Connected Economy

The innovations in technology, connected devices, software, payments and cellular technology make it possible for people and businesses to connect with each other and do business via any device, an in any digital or physical location safely, securely, and in real time. This integration of the digital and physical worlds will transform the economy across the ten pillars that today represent its key cornerstones – pillars that are already experiencing the impact of disruptive innovation as new blended, digital-first experience-driven ecosystems are now taking shape.

Databricks Raises $5 Billion to Expand Enterprise AI Agent Platform

Databricks Raises $5 Billion to Expand Enterprise AI Agent Platform
Databricks Raises $5 Billion to Expand Enterprise AI Agent Platform
August 13, 2026  |  Investments

Data and artificial intelligence (AI) company Databricks raised $5 billion in a strategic funding round at a $190 billion valuation, the firm said in a Thursday (Aug. 13) press...

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DeepSeek Introduces Peak-Hour Pricing That Quadruples Current Levels
DeepSeek Introduces Peak-Hour Pricing That Quadruples Current Levels
August 13, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

DeepSeek is adding peak-hour pricing for its flagship V4 models that will quadruple the current levels, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Aug. 13). The pricing adjustment announced Thursday by the artificial intelligence...

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One Dog’s Cancer Vaccine Just Became a Real Company
One Dog’s Cancer Vaccine Just Became a Real Company
August 13, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The story went viral in March: a Sydney tech entrepreneur used ChatGPT and computational genomics to help design a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine for his...

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Intuit Debuts AI Tools for Middle Market Companies
Intuit Debuts AI Tools for Middle Market Companies
August 12, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Intuit has introduced artificial intelligence (AI)-centered updates to its middle market financial platforms, QuickBooks Online Advanced and Intuit Enterprise Suite. “Finance teams need AI they...

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Tokenization Builds Banks New Empires Instead of Killing Them
Tokenization Builds Banks New Empires Instead of Killing Them
August 12, 2026  |  Blockchain

Tokenization is a technology aimed at disintermediation. The act of migrating assets onto a blockchain, not the tokenization that underpins card security. Tokenizing a real-world...

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M&T Bank Appoints Fannie Mae Veteran Kalyana Bedhu as AI Engineering Head
M&T Bank Appoints Fannie Mae Veteran Kalyana Bedhu as AI Engineering Head
August 12, 2026  |  Personnel

Buffalo, New York-headquartered M&T Bank has appointed Fannie Mae veteran Kalyana Bedhu as the bank’s new head of artificial intelligence (AI) engineering, M&T Bank Chief Information Officer Linda Tai said in...

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HappyRobot Vaults to $1.2 Billion Valuation as Enterprise Demand for AI Automation Soars
HappyRobot Vaults to $1.2 Billion Valuation as Enterprise Demand for AI Automation Soars
August 11, 2026  |  Investments

Artificial intelligence (AI) agent platform HappyRobot was valued at $1.2 billion post-money in a Series C funding round in which it raised $150 million, the company said in an...

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Banking’s Next AI Risk Is Cyber Autonomy
Banking’s Next AI Risk Is Cyber Autonomy
August 11, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just helping cybersecurity teams find suspicious activity. It is starting to find vulnerabilities, test attack paths and, in some...

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