Meta Launches Real-Time Translation Feature on WhatsApp

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Meta Platforms announced the rollout of a real-time translation feature on WhatsApp, designed to make cross-language conversations easier for its more than 3 billion users worldwide.

The new tool will initially support six languages on Android and 19 on iPhones, with additional languages planned for future updates.

According to Meta, translations happen directly on the user’s device to maintain privacy, ensuring that WhatsApp itself cannot view the content of messages.

To use the feature, users can simply long-press a message and tap “Translate” to view it in another language. The function will work across personal chats, group conversations, and channel updates.

Android users will also have the option to enable automatic translation for entire chat threads, allowing all future messages to be translated by default.

OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank to Build Five New AI Data Centers for $500 Billion Stargate Project

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OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank announced plans to construct five new artificial intelligence data centers in the United States as part of their massive Stargate project, an initiative expected to reshape AI infrastructure.

President Donald Trump hosted leading tech CEOs in January to launch Stargate, a private-sector effort aiming to spend up to $500 billion on the compute power needed to support the next generation of AI.

OpenAI and Oracle will build three new facilities in Shackelford County, Texas, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, and an undisclosed Midwestern site. Together with SoftBank and its affiliate, OpenAI will also develop two additional centers in Lordstown, Ohio, and Milam County, Texas.

These new facilities, combined with Oracle-OpenAI’s Abilene, Texas expansion and ongoing projects with CoreWeave, will boost Stargate’s total data center capacity to nearly 7 gigawatts. According to OpenAI, this represents over $400 billion in investments over the next three years. The ultimate goal remains 10 gigawatts of total capacity.

“AI can only fulfill its promise if we build the compute to power it,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a statement.

The new projects are expected to create 25,000 on-site jobs. The announcement follows Nvidia’s pledge on Monday to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI and supply data center chips.

To finance Stargate, OpenAI and its partners plan to use debt financing and lease chips, according to sources familiar with the matter.

With backing from Microsoft, OpenAI joins other tech giants pouring billions into AI infrastructure to support services such as ChatGPT and Copilot.

Given AI’s growing importance in sensitive fields like defense—and with China racing to catch up—both the private sector and the Trump administration have made AI infrastructure a strategic priority.

Tether targets $500B valuation in planned $20B raise, report says

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Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, is exploring a massive fundraising round that could value the company at $500 billion, according to Bloomberg News.

Fundraising details

  • Tether is seeking $15–20 billion through a private placement, offering roughly a 3% stake.

  • Sources cautioned the figures are top-end targets and could come in lower, depending on investor appetite and final terms.

  • CEO Paolo Ardoino confirmed in a post on X that the company is evaluating a raise from “a selected group of high-profile investors,” but gave no specifics.

Tether’s market position

  • USDT stablecoin: Pegged to the U.S. dollar, with a market cap of $173B (CoinGecko).

  • Dominates global stablecoin trading, enabling crypto-to-crypto transactions with reduced volatility.

  • Recently announced a U.S.-focused stablecoin, USAT, as part of efforts to expand in America.

  • In August, Tether appointed Bo Hines, a former White House crypto policy executive, as a strategic adviser to bolster U.S. presence.

Competitive landscape

  • Circle, issuer of the USDC stablecoin, went public in June in a blockbuster U.S. IPO.

  • A $500B valuation would make Tether one of the most highly valued companies in global finance, exceeding the market caps of many multinational banks.

Political backdrop

Tether’s plans come amid favorable crypto policies under President Donald Trump, whose administration has embraced digital assets and loosened regulatory barriers compared to prior years.

If successful, the raise would not only cement Tether’s dominance in the stablecoin market but also reshape the global crypto industry by making it the highest-valued digital asset firm in history.