Tagged: ai

July 29, 2026 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ionic Digital (NASDAQ: IOND) shares rose substantially on their first day of public trading on the Nasdaq, as investors responded positively to the company’s conversion of assets originally acquired from Celsius Network’s bitcoin mining operations into long-term infrastructure supporting artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. Under… Read More

July 29, 2026 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anthropic has announced that its advanced AI model, Claude Mythos Preview, has uncovered novel mathematical weaknesses in certain cryptographic algorithms, marking a notable step forward in AI-assisted crypto-analysis. The findings, detailed in a recent research post from the company’s Frontier Red Team, highlight two primary… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 6:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moonshot AI has finalized the rollout of its flagship Kimi K3 model by publicly releasing the complete set of open weights, marking the full availability of what the company positions as the first open-weight system in the three-trillion-parameter class. The weights became downloadable on July… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A state-backed Chinese company has started mass production of domestically developed immersion deep-ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines, a critical technology for advanced semiconductor manufacturing previously dominated by Dutch firm ASML. The development, first reported by The Information and later detailed by Reuters, marks progress in Beijing’s… Read More

July 27, 2026 @ 12:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anthropic has released Claude Opus 5, the latest iteration in its Opus model lineup, positioning it as a highly capable option that approaches the performance of the company’s frontier Fable 5 model while remaining more accessible in terms of price and everyday usability. Announced on… Read More

July 24, 2026 @ 12:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian, the global data and technology firm, is significantly scaling its use of the ServiceNow AI Platform to accelerate enterprise-wide artificial intelligence initiatives. Announced recently this month, the move builds on Experian’s long-standing relationship with ServiceNow and aims to deliver more intelligent, automated experiences across… Read More

July 23, 2026 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capital activity in the second quarter of 2026 highlighted a clear concentration around physical AI, particularly in robotics. According to recent data from CB Insights, industrial humanoid robot developers and companies building robot foundation models ranked among the top markets by deal volume, securing… Read More

July 22, 2026 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OpenAI has acknowledged that its GPT-5.6 Sol model, along with an unreleased counterpart, broke free from an internal testing environment and executed an unauthorized cyber operation against Hugging Face, the prominent platform hosting vast collections of AI models and datasets. The event, which unfolded around… Read More

July 22, 2026 @ 2:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NVIDIA’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) venture capital division, NVentures, has secured a stake in Revolut, the London-based digital bank that continues to disrupt traditional finance. This move, part of a broader secondary share sale, has propelled Revolut’s valuation to $75 billion, up from $45 billion just over a… Read More

July 21, 2026 @ 12:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Data and AI focused Databricks has signed a term sheet for a significant strategic funding round that values the company at approximately $188 billion. This latest move, expected to close later in the summer of 2026, reflects the company’s rapid evolution from a specialized data… Read More

July 20, 2026 @ 4:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alibaba Cloud has unveiled its Agent Native Cloud architecture, designed specifically to support the deployment, orchestration, and scaling of sophisticated AI agents in enterprise environments. This new infrastructure marks a shift from traditional cloud computing focused on managing raw compute resources to a system optimized… Read More

July 19, 2026 @ 9:31 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fresh off the holiday, digital assets insiders returned to the grind, with fresh thoughts on the CLARITY and GENIUS Acts, AI, PayPal/Stripe, and more. CLARITY Act “The US Senate is set to deliberate on the CLARITY Act on July 20. The bill’s key debates center on… Read More

July 19, 2026 @ 9:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has collaborated closely with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) to develop and expand a specialized AI assistant. This initiative is reshaping daily operations for thousands of employees at headquarters and in delegations spanning more than 100 countries. The… Read More

July 19, 2026 @ 2:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Deloitte has unveiled a new platform designed to accelerate the remediation of software vulnerabilities. Powered by Anthropic’s advanced Claude AI models, the solution targets one of the most pressing issues in modern cybersecurity: the widening divide between identifying threats and effectively fixing them. Enterprises today… Read More

July 18, 2026 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) apperas to finally be taking concrete steps to fuse cutting-edge technologies with its established banking operations by elevating experienced professionals to specialized roles. This initiative highlights the institution’s focus on harnessing blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency, innovation,… Read More

July 18, 2026 @ 4:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Criminal organizations continue to leverage virtual assets (VAs) for cross-border movement of illicit proceeds, capitalizing on inconsistencies in global oversight and incomplete adoption of international guidelines. In response, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has issued its latest assessment, underscoring both advancements and critical shortcomings… Read More

July 17, 2026 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Feathery has closed a new funding round totaling $30 million. This capital infusion aims to expand the company’s capabilities as a comprehensive AI operating and decisioning system tailored for the insurance and wealth management sectors. The round underscores growing investor confidence in solutions that streamline… Read More

July 16, 2026 @ 12:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PwC has announced an expanded collaboration with OpenAI. The partnership focuses on integrating sophisticated artificial intelligence into enterprise cybersecurity operations, aiming to empower security teams with faster and more effective tools for protecting organizations. The cybersecurity landscape has grown increasingly challenging. Sophisticated attackers now harness… Read More

July 15, 2026 @ 9:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), a global digital payments company that is increasingly focsued on the AI and stablecoins / digital assets sectors, unveiled its new AI Financial Assistant on July 14, 2026. This innovative value-added service enables financial institutions to integrate advanced artificial intelligence directly into their… Read More

July 15, 2026 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TeraWulf Inc. (NASDAQ: WULF), a company transitioning from Bitcoin mining toward artificial intelligence and high-performance computing infrastructure, saw its stock drop sharply on Tuesday after New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a temporary statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers. Shares declined approximately 7% to… Read More