Artificial Intelligence

August 31, 2026 @ 5:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) founder and CEO Brian Armstrong posted on X that AI trading is now rolling out for trading securities. The service was already available for crypto and derivatives. Coinbase had previously announced its intent to enable AI agent trading. Some, like Armstrong, describe… Read More

August 31, 2026 @ 9:51 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM), Shopify (NASDAQ:SHOP), Ripple, and Visa (NYSE:V) were among the companies announcing product features and partnerships this week. Affirm, Shopify announce Aussie installment feature Shop Pay Installments lets eligible shoppers split their purchases into fortnightly or monthly payments. Approved consumers can choose from interest-free or interest-bearing payment… Read More

August 31, 2026 @ 8:44 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

As Artificial Intelligence both simplifies and changes fraud activity, SotaTek is seeing great success with SotaShield, a platform that helps banks screen merchants, detect emerging risk patterns and reduce manual investigations. CEO Meng Khong Tong said one key is for companies to improve their onboarding… Read More

August 31, 2026 @ 3:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

IREN’s (NASDAQ: IREN) latest results marked a turning point in its transformation from bitcoin miner to AI cloud operator. They also left some shareholders uneasy. After the company outlined fiscal 2027 capital spending of $25 billion to $30 billion, Bernstein argued that the size of… Read More

August 31, 2026 @ 1:51 am By Michael Wong  |  

Hong Kong-listed Virtual Mind Holding Company Limited has entered into an investment cooperation agreement with Gauss Technology (HK) Limited to establish a joint venture focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and continuous learning. Under the agreement signed on Aug. 28, Virtual Mind and Gauss Technology intend… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 8:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OpenAI has told SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) it will end the arrangement that supplies OpenAI models to the coding product Cursor, after SpaceX completed its purchase of the company behind the tool. The proposed cutoff is November 12, 2026. OpenAI said it is using the longest notice period… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Meta (NASDAQ:META) is said to be internally testing a consumer AI agent designed to complete everyday work on the open web, according to an employee memo described by BI. Internally labeled Hatch — a working name, not the expected public brand — the system is… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 5:31 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Chinese AI company AInnovation Technology Group acquired a 51% equity interest in industrial software company Qingdao AInnovation ALP Intelligent Industrial Technology Co., Ltd. for a total consideration of RMB122.4 million ($17.1 million), according to a Hong Kong Stock Exchange filing seen by CrowdFund Insider. AInnovation… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dunamu, the company behind South Korea’s digital-asset platform Upbit, has formed a strategic alliance with Visa (NYSE: V) to build new payment and financial products at the intersection of stablecoins, cross-border transfers, and artificial intelligence. The two firms presented a joint roadmap at Visa’s Global… Read More

August 29, 2026 @ 6:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MoonPay has expanded its AI-powered PayBox vault so eligible users can interact with Kamino, one of Solana’s largest lending protocols, through ordinary conversation in ChatGPT or Claude. The update, announced on August 27, 2026, does not invent a new credit product. It simply routes existing… Read More

August 29, 2026 @ 2:24 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Chinese technology giants are rapidly increasing spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure but face greater financial constraints than their U.S. counterparts, whose larger and more profitable core businesses provide stronger cash flow and greater capacity to sustain heavy investment, Moody’s Ratings said. Capital expenditure by leading… Read More

August 28, 2026 @ 11:21 am By JD Alois  |  

China-based bots are seeking to create political and social havoc in the US. This is according to a statement distributed by X Global Government Affairs. According to a post on X: “The X Safety team conducted an investigation into suspected Chinese inauthentic accounts involved in… Read More

August 28, 2026 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) has broadened its open-source AI cybersecurity framework, moving the tool from finding weaknesses to proposing and checking fixes in a single governed workflow. The payment network said the latest Visa Vulnerability Agentic Harness (VVAH) is meant to shrink the gap between spotting… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 5:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Multiplier, an artificial intelligence firm focused on tools for investment professionals, has closed a $6 million seed round to advance its specialized platforms for asset management companies. The financing was led by Lux Capital, with additional backing from Y Combinator along with GoAhead Ventures, Rebel… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 5:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vanguard has agreed to buy Altruist, an artificial-intelligence-focused wealth technology and custody firm that serves independent financial advisors. The companies announced a definitive agreement on August 26, 2026, framing the deal as a way to widen access to advice and strengthen the tools advisors use… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payouts.com and the Casper Association have joined forces to give autonomous AI systems a practical way to pay for digital goods and services. The collaboration, announced in late August 2026, positions Casper Network as a settlement layer for Payouts.com’s AgentWallet and Digital Employees products. Together… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) reported solid earnings last night, beating on the top and bottom lines. While shares briefly dipped on the news, rationality soon kicked in, and investors saw the actual story: that Nvidia continues to lead the world in AI development and is executing on… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech investment regained momentum in the first half of 2026, with the United States accounting for the bulk of international deal activity. KPMG’s latest Pulse of Fintech report shows global funding reaching $103.1 billion across 2,100 transactions, up from $72.2 billion in the second half… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Younger consumers in the United Kingdom now place more confidence in artificial intelligence than in traditional media or online personalities when they look for help with investing. That finding comes from new research by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which surveyed people aged 18 to… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 6:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Scalable Capital has taken a pioneering step by opening its investment platform to external artificial intelligence assistants. Clients can now link accounts to tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok, enabling natural-language analysis of holdings and trade execution. The company positions the move, branded “Agentic… Read More