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Recent shipping, raises, partnerships, and milestones from across the network.
Akave is testing Filecoin's new programmable "warm storage" layer alongside ENS, Monad, Safe, and Storacha ahead of mainnet launch.
The comment cites nearly 100 documented cases of Meta wrongly restricting factual pregnancy and abortion-medication content, and calls for five policy fixes.
Bluesky app usage keeps shrinking as focus shifts to AT Protocol
Similarweb data shows mobile MAUs down 27% YoY to 10.4M in June, even as new CEO Toni Schneider pushes the underlying protocol beyond the flagship app.
Bluesky CEO says platform is working to shed progressive-only reputation
Toni Schneider told The Verge the app is courting sports, finance, and entertainment voices while keeping pluggable moderation tools for existing users.
EFF urges court to dismiss LDS Church trademark suit over "Mormon Stories"
EFF filed an amicus brief with Ballard Spahr asking the court to apply the speech-protective Rogers test to dismiss the case early.
EFF returns to DEF CON 34 in Las Vegas with talks and a benefit poker tournament
Staff presented sessions on DMCA Section 1201, age verification, and ESP32-based counter-surveillance tools, alongside a membership booth and trivia contest.
Senate Commerce Committee advances four internet bills EFF opposed
KOSA, the SCREEN Act, the Youth AI Privacy Act, and the CHATBOT Act all cleared committee despite EFF's privacy and free-speech objections.
Creative Commons marked 25 years of partnership at Wikimania 2026
CC staff led sessions on AI crawling, attribution, and open heritage advocacy at the 1,200-attendee Wikimedia conference.
Cryptio's Crypto Finance Forum NYC lineup grows with bank speakers
Morgan Stanley and Bullish executives join the Sept. 22 New York event Cryptio hosts for digital-asset finance and accounting leaders.
Cryptio added support for BOB (Build on Bitcoin) network
Institutions running digital-asset operations on the Bitcoin L2 BOB can now use Cryptio for audit-ready accounting and reconciliation.
ARIA names Charlton David Lewis II as Chief Science and Technology Officer
The UK research agency's new CSTO will mentor Programme Directors and strengthen technical culture starting in October 2026.
ARIA opens input on new Ubiquitous Particle Profiling programme thesis
The proposed programme, in ARIA's Adaptive Machines opportunity space, targets low-cost real-time sensors to identify airborne particle size, shape, and origin.
ARIA consolidates funding strategy into seven new opportunity spaces
New CEO Kathleen Fisher unveiled a restructured research roadmap spanning AI, biology, climate, robotics, and neurotech ahead of a new Programme Director cohort.
build3 joins Edge City India as co-organizer for Goa popup village
build3's 10-week impact accelerator Cohort 10 will close inside Edge City India's final week in Goa, with pre-seed capital and free village passes for founders.
Edge City launches Inflection Fellowship for Edge City India
Three-week, fully funded program for builders under 25 runs in Goa this fall, with LongJourney as fellowship partner.
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Protocol Labs’ vision for the future is built on four core focus areas that aim to harness humanity’s potential for good, navigate potential pitfalls, and ensure a future where technology empowers humanity.






