AI Firms Build $150B Funding Fortress
Silicon Valley’s AI startups have reportedly raised a record $150 billion this year.
As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Dec. 28), it’s part of an effort by these companies to ...
Why the Old Fraud Playbook Is Failing in the Age of AI Commerce
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Conveniences can come with a cost. And that cost, at least across digital commerce, is that it grows the attack surface for fraud.
The ...
Banks Take a Page From the Buy Now Pay Later Playbook
On the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, large banks were jolted by the sudden rise of a new credit alternative. That 2019, buy now, pay later option from specialized providers like Klarna, Affirm and Aft...
Coinbase Details Bitcoin and Crypto Market Outlook for 2026
Crypto exchange giant Coinbase is mapping out key themes for Bitcoin and crypto in 2026.
The firm just released a new market outlook report examining regulatory progress, technology trends and where m...
FTX’s Caroline Ellison Set to Leave Prison Early
A key figure in the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is nearly set to leave prison.
Caroline Ellison, a key prosecution witness during the fraud trial of FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, i...
Student Debt Increasingly Wiped Away by Bankruptcy
Student loan borrowers are seeing increased success in discharging their loans in bankruptcy court.
That’s according to a report Sunday (Dec. 28) by The New York Times (NYT), citing a stu...