FTX Victims Launch $525 Million Lawsuit Against Top Silicon Valley Law Firm

Cerebras, a Silicon Valley maker of artificial intelligence chips, began trading on the stock market on Thursday, as SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic also take steps to go public.

Twenty FTX victims are suing Fenwick & West, claiming the law firm didn’t just represent FTX, it helped build the infrastructure that kept the fraud running.

Ishmael Reed, provocateur and playwright, has a few words for the billionaires of Silicon Valley.

One of the developers behind the crypto-mixing protocol Samourai Wallet has publicly expressed hopes for a pardon, along with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.

"The conversation is sort of happening in Silicon Valley around one thing, and a totally different conversation is happening among consumers."

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The Physical AI Conference shaping the future of robotics, autonomous systems and real-world AI deployment lands in Silicon Valley this May, bringing together the engineers, builders and AI pioneers turning intelligence into physical action.  Physical AI Expo North America will take place on May 18–19, 2026 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, uniting global AI innovators, robotics leaders, […] The post Physical AI Conference Comes to San Jose as Robotics & Autonomous AI Go Mainstream  appeared first on AI News.