Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Policy

U.S. senators seek to block foreign adversaries from AI technology in new bill

Senators Tim Scott and Bill Hagerty, who managed to push the crypto GENIUS Act into law, introduced the bill to give the government powers to defend U.S. AI.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Companies spending the most on AI are growing jobs, Ramp study finds

A new study from Ramp found companies making the biggest investments in AI are expanding their workforces, with heavy adopters increasing headcount by about 10% and entry-level hiring by 12%, challenging fears that generative AI is already causing widespread job losses.

jobs, postings

Finance

Crypto's next frontier isn't crypto, it's financing AI and robotics, Framework's Anderson says

Blockchain is becoming the financial layer for capital-intensive industries rather than just crypto-native speculation, Michael Anderson, the crypto venture firm's cofounder, said.

Framework Ventures co-founders Vance Spencer and Michael Anderson

Finance

Wall Street's IPO revival hasn't reached dot-com euphoria levels, Goldman Sachs says

U.S. IPO issuance has rebounded sharply in 2026, but the bank said the current surge lacks the deal volume and speculative excess that defined the dot-com era.

Wall Street. (Chenyu Guan/Unsplash)

Finance

a16z-backed crypto firm rebrands, shifts focus to solving AI’s global copyright headache

The startup formerly known as Story Protocol raised $140 million to secure internet rights and is now building an audit layer for data consent, licensing, and provenance for tech firms.

DATA Foundation CDO Avi Patel. (DATA Foundation/Media)

Markets

BlackBerry is making a massive comeback as an 'uncrashable' software layer for AI and robotics

BlackBerry's stock is surging after the company's massive earnings beat and is pivoting into becoming a critical component of the AI and robotics boom.

BlackBerry (Getty Images)

Markets

Micron delivers blowout earnings, surges 16% and deals crypto bulls a blow

Micron Technology surged after blockbuster earnings and strong guidance, lifting AI memory stocks.

Memory chips (dujin yun/Pixabay)

Markets

AI chipmaker Cerebras down 11% after first public earnings report

While revenue was up 92% from year-ago levels, the company forecasted a lower core gross margin next quarter.

CBRS (TradingView)

Tech

AI is making crypto security cheaper, faster and harder to ignore

As AI-powered security tools become cheaper, faster and more widely available, researchers said they could reshape what the crypto industry considers reasonable due diligence before deploying code, potentially altering expectations for developers and institutions.

Hacker facing screens with lines of code (Boitumelo/Unsplash)

Finance

Alchemy's AI-driven identity and payment service gains access to Visa network

The AgentCard integration with Visa Intelligent Commerce allows AI agents built on models from any provider, including OpenAI or Anthropic, to effect commercial transactions.

Close up of Visa logo on a payment card.