The rise of proprietary trading platforms is changing how some retail traders approach market access. Instead of funding a conventional brokerage account entirely with personal capital, traders can pursue evaluation-based programs that may provide access to firm capital if they meet predefined rules. QuickFund AI is positioning itself as an intermediary in that ecosystem, helping…
As governments tighten cybersecurity requirements for defense and critical-infrastructure suppliers, the weakest link is increasingly the network of smaller companies sharing sensitive information across borders. Exostar and Fujitsu are targeting that problem in Japan with a managed Microsoft 365 environment designed to give suppliers a controlled space for collaboration, identity management and compliance. Aerospace and…
Tencent Cloud is expanding its Southeast Asian infrastructure footprint with plans for its first dedicated cloud region in Malaysia, a move that puts local compute, data services and AI infrastructure closer to enterprises moving from experimentation to production. The planned Johor facility will include up to three availability zones and connect Malaysia to Tencent Cloud…
AI assistants are increasingly being used for questions involving corporate strategy, legal disputes, health, investments and other sensitive subjects. Modulus AI is betting that some of those conversations should never become part of a user’s permanent account history. The company has unveiled Mix, a privacy-focused AI service designed to separate user identity from AI reasoning…
AI is lowering the barrier between having a digital idea and actually building it. Tencent Cloud’s 2026 “AI CAN DO IT” Game Development Hackathon is putting that shift to the test, with 10 finalist teams from Hong Kong and Macau presenting AI-powered games, cultural experiences and social-impact projects at a regional Demo Day. The competition…
Yiren Digital is moving beyond isolated AI deployments with a shared enterprise architecture designed to reuse models, agents and workflows across its financial-services businesses. The company says the approach is helping it turn AI developed for credit, insurance and other functions into a repeatable operating capability spanning risk, customer operations, marketing and compliance. The next…
Enterprise AI is moving from experimentation toward a more difficult phase: redesigning how organizations actually operate around increasingly autonomous systems. At the ISG AI Impact Summit London, executives from Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest, AstraZeneca, Diageo, Shell and other major companies will examine AI ROI, agentic systems, sovereign AI, data readiness and the governance challenges emerging…
AI-powered penetration testing is moving beyond scanning public-facing systems into the authenticated parts of web applications where authorization flaws and privilege boundaries can be harder to test. Sprocket Security has launched Link, an AI penetration-testing agent designed to assess authenticated web applications and APIs, extending the company’s existing AI testing capabilities beyond external attack surfaces….
The growing investment appetite for private artificial intelligence companies is pushing financial platforms to create new ways for investors to gain market exposure before traditional stock listings. Vantage Markets has expanded its Pre-IPO CFD range with a derivative linked to Unitree Robotics, giving eligible clients the ability to trade movements in an applicable reference price…
