one and a half percent amid calls to slow AI development. Crypto, it seems, is writing its own story right now.
Speaking of AI, a sharp piece from Inside Higher Ed is raising uncomfortable questions about education technology. Researchers are finding that the evidence base for AI's benefits in classrooms is, to put it plainly, thin to nonexistent. Institutions are adopting these tools at speed, but the rigorous studies needed to justify that confidence simply haven't materialized yet.
And on the regulatory front, The Register is pushing back hard on what it calls the myth of killer AI, arguing that doomsday warnings from the industry are less about public safety and more about locking out competition through friendly regulation. It's a pointed critique, and one that's gaining traction as AI governance debates intensify around the world.
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