mathematician Terence Tao on the rise of AI

Terence Tao has been exploring the intersection between maths and AI.Credit: David Esquivel/UCLA Is mathematics being taken over by generative artificial intelligence? This year, a spate of media reports have suggested that the field is being fundamentally changed by the technology. Many maths researchers say that AI’s actual capabilities are often hyped up, and that…

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Tether Launches Open-Source Bitcoin Mining Framework

Tether has released an open-source development framework for Bitcoin mining, aimed at giving operators and developers unified control over hardware and software across mining operations. According to Monday’s announcement, the framework combines a backend SDK and user interface tools to replace fragmented, vendor-specific systems, allowing miners to monitor devices, manage operations and build custom applications…

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Bernstein Says IREN Pivot to AI Cloud Could Drive $3.7B Revenue

IREN could become the next major Bitcoin miner to transition into AI infrastructure following its multi-billion-dollar deal with Microsoft, underscoring a broader shift in mining economics, according to a new research report from Bernstein. The Bernstein analysts point to IREN’s rapidly expanding AI cloud division, where around 150,000 GPUs are already contracted, supporting an estimated…

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