Trump strongly backs AI data centers, claiming they will create massive jobs and tax revenue.

AI lab Anthropic has hired Amir Salek, one of the founders of Google’s custom chip project under Alphabet (GOOG.O), as part of its hardware push as it lays groundwork to enter the in-house semiconductor space. Salek’s hire is part of the company’s hardware strategy. Anthropic announced Friday that Salek will join its computing team. Salek previously led Google’s Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) business, departing in 2022, and oversaw delivery of the first seven generations of TPU chips. Currently, Anthropic sources chips from multiple vendors including Nvidia (NVDA.O), Google, and Amazon (AMZN.O). However, the company has recently signaled its intent to build an in-house chip business. The San Francisco-based AI firm has already begun recruiting for this initiative and posted related job openings.

According to monitoring by AI Auntie, the whale codenamed "Set 10 Big Goals" has added new positions to its BTC and ETH short positions, bringing its current position size to nearly $170 million. Its current short positions breakdown is as follows: BTC short: 1,830.724 units, valued at ~$139 million, average entry price of $76,397.56, with an unrealized loss of ~$1.98 million; ETH short: 12,756.739 units, valued at ~$30.25 million, average entry price of $2,371.57, with an unrealized loss of ~$858,000. After adding nearly $80 million in new short positions, the whale has set BTC's stop-loss price at around $80,500.

According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, Grayscale’s Chainlink ETF (ticker: GLNK) acquired 132,950 LINK tokens via Coinbase Prime six hours ago, valued at approximately $1.53 million. Data shows the GLNK ETF currently holds a total of around 10.66 million LINK tokens, with assets under management (AUM) of roughly $124.16 million. The relevant wallet address is: 0xe33Bf747197B3c73650E40E3e9024AE5548E0aA7. Grayscale’s Chainlink ETF (GLNK) is designed to provide investors with exposure to Chainlink by holding LINK assets. The ETF was previously listed and traded in the U.S. market, with its assets primarily composed of LINK tokens.

According to HTX market data, ZEC has surged past $768 to hit a new all-time high, with its 24-hour price gain expanding to 31%.

U.S. stocks closed on Friday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.98%, the S&P 500 gained 0.43%, and the Nasdaq advanced 0.43%. Tesla (TSLA.O) climbed 5.14%, Oracle (ORCL.N) rose 3.11%, and SpaceX (SPCX.O) gained 2.22%. Intel (INTC.O) fell 2.24%, while Nvidia (NVDA.O) declined 0.98%. Among crypto-related concept stocks, MicroStrategy (MSTR) jumped 6.10%, CRCL rose 5.16%, Coinbase (COIN) advanced 8.20%, BMNR climbed 5.84%, SBET gained 4.22%, and PURR rose 4.96%.

Apple is laying off employees across multiple teams working on its Siri digital assistant and Vision Pro headset, as part of the company’s effort to refocus resources on new devices and artificial intelligence (AI). According to sources familiar with the matter, Apple is also cutting roles in the "Intelligent System Experience" team under its software engineering division, which handles some AI features on the company’s devices. Insiders noted that during this restructuring, Apple has effectively shut down a dedicated team for Vision Pro gaming operations, while scaling back the size of the unit that creates immersive video content for the device. The total layoffs affect more than 200 people: roughly 100 positions were eliminated in the Vision Pro division, and another 100 cuts came from the Siri and software teams. Apple confirmed in a statement that it is adjusting some teams "to drive business growth and deliver the best experience for users".