Claude Leads 26% of Anthropic’s AI R&D. Is Recursive AI Starting?
Claude now leads 26% of Anthropic’s AI R&D and 30,000 agents run concurrently. TECHi examines whether recursive AI has begun and if oversight is keeping pace.
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Qaiser Sultan
Technology and markets writer | AI risk, crypto and digital economies
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Qaiser Sultan writes about AI risk, cryptocurrency markets and digital economies for TECHi. His portfolio covers AI-company developments, cybersecurity businesses, computing infrastructure and the economics of online platforms. He also contributes Two Takes articles presenting contrasting viewpoints on technology and markets.
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Selected articles from Qaiser Sultan's published portfolio.
CrowdStrike, Zscaler jump 15% as cybersecurity becomes the AI-risk trade
CrowdStrike hit a record and Zscaler, SentinelOne and Palo Alto jumped 13-15% as the AI slowdown call sank chips. Why threat warnings mean security budgets.
Inside the Roblox Limiteds Economy: How Virtual Collectibles Became Real Money
Roblox isn't just a game - it's one of the largest virtual economies on earth, and its rarest Limiteds trade like real assets. Here's how the market works.
Apple Maps Ads: Privacy-First Replaced with Revenue-First?
Apple's decision to introduce ads in its Maps app by 2026 marks a dramatic shift from its privacy-first image to prioritizing revenue. What does this...
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Ethereum sets Hoodi test for Oct. 26, but mainnet remains open
Ethereum set an Oct. 26 Hoodi test for Glamsterdam. The real test is whether clients, builders and contracts are ready before a mainnet date is set.
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Article archive
Published articles and coauthored reporting on TECHi (showing 18 of 151).
Schneider Electric’s $22.6B PTC deal faces an €800M sales test
The $205-a-share offer gives PTC holders a proposed cash exit. Schneider’s valuation case depends on projected cross-selling, financing and execution.
Claude Leads 26% of Anthropic’s AI R&D. Is Recursive AI Starting?
Claude now leads 26% of Anthropic’s AI R&D and 30,000 agents run concurrently. TECHi examines whether recursive AI has begun and if oversight is keeping pace.
Bitcoin Price Briefly Tops $84,000 as Short Squeeze Accelerates
Bitcoin briefly crossed $84,000 as shorts were liquidated. Live price, ETF flows and the $82,300 support test show whether the breakout can hold.
CrowdStrike, Zscaler jump 15% as cybersecurity becomes the AI-risk trade
CrowdStrike hit a record and Zscaler, SentinelOne and Palo Alto jumped 13-15% as the AI slowdown call sank chips. Why threat warnings mean security budgets.
Reading the Ether Price After a Brutal First Half of 2026
Ether bottomed at $1,505 in June and trades near $1,911 on August 19, 2026 — a 27% recovery that still has not closed above $2,000, on half the volume.
Anthropic raises misalignment risk label after cyber disclosures
Anthropic’s August report moved misalignment risk from Very Low to Low, citing greater uncertainty after cyber disclosures.
Meta’s 5-GW Louisiana Data Center Outruns Its Power Plan
Meta says its Louisiana AI data center could reach 5 GW and exceed $50B. TECHi separates the expansion claim from the power assets regulators have approved.
What Actually Makes a Good Crypto Trading Platform in 2026
The platform you trade on shapes your returns more than most beginners realize. Here's what separates a serious crypto trading venue from a glorified casino.
Inside the Roblox Limiteds Economy: How Virtual Collectibles Became Real Money
Roblox isn't just a game - it's one of the largest virtual economies on earth, and its rarest Limiteds trade like real assets. Here's how the market works.
Nvidia Moves Its Manufacturing to Arizona as a Political Gesture
Nvidia relocates production of its new Blackwall chip to Arizona after pressure from President Trump. The move, driven by tariffs and political...
Amazon 30,000 Layoffs Signal the Rise of the Gig Economy
Amazon announces 30,000 layoffs, shifting towards a gig economy model by hiring temporary workers. Learn how this reflects the rise of disposable...
Alphabet X CEO Explains the Moonshot Phenomenon
Alphabet X CEO, Astro Teller, defends moonshot failures as part of the process, but is it just an excuse for endless spending? Explore the real costs...
Apple Maps Ads: Privacy-First Replaced with Revenue-First?
Apple's decision to introduce ads in its Maps app by 2026 marks a dramatic shift from its privacy-first image to prioritizing revenue. What does this...
Amazon Takes on Last-Mile Costs With Smart Delivery Glasses
Amazon unveils AI-powered smart delivery glasses for its drivers, aiming to enhance last-mile delivery efficiency and reduce costs. Learn how this technology transforms logistics.
Load Balancing Remote Desktops and Apps on a Budget
Learn how to achieve high availability and reliable remote desktops with budget-friendly load balancing techniques, without sacrificing performance or uptime.
Meta $27 Billion Deal with Blue Owl Builds Data Centers, Outsourcing the Burden to Rural Communities
Meta's $27 billion deal with Blue Owl to build a data center in rural Louisiana shifts the energy burden to locals, highlighting the hidden costs of AI...
Is the UN Cyber Security Pact Legitimizing Surveillance?
The UN’s new Cyber Security Pact raises concerns about legitimizing global surveillance, threatening digital freedom under vague cybercrime laws.
Two Takes contributions
Coauthored by Qaiser Sultan
AI CEOs Agree on Frontier Rules. Enforcement Is the Test.
Hassabis, Altman and Amodei now support frontier AI oversight. TECHi tests whether their competing plans create enforceable release authority.
Coauthored by Qaiser Sultan
Claude’s Workspace Is an Audit Surface, Not a Witness
Anthropic’s global-workspace research may strengthen AI auditing without proving sentience. TECHi separates the paper’s claim from the consciousness debate.
HBO Max Outage Exposes Fragility Behind Streaming’s “Always On” Promise
HBO Max latest service disruption affecting nearly 20,000 users highlights a deeper infrastructure vulnerability. While the company has yet to issue a public acknowledgement, the error code 1400503, indicating service communication issue, points to a systemic issue beyond routine maintenance hiccup.
Tea App’s Second Data Breach Exposed Over a Million Private Messages
Tea’s mission was to empower women in the digital dating space. But back-to-back breaches in a single week suggest the company is struggling to protect the very people it set out to serve. Will women be able to trust again? This is the real question. The second breach cuts far deeper than the first.
XRP’s Seven-Year Wait Finally Pays Off
As they say, for the best, you have to wait till the end. So happens with XRP investors and crypto’s “it crawls until it soars” relationship. Following crypto’s longest patience test so far, the XRP investors have finally given themselves what is called a “jackpot”. July 18, 2025, proved to be
How One Move Could Topple Intel, AMD, and ARM
Nvidia, the famous American technology company, has recently dropped a strategic bombshell on the market. The company announced it will be bringing CUDA to RISC-V, which is an open source processor architecture. The move is quite unprecedented and could redefine computing by setting the tech ecosyst
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Historical articles
8 articles from Qaiser Sultan's earlier editorial era on TECHi. These remain available at their original URLs but aren't part of the current beat.
Qantas Airline’s 5.7 Billion Record Breach via Third-Party Call Centre
Qantas suffers a massive data breach affecting 5.7 million customers due to a third-party call centre’s weak security. A stark reminder of outsourcing risks.
Apple Removes ICEblock and Surrenders Platform Neutrality to Governmental Pressure
Apple removal of the ICEblock app after a government request highlights the fragile nature of platform neutrality. Explore how political influence is...
Bitcoin Signals an Institutional Takeover While Hitting an All-Time High of $125,000
Bitcoin reaches $125,689, marking a shift from financial rebellion to institutional adoption. Wall Street’s $3.2B Bitcoin ETF investment signals a...
Black Ops 7 Insists That More Is Better
The Asahi cyber attack highlights digital vulnerabilities in modern manufacturing. Learn how automation without cybersecurity leaves industries fragile and exposed.
Trump TikTok Deal Reiterates the Interconnectedness of Politics and Technology
Trump’s $14B TikTok deal shows how politics and technology intertwine, reshaping U.S.-China tech ties and turning TikTok into political infrastructure.
Media Moguls and Tech Titans Line Up for TikTok Ownership
President Trump announces Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, and Michael Dell as key investors in a deal to transfer TikTok's U.S. operations to American control.
Dropbox Shuts Down the Password Manager
Dropbox is shutting down its Password Manager service by Oct 28, 2025, shifting focus to core storage tools while guiding users to migrate data.
The Trillion Dollar Question: Visa Could Join the $2 Trillion Club
In a recent report, Mitrade, a finance focused online platform, made quite a prediction about Visa’s (the finance Company) financial growth. The report...