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AI agents could make banking easier, but experts warn of new risks

AI agents could make banking easier, but experts warn of new risks

As AI agents gain the power to make decisions and move money, experts warn consumers need safeguards, limits and oversight to prevent costly mistakes.

TRM Labs: KYC for AI Agents Must Start With the Human Behind Them

TRM Labs says AI agent KYC hinges on verifying the human principal. Accountability for faulty agent payments may fall on developers and protocol teams. North Korea drove 85% of 2026 crypto hack value, TRM data shows. #Security (Crypto Scams and Hacks ...

Finpilot raises $10m to put AI agents to work for institutions

Grok drives nearly 60% of Coinbase's AI agent trading as x402 payment volume surges 10,780% in October, while spending-limit guardrails remain incomplete.

Democrats, Often Cautious About AI, Won the Midterms. Should You Really Buy AI Stocks Right Now?

AI stocks have led S&P 500 gains in recent years.

Sentra lands $150m as AI agents strain data controls

AI Shopping Agents on Black Friday: Who Pays for Mistakes

Google Cloud expands CodeMender and Wiz integrations with controls for AI agents, cloud workloads, and automated threat responses.

AI agent autonomy remains an elusive work in progress

Sentra, a provider of agentic data security, has raised $150m in a strategic round led by Capital One Ventures. The deal comes as businesses rush to deploy AI agents that can reach sensitive information faster than security teams can govern it. Capital One Ventures joins Sentra’s existing backers, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Zeev Ventures, Standard […]

Asian shares mixed as AI-data centres slide on regulation worries

Asian stocks ended mixed on Thursday as regional chipmaking shares slumped on expectations of tighter tech oversight. Technology stocks slumped in South Korea and Japan on concerns that a Democratic-led US Congress could push for tighter regulation of AI development and data centre construction,

Qualcomm slumps as weak smartphone chip sales overshadow data-center momentum

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Qualcomm shares dropped about 9% in premarket trading on Thursday after smartphone chip sales missed Wall Street estimates, raising concerns that weakness in its core handset business could offset gains from newer growth areas such as data-center chips.