Tech Trends for March 21, 2025

Below you'll find a concise roundup of today's top stories across AI, Web3, and Hedera, capturing the key trends shaping the tech landscape.

AI News

  • Small Models as Paralegals: LexisNexis Distills Models to Build AI Assistant
    LexisNexis fine-tuned Mistral models to develop its Protege AI assistant, showcasing the potential of distilled and small models in legal tech.
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  • OpenAI’s New Voice AI Model: gpt-4o-transcribe
    OpenAI introduces three proprietary voice models—gpt-4o-transcribe, gpt-4o-mini-transcribe, and gpt-4o-mini-tts—to enable speech functionality in existing text apps swiftly.
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  • Anthropic Empowers Claude with Real-Time Web Search
    Anthropic's real-time web search addition to Claude AI redefines competition with ChatGPT, coming on the heels of a $3.5 billion funding round at a $61.5 billion valuation.
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  • Carbon Arc: A Marketplace for Real-World Transaction Data
    Carbon Arc offers a novel approach by enabling businesses to buy only the insights they need for powering LLMs and enterprise applications without binding bulk data contracts.
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  • Microsoft Explores Crediting AI Training Data Contributors
    In a move towards greater transparency, Microsoft launches research to determine and credit the influence of specific training examples in generative AI outputs.
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Web3 News

  • U.S. Government Removes Tornado Cash Sanctions
    In a significant policy shift, the U.S. Treasury Department has lifted sanctions on Tornado Cash, impacting regulatory approaches to crypto compliance.
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  • CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: SUI Drops 5.1%
    The CoinDesk 20 index update reflects a 5.1% drop in SUI's performance, pointing to broader market trends as indices trade lower from Thursday levels.
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  • CryptoQuant's Bull Score Index Dips to 2-Year Lows
    A significant decline in CryptoQuant's Bull Score Index suggests mounting challenges for BTC bulls, amplifying market caution among investors.
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Hedera News

  • ServiceNow x Hedera Ecosystem Spotlight #346
    In the latest ecosystem spotlight, ServiceNow's integration with Hedera highlights advanced use cases and increased developer accessibility.
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  • HBAR Now Trading on Kraken
    HBAR gains further traction as it debuts on Kraken, expanding its presence in the cryptocurrency exchange ecosystem.
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  • Hedera in the 2025 Ultimate Crypto Tournament
    Hedera takes its competitive edge to a new arena by competing in the 2025 Ultimate Crypto Tournament against GateToken.
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  • Hedera Expands Blockchain Infrastructure with LinkPool Integration
    Strengthening its technical foundation, Hedera partners with LinkPool to serve as an official RPC Provider, ensuring improved transaction performance and scalability.
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Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to track these evolving stories in the tech world.