Gate News reported that on March 18, Bitcoin mining company HIVE launched its first AI GPU cluster in Paraguay, expanding its business scope beyond Bitcoin mining.

Artificial intelligence company Sahara AI has partnered with Microsoft to launch the open-source benchmark MATHVISTA, designed to test the reasoning capabilities of various models. The benchmark has attracted over 270,000 downloads, with high-quality annotated data being crucial for AI Agent performance. Multiple renowned institutions have already adopted its services.

Gate News reports that on March 18, WhiteForest, former co-founder of Foresight Ventures, disclosed his startup direction for the first time half a year after leaving the firm. He is currently building a proprietary trading firm. WhiteForest stated that the market has mistakenly equated proprietary trading with "fully autonomous trading." The core concept is to build an intelligent investment exoskeleton system where AI handles execution and discipline, amplifying rather than replacing investor capabilities.

Gate announced on March 18 the completion of a major upgrade to its AI App, launching version v8.12.0 with 20 new core features covering multiple business lines. Users can easily conduct trading, analysis, and asset management through natural language, enhancing efficiency and experience.

Gate launched Gate AI "Deep Thinking" mode on March 18, upgrading to a universal AI assistant to support market analysis, information integration, and other scenarios. Users can ask private questions through the Gate AI Bot on Telegram, providing personalized analysis and support.

AI safety startup Xbow announced on March 18 the completion of a $120 million funding round, with a valuation exceeding $1 billion. The funding was led by DFG Growth and Northzone, with participation from existing investors. Xbow specializes in application security vulnerability detection, serving over 100 customers including Moderna and Samsung Electronics. The company expects to grow its headcount to hundreds of employees.

Gate News reported that on March 18, Tencent President Lau Chi Ping revealed that Tencent invested 18 billion yuan in AI new products last year (2025), and the investment scale will at least double this year (2026). Lau Chi Ping stated: "Our core business is very solid and continues to grow, which allows us to increase investment."

Independent AI Model Evaluation Platform Lists Xiaomi's Closed-Source Model MiMo-V2-Pro, Supporting Million-Token Context, Provided Free of Charge, Ranked First. The model is related to Hunter Alpha, which went online anonymously, and ranks first in weekly consumption. Additionally, MiMo-V2-Omni has appeared, supporting multiple input types. Xiaomi has not yet released official information.

Mobile advertising company AppLovin co-founder Furqan Rydhan pointed out in his article "The Age of Abundance" that AI Agents have surpassed the practical threshold, and humanity has entered an era of abundance. He emphasized that improvements in AI quality, declining costs, and digitalization of infrastructure have doubled production efficiency, and he believes that the rarest capability in the future will be directional judgment.

Gate News reports that on March 18, Sui ecosystem decentralized AI infrastructure project DeAgentAI announced it has completed the second round of AIA token airdrop distribution to Genesis NFT holders. The airdrop has been directly sent to users' bound Sui