OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responds to the Molotov cocktail attack, admits he underestimated the societal impact of AI-related anxiety, calls for democratizing technology, and acknowledges mistakes in corporate governance, reiterating his refusal to comply with Elon Musk’s demands for control of OpenAI to ensure the company develops independently.

Anthropic and CoreWeave have reached a multi-year agreement to rent its data center capacity to support growing demand for AI services. The deal will help Anthropic build its Claude AI models and includes multiple Nvidia chip architectures. The partnership will also require working with Broadcom and Google to secure 3.5 gigawatts of power.

Covenant AI announced that it is exiting the Bittensor network, questioning the authenticity of its decentralized governance structure and believing that decision-making power is centralized and lacks transparency. In recent subnet operations, it encountered improper behavior such as adjustments to management privileges. It believes this is inconsistent with the principles of decentralization. Covenant AI will continue to push forward in the direction of decentralized AI training.

SpaceX will face nearly $5 billion in losses in 2025, mainly due to increased investment in AI infrastructure and computing power. While high capital expenditures may weigh on profits in the short term, core businesses such as Starlink continue to grow.

2026-04-09 15:30 to 2026-04-09 15:45 (UTC), the ETH price closed at 2219.86 USDT, with a range low of 2181.68 USDT. The 15-minute return was +1.31%, and the amplitude was 1.75%. During this period, market trading activity was active, attention increased significantly, and short-term volatility intensified. The main drivers of this unusual move are on-chain capital inflows and persistent buying by large whales. First, on-chain trading volume suddenly surged during the window above; the frequency of large transfers increased, indicating that institutions or major players entered quickly. At the same time, active addresses

Gate News 消息：据 Gate 的官方公告，Gate will soon list Checkmate (CHECK) spot trading and Flash Exchange trading. CHECK/USDT spot trading will begin at 22:00 on 2026年4月8日 (UTC+8), while Flash Exchange trading will begin at 23:00 on the same day. Withdrawals are expected to open at 22:00 on 2026年4月9日 (UTC+8). Checkmate is the ecosystem token for the chess-themed game Anichess, which is incubated by Animoca Brands. As Chess.com’s sole designated Web3 partner, Anichess—through its unique magic mechanics—has garnered support from top players such as Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri, and has achieved over 100 million views on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, and Twitch. The CHECK token will power multiple game products within the Checkmate ecosystem. Since 2023, the project has raised $3.3 million in funding from top-tier investment institutions.

Gate News update: On April 7, according to The Information, Sam Altman is accelerating the process of an OpenAI IPO, while also pledging to invest $600 billion in compute infrastructure. Notably, OpenAI insiders have privately warned that by 2030, the company’s cash burn will surge sharply.

With rising demand for AI computing power and the rapid deployment of low-Earth-orbit satellites, space has become a new area for countries to invest in. Beijing plans to establish a space computing power innovation center to drive breakthroughs in key technologies and enable the use of computing power in space.

AVAX One Technology announces it will advance its AI infrastructure strategy, signing a 10MW microgrid data center FEED plan located in Alberta, using low-cost natural gas power. At the same time, it invests in the purchase of 220 Bitmain mining machines to increase computing power, forming a dual-track layout of “mining + AI.”

Pi Network has completed the distribution of rewards for the first round of KYC verification. With more than 1 million validators contributing to the confirmation of 18 million global identities, the reward pool exceeds 26 million Pi Coin. This progress marks a key step toward the mainnet launch, demonstrating the efficiency of human–machine collaboration, optimizing performance mechanisms, and attracting more users to participate.