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• [New] All age groups will be well aware of the risks of depending solely on cashless payments, which require electricity and internet connectivity to function, given July's global IT crash that saw many businesses and individuals turning to cash. Cash Matters
• [New] Boston Consulting Group argues AI will not eliminate wealth management, but it will sharply stratify winners and laggards. The Idea Farm
• [New] The big names in the VPN and privacy industry are threatening to pull out of Canada over Bill C-22, the lawful access bill which would force service providers to retain user metadata for up to a year and build in ways for police and C-Sys to access it. podscripts
• [New] SpaceX just announced the design for its AI1 Compute Satellite, which it hopes to use as an orbital data center spacecraft. ScienceDaily
• [New] Because EXO1 overexpression appears in a wider range of tumours than BRCA mutations, Moldovan said it could become a valuable biomarker for guiding treatment decisions. ScienceDaily
• [New] The Social Security Administration recently said it plans to fully phase out paper benefit checks as agencies shift toward electronic payments to improve efficiency and security. Yahoo News
• [New] Data engineering in 2026 is not just about managing data; it is about unlocking its full potential to drive innovation, efficiency, and growth. CloudThat Resources
• [New] Meta has indeed invested in Reliance, to the tune of $5.7 billion - and two weeks ago announced it will use a datacenter operated by the Indian company. theregister
• [New] Despite some similarities to Nvidia's NVL72 racks, Tensordyne's TDN72 will be much smaller and will not require liquid cooling, which should make it easier to deploy in older brownfield datacenters. theregister
• [New] OpenAI agrees to acquire agent-cloud startup Ona OpenAI said it will acquire Ona to bring secure cloud execution and orchestration technology into the Codex ecosystem. Prompt Injection
• [New] If the US continues to target crypto platforms as part of its Iran pressure campaign, it could create regulatory headwinds for the broader industry, particularly for exchanges operating in jurisdictions with less robust compliance frameworks. Crypto Briefing
• [New] New Zealand's exposure to weather-related risks is increasing and with it, the urgency to act. ICNZ Conference 2026
• [New] France's national cybersecurity agency, ANSSI, stated it will stop certifying security products that lack quantum-resistant encryption starting in 2027, with a target for businesses to purchase only quantum-safe products by 2030. Quantum's Business
• [New] The International Monetary Fund said in April that it expects Saudi Arabia's economy to grow by 3.1% in 2026, down just 1.4 percentage points from its pre-war forecast. MarineLink
• [New] Huawei has said it expects to design competitive chips by 2031, and SMIC is reportedly producing 7-nanometer parts for Huawei's current Ascend AI accelerators. Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Fundin
• [New] The level of investment into data centers globally may soon make it necessary for insurers involved to begin selling securitization products to spread the risk among a broader pool of investors. Insurance Journal
• [New] SPACEX is undervalued if it follows the revenue and profit surge of Micron, it will be quickly 10 X share price over 12-24 months. NextBigFuture.com
• [New] Mastercard announced it will use regulated stablecoins to enable intraday, weekend, and holiday settlement across its global network. Dwealth.news
• While compliance and regulatory requirements will continue to be nonnegotiable, success in 2026 will depend on more than meeting minimum standards - it will require strategic thinking and operational excellence. CohnReznick
• Even if the US is dominant in the technological race, it could lose the broader AI strategic and geopolitical contest. Hudson Institute
• For 2026, the practical message is to treat AI like any other core business system that affects money, risk, or investors, and to manage it in a structured, disclosure-aware way. JD Supra
• The SEC has identified AI-washing as a clear target: using AI buzzwords to make a business sound more advanced or lower-risk than it is. JD Supra

Last updated: 25 June 2026