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Key PlayersBloomberg, JPMorgan, Citadel

AI AdoptionAdvanced

Use CasesFraud Detection, Algorithmic Trading, Risk Assessment

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Amazon secures $17.5 billion credit facility to accelerate AI infrastructure investments

Amazon has locked in a $17.5 billion credit facility to support its aggressive AI expansion plans, including investments in OpenAI and Anthropic. The e-commerce giant is part of a broader technology sector push, with aggregate spending on AI infrastructure projected to exceed $700 billion this year as companies race to build computing capacity.

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Amazon secures $17.5 billion credit facility to accelerate AI infrastructure investments

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OpenAI backs Poetic's $50M round to automate high-stakes financial underwriting and compliance

Poetic emerges from stealth with $50M in funding and a $500M valuation, backed by OpenAI, Founders Fund, and Kleiner Perkins. The AI startup claims 100% accuracy in fraud detection and promises to automate insurance underwriting and compliance processes for major clients including SoFi, AIG, and Chime. But with bold claims and limited technical disclosure, questions remain about how its system handles regulated, high-stakes decisions.

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OpenAI backs Poetic's $50M round to automate high-stakes financial underwriting and compliance

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Mastercard launches protocol to let AI agents pay each other with blockchain verification

Mastercard unveiled Agent Pay for Machines, a new protocol enabling AI agents to execute autonomous financial transactions and micropayments. The platform uses blockchain to store permissions and supports cards, stablecoins, and bank accounts. Over 30 partners including Coinbase, Stripe, Polygon, and Ripple are collaborating to build this open ecosystem for machine-to-machine payments.

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Mastercard launches protocol to let AI agents pay each other with blockchain verification

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Financial Stability Board calls for tighter controls on agentic AI as adoption accelerates

The Financial Stability Board issued new guidelines urging financial institutions to implement safeguards against risks from agentic AI systems. With 52% of financial sector firms actively adopting autonomous AI for fraud detection and back-office functions, regulators warn these systems could take unauthorized actions at great speed, creating challenges for human oversight and accountability.

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Financial Stability Board calls for tighter controls on agentic AI as adoption accelerates

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Ex-Icertis Executives Raise $7.5M for Rivvun AI to Recover Lost Corporate Cash Through AI Agents

Two former Icertis executives launched Rivvun AI with $7.55 million in seed funding to tackle a $2 trillion problem: money that disappears between what companies negotiate and what they actually collect. The Seattle startup deploys autonomous AI agents that sit atop existing enterprise systems to catch financial discrepancies and recover cash that goes straight to the bottom line.

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Ex-Icertis Executives Raise $7.5M for Rivvun AI to Recover Lost Corporate Cash Through AI Agents

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Thoma Bravo declares SaaSpocalypse over as AI becomes tailwind for software industry

Orlando Bravo of Thoma Bravo says the panic around AI gutting the software industry has ended, with AI now driving growth. Software stocks rallied 21% in May, but the recovery remains uneven as consumption-priced businesses surge while seat-based models struggle. Snowflake's CEO urges caution amid rising costs.

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Thoma Bravo declares SaaSpocalypse over as AI becomes tailwind for software industry

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Earlytrade raises $10M to deploy agentic AI for construction payments, tackling industry delays

Earlytrade secured $10 million in new funding to expand across the U.S. and integrate agentic AI into its construction payments infrastructure. The company's subcontractor payments marketplace addresses a critical industry problem: subcontractors routinely wait 60 to 90 days for payment, creating severe cash flow challenges that can lead to insolvency for small businesses.

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Earlytrade raises $10M to deploy agentic AI for construction payments, tackling industry delays

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AI-Driven Threats Expose Critical Gaps in Traditional Cybersecurity Defenses

AI is transforming cyberattacks at a pace traditional security can't match. Managed Detection and Response services now miss 60% of alerts, while AI compresses attack timelines from weeks to minutes. Security leaders face a stark reality: human-speed defenses can no longer counter machine-speed threats, forcing a fundamental rethink of MDR, SOC operations, and vulnerability management.

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AI-Driven Threats Expose Critical Gaps in Traditional Cybersecurity Defenses

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Applied Digital locks $5.2 billion AI data center lease and plans $1.59 billion debt raise

Applied Digital secured a massive 15-year, $5.2 billion AI data center lease with an unnamed U.S. hyperscaler for 210 megawatts at its Delta Forge 2 campus. The deal could generate $12.7 billion over 30 years if renewal options are exercised. Separately, the company announced a $1.59 billion notes offering to fund expansion at its Polaris Forge 1 facility in North Dakota.

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Applied Digital locks $5.2 billion AI data center lease and plans $1.59 billion debt raise

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MetaMask launches Agent Wallet for AI agents to trade DeFi with built-in security controls

MetaMask has launched Agent Wallet, a self-custodial wallet that allows AI agents to autonomously execute trades and interact with decentralized finance protocols. Currently available to 200 users through an Early Access Program, the wallet features Guard Mode and Beast Mode security settings, transaction simulation, and threat detection to prevent AI agents from making costly mistakes or falling victim to prompt injection attacks.

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MetaMask launches Agent Wallet for AI agents to trade DeFi with built-in security controls

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Banks prepare mass workforce reductions as AI adoption reshapes finance industry careers

Major financial institutions are signaling significant job cuts as AI in banking accelerates. CEOs from JPMorgan, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs warn that automation will eliminate positions across all levels, from entry-level analysts to middle-office roles. Junior analyst classes are being cut by up to two-thirds while banks source 62% of AI talent from these same cohorts.

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Banks prepare mass workforce reductions as AI adoption reshapes finance industry careers

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Raspberry Pi raises profit forecast as AI demand drives sales but pushes DRAM costs higher

Raspberry Pi expects first-half earnings of at least $38 million from over 4 million unit shipments, nearly matching full-year analyst forecasts. The Cambridge-based firm's shares jumped 20% following the update, tripling its value since January. However, surging AI demand is forcing the low-cost computer maker to tap credit facilities for strategic memory purchases as DRAM costs climb.

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Raspberry Pi raises profit forecast as AI demand drives sales but pushes DRAM costs higher

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Trump Administration Eyes Equity Stake in OpenAI as Public Wealth Fund Takes Shape

President Trump confirmed discussions with AI companies about giving equity to the American public, with OpenAI at the center of talks. The Trump administration has been negotiating a government stake in AI firms, potentially seeding a Public Wealth Fund that could distribute AI-driven profits directly to citizens as concerns mount over job displacement and wealth concentration in Silicon Valley.

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Trump Administration Eyes Equity Stake in OpenAI as Public Wealth Fund Takes Shape

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Palantir and Kirkland & Ellis launch AI platform to reshape private equity fundraising

Palantir Technologies and global law firm Kirkland & Ellis have announced a multiyear partnership to deploy an AI-powered fund enterprise platform for private equity fundraising. The custom-built solution centralizes institutional knowledge across more than 1,000 lawyers and supports fund formation workflows, from documentation to compliance. Kirkland backed nearly $500 billion in capital raised or targeted for clients in 2025.

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Palantir and Kirkland & Ellis launch AI platform to reshape private equity fundraising

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ING and Worldline complete Europe's first live agentic payment with AI assistant

ING, Worldline, and Mastercard have completed Europe's first live end-to-end agentic payment transaction, where an AI assistant autonomously purchased Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra tickets for a customer. The transaction ran entirely on European infrastructure, validating that agentic commerce is production-ready and signaling a shift toward intelligent and seamless banking experiences across multiple European markets.

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ING and Worldline complete Europe's first live agentic payment with AI assistant

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