Freehand has raised $75 million to expand AI agents that handle invoices, supplier negotiations, payments, and other supply-chain tasks for large companies. Summary Battery Ventures and NewRoad Capital Partners co-led the $75 million funding round. Freehand says its agents are deployed at Meta, Unilever, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson. Customers recovered 5% to 10% of…
New details have emerged about a security incident in which an OpenAI AI model broke out of its testing environment and compromised Hugging Face’s infrastructure. An update OpenAI published on July 28 filled in details that weren’t part of the original disclosure. The AI agent also identified and used exposed credentials on four accounts across…
In crypto stocks news, Ionic Digital, the Bitcoin miner and AI infrastructure company that emerged from the wreckage of Celsius Network’s bankruptcy, climbed roughly 26% on its Nasdaq debut Tuesday, closing at $62.90 after opening at $50 and printing a market cap of approximately $2.8Bn, according to its registration statement filed with the US SEC….
I recently got to watch what happens when you jailbreak some of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence models. Don’t worry—this AI manipulation wasn’t used to hack anyone or build a nuclear bomb. I simply got to see firsthand how vulnerable some frontier models are to ditching their safety guardrails. FAR.AI, an AI safety nonprofit…
Key Takeaways On July 29, bitcoin briefly surged to $64,500 before pulling back 0.6% after Middle East conflict reports. Coinglass data showed nearly $310 million in crypto liquidations as crude oil spiked past $90 a barrel. Traders await the Federal Reserve meeting, where a rate hold at 3.5% to 3.75% may sustain market headwinds. Moderate…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Expanding crypto tax reporting rules are pushing investors to maintain accurate transaction records across exchanges, wallets, staking, and DeFi. Summary Crypto tax reporting now extends beyond exchange exports as DeFi, staking, and wallet transfers…
Sometimes the crowd isn’t so wise. When Ferrari revealed the Luce — its first EV — to the public in May, the internet reacted. And not in a positive way. Critics compared the wedge-shaped Luce with a Nissan Leaf and said Chinese EVs would outperform it while undercutting it on price. Even former Ferrari chair Luca…
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has launched two new exchange-traded products tracking Ether and Solana, both with staking rewards passed directly to investors, a first in the crypto ETP space. This extends a crypto push that began with its Bitcoin fund in April 2026. The move makes Morgan Stanley one of the first major US commercial…
Microsoft is closing the legacy Microsoft Threat Intelligence portal on August 1, leaving security teams only days to verify that their investigation workflows survived the move. Existing Defender Threat Intelligence customers can continue using the current product experience until the cutoff. Microsoft says all Microsoft Threat Intelligence capabilities are now available through the Defender portal,…
Key Takeaways Blackrock’s ETHB led ether ETFs to $14.53M on July 28 as bitcoin ETFs lost $49.75M. Solana ETFs saw a $18.07M exit, their 2nd-largest, as demand shifted toward ether. Morgan Stanley’s MSSE drew $5.15M, testing whether staking can extend ether’s 2-day rebound. Blackrock Pulls $54.83M From IBIT as Bitcoin ETF Outflows Reach Four Days…
