Casap has raised $25M Series A to bring AI automation to one of the most outdated and costly corners of financial services: payment disputes. With a platform that promises to cut fraud losses and streamline chargebacks, Casap is gaining traction among credit unions and fintechs. But as AI begins making real financial decisions, questions remain about whether these tools are ready to operate without human oversight.

We tried to recreate Claude’s viral hedge fund demo using IONQ—and the results didn’t hold up. While it summarized the earnings call well, it failed to pull basic financials and ran a flawed DCF with shaky assumptions. The AI analyst hype sounds great, but real-world results still lag.

We tested OpenAI’s new GPT Agent on a real task: calculating our AI SC 15 Index. The result? Fast, accurate, and low-friction. As tools like this improve, startups built on similar workflows may struggle to keep up — a trend we explored in our recent piece on AI’s rapid pace.

New Homebase survey shows 64% of SMBs are already using or testing AI, with growing familiarity around agentic tools. But concerns around privacy (61%) and errors (47%) remain key barriers. The findings highlight both the accelerating adoption of AI by small businesses and the persistent trust issues slowing deeper integration.

Elon Musk’s Grok, the AI chatbot from his startup xAI (integrated into X, formerly Twitter), is facing widespread backlash after it...

GrubMarket launches the first AI inventory agent built for the food supply chain, aiming to slash spoilage and streamline thousands of daily decisions for wholesalers and distributors.

What happens when AI systems generate plausible-sounding but completely false information? Welcome to AI hallucinations—fabricated content that's not grounded in context or world knowledge. As AI becomes more sophisticated, distinguishing accurate responses from confident fiction becomes crucial for anyone using these tools.

A new survey reveals a surge in AI adoption among life science researchers, but trust and verification remain key concerns.