Federal prosecutors have collected statements from some of billionaire Mark Walter’s most senior executives as they probe dealings at his insurance companies and Guggenheim Partners LLC, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The executives provided firsthand accounts as part of the inquiry into Walter’s insurance businesses and the investment firm he runs, Bloomberg reported.

Shielded Labs CEO Jason McGee said Zcash uses a rough consensus governance model based on multiple stakeholders. Holder votes and community committee votes are used to gauge sentiment and inform decisions, but they are not binding. According to Odaily, protocol changes usually require broad support from the community committee and token holders, while the final decision rests with stakeholders that operate and use the network, including node operators, miners, exchanges, wallets, and users. McGee said no single group can push through protocol changes on its own. He added that the model can coordinate network upgrades when needed while preventing any one group from unilaterally driving changes.

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang said technology companies should keep pushing ahead with artificial intelligence research, even as some industry leaders have warned that development may need to slow. According to Sina Finance, Huang said companies should accelerate as much as possible and should not release products before they are ready or introduce unsafe products. Huang said Nvidia would move at full speed, but it would not and should not release products before they are mature. He added that no one expects the company to do that, and that everyone expects it to succeed and help the United States achieve greater prosperity. The comments come as concerns about the pace of AI development have intensified in recent weeks, with some people calling for guardrails and government regulation. The debate was partly sparked by Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who resigned earlier this month and said AI companies were rushing innovation at the expense of complete safety standards. Coxon said AI could pose a threat to humanity if left unchecked. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has so far generally not agreed with those concerns. Days later, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei appeared to share some of Coxon’s concerns. He said the industry had long misled the public about the risks of the technology and described its development as exponential, while adding that there was no need to panic or shut down all related research. Amodei said the situation was a warning sign and that the pace needed to slow.

India’s technology sector has powered growth in the world’s fastest-growing large economy, but uneven progress has left some strengths vulnerable, according to Bloomberg. Bangalore became India’s tech capital by attracting global investment and building a deep talent pool, but infrastructure and policies have struggled to keep pace with the expansion. The program also looks at whether Hyderabad can overtake Bangalore as India’s leading tech city and Blackstone’s investment in Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Anthropic is considering launching a new artificial intelligence model before its initial public offering, Reuters reported. According to ChainCatcher, the company’s IPO could be delayed until after the U.S. midterm elections.

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