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Billionaire Marc Andreessen says AI will create a job boom, layoff fears are wrong

Silicon Valley investor Marc Andreessen said fears that artificial intelligence will destroy jobs are fake and predicted a large job boom. He argued that higher productivity from AI will expand demand and increase employment. U.S. employment data released around the same time sent mixed signals, including a rise in long-term unemployment. Companies including Block, Crypto.com, Oracle and Mara Holdings have also reported headcount cuts tied to AI shifts.

Crypto

Ripple Treasury joins SWIFT partner program, reviving XRP hopes and Garlinghouse outlook

Ripple’s corporate treasury platform Ripple Treasury has been included as an officially certified partner of SWIFT, reviving market interest in whether XRP Ledger-based settlement can link with existing banking infrastructure. The platform integrates with SWIFT’s Alliance Lite2 and gains access to SWIFTRef data used for IBAN and ABA checks. The development has renewed attention on past comments by CEO Brad Garlinghouse, including claims about XRPL processing 14 percent of SWIFT volume.

Telecommunications & Media

Apple silicon Macs could use external GPUs with Nvidia, AMD connectivity

Apple silicon Macs may be able to use external graphics cards after Tiny Corp developed an eGPU driver for Mac and it was reportedly approved by Apple. The driver connects an eGPU dock through USB4 or Thunderbolt ports and allows Macs to recognise and use Nvidia or AMD graphics cards. The company said it also supports AI model runs using its tinygrad framework. Support requirements and test runs were also disclosed.