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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Hedera Launches AI Studio to Power Trusted Intelligent Systems at Scale
TORONTO, May 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Hedera announces the launch of AI Studio—an open-source, modular toolkit for building trusted, intelligent AI applications on the Hedera network. As AI enters a new era of autonomy, interoperability, and verifiability, AI Studio gives developers and enterprises a suite of tools to easily build powerful trusted applications. The modular, open-source toolkit enables task automation, AI-driven token creation, and auditable inter-agent communication using natural language or simple commands with no blockchain experience required. With low-code tools, enterprise-grade infrastructure, built-in compliance, and real-time auditability, AI Studio makes it easy to explore and deploy AI with transparency. "Data without trust is just noise," said Ty Smith, Senior Product Manager, Hashgraph. "Reliable AI begins with verifiable data. By grounding AI in events that are immutably time-stamped and fair-ordered on Hedera's Consensus and Token Services, builders and their users can have confidence that what the algorithm sees is authentic. AI Studio puts that trust at developers' fingertips, weaving transparency and accountability into every workflow. This is how Hedera becomes the trust layer of tomorrow's AI-driven digital economy." AI Studio leverages the full capabilities of Hedera's technology platform, including Hedera Consensus Service (HCS) for real-time, tamper-proof event logging and Hedera Token Service (HTS) for standardized value exchange, allowing developers to easily create compliant, automated, and auditable AI agents. Key components of AI Studio include: ElizaOS Plugin: A natural language interface for real-time network interaction and context-aware responses. Hedera Agent Kit: A LangChain-compatible SDK enabling agents to interact with Hedera using JavaScript or natural language. OpenConvAI (HCS-10): A new protocol for decentralized agent communication, enabling discoverability and tamper-proof messaging. MCP Server: A program that helps define how AI agents can interact with external tools and data sources. With fixed, low-cost transactions and a carbon-negative footprint, Hedera delivers the sustainability and predictability AI applications demand. Its unique architecture - governed by the decentralized global Hedera Council and powered by the asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerant (aBFT) hashgraph consensus algorithm - makes Hedera the leading infrastructure for secure AI systems. Built for trust, speed, and scale, it enables intelligent systems to operate with confidence and integrity. "Working with the Hashgraph team has been focused, thoughtful, and execution-oriented," said Shaw Walters, Founder, Eliza Labs. "Hedera's infrastructure, built for real-world utility, made it easy for us to deploy and champion the Eliza AI Agentic Framework. We're particularly excited about how this integration can help developers unlock new forms of agentic coordination across the broader on-chain world." By lowering technical barriers and enabling intuitive, open access to powerful AI-DLT integration tools, Hedera AI Studio invites a new generation of builders and businesses to shape the future, on infrastructure they can trust. To learn more, visit: About Hedera: Hedera is the trust layer of the digital economy, providing fast, secure, and efficient distributed ledger technology (DLT) powered by its unique hashgraph technology. With an open-source ecosystem, predictable, low-cost fees, and carbon-negative operations, it equips developers with the tools to build scalable applications with real-world impact. Governed by a diverse council of world-leading institutions, Hedera ensures transparent and fair decision-making. By driving innovation in DeFi, tokenization, AI, digital identity, and sustainable finance, it is shaping a more trusted, efficient, and inclusive digital future. For more information, visit or follow us on Twitter at @hedera. The Hedera whitepaper can be found at Media Contact:Laura CooleyHead of View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Hedera
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
California State Railroad Museum to display restored steam locomotive
( — The California State Railroad Museum announced, in partnership with Friends of No. 9, that it will display the restored No. 9 steam locomotive in July. Video Above: Native American event at Sacramento Museum in Old Sacramento The locomotive, which is the only surviving one of the Mount Tamalpais Scenic Railway, was a tourist railroad in the late 19th and 20th centuries that allowed tourists to leave the city and visit Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods, according to officials. 'The restoration of the No. 9 represents the very best impulses of the preservation community,' said Dr. Ty Smith, Director of the California State Railroad Museum. 'Although the locomotive won't steam passengers up Mt. Tamalpais, it serves as a window into a remarkable episode in California History. We're grateful to be able to share in telling this important story.' Rio Vista Bridge in Sacramento County undergoes extended closure Officials said the locomotive traveled on the rails of the 'Crookedest Railroad in the World.' The railway was known for its 'steep and winding route between Mill Valley and the east peak of Mount Tamalpais.' The locomotive was sold in 1924 and spent over two decades in Siskiyou and Humboldt counties working for lumber companies. The Pacific Lumber Company bought the locomotive in 1953 for display in Scotia next to its museum. In 2018, the locomotive was put up for auction when dedicated rail fans raised funds for its restoration, officials said. The restoration began in 2019 and will be completed this year. According to officials, the No. 9 steam locomotive will be on display until January 2026. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
