Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched Amazon Bedrock AgentCore payments, a new feature allowing AI agents to autonomously conduct financial transactions for digital resources. This system, powered by Coinbase and Stripe, facilitates instant micropayments using stablecoin protocols, removing the need for manual billing setups. It includes security controls like spending limits and user authorization, with early adopters like Warner Bros. Discovery exploring premium content transactions. AWS plans to expand this capability to broader commerce activities such as booking flights and hotels.
The S&P 500's recent rally is largely fueled by AI-related companies, with investor enthusiasm leading to crowded positioning and fear of missing out. AI capital expenditure is projected to reach $1.2 trillion by 2027, but funding is increasingly rel...
Ahead of California's June 2 primary election, tech billionaires like Google co-founder Sergey Brin and crypto mogul Chris Larsen have spent unprecedented sums, totaling hundreds of millions, to influence state and local races. Their goal is to secur...
Semiconductor stocks, led by Micron (MU) and Intel (INTC), have surged sharply, indicating a potential market top similar to the dot-com bubble. A wave of upcoming IPOs, including SpaceX valued between $1.75 and $2 trillion, points to speculative exc...
The ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL) changed its benchmark on June 1, moving from the NYSE Equal Sector Weight Index to the VettaFi Modelist Equal Weight Sector 500 Index (VFES500). This shift means EQL will now hold individual stocks directly inst...
The global small satellite market, valued at $7.05 billion in 2025, is projected to reach $32.71 billion by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 16.58%. Growth is fueled by massive investments in low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations for broadband int...
