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In Washington, the Crypto Clarity Act is drawing fresh scrutiny as the Senate process moves slowly forward. The crypto industry is making an active push this week to convince lawmakers that the bill's provisions give law enforcement real, meaningful tools to combat illicit finance — essentially arguing that clearer rules benefit both innovation and accountability.
Meanwhile, Meta is borrowing a page from Tesla's construction playbook by housing new data center infrastructure inside large tents. The approach is unconventional, but the logic is straightforward — tents go up faster and cost less than permanent buildings, potentially offering Meta a way to expand its massive AI infrastructure footprint without the full price tag of traditional construction.
And in a quieter but significant move, Nvidia has acquired Kumo AI, adding another company to its growing portfolio of artificial intelligence acquisitions. Kumo specializes in graph-based machine learning, and the deal signals that Nvidia is continuing to build out capabilities well beyond its core chip business, deepening its stake in how AI systems actually reason about complex, connected data.
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