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67% of US independent insurance agents use AI. Trust and innovation drive carrier partnerships, while satisfaction diverges across property and casualty insurance lines.
Read the original →Meta said last week that recent capital raises by peers such as Alphabet and SpaceX, and expected fundraising by Anthropic and OpenAI, have created an "increasingly challenging fundraising environment." This raises questions over whether enough capital exists to fund AI spending plans.
Read the original →The Institutes has overhauled its Associate in Commercial Underwriting (AU) professional designation. The update emphasizes risk assessment, artificial intelligence and strategic decision-making as automation changes the skills required.
Read the original →US life insurers’ investment exposure to the artificial intelligence sector spiked in the first half of the year and is expected to keep growing, according to a report by Moody's Corp.
Read the original →Investors are increasing their use of credit default swaps to hedge exposure to debt issued by companies involved in AI infrastructure, according to market data and financial industry research. The increase comes as technology companies raise substantial amounts of capital to finance data centres, semiconductors and other computing infrastructure.
Read the original →Grayscale is highlighting three lesser-known AI crypto tokens: DATA Network (DATA), USD.AI (CHIP) and Pearl (PEARL). This goes beyond the largest names in the sector, Bittensor (TAO), NEAR (NEAR) and World (WLD).
Read the original →Paris-based Weflayr has closed a $2.5 million pre-seed round led by 13books Capital. Founders Future, Kima Ventures and Plug also participated.
Read the original →The page compares Azio AI Holdings' actual results with analyst expectations. It covers revenue, earnings, cash flow and valuation estimates.
Read the original →Nasdaq traders will watch Big Tech earnings and the Fed after last week’s selloff raised fresh concerns over AI spending.
Read the original →Seoul Fintech Week 2026 runs Oct. 26-28 in Yeouido. It includes AI finance sessions, startup demo days and a recruitment hall.
Read the original →AI spending is under the spotlight as big tech pours huge sums into infrastructure and investors question how long that level of investment can last. Australian smaller companies linked to AI do not carry those mega budgets but sit in the slipstream of the same trend. The article walks through three AI-focused small caps from a screener for a watchlist.
Read the original →The article cites a dot-com boom lesson: even when an investor identifies the next revolutionary company, the price paid can make it a poor investment. It argues that even the next Amazon.com might be a poor investment at Anthropic's rumored valuation. It also points to where the author would look for better opportunities as AI reshapes the market.
Read the original →On June 1 (Eastern Time), Anthropic filed confidentially for an IPO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It is poised to become the first AI startup with a trillion-dollar valuation.
Read the original →AI use is spreading among financial institutions, and the next focus is shifting to AI agents. Earlier generative AI mainly supported human work and judgment, such as answering customer questions and drafting documents. AI agents instead gather the information they need within the goals and authority given by humans.
Read the original →On the 21st, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose for a second straight session in New York trading. It gained 360.21 dollars from the previous day to 52,856.09 dollars.
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