Gate News reports that on March 19, according to sources familiar with the matter, cryptocurrency trading platform FalconX is exploring the possibility of an initial public offering (IPO), with multiple investment banks including Cantor Fitzgerald bidding for underwriting services on the project. FalconX is known for providing digital asset trading services, and this consideration of going public comes as interest in the cryptocurrency market continues to grow.

Gate News report states that on March 16, Brilliance Securities Finance (01428.HK) announced that the takeover bid initiated by Ant Group has been approved by relevant Chinese government departments and is expected to be completed by March 30. The company's stock will resume trading on March 17.

China Unicom wins the bid for Baidu's AI Large Model Innovation Factory project in Jinan City, with a total amount of 837 million yuan. The project involves the procurement of 740 AI servers, making it the largest AI project by 2026. The equipment will be delivered within 16 working days, with processor specifications of 64 cores and a main frequency of 2.7GHz.

Anthropic submitted a proposal to participate in the Pentagon Orchestrator Prize Challenge, developing voice-controlled autonomous drone swarm technology, with Claude as the core and advocating for human supervision throughout the process. However, it was not selected in the end. The selected proposals included those from SpaceX and xAI, as well as companies collaborating with OpenAI. The Pentagon subsequently banned contractors from engaging in commercial activities with Anthropic.