Author: Henry Kanapi

OpenAI’s new funding round is cementing AI as one of the most capital-intensive races in modern technology. In a new company update, OpenAI announces that it has closed its latest raise with $122 billion in committed capital, valuing the company at $852 billion post-money. Amazon agreed to invest $50 billion, while Nvidia and SoftBank each poured in $30 billion. The investment round also saw the participation of Andreessen Horowitz, D. E. Shaw Ventures, MGX, TPG and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. The company is positioning itself as core infrastructure for the AI economy, with a model that…

TD Bank says AI is rapidly becoming an everyday tool for American consumers, but trust still breaks down when money is on the line. The TD Bank survey, which polled 2,504 US adults between February 18th and 25th, 2026, finds that 78% of Americans now use AI-enabled tools in their everyday lives, with 67% saying they are more proficient than a year ago. More than half of respondents, 55%, say they now use AI to help manage financial decisions, up sharply from just 10% last year. But the poll finds that confidence in AI drops when tasks shift from assistance…

The CEO of JPMorgan Chase believes that AI will massively reshape society but warns that the path ahead could prove to be chaotic. In a new CBC interview, Jamie Dimon says the world’s future looks bright with AI. According to Dimon, AI will help scientists cure diseases, allowing people to live longer and more enjoyable lives. “I believe that 30 years from now, a lot of people, your kids, are probably working three and a half days a week. They’ll probably live to 100. And a lot of the diseases afflicted a lot of us, they won’t get. There’ll be…

Wells Fargo’s Charles Scharf says a tsunami of capital is forming to support the AI infrastructure buildout, but questions remain about how it will generate returns. In a Fox News interview, the head of Wells Fargo says lenders are already navigating growing exposure to AI-related lending. Despite concerns about the private credit market, Scharf says banks and other lenders are positioning to capture the potential upside of the AI boom. “And when we think about just the amount of credit that’s being extended in the data center space, I’m sure we’ll talk about the worries that exist within private credit,…

The Oracle of Omaha is signaling when Berkshire Hathaway will begin gobbling up stocks as the market pulls back. In a new CNBC interview, Warren Buffett says he doesn’t think the stock market looks cheap, even though the S&P 500 is down about 5% year-to-date. According to Buffett, Berkshire is not buying or selling equities under current market conditions. “Three times since I’ve taken over Berkshire, it’s gone down more than 50%. I mean, if you look at the markets of, oh, the worst probably was the 2007-2008 period, although there was that one Monday when you had 21% in…

Wedbush analyst Dan Ives believes the fundamental catalyst powering the dominance of tech stocks has not changed amid the market correction. In a new CNBC interview, Ives says the multi-trillion-dollar AI spend is still in play and has not changed, even amid fears about soaring oil prices and geopolitical tensions. “I mean, the message is that it’s a white-knuckle environment, but just like the Covid days, just like Liberation Day. It comes down to like, what does the spending look like in tech in terms of the AI revolution, in terms of the $4 trillion of CapEx that’s going to…

Goldman Sachs believes employees need to develop certain skills as companies increasingly adopt AI tools to boost productivity while lowering costs. In a new Bloomberg interview, Goldman CIO Marco Argenti says employees must now function as AI agent orchestrators, with skills similar to managing a team of humans. “So I think in this day and age, almost nobody is an individual contributor, really. Because when you’re working with agents, you need to have at least three fundamental characteristics. One is that you need to be able to explain what you want to get done. The second one is that you…

Microsoft is pushing to make AI inside the workplace a multi-model future, where no single system dominates the stack. In a new product update, the tech giant’s chief marketing officer, Jared Spataro, says the Microsoft 365 Copilot platform will integrate models from multiple AI providers, including OpenAI and Anthropic, as part of its next phase of development. Spataro says Microsoft is committed to giving users a “multi-model advantage,” combining different AI systems inside a single workflow environment. Copilot is being positioned as a system that embeds AI directly into everyday work tools, allowing users to move from simple prompts to…

Public sentiment toward AI and its use is turning more cautious even as adoption continues to rise. A new poll from Quinnipiac University, which surveyed 1,397 US adults between March 19th and 23rd, finds that 55% of Americans believe AI will do more harm than good in their daily lives, compared with 34% who see more benefit. About 11% offered no opinion. The figures mark a shift from April 2025, when 44% viewed AI negatively, 38% saw it as beneficial and 18% had no opinion. Quinnipiac’s survey also reveals growing concern about AI job disruption, as 70% say advances in…

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against OkCupid and its affiliate, Match Group, after allegedly violating its privacy policies in sharing millions of users’ data with a third party. In a complaint filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas, the FTC accuses the dating companies of sharing sensitive personal information with a third party, Clarifai, despite telling users their data would only be disclosed under limited conditions. Clarifai is a deep learning AI company specializing in facial recognition. According to the FTC, OkCupid’s privacy policies state that it may share users’ personal information with…