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EPISODE · Apr 3, 2026 · 47 MIN

The AGI admission that spooked the entire industry | BOOM ROOM Weekly Roundup

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This week: Anthropic wins a First Amendment case against the Pentagon, their most powerful AI model leaks before launch, Jensen Huang declares AGI is here, Oracle fires 30,000 people by email at 6am the same quarter they posted record profits, and humans head to the moon for the first time in 54 years. We also get into Google's quantum paper that just moved the timeline for cracking Bitcoin, the prediction markets boom hitting all-time highs, and the autonomous warfare arms race with $3.75B raised in back-to-back weeks.STORIES THIS WEEK— Iran war market whiplash: S&P best day since May, but Brent still at $117— Private equity sales down 36% — AI and war creating a frozen exit market— Artemis II: first humans to lunar orbit since Apollo 17, 1972— Waymo hits 500K paid rides/week — 10x growth from a stable 3,000-vehicle fleet— Shield AI ($2B) + Saronic ($1.75B): the autonomous warfare arms race goes institutional— Anthropic wins preliminary injunction against the Pentagon — First Amendment retaliation ruling— Claude Mythos leak: new tier above Opus, "unprecedented cybersecurity risks," Anthropic IPO at $380B targeting October— Jensen Huang + Dario Amodei both say AGI is here or imminent— Oracle fires 20-30K employees by 6am email, frees $8-10B for AI data centers— Google quantum paper: Bitcoin's ECDSA encryption may crack with 10-20x fewer qubits than thought— Prediction markets hit ATH: 192M transactions, $23.9B volume, up 1,100% YoY— ICE puts another $600M into Polymarket — NYSE parent's total bet now $2B— California bans state appointees from insider prediction market bets#crypto #cryptocurrency #cryptonews #blockchain #ai #robotics #investing #iranisraelwar #artemis #nasa #spacetechnology #machinelearning #ai #fundraising ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------📍Useful Links for Arcanum Ventures:👉 Arcanum Ventures X: x.com/ArcanumVentures👉 Arcanum Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcanum-ventures/👉 Arcanum Venture Website: https://www.arcanum.ventures/👉 Arcanum Telegram Community: https://t.me/Arcanumventures👉 Work With Us: https://www.arcanum.ventures/workwithusform/👉 Arcanum Media Center: https://www.arcanum.ventures/media-center/---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------📍Disclaimer:Arcanum Ventures is not currently invested in or advising with any of the mentioned companies. The context of this content is merely meant to provide discussion and insight to viewers interested in the #startups, #tech, #AI, and #web3 industries.This video was created to serve as an educational aid, and nothing in the video constitutes any financial advice. Do your own research and #invest wisely!

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