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Elon Helped His Enemy. Iran Bombed a Data Center. Apple Lied About Siri. | BOOM ROOM Roundup

This week Elon Musk gave Anthropic access to his Colossus 1 supercomputer in Memphis — 300 megawatts of compute capacity and over 220,000 Nvidia GPUs. The same man who called Anthropic a company that "hates Western civilization" in February. The same supercomputer built to power Grok, his direct competitor to Claude.Iran struck an Amazon data center this week — the first time a major US cloud provider's physical infrastructure has been directly damaged by enemy action. Secretary of State Rubio declared Operation Epic Fury concluded and said the US now seeks a memorandum of understanding with Iran. Trump said a deal is "very possible." The ceasefire is in its most fragile state since April 8.Apple agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit over advertising Siri AI capabilities that did not exist at the time of the ads, still do not exist today, and will not exist for at least two more years. A Chinese court ruled that companies cannot legally fire workers because AI can do their job more cheaply. Coinbase cut 14% of its workforce citing AI and a market downturn. Meta acquired a robotics startup to accelerate its humanoid AI ambitions. Ukrainian forces captured a Russian military position using only ground robots and aerial drones — two Russian soldiers surrendered to a machine. Google quietly installed a 4GB Gemini Nano model on users' devices through Chrome without prompting. Justin Sun and World Liberty Financial are now suing each other simultaneously. The CLARITY Act advanced to Senate Banking Committee markup for the first time in eight months.Weekly recap with Carmelo Giuliano and Sasha Asheghi from Arcanum Ventures.Timestamps:00:00 — Intro01:39 — Marco Rubio Just Said the War Is Over05:05 — Iran Strikes Amazon Data Center08:16 — Meta Buys a Robotics Startup12:08 — Ukraine Captured a Russian Position Using Only Robots16:23 — Apple $250 Million Class Action Lawsuit21:34 — Gemini Nano Secretly Installed for Google Chrome Users25:42 — Chinese Court Rules Firms Can’t Lay Off Workers On AI Grounds30:20 — Anthropic Just Cut a Deal With Elon Musk35:26 — Justin Sun Sues World Liberty Financial41:04 — The CLARITY ACT is finally moving44:47 — Coinbase Cuts 14% of Workforce52:24 — Biggest Fundraise of the Week55:15 — Outro--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------📍Useful Links for Arcanum Ventures:👉 Arcanum Ventures X: x.com/ArcanumVentures👉 Arcanum Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcanum-ventures/👉 Arcanum Venture Website: https://www.arcanum.ventures/👉 Arcanum Telegram Community: https://t.me/Arcanumventures👉 Work With Us: https://www.arcanum.ventures/workwithusform/👉 Arcanum Media Center: https://www.arcanum.ventures/media-center/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------📍Disclaimer:Arcanum Ventures is not currently invested in or advising with any of the mentioned companies. The context of this content is merely meant to provide discussion and insight to viewers interested in the #startups, #tech, #AI, and #web3 industries.This video was created to serve as an educational aid, and nothing in the video constitutes any financial advice. Do your own research and #invest wisely!

Robot Soldiers in Ukraine? Drone Attacks on AWS? Here's What You Missed

Elon Musk took the stand in Oakland this week to sue OpenAI, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and Microsoft for $130 billion — accusing them of stealing a charity he helped found in 2015. The same day, the Wall Street Journal reported OpenAI missed its own revenue targets and the CFO warned the company may not be able to pay its compute contracts. By the end of the week OpenAI had ended its exclusivity with Microsoft and moved its models to Amazon.Elsewhere: Iran offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz but demanded nuclear talks be delayed. Trump rejected the deal and said Iran has to "cry uncle." The Pentagon disclosed the Iran operation has cost $25 billion so far. The UAE announced it is leaving OPEC effective May 1. US Space Command confirmed Russia has fully operationalized co-orbital anti-satellite weapons capable of physically destroying other satellites. China blocked Meta's $2 billion acquisition of Manus AI and banned the Chinese co-founders from leaving the country. Meta signed a deal to beam 1 gigawatt of solar power from space satellites to run its data centers. A Chinese humanoid robot named Lightning ran a half marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record by 7 minutes. Google signed a Pentagon AI deal hours after 600 of its own employees begged it not to. Western Union launched a Solana-powered stablecoin. And Trump changed his position on prediction markets within 72 hours.Weekly recap with Carmelo Giuliano and Sasha Asheghi from Arcanum Ventures.Timestamps:00:00 — Intro01:50 — Iran Offers a Deal and the US Says No05:14 — The UAE is Leaving OPEC09:47 — OpenAI could be making a phone with AI agents12:17 — Meta is Beaming Solar Power from Space for its Data Centers16:13 — Russia has Operational Orbital Weapons20:00 — A Chinese Robot Just Beat the Half Marathon World Record in Beijing23:07 — Trial Begins for Musk vs Altman28:56 — OpenAI Misses Its Revenue Targets32:25 — OpenAI Breaks Up with Microsoft36:13 — China blocks Meta’s $2B Manus deal39:22 — Google expands Pentagon’s access to its AI42:46 — SEC Declared a New Era for Crypto46:05 — Money Transfer Giant Western Union is Going On Chain49:22 — Trump changes tune on prediction markets53:55 — Biggest Fundraises of the Week57:02 — Outro--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------📍Useful Links for Arcanum Ventures:👉 Arcanum Ventures X: x.com/ArcanumVentures👉 Arcanum Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcanum-ventures/👉 Arcanum Venture Website: https://www.arcanum.ventures/👉 Arcanum Telegram Community: https://t.me/Arcanumventures👉 Work With Us: https://www.arcanum.ventures/workwithusform/👉 Arcanum Media Center: https://www.arcanum.ventures/media-center/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------📍Disclaimer:Arcanum Ventures is not currently invested in or advising with any of the mentioned companies. The context of this content is merely meant to provide discussion and insight to viewers interested in the #startups, #tech, #AI, and #web3 industries.This video was created to serve as an educational aid, and nothing in the video constitutes any financial advice. Do your own research and #invest wisely!

SpaceX Spent $10 Billion on a Coding Tool and Anthropic Can't Keep Its Secrets | BOOM ROOM Roundup

The Strait of Hormuz opened for 48 hours this week. Markets hit all-time highs. Then the US seized an Iranian cargo ship and Iran closed it again.Same week: Trump's Fed chair nominee told the Senate he won't be anyone's sock puppet — and still got blocked by his own party. SpaceX struck a deal giving it the right to buy the hottest coding tool in tech for $60 billion. Anthropic's most dangerous AI tool got accessed by strangers on the day it launched. Apple confirmed a new CEO. North Korea stole $293 million from DeFi. New York sued Coinbase and Gemini. Justin Sun flew to Central Asia to pitch a country on becoming his blockchain hub while the SEC is still trying to prosecute him.In Episode 15, Sasha and Melo break down the whiplash in the macro markets as Oil dropped to $84 and Bitcoin hit a near-record $77,400. We look at the "Solow Paradox" in AI: why $300B in investment hasn't moved the productivity needle for CEOs, even as Meta begins recording employee keystrokes to train its agents.Full breakdown with Carmelo Giuliano and Sasha Asheghi.Timestamps:00:00 — Intro01:17 — Iran Declared the Strait of Hormuz Completely Open03:45 — Trump's Nominee to Replace Jerome Powell07:46 — Tesla Robotaxi Expansion11:48 — NVIDIA and Siemens Factory Humanoid Robots14:39 — Engineers Have Printed Artificial Neurons17:20 — xAI Struck a Deal Giving it the Right to Acquire Cursor21:56 — Unauthorized Access to Anthropic’s Mythos24:59 — Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Retires28:49 — Meta is Recording Its Employees' Every Move32:09 — "AI Has No Positive Impact On Businesses"36:58 — NYAG Sues Coinbase and Gemini43:30 — $293mn DeFi hack of KelpDAO48:28 — Justin Sun Is Building a Sovereign Country52:47 — Biggest Fundraises of the Week56:57 — Outro#crypto #ai #artificialintelligence #blockchain #technews #investing #tech #politics #geopolitics #finance #robotics #startups --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------📍Useful Links for Arcanum Ventures:👉 Arcanum Ventures X: x.com/ArcanumVentures👉 Arcanum Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcanum-ventures/👉 Arcanum Venture Website: https://www.arcanum.ventures/👉 Arcanum Telegram Community: https://t.me/Arcanumventures👉 Work With Us: https://www.arcanum.ventures/workwithusform/👉 Arcanum Media Center: https://www.arcanum.ventures/media-center/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------📍Disclaimer:Arcanum Ventures is not currently invested in or advising with any of the mentioned companies. The context of this content is merely meant to provide discussion and insight to viewers interested in the #startups, #tech, #AI, and #web3 industries.This video was created to serve as an educational aid, and nothing in the video constitutes any financial advice. Do your own research and #invest wisely!

The US Blockaded Iran, Threatened the Fed, and Stocks Hit an All-Time High | BOOM ROOM Roundup

While the geopolitical floor burns, the AI ceiling is reaching the stratosphere.In Episode 14, Sasha and Melo break down the fallout of the collapsed peace talks that sent oil surging 8.5% to $104.82.Plus, we cover the dark side of the boom: the federal lawsuit against xAI for methane pollution in Memphis, and the escalating violence as Sam Altman’s home becomes a target for "AI Doomers."This week: Trump threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell live on Fox Business. The DOJ showed up at Federal Reserve headquarters and was turned away. Oil is back at $104 after the Islamabad peace talks collapsed and Trump announced a US Navy blockade of Iranian port traffic. Ken Griffin says 6-12 months of a closed Strait of Hormuz puts the world in a recession. The S&P 500 recovered all its Iran war losses anyway.In AI: a 20-year-old man traveled from Texas to San Francisco and threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's house before trying to burn down OpenAI headquarters — motivated by a manifesto about AI and "our impending extinction." Meta shipped Muse Spark, its first closed-source model, reversing two years of open-source strategy. OpenAI released a 13-page policy paper proposing robot taxes and a four-day workweek. Google DeepMind hired its first full-time Philosopher. An AI named Luna signed a three-year retail lease in San Francisco, hired two human employees, and updated the employee handbook when she caught one on their phone. Allbirds abandoned footwear entirely and rebranded as Newbird AI — the stock surged up to 700%.In space: Artemis II completed successfully — four astronauts became the first humans to orbit the Moon in 54 years. China's iSpace responded four days later with a $970 million funding round to build a Falcon 9 competitor. The NAACP filed a federal lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI for operating 27 unpermitted gas turbines next to its Memphis data center, pumping cancer-causing pollution into Black neighborhoods. NVIDIA hosted Quantum Day. Bitcoin's first quantum-resistant wallet prototype dropped.Hosted by Carmelo Giuliano and Sasha Asheghi.Timestamps:00:00 – Intro01:36 – US Navy Blockade & the $104 Oil Surge05:54 – Trump’s May 15 Deadline for Jerome Powell08:40 – Artemis II Aftermath11:45 – NAACP sues Elon Musk's xAI16:19 – NVIDIA Quantum Day: The Hybrid GPU-Quantum Thesis22:26 – Meta’s "Avocado" Reveal25:33 – Shoe Brand Allbirds Ditches Sneakers for GPUs29:19 – The Attack on Sam Altman’s Home & HQ33:10 – Google DeepMind just hired a full-time Philosopher35:50 – Luna the AI Boss: The First AI-Managed Retail Store in SF39:25 – The WLFI 62B Token Unlock Controversy43:28 – The CLARITY Act is two weeks from dying46:49 – Biggest Fundraise of the Week52:43 – Outro--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------📍Useful Links for Arcanum Ventures:👉 Arcanum Ventures X: x.com/ArcanumVentures👉 Arcanum Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcanum-ventures/👉 Arcanum Venture Website: https://www.arcanum.ventures/👉 Arcanum Telegram Community: https://t.me/Arcanumventures👉 Work With Us: https://www.arcanum.ventures/workwithusform/👉 Arcanum Media Center: https://www.arcanum.ventures/media-center/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------📍Disclaimer:Arcanum Ventures is not currently invested in or advising with any of the mentioned companies. The context of this content is merely meant to provide discussion and insight to viewers interested in the #startups, #tech, #AI, and #web3 industries.This video was created to serve as an educational aid, and nothing in the video constitutes any financial advice. Do your own research and #invest wisely!

BOOM ROOM: Interview with Ben Nadareski and Ryan Day @ Solstice Finance (Ep. 32)

Ben Nadareski is the Co-Founder and CEO of Solstice Finance, an institutional-grade yield protocol built natively on Solana. Before founding Solstice, Ben led the first crypto-derivative trades with global banks as VP of Global Trading at Galaxy Digital, advanced strategic investments in digital assets as Director of M&A at SIX Digital Exchange, and helped expand blockchain adoption across Asia at enterprise blockchain firm R3. He has also served as a guest lecturer in Digital Assets at the Wharton School of Business.Ryan Day is the CMO of Solstice Finance, driving the protocol's go-to-market strategy and growth across the Solana ecosystem.Together, they are building what Solstice calls Yield-as-a-Service -- a protocol that lets anyone from a $5 wallet in the Philippines to a $50 million institutional fund access the same delta-neutral, institutional-grade yield strategies through USX, Solstice's Solana-native stablecoin, and YieldVault.Topics covered:- What Solstice Finance is and how the protocol works end-to-end- USX: how a Solana-native yield-bearing stablecoin gets built and why it matters- YieldVault and the Equinox fund: what delta-neutral yield actually means for everyday users- Why Solana was the right ecosystem to build on -- and what makes it different from Ethereum for DeFi builders- The gap in institutional-grade yield infrastructure that Solstice was built to fill- How the protocol scaled to $160M TVL at launch and has continued growing since- The SLX token launch: what it means for the protocol, governance, and users- Yield-as-a-Service: the broader vision beyond USX and YieldVault- Tokenized real world assets and the future of on-chain credit- Why the spread between bank savings rates and on-chain stablecoin yield is becoming impossible for institutions to ignore- The Clarity Act and what stablecoin regulation means for DeFi protocols- What Ben is most bullish on in 2026: Solana stablecoin growth and Hyperliquid- What Ryan is most bullish on in 2026: Strategy and Michael Saylor's continued Bitcoin accumulation#crypto #cryptonews #cryptocurrency #blockchain #web3 #startups #investing #entrepreneur #AI--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------📍Useful Links for Arcanum Ventures:👉 Arcanum Ventures X: x.com/ArcanumVentures👉 Arcanum Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcanum-ventures/👉 Arcanum Venture Website: https://www.arcanum.ventures/👉 Arcanum Telegram Community: https://t.me/Arcanumventures👉 Work With Us: https://www.arcanum.ventures/workwithusform/👉 Arcanum Media Center: https://www.arcanum.ventures/media-center/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------📍Useful Links for Solstice, Ben Nadareski, and Ryan Day:👉 Ben Nadareski LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminnadareski👉 Ben Nadareski X: https://x.com/ben_solstice👉 Ryan Day LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-wrecks-day/👉 Ryan Day X: https://x.com/RyanDay👉 Solstice Website: https://solstice.finance/👉 Solstice Telegram: https://t.me/Solstice_TG👉 Solstice LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solsticelabs👉 Solstice X: https://x.com/solsticefi--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------📍Disclaimer:Arcanum Ventures is currently invested in and advising Solstice. The context of this interview and the content is merely meant to provide discussion and insight to viewers interested in the #startups and #web3 industriesThis video was created to serve as an educational aid, and nothing in the video constitutes any financial advice. Do your own research and #invest wisely!