Weekly AI Edge #51 is out! Read this, then get back to enjoying summer:

🌈 Project Updates

= @NillionNetwork's new Enterprise Cluster is live, with Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, Alibaba Cloud, and stc Bahrain, aiming for a privacy-native internet.

= @TRNR_Nasdaq, listed on NASDAQ, is raising $500M to build the biggest AI-token treasury on a US exchange, backed by ATW and DWF Labs.

= @USDai_Official entered private beta with $10M in deposits for a yield model tied to tokenized Treasuries and AI assets.

= @PondGNN launched AI Studio and Pond Markets to help AI projects grow and fund.

= @Worldcoin launched native USDC and CCTP V2 on World Chain, enhancing transfers for 27M users.

= @peaq and Pulsar launched a Machine Economy Free Zone in the UAE for AI-powered machine pilots.

= @thedkingdao is deploying $300M with a sports-betting hedge fund via an on-chain DeFAI system.

= @CrucibleLabs launched Smart Allocator to auto-stake TAO into top subnets.

= @hyperlane introduced TaoFi's Solana-to-Bittensor USDC bridge, unlocking DeFi access for Solana, Base, and Ethereum.

🌴 AI Agents

= @Virtuals_io released I.R.I.S., a Virtuals Genesis AI agent on Ethereum, for contract security alerts.

= @TheoriqAI launched Theo Roo, an AI strategist for real-time on-chain efficiency.

= @AlloraNetwork started a six-week Agent Accelerator with $ALLO grants for top agents.

= @Gizatechxyz's Arma now integrates into Rainbow Wallet for yield tracking.

= @Chain_GPT launched AgenticOS, an open-source AI for posting crypto insights using on-chain data.

🐼 Web2 AI

= @MistralAI released Magistral, a multilingual model for domain-specific tasks.

= @xAI and Polymarket are partnering to integrate Grok’s AI with prediction markets.

= @OpenAI launched o3-pro, the new ChatGPT Pro model, with enhanced features.

= @Yutori released Scouts, AI agents for personalized internet alerts; beta at https://t.co/gxJvB6iC7h.

= @Krea entered image modeling with Krea 1 in private beta, offering artist-grade output.

+ much more alpha in the full newsletter @cot_research (link in bio)

h/t @issyadelaja