Artificial Intelligence

February 24, 2026 @ 1:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Regtech CUBE has announced the acquisition of 4CRisk.ai, a Silicon Valley-based firm specializing in agentic AI for compliance and risk mapping. The deal, terms of which remain undisclosed, marks another bold step in CUBE’s aggressive expansion strategy, building on its recent growth trajectory. CUBE,… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Stripe, a private company used by 50% of the Fortune 500 to enable payments and more, is offering early shareholders the opportunity to sell some or all of their shares at a valuation of $159 billion. Stripe was founded in 2010 and has avoided the… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 6:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a seemingly bold meta-experiment amid rising concerns about artificial intelligence reshaping the global workforce, researchers at Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) consulted advanced AI technology to forecast its own disruptive potential. Rather than relying solely on conventional economic models, the bank’s Research Institute tasked its proprietary… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 1:35 am By Michael Wong  |  

Zurich-based AI infrastructure startup Rapidata has raised $8.5 million in seed funding as it pitches a faster way for AI developers to gather the human judgments used to train and fine-tune models, in a process that has become a growing choke point for the industry…. Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 1:20 am By Michael Wong  |  

Malaysia’s Ministry of Digital has activated the Government Innovation Initiative (GII), a national programme it says will push public-sector innovation from “concept” to measurable delivery as the country works toward its goal of becoming an “AI Nation” by 2030. In a statement, the ministry said… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 10:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Web3 had plenty on its mind this week, including some interesting thoughts on tokenization and market speculation. Crypto markets “The Clarity Act will become law and the narrative for crypto will switch to one of acceptance and embracement by banks and money managers. “Treasury will… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 4:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A major controversy has surfaced at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency privacy. Persona, the firm responsible for conducting identity verification for OpenAI’s premium ChatGPT features, stands accused of forwarding sensitive user information—including linked cryptocurrency wallet addresses—directly to US federal agencies. Security researchers operating… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GoCardless has launched its Model Context Protocol (MCP), a tool that lets developers and merchants interact with its bank payment platform using everyday natural language. Announced recently this month, this AI-driven innovation marks a major shift in how businesses engage with complex payment systems, eliminating… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 1:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this month, Anthropic announced a massive $30 billion Series G funding round, pushing its post-money valuation to an astonishing $380 billion. Just five months after a $183 billion mark in September 2025, the AI company—founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers who left over… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 12:31 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

PitchBook, a private capital market intelligence platform, this week announced the launch of PitchBook Valuation Estimates, a daily, standardized valuation framework designed to improve transparency in private markets by delivering a consistent, independent, and data-informed valuation signal across thousands of VC-backed companies. Built to reflect how markets are… Read More

February 22, 2026 @ 12:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a maneuver that underscores the deepening interdependence of AI hardware developers and frontier model developers, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is nearing the completion of a $30 billion equity investment in OpenAI. According to Reuters reporting on February 20, 2026, this commitment represents a pivotal element in… Read More

February 20, 2026 @ 11:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a revelation that underscores the fusion of artificial intelligence with geopolitics, the Pentagon reportedly employed Anthropic’s Claude AI model during its military operation to apprehend former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife last month. According to The Wall Street Journal, the action—codenamed Operation… Read More

February 20, 2026 @ 4:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based data and AI focused firm Databricks noted this past week that it has delivered steady results, announcing on February 9, 2026, that it has exceeded a $5.4 billion annual revenue run-rate while posting more than 65% year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter. The… Read More

February 20, 2026 @ 1:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has mapped the latest patterns of artificial intelligence being turned against organizations and individuals. The report, part of an ongoing series tracking adversarial AI use, examines how threat actors are stealing model capabilities, enhancing conventional attacks, and embedding generative… Read More

February 19, 2026 @ 11:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Artificial intelligence firm World Labs has raised $1 billion in funding at a valuation of $5 billion. World Labs is a spatial intelligence AI firm that enables the generation of 3D environments from text or image inputs. Its flagship product, Marble, allows users to create,… Read More

February 19, 2026 @ 9:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Entrust’s new report, 2026 Global State of Post-Quantum and Cryptographic Security Trends, brings both good and bad news. The good news is that more organizations are aware of the increasingly emerging threat, but the bad news is that fewer are preparing for it. The survey polled 4.149 senior IT,… Read More

February 19, 2026 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Insurtech Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) has reportedly delivered its strongest quarter to date in Q4 2025, showcasing positive momentum in premium growth, operational efficiency, and path to sustained profitability. Co-founder and President Shai Wininger highlighted the achievements in a detailed shareholder update shared on February 19,… Read More

February 18, 2026 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In an environment that is increasingly being dominated by artificial intelligence advancements, key perspectives from financial institutions and professional services reveal that energy is quietly emerging as the defining force in the global economy, while AI itself drives considerable changes in how services are delivered…. Read More

February 18, 2026 @ 11:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Unicity Labs has raised $3 million in a Seed round led by Blockchange Ventures, with participation from Tawasal, a Middle East-based communications super app, and Outlier Ventures. Unicity Labs is creating an Artificial Intelligence (AI) autonomous marketplace as software evolves from concept to actual tools…. Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 3:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR), a leading AI, data integration, and analytics firm used by large corporations and the federal government, has relocated its headquarters to Miami. The move is part of a broader migration away from high-tax, less business-friendly jurisdictions to the booming South Florida market. It has been widely… Read More