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Quartz Secures £2.75M Pre-Seed Funding to Launch AI Personal Banker

London fintech startup Quartz has secured £2.75 million in pre-seed funding to launch its AI-driven personal finance platform in the UK.

  • Quartz raises £2.75M pre-seed funding for AI personal finance platform.
  • Founded by André Silva and Mateus Mesquita Alves in 2025.
  • AI assistant Charlie provides personalized financial insights.

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Anthropic to Set up Singapore Office amid Regional AI Push

AI firm Anthropic is set to open an office in Singapore this upcoming October, marking its first hub in Southeast Asia.

  • Anthropic setting up Singapore office in October
  • First hub in Southeast Asia for AI company
  • High Claude usage and talent concentration in Singapore

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AI reshapes the cybersecurity battlefield

■ How would you describe the current cybersecurity landscape in the UAE and the wider region? What are the biggest concerns for organisations today? The United Arab Emirates and wider Middle East are experiencing rapid digital transformation, with organisations operating increasingly complex hybrid IT environments.

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AI Will Kill Us All, Unless Our Country Builds It First

Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon recently resigned and accused OpenAI and Anthropic of racing toward self-improving superintelligence while “gambling with our lives.” According to Coxon, many…

  • Former Anthropic researcher warns of AI-caused human extinction risk
  • Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls for slower AI development
  • Donald Trump dismisses AI extinction warnings as hoax

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AI Has a Frankenstein Dilemma

AI Has a Frankenstein Dilemma Mary Shelley published Frankenstein in 1818. More than two hundred years later, it’s said to sell about 40,000 to 50,00 copies a year.

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I run a 'radar' that finds free LLM endpoints and auto-adopts the good ones — behind a five-part gate so it can't adopt junk

Free LLM endpoints appear and vanish constantly — a provider opens a generous tier, a new open model shows up on someone's gateway, a promo runs for a month. Chasing them by hand is a losing game.

  • Model-radar monitors free LLM endpoints and auto-adopts good ones
  • Five-part gate screens models before adoption, preventing junk
  • Gate checks responsiveness, tool calls, prompt context, stability, and performance

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Quant finance pay rises as AI reshapes skills demand, says survey

Quantitative finance professionals continue to see pay increases as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in research, trading, portfolio construction, risk management and technology…

  • Quant finance professionals see 3.5% salary rise in North America, 4% in Europe, 5% in Asia by 2026.
  • 59% of surveyed professionals' responsibilities expanded due to AI.
  • 88% believe skills shortage exists in quantitative finance, growing since last three years.
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