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The Financial Times, that bastion of financial wisdom, reported this quaint little milestone, highlighting that this sharp revenue rise is the fastest in Perplexity’s brief, but evidently prosperous history. It took just 30 days, dear reader, to make $145 million in annualized revenue. Truly, a remarkable feat, if not a tad suspicious. The AI world is, after all, a place where innovation and marketing prowess come together like a cocktail of genius and pure audacity.

The Foundation’s Alzheimer’s page doth proclaim the disease as “one of the hardest and most heartbreaking diseases families face.” A tragic truth, indeed, though one wonders if their approach might not be a tad too pragmatic. Repurposing existing molecules? A safe bet, to be sure, but where is the drama, the daring? Over 100 Alzheimer’s drugs have failed in clinical trials since 2000, yet the Foundation believes AI can uncover what mortal researchers have missed. A bold claim, methinks!

That said, insider sources say Trump’s attendance remains unconfirmed, since the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is on the same day. It’s a schedule conflict that would make any press secretary sweat into a cup of coffee.

ProPublica’s deep dive reveals Blanche’s memo, cleverly titled Ending Regulation by Prosecution, didn’t just disband the NCET-it also halted Biden-era crypto investigations and cozy-ed up to Trump’s crypto crew. A DOJ spokesperson said everything was “cleared in advance,” but didn’t spill the tea on who did the clearing. The senators wrote to Blanche, “At the very least, you should’ve recused yourself. This is worse than wearing a reindeer jumper to a work party.”

Today, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and its international partners revealed they’ve frozen over $12 million and located more than 20,000 victims as part of a large operation targeting cryptocurrency fraud.

Point72 Asset Management’s most recent 13F filing reveals a veritable exorcism of Walmart (WMT). Yes, all 1,941,836 shares-$200.125 million worth-vanished into the ether of Q4, leaving only a faint scent of retail regret.

future plans include decentralized training, fine‑tuning, and special toolkits for robots and brain‑computer interfaces.

Chainlink (LINK), the unsung hero of smart contracts, is like the plumber of the crypto world-nobody notices it until something goes wrong. It’s the “backbone” for these contracts, having powered over $28 trillion in transactions (yes, trillion, with a T) and secured tens of billions in DeFi. Even Euroclear, a name so institutional it makes your eyes glaze over, is using Chainlink to automate financial tasks so complex they’d make your brain hurt. The price moves slower than a sloth on a Sunday, but if tokenization and DeFi keep growing, LINK might just tag along for the ride. After all, someone’s got to keep the pipes from bursting.

Now, U.S. oil (WTI, for those keeping track) is just shy of $103 per barrel. It’s like it gained a buck every hour since 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time. And here’s the kicker: the market is over there trying to predict the future of the Middle East and what’s going to happen with oil. And honestly, does anyone really know? Nah, but that doesn’t stop anyone from guessing. Just throw a dart at a board and hope for the best.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury, in a move that might just be the most surprising thing since bread met butter, has launched a program that will share cybersecurity threat intelligence directly with digital asset companies. This move, which is as bold as it is unprecedented, expands a system that was previously exclusive to the sacred halls of traditional financial institutions.