Latest news with #LightRocket
Forbes
2 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
WhatsApp Rolls Out Ads, Breaking Its ‘No Ads! No Games! No Gimmicks!' Pledge
POLAND - 2024/02/23: In this photo illustration a WhatsApp logo seen displayed on a smartphone. ... More (Photo Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) For several years, WhatsApp characterized itself on a defining promise: no ads, no gimmicks and no data-hungry distractions. This week, that promise was officially broken. Meta, which acquired the messaging giant over a decade ago, is rolling out advertisements within WhatsApp's 'Updates' tab — an important shift for a platform that long resisted ad-driven revenue models. The move marks WhatsApp's first consumer-facing ad integration, as well as Meta's push to monetize its 3-billion-user crown jewel beyond business tools. 'We've been talking about our plans to build a business that does not interrupt your personal chats for years,' Meta wrote in a June 16 blog post. 'We believe the Updates tab is the right place for these new features to work.' Now, alongside updates from friends and family, users will see sponsored content from businesses. Meta says it will use only limited information for ad targeting, such as a user's city, language and the channels they follow. Notably, it claims it won't access message content, group chats or call data. 'Your personal messages, calls and groups you are in will not be used to determine the ads you may see,' the team wrote. Still, the changes breach the core ethos that helped WhatsApp gain popularity and once set it apart from the more overtly data-hungry design of other social platforms. The tension between WhatsApp's founding values and Meta's business model was laid bare as early as 2018, when co-founder Brian Acton told Forbes he left the company over Facebook's plans to monetize the app by introducing targeted ads in the Status feature and its behind-the-scenes pressure to weaken WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption. In the interview, Acton was unambiguous: 'Targeted advertising is what makes me unhappy.' At the time, Facebook insisted it wouldn't compromise user privacy, but security researchers pointed out to Forbes that there were 'nuanced' ways to extract metadata or scan messages for keywords before encryption, potentially enabling ad targeting without technically breaking encryption. Even earlier, in a now-famous 2012 blog post, WhatsApp co-founders Acton and Jan Koum described their aversion to advertising in detail, and, in the post, even quoted Fight Club to make their point: 'At every company that sells ads, a significant portion of their engineering team spends their day tuning data mining, writing better code to collect all your personal data… We are simply not interested in any of it.' Koum reportedly also kept a note from Acton taped to his desk reading: 'No Ads! No Games! No Gimmicks!' That ideology was central to WhatsApp's identity. After Meta's $19 billion acquisition in 2014, WhatsApp dropped its $0.99 annual subscription fee but promised to keep the app free of third-party ads and spam. That era is now over. Meta earned more than $160 billion in advertising revenue last year, including Facebook and Instagram. WhatsApp is now being folded into the company's broader monetization strategy — and time will tell what kind of trade-offs users are willing to accept. Beyond ads in Status, Meta is introducing promoted channels and paid subscriptions for channel followers. But even if the changes don't affect message threads directly, Meta's ad-driven incentives continue to be at odds with WhatsApp's encryption-first reputation. Online, the backlash was swift. Reddit threads are peppered with users threatening to jump ship to Signal and Telegram. One comment, upvoted more than 3,500 times, reads: 'Meta/Facebook promised to never add advertising to WhatsApp when they acquired the app for $19bln. The moral of the story: Never trust the Zuck.' Others appear less concerned. Since the ads live in the lesser-used Updates tab, many casual users may barely notice. Despite backlash over Instagram ads, Threads rollouts and Facebook redesigns, Meta's platforms have consistently retained users — particularly in markets like India, Brazil and Indonesia, where WhatsApp is used daily to work, shop and bank. Still, WhatsApp is no longer the lean, user-first app it once was. It's now part of Meta's full-stack data-and-commerce engine, with all the complexity — and controversy — that brings. As WhatsApp enters its next era, it's difficult not to consider how unlikely this shift may have looked to its early users. 'Remember, when advertising is involved, you the user are the product,' the app's 2012 manifesto warned. In 2025, that product is mature, monetized and unmistakably meta.
Forbes
2 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Buy Or Fear CF Industries Stock
CANADA - 2025/06/14: In this photo illustration, the CF Industries Holdings logo is seen displayed ... More on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) CF Industries (NYSE:CF) stock appears appealing – making it a wise choice to buy at its present price of approximately $100. Despite some concerns regarding CF stock, it seems attractive given its current valuation, which appears to be very low. We reach our conclusion by juxtaposing the current valuation of CF stock with its operational performance in recent years as well as its present and historical financial state. Our review of CF Industries along key metrics of Growth, Profitability, Financial Stability, and Downturn Resilience indicates that the company has a moderate operational performance and financial health, as outlined below. Nevertheless, for investors desiring less volatility than individual stocks, the Trefis High Quality portfolio offers an alternative – having outperformed the S&P 500 and delivered returns exceeding 91% since its inception. Based on the cost per dollar of sales or profit, CF stock appears inexpensive in comparison to the wider market. • CF Industries has a price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 2.6 compared to a figure of 3.0 for the S&P 500 • Furthermore, the company's price-to-free cash flow (P/FCF) ratio is 6.6 as opposed to 20.5 for the S&P 500 • Additionally, it has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.8 in contrast to the benchmark's 26.4 CF Industries' Revenues have seen marginal growth over the past few years. • CF Industries has experienced its top line contracting at an average rate of 5.6% over the last 3 years (versus an increase of 5.5% for the S&P 500) • Its revenues have increased by 0.7% from $6.1 Bil to $6.1 Bil in the past 12 months (compared to a growth of 5.5% for the S&P 500) • Additionally, its quarterly revenues rose by 13.1% to $1.7 Bil in the most recent quarter from $1.5 Bil a year prior (versus a 4.8% improvement for the S&P 500) CF Industries' profit margins are significantly higher than most companies in the Trefis coverage spectrum. • CF Industries' Operating Income over the last four quarters was $1.9 Bil, reflecting a high Operating Margin of 30.7% (versus 13.2% for the S&P 500) • CF Industries' Operating Cash Flow (OCF) during this period was $2.4 Bil, indicating a high OCF Margin of 39.4% (compared to 14.9% for the S&P 500) • For the last four-quarter span, CF Industries' Net Income was $1.3 Bil – suggesting a high Net Income Margin of 21.8% (compared to 11.6% for the S&P 500) CF Industries' balance sheet appears robust. • CF Industries' Debt figure was $3.3 Bil at the conclusion of the most recent quarter, while its market capitalization stands at $17 Bil (as of 6/13/2025). This results in a moderate Debt-to-Equity Ratio of 20.8%(versus 19.9% for the S&P 500). [Note: A lower Debt-to-Equity Ratio is preferable] • Cash (including cash equivalents) constitutes $1.4 Bil of the $13 Bil in Total Assets for CF Industries. This yields a strong Cash-to-Assets Ratio of 10.6% (versus 13.8% for the S&P 500) CF stock has performed worse than the benchmark S&P 500 index during several recent downturns. • CF stock fell 49.1% from a peak of $118.35 on 26 August 2022 to $60.24 on 1 June 2023, compared to a peak-to-trough decline of 25.4% for the S&P 500 • The stock is still not back to its pre-Crisis high • The highest price the stock has reached since then is 99.93 on 15 June 2025 • CF stock declined 55.7% from a peak of $47.74 on 1 January 2020 to $21.14 on 18 March 2020, in comparison to a peak-to-trough decline of 33.9% for the S&P 500 • The stock fully bounced back to its pre-Crisis peak by 24 February 2021 • CF stock dropped 76.8% from a peak of $33.92 on 17 June 2008 to $7.88 on 20 November 2008, as opposed to a peak-to-trough decline of 56.8% for the S&P 500 • The stock fully recovered to its pre-Crisis peak by 15 August 2011 In summary, CF Industries' performance across the aforementioned parameters is as follows: • Growth: Neutral • Profitability: Very Strong • Financial Stability: Strong • Downturn Resilience: Very Weak • Overall: Neutral Considering its very low valuation, this renders the stock attractive, reinforcing our conclusion that CF is a wise investment choice. Although CF stock appears promising, investing in a lone stock can be precarious. Conversely, the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, featuring a collection of 30 stocks, has demonstrated a history of comfortably surpassing the S&P 500 over the previous four-year duration. Why is that? Collectively, HQ Portfolio stocks offered superior returns with diminished risk in comparison to the benchmark index; resulting in a smoother investment journey, as evidenced by HQ Portfolio performance metrics.
IOL News
4 days ago
- IOL News
Big tech on a quest for ideal AI device
The ability to engage digital assistants as easily as speaking with friends is being built into eyewear, speakers, computers and smartphones, but some argue that the Age of AI calls for a transformational new gizmo. Image: David Tramontan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has enlisted the legendary designer behind the iPhone to create an irresistible gadget for using generative artificial intelligence (AI). The ability to engage digital assistants as easily as speaking with friends is being built into eyewear, speakers, computers and smartphones, but some argue that the Age of AI calls for a transformational new gizmo. "The products that we're using to deliver and connect us to unimaginable technology are decades old," former Apple chief design officer Jony Ive said when his alliance with OpenAI was announced. "It's just common sense to at least think, surely there's something beyond these legacy products." Sharing no details, OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman said that a prototype Ive shared with him "is the coolest piece of technology that the world will have ever seen." According to several US media outlets, the device won't have a screen, nor will it be worn like a watch or broach. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ Kyle Li, a professor at The New School, said that since AI is not yet integrated into people's lives, there is room for a new product tailored to its use. The type of device won't be as important as whether the AI innovators like OpenAI make "pro-human" choices when building the software that will power them, said Rob Howard of consulting firm Innovating with AI. Learning from flops The industry is well aware of the spectacular failure of the AI Pin, a square gadget worn like a badge packed with AI features but gone from the market less than a year after its debut in 2024 due to a dearth of buyers. The AI Pin marketed by startup Humane to incredible buzz was priced at $699. Now, Meta and OpenAI are making "big bets" on AI-infused hardware, according to CCS Insight analyst Ben Wood. OpenAI made a multi-billion-dollar deal to bring Ive's startup into the fold. Google announced early this year it is working on mixed-reality glasses with AI smarts, while Amazon continues to ramp up Alexa digital assistant capabilities in its Echo speakers and displays. Apple is being cautious embracing generative AI, slowly integrating it into iPhones even as rivals race ahead with the technology. Plans to soup up its Siri chatbot with generative AI have been indefinitely delayed. The quest for creating an AI interface that people love "is something Apple should have jumped on a long time ago," said Futurum research director Olivier Blanchard. Time to talk Blanchard envisions some kind of hub that lets users tap into AI, most likely by speaking to it and without being connected to the internet. "You can't push it all out in the cloud," Blanchard said, citing concerns about reliability, security, cost, and harm to the environment due to energy demand. "There is not enough energy in the world to do this, so we need to find local solutions," he added. Howard expects a fierce battle over what will be the must-have personal device for AI, since the number of things someone is willing to wear is limited and "people can feel overwhelmed." A new piece of hardware devoted to AI isn't the obvious solution, but OpenAI has the funding and the talent to deliver, according to Julien Codorniou, a partner at venture capital firm 20VC and a former Facebook executive. OpenAI recently hired former Facebook executive and Instacart chief Fidji Simo as head of applications, and her job will be to help answer the hardware question. Voice is expected by many to be a primary way people command AI. Google chief Sundar Pichai has long expressed a vision of "ambient computing" in which technology blends invisibly into the world, waiting to be called upon. "There's no longer any reason to type or touch if you can speak instead," Blanchard said. "Generative AI wants to be increasingly human" so spoken dialogues with the technology "make sense," he added. However, smartphones are too embedded in people's lives to be snubbed any time soon, said Wood. AFP
Forbes
4 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Traveling To Europe This Year? Caveat Emptor: Here's What You Need To Know
BARCELONA, CATALONIA, SPAIN - 2024/07/06: An anti-tourism placard is seen during the demonstration. ... More More than 3,000 people demonstrated against the tourist overcrowding suffered by the city of Barcelona and in favor of tourism reduction policies. The demonstration involved symbolically closing hotel establishments, bars and restaurants while heading towards Barceloneta, one of the neighborhoods that suffers the most from the presence of tourism. (Photo by Paco Freire/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Even if you manage to push your way through the crowds of tourists in Barcelona and Mallorca this year on vacation, you may now find yourself spritzed by a local with a water gun who wished you'd stay home. Because of a shortage of resident apartments, Barcelona's municipal government will eliminate 10,000 short-term B&B rental licenses by 2028. And in many European capitals locals are carrying signs reading 'TOURISTS GO HOME.' In Japan, where tourism records are being broken because of a weak yen, Kyoto banned tourists from entering certain streets, and in Paris the Louis Vuitton store on the Champs Elysée has a line outside that stretches down the block, and Asians are only allowed to buy a single one of their most popular bags. Japanese tourits queue up 13 December 2000 at the entrance of a Louis Vuitton luxury store on the ... More Champs Elysees in Paris. The store's management allows each client only one purchase to avoid illegal resale of its products. AFP PHOTO JEAN-PIERRE MULLER (Photo by JEAN-PIERRE MULLER / AFP) (Photo by JEAN-PIERRE MULLER/AFP via Getty Images) The growing antagonism towards tourists is in the face of still-growing travel––the World Travel & Tourism Council projected that this year 142 countries out of 185 will set records, especially to Europe, spending $11.1 trillion and accounting for 330 million jobs. VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 02: Tourists are crowded near a canal near St. Mark's Square on August 02, ... More 2023 in Venice, Italy. UNESCO officials have included Venice and its lagoon to the list of world heritage in danger to review, along with Ukraine's Kyiv, and Lviv. The UN cultural agency deems Italy not effective in protecting Venice from mass tourism and extreme weather conditions. (Photo by) So why the complaints? It's simply a story of locals being overwhelmed by foreigners who stifle the local way of life, cause lines to get into major museums as long as at Disneyworld, cause unbearable traffic jams, inhabit converted apartments where residents once lived and utterly change the true ambience of a city like Venice, which has now become little more than a theme park of singing gondoliers, souvenir shops and pizza parlors. Up until recently, once less-trammeled cities like Lisbon, Milan, Valencia and Reykjavik were sensible alternatives, but now, they, too, are engorged with foreign travelers. But now, even Iceland, with a population of less than 400,000, is on target to get 2.5 million tourists in 2026, and more than two-thirds of its Airbnb's were once long-term apartments. I have visited Europe four times in the last eight months––Spain, Austria, Italy and Croatia––and one thing I did not find was any anti-American attitude, though anti-Trump feelings run high. So, if you get squirted with water in Barcelona (it will cool you off this summer), it's not because you're from the U.S. but only because you and millions of others from around the world are upsetting the locals' tolerance for crowds, noise and discomfort. If you do plan to visit Europe this summer here are some considerations to keep in mind: CEFALU, ITALY : Tourists in street scene and souvenir shops in coastal town of Cefalu in Northern ... More Sicily, Italy. (Photo by) ● If you've never been to Europe's major cities, by all means go, but expect crowds and high prices for hotels and BnBs. Check the on-line sites like Trivago, Expedia and Travelocity for places within your price range. If you do go to Rome, Paris, Madrid and Athens, August is the month their populations take their own vacations, so crowds will not be so bad. Be aware that all the Mediterranean countries will be very hot, and waiting on lines can be daunting. ● If you've already visited major cities, stay away from them now. Rent a car or take advantage of Europe's superb train service to travel from small city to city at your leisure. In my last trip to Italy I drove up the Adriatic coast through Puglia and Abruzzo stopping in wonderful cities and charming small towns like Bari, Lecce, Vasto, Sulmona, Scanno and others whose tourist numbers are nothing close those of major cities, and each has its own distinctive charms. ● You may or may not need it, but obtain an international driver's license from AAA for about $20 before leaving the U.S. Some rental car agencies will not rent to you without one; most will but they caution that if you are stopped by the police they will ask for one. ● Always make reservations for hotels and restaurants, even in smaller cities and especially on weekends when the locals flock to their favorite tavernas, trattorias and rathskellers, as well as country inns and resorts. COLMAR, FRANCE - OCTOBER 9: Traditional Alsace Kougelhopf cakes on display at a delicatessen on ... More October 9, 2019 in the city of Colmar in the Alsace region of eastern France. Alsace is famous for its unique Germanic-inspired cuisine, the high number of picturesque villages, churches and castles, the Vosges mountains and its vineyards with the 170 km of the Route des Vins d'Alsace. (Photo by) ● The regions outside of the major cities usually offer different cuisines you should definitely try, like the Alsatian cooking of Strasbourg, the Provençal food of Nice, the Dalmatian specialties of Dubrovnik and the Austrian fare in Graz. The food of Sicily is as different from the food of Tuscany as Boston's seafood is from San Francisco's. Series of typical italian pasta Linguine al pesto with green beans, served in ceramic handmade ... More plate, wood tray, parmesean cheese and basil leaves, White raw background,. (Photo by: Costanza Sigismondi/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ● I am happy to report that, generally speaking––Venice, Zurich and London excepted––restaurants prices are still amazingly low, even though the US dollar is struggling against the euro. It is still easy to find a terrific tagliatelle al pesto in Liguria for $12 to $15, and you can hop from tapas bar to tapas bar in San Sebastián, Spain, for three or four bucks per item. Fish is often priced by the grams, and many dishes, like turbot or suckling pig are priced for two or more people. ● Wine and beer is not marked up in most European countries as much as in the U.S., especially if you drink French wine in France and Italian wine in Italy. And although it was once risky to order the house wine (vino della casa in Italian), today you can always be assured that it will be a good, usually local, red or white, sold by the glass or sometimes in a carafe. Rarely do such wines cost more than $20. ● Bobby Moore preparing for the opening of his own public house called Moore's at Stratford Broadway, ... More East London. He is wearing a bowler hat and false moustache. Bobby Moore plays fro Fulham at this time. Picture taken 17th November 1976 Bobby Moore preparing for the opening of his own public house called Moore's at Stratford Broadway, East London. He is wearing a bowler hat and false moustache. Bobby Moore plays for Fulham at this time. Picture taken 17th November 1976 . (Photo by Kent Gavin/Mirrorpix/Getty Images) Yet again must I address tipping in Europe: In Italy, Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Greece and others––tips are not expected at restaurants because a service charge is already included in the bill (servis compris in French). If, as an American, you still feel guilty, leave five or ten percent of the bill, never more. In the UK one does not tip at a pub, and, increasingly restaurant bills include a 12% service charge. If not, you might want to tip that amount. You can round off your taxi cab bill as a gesture. Passengers queue to check-in for flights at the Schiphol Airport on 29 July 2022. - Schiphol has ... More been struggling with a shortage of security guards and baggage handlers for some time, and in combination with the increased flow of holidaymakers, this shortage has led to large crowds. - Netherlands OUT (Photo by Freek van den Bergh / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by FREEK VAN DEN BERGH/ANP/AFP via Getty Images) ● Airlines are telling the truth when they advise you get to the airport three hours before your flight, especially if you're flying economy. The sheer size and Piranesian maze of major airports these days makes for long lines at the counter, security, passport control and gate. Getting into a foreign country for a non-EU citizen can also be daunting, but getting back to the U.S. has now become pretty easy if you've got Global Entry membership though the on-line U.S. Customs and Border Control Protection site.
Forbes
12-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
What Good Is AI On Blockchain If No One Can Use It Easily In Practice
The interaction of Artificial intelligence (AI) and Blockchain are emerging. (Photo Illustration by ... More Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) An increasing number of blockchains is actively seeking to integrate AI capabilities, but this 'AI on blockchain' growth is accompanied by significant challenges, most notably the issue of "chain silos", which fragment the sector and can hold back the full realization and utility of Decentralized AI (DeAI) potential. Afterall, if there's no widely available use case scenario, how do we continue the narrative and innovation of the currently already-overhyped DeAI sector? Take blockchain-native autonomous AI agents as an example, while a precise census of AI agents on the blockchain is elusive, the available data strongly suggests a rapidly growing and dynamic landscape. The number is likely in the hundreds to potentially thousands when considering individual deployed agents across various platforms and projects. All these AI agents reside in a scattered landscape of chains. It's like when computers could not communicate with other computers before the World Wide Web was invented, as a result, the full potential of computers could not be unleashed. While centralized AI suffers from data silos controlled by corporations, DeAI risks creating new silos at the blockchain level if interoperability is not prioritized, blocking DeAI's full potential. This fragmentation is not merely about data residing on different ledgers. It extends to the unique protocols, smart contract languages, virtual machine environments, consensus mechanisms, and overall operational logic of each distinct blockchain. For example, a DeAI application built to leverage the specific features of Ethereum and its EVM may not be able to natively interact with or utilize AI models deployed on a non-EVM chain like Solana without resorting to complex and potentially insecure bridging solutions. Similarly, AI agents trained within one chain's environment may find it difficult to operate effectively elsewhere. This leads to scenarios where separate databases or non-communicating tools on different chains effectively become isolated islands of DeAI activity. Fragmentation issues, similar to those seen in decentralized identity systems or healthcare electronic health records due to platform incompatibilities, can limit the scalability and impact of DeAI solutions. The DeAI community's vision extends beyond isolated applications on single blockchains. Building "Super AI Applications" is becoming a key mission for many. Imagine it as an all-encompassing platform or a network of integrated services that accommodates diverse AI functionalities – such as sophisticated data analysis, distributed model training, autonomous agent deployment, and complex decision making – across different, often varied and disparate blockchain environments. Such an application would not be confined to the resources or limitations of a single chain. On one hand, specialized Layer 1 blockchains like Bittensor, and Gensyn are being engineered from the ground up with DeAI specific requirements in mind. These platforms aim to provide optimized environments for tasks like high-volume data processing, intensive computation, or unique AI model incentive mechanisms, based on the premise that general-purpose L1s may not be ideally suited for the distinct demands of DeAI. On the other hand, many prominent DeAI Apps and protocols, such as Ocean Protocol and SingularityNET, initially launched on established, general-purpose L1s like Ethereum and are now pursuing multichain strategies. Then a key debate arose: Commit to a specialized L1 for potentially superior tailored performance but a smaller initial ecosystem, or build on/across established L1s/L2s to tap into broader reach but with possible limitations in AI specific optimizations? Inevitably, successful DeAI platforms will increasingly rely on reliable and functional cross-chain capabilities to access wider markets, liquidity, and data sources, regardless of their foundational architecture, thereby avoiding the very 'silo-zation' they aim to overcome. Realizing the Super AI APP vision is charged with significant challenges though. Despite these challenges, industry players are proactively exploring solutions and standardization for DeAI Super Applications to cross chain, including leaders like BSC and Solana, although this is still at an infant stage. In the meantime, innovations in protocols, platforms, and conceptual frameworks are also taking shape to construct a more interconnected DeAI ecosystem which can potentially become real utility for even novice internet users. This trend is inevitable, driven by the enormous potential underneath AI and blockchain's synergistic benefits. The inherent characteristics of blockchain can address some of AI's most pressing challenges, while AI can unlock new functionalities and efficiencies for decentralized systems, such as network optimization and intelligent resource allocation, or automated security auditing, and more. For the benefits and advantages of AI on blockchain over centralized AI, I've discussed in my previous articles: How To Solve Data Collection Challenges For Your Business's AI Needs DeepSeek's Lesson: The Future Of AI Is Decentralized And Open-Source Top 5 Decentralized Data Collection Providers In 2025 For AI Business
