Qualcomm drops 13% as chip stocks retreat from AI rally

The incident underscores the urgent need for robust AI governance in banking to prevent internal mishandling of sensitive data. The post Community Bank discloses security lapse after unauthorized AI app exposure appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Dessn, a startup that lets product designers iterate on existing codebases using AI without local setup, has raised $6 million in a funding round led by Connect Ventures, with participation from Betaworks and N49P. The company was founded by Gabriella Hachem and Nim Cheema, who built the tool around the thesis that as AI makes […]

The post Growing Through Volatility: What Leaders Must Rethink In 2026 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Just five months into 2026, many of the assumptions that shaped last year’s business strategies are already being tested. Renewed trade volatility, accelerating AI adoption and persistent geopolitical friction are forcing leaders to confront a clear truth: In this volatile world, resilience isn’t just about defense. It’s about building the agility to keep growing while meeting rising customer expectations for speed, transparency and personalization. Across Asia-Pacific and emerging markets, forward-looking executives are learning that resilience and growth go hand in hand. Agile networks, adaptive operations and intelligent systems are becoming engines of growth. The challenges CEOs face today—from trade complexity to faster-moving supply chains—cannot be solved with legacy tools or silos. They demand a fundamentally different approach that puts customers at the center, delivers

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t fix it.”  That’s a common saying in business, and it tends to be true. But what if the thing you want to fix is your employees’ attitudes?  The AI revolution makes it possible to measure emotions and mental states. So why not use it widely and fix what’s broken?  That’s the idea behind emotion AI, which is also called “affective computing,” “sentiment analysis,” or “algorithmic affect management.” The idea is to use sensors and AI to detect, interpret, classify, and act upon human emotions in the workplace.  Thanks to improvements and breakthroughs in a wide range of technologies (including computer vision, natural language processing, speech and voice analysis, biometrics, machine learning and deep learning, and edge computing hardware) emotion AI is now possible.  Many companies have come forward to provide ready-to-use solutions for emotional AI apps, including Cogito, Affectiva, Hume AI, Entropik, and HireVue. The idea is simple: Collect data fro

The post Anthropic and Gates Foundation commit $200 million to AI tools for health, education, and agriculture appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. According to Anthropic’s blog, the company and the Gates Foundation have announced a partnership worth $200 million to develop AI technologies for health care, education, and farming in countries that rarely see investments in commercial AI technologies. The funding will include grant money, Claude API credits, and technical assistance for four years. Elizabeth Kelly, who heads the Beneficial Deployments team at Anthropic, described it as “really core to who we are as a company.” The deal is four times larger than the $50 million partnership the Gates Foundation struck with OpenAI in January. That one targets 1,000 African clinics by 2028. Claude to support vaccine screening and disease forecasting Around 4.6 billion people worldwide lack access to essential health services, per the WHO. Anthropic and the Gates Foundation will equip researc

Dune co-founder and CEO Fredrik Haga says the company’s staff cuts come as it shifts focus and is “all-in” on AI and institutional interest in crypto.

Multiverse raises $70mn in its first fundraising since 2022

Consultancy tells senior staff their remuneration will comprise a greater proportion of equity