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Coinbase CEO outlines token cost management by routing prompts
Coinbase says it is keeping costs nearly flat even as its use of AI tokens grows exponentially by distributing prompts across cheaper models. Brian Armstrong (브라이언 암스트롱) said prompt routing helps maintain steady spending. He forecast that within 12 to 18 months, 80 percent of work will run on models that are 99 percent cheaper, while top-end models focus on tasks needing high-level reasoning. Investors and executives broadly backed mixing models by task.
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Silicon Valley capital moves into news as a16z backs live-streaming MTS
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has backed the launch of a 24-hour livestream news show, “Monitoring the Situation” (MTS), on X, Axios reported. The project is funded by several angel investors and aims to replace traditional cable news. It features influential X users discussing breaking news in real time, including events such as a surprise resignation by Apple CEO Tim Cook. Mark Andreessen described it as a tool for understanding a complex era, though critics are skeptical.
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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.
