Vince Dioquino / Decrypt:
The US government finalized forfeiture of $400M+ tied to Helix crypto mixer last week; Helix operator Larry Dean Harmon was sentenced to three years in 2024  —  The mixer processed hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin that prosecutors say were tied to illicit activity on the dark web.

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch:
Google's experience in India has become a proving ground to scale AI in education, as the country accounts for the highest global usage of Gemini for learning  —  As AI races into classrooms worldwide, Google is finding that the toughest lessons on how the tech can actually scale are emerging …

Reuters:
Filing: Chinese AI chipmaker Axera, which focuses on AI inference SoCs for on-device and edge computing, aims to raise up to ~$379.2M in a Hong Kong IPO  —  Chinese artificial intelligence chipmaker Axera Semiconductor is aiming to raise HK$2.96 billion ($379.2 million) …

Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology:
Q&A with Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis on AGI, next breakthroughs like continual learning, his vision for AI glasses, whether AI progress is slowing, more  —  The leader of Google's AI program weighs in on the cutting edge of AI research, Google's plans to put the technology in its products …

Dave Sebastian / Bloomberg:
Filing: Chinese chip designer Montage plans to raise up to ~$902M in a Hong Kong IPO; Montage's Shanghai-listed shares rose 100%+ in 2025 to a ~$27B valuation  —  Chinese chip designer Montage Technology Co. is seeking to raise as much as HK$7 billion ($902 million) from its Hong Kong listing …