The global robotaxi market could hit $168 billion by 2035, driven by advances in AI and increased investment. The US and China will lead, with key players like Waymo and Baidu. Cost reductions in hardware are boosting profitability, with operators likely to break even by 2028.

Elon Musk's Terafab project seeks to revolutionize chip manufacturing with $20-25 billion investment, targeting 1 terawatt capacity by 2029. While stock prices surged, analysts raise concerns about its feasibility, estimating costs could reach $5-13 trillion.

Canaan Creative reported producing 89 BTC in March 2023, with total holdings of 1,808 BTC and 3,952 ETH. The company increased its global mining capacity by over 10 megawatts, reaching a total of 266.3 megawatts.

Rakuten Wallet has launched XRP as a payment method, allowing users to buy XRP with Rakuten Points and spend it at millions of merchants in Japan. This integration expands XRP's reach to a vast, non-crypto user base within Rakuten's extensive ecosystem.

Paxos Labs completed a $12 million funding round on April 14, primarily led by Blockchain Capital. The company focuses on providing stablecoin issuance and DeFi solutions, expects to reach break-even by the end of the year, has secured multiple customers, and acquired Fordefi to expand its market reach.

Gate News, according to the Gate official announcement on April 14, 2026. Gate launches the GUSD minting newcomer limited-time reward, Episode 11. New users mint GUSD using USDT/USDC, and the current maximum annualized yield can reach 100%. The activity runs from April 14, 2026, 16:00 to April 20, 2026, 16:00 (UTC+8). GUSD is Gate’s launched ongoing principal-protected wealth management product. Its yield is sourced from income generated by the Gate ecosystem, Treasury RWA, and high-quality yield assets supported by stablecoins. After users mint GUSD, they can receive daily annualized yield. Upon redemption, they are exchanged for USDT/USDC at a 1:1 ratio (after deducting redemption fees). While users participate in other wealth management products such as Launchpool and Launchpad, the GUSD they hold can simultaneously earn the corresponding product wealth management yield, GUSD minting rewards, and campaign rewards. Only eligible new users can enjoy the annualized rewards of this campaign, including users who have never held GUSD spot, have never participated in GUSD minting distributions, and have never earned coins on-chain. The annualized yield rate will be dynamically adjusted based on the yield performance of Gate ecosystem income, Treasury RWA, and stablecoin-related assets.

Anthropic announced on April 14 that it is partnering with the lobbying firm Ballard Partners, aiming to improve its relationship with the Department of Defense. The two sides had previously failed to reach an agreement due to disagreements over the scope of AI use: the Department of Defense wanted its tools to be used without restrictions, while Anthropic demanded limits on their use for fully autonomous weapons and surveillance. This move signals a significant increase in policy outreach investment in the AI industry.

Gate News update, April 14, according to a report by WSJ, Meta is expected to surpass Google this year to become the world’s largest digital advertising platform. Data shows that Meta’s net ad revenue is expected to reach $243.46 billion, while Google’s is $239.54 billion.

Gate News, April 13, OpenAI praised its alliance with Amazon in a memo, saying that Microsoft "limits its ability to reach its customers." Denise Dresser, OpenAI's newly appointed Chief Revenue Officer, said in the memo that the alliance with Amazon is viewed as a key growth driver for OpenAI's enterprise business. So far, Microsoft has not responded to requests for comment on the matter. (CNBC)

Gate News message, A whale identified as "0x9e8" closed the majority of its $SILVER long position with 20x leverage and opened a 95,577 $CL long position with 20x leverage valued at $9 million over the past 5 hours. This trading activity occurred as the U.S.-Iran negotiations did not reach success.