Written by: Ada, Deep Tide TechFlow Pang Ruoming hadn't even settled into his seat at Meta when he left. In July 2025, Mark Zuckerberg secured this highly sought-after Chinese AI infrastructure engineer from Apple with a multi-year compensation package worth over $200 million. Pang Ruoming was assigned to Meta's Super Intelligence Lab to build the infrastructure for the next generation of AI models. Seven months later, OpenAI poached him. According to The Information, OpenAI launched a months-long recruitment campaign targeting Pang Ruoming. Although he told colleagues that "he was very happy working at Meta," he ultimately chose to leave. Bloomberg reported that his compensation package at Meta was tied to milestones, and an early departure meant forfeiting most of his unvested benefits.

In brief OpenAI argues that SWE-bench Verified no longer reflects real coding ability because the benchmark is allegedly contaminated. It is now pushing SWE-bench Pro as tougher replacement. Scores plunged from ~70% to ~23% on the newer benchmark, The number that every major AI lab has b

12 Chainlink standard integrations landed across 7 services on Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Polygon and Robinhood Chain. Bank of England chose the network for the 2026 Synchronisation Lab and CME launched LINK futures expanding regulated access. Chainlink posted a weekly adoption update

_Bank of England partners with Swift and Chainlink in Synchronisation Lab. Testing tokenized assets settlement. Major crypto breakthrough ahead._ The Bank of England just made waves. Swift and Chainlink got selected for testing. The Synchronisation Lab welcomes 18 participants. According to

The Bank of England announced on February 10th the selection of Chainlink to participate in the "Synchronous Lab" project, exploring how central bank digital currencies can be atomically settled with blockchain assets. Eighteen institutions including Swift, London Stock Exchange Group, Chainlink, UAC Labs, and others are testing scenarios such as tokenized bonds, collateral management, and foreign exchange trading. The plan will launch in spring and operate for six months, simulating real-world transactions in a controlled environment without handling actual funds.

The Bank of England has launched the "Sync Lab," collaborating with 18 institutions including Chainlink to test settlement mechanisms for central bank digital currencies and blockchain assets, aiming to modernize the real-time gross settlement system RTGS. This move reflects a focus on digital asset integration, paves the way for future stablecoin regulations, and demonstrates the UK's firm stance in the global digital finance race.

Chainlink joins the Bank of England Synchronization Lab to test atomic settlement with tokenized assets. The Bank will run a 6-month RT2 lab to test synchronization models without live money. Eighteen firms will simulate full settlement flows to shape future RTGS synchronization

In brief Ark cites a $300B drop in software stock value as AI models like GPT-5.3 erode traditional software moats. The firm interprets $59B in EV write-downs by Stellantis, VW, GM, and Ford as a retreat from the future. An OpenAI-Ginkgo autonomous lab cut biotech experiment costs by 40%,

In brief Adam Back confirmed that Jeffrey Epstein invested in Blockstream during its 2014 seed round through then-MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito's fund. Back said the investment was divested within months due to conflict of interest concerns, ending all financial ties with Epstein.

Crypto YouTuber and long‑time altcoin bull Lady Of Crypto from Market Lab has released one of the bleakest post‑2021 takes on the market: not only is alt season delayed, she argues, the industry no longer deserves one. The video’s core claim is blunt. Bitcoin has pushed to all‑time highs, while